Female characters?

FIREk · 2011-07-28, 11:41 AM

In case any of you SOE folk are lurking the forums anytime soon, and don't mind commenting on this... Will there be female characters in PS2, like there are in the original?

It's definitely a selling point, considering that few, if any, modern online FPS games allow you to play as anything other than a guy. I don't see girl gamers flocking to PS2 because of that, but it's definitely a great and rare feature.

The only exceptions to the male-only scheme I can think of would be the Tribes series (ancient, though), and TF2, since the Pyro is either a chick or a drag queen... :P

What about you lot? Would you care if there were no more of those annoying girlish voices in the sequel?

Bruttal · 2011-07-28, 11:46 AM

not postive but i think this came up once already and someone said either in a video or in a screen shot there was.

LostSoul · 2011-07-28, 11:47 AM

Ofcourse they'll be in, but I don't think its as big as a selling point as you think it is and higly doubt that "girl gamers" will "flock" to PS2 because of it

Firefly · 2011-07-28, 11:54 AM

Why would they NOT be? That's like asking if there will be guns in PS2.

ECM · 2011-07-29, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by Firefly

Why would they NOT be? That's like asking if there will be guns in PS2.

LOL

FIREk · 2011-07-29, 04:40 AM

Originally Posted by Firefly

Why would they NOT be? That's like asking if there will be guns in PS2.

Development costs, for one thing. Also, no one minds the sausagefests in CoD, BF etc, so there's no real need to dedicate resources into creating twice as many models, animations and customizations.

exLupo · 2011-07-29, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by FIREk

Development costs, for one thing. Also, no one minds the sausagefests in CoD, BF etc, so there's no real need to dedicate resources into creating twice as many models, animations and customizations.

Looking at the Brink Stink when it came to the fairer sex, there are enough ladies and dudes that roll switch that it may be worth it from a general player satisfaction standpoint.

Chaff · 2011-07-28, 12:01 PM

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......Give 'em sqeekier and more annoying macros and voices.....
and more cleavage...and tighter fitting pants.

seriously

I'm TWACKED, but it would be both amusing and irritating. Not much worse than to get mocked by a squeeky Paris Hilton (w/ a Dolly Parton rack) looking av - after you got powned by them.

....an element of cheap humor has plenty of room in a game like this. I doubt SOE has the balls - but the FPS genre should welcome a little salty and off-color humor. R-rated would be fine. Kids hear worse at school, the internet, or on TV already. It fits, hence it belongs.

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Vancha · 2011-07-28, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Chaff

and more cleavage...and tighter fitting pants..

Yeah, not this.

Not that I'm saying we have to have a bunch of hideous abominations, but there's big props to be had in gaming right now for decently done women, as opposed to DOA bouncefests.

Aractain · 2011-07-28, 12:10 PM

T&A is great, but not in a awesome wargame like Planetside.

Chaff · 2011-07-28, 12:15 PM

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......I hear ya......it was mostly tounge-in-cheek (regarding the physical features).

I am serious about some harsher voice macros....especially from the female avatars.
(not important issue)

Vancha · 2011-07-28, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Chaff

I am serious about some harsher voice macros....especially from the female avatars.
(not important issue)

Definitely. One of the things I really respected about the voice-work in the original Planetside was the range of female and male voices, especially the huskier female ones and the squeakier male ones.

You say it's not important, but sometimes it's the most random things that end up getting a game respect, and more importantly, exposure.

Originally Posted by Aractain

What about accents (for males aswell)? Would it make sense if they were different? You know, to make faction diversity better? TR would be slavic, NC could be americans, VS could be brittish.

Maybe not.

I could certainly see there being different accents, but you might want to avoid making them empire-specific. I know a lot of people want to see the NC move away from the american hero image and more toward guerilla rebels.

Also, they'd need to be real careful to avoid stereotyping criticisms (thinking mostly of asians here, although badly done british/russian stereotypes are painful too). People are so quick to take offense now, that the slightest thing can cause an outrage (in the same way the slightest thing can end up getting it a lot of respect).

Firefly · 2011-07-28, 12:44 PM

Did you ever notice in Star Wars how, with the exception of two characters (Vader and one of the admiral/general types), anyone who was with the Empire was speaking with a British accent?

Brusi · 2011-07-28, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Firefly

Did you ever notice in Star Wars how, with the exception of two characters (Vader and one of the admiral/general types), anyone who was with the Empire was speaking with a British accent?

Star Wars was so chock full of steretyping... it's not even worth really getting into. The newer movies were much worse though, the jamaican/blackface comic relief, the hard selling arab *** on tatooine, the corporate yellow-menace traders blockade.

George Lucas is such a... *facepalm* ... uuuggh

I REEALLY don't think we need to map the three empires to current racial divisions in our own fucked up world, better science fiction can often come from unexpected points of relation.

Also, as much as i like boobies... and think that the ditzy blond "GREEETZ!!" voice macro is awesome, it's also refreshing to have female stereotypes in check too.

Krowe · 2011-07-28, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Brusi

Star Wars was so chock full of steretyping... it's not even worth really getting into. The newer movies were much worse though, the jamaican/blackface comic relief, the hard selling arab *** on tatooine, the corporate yellow-menace traders blockade.

George Lucas is such a... *facepalm* ... uuuggh

I REEALLY don't think we need to map the three empires to current racial divisions in our own fucked up world, better science fiction can often come from unexpected points of relation.

Also, as much as i like boobies... and think that the ditzy blond "GREEETZ!!" voice macro is awesome, it's also refreshing to have female stereotypes in check too.

Real life is politically correct as it is. I don't want it anywhere near my vidya games.