Renle wrote:*raise eyebrow* I'm not interested in chivalry. I'm interested in equality. And unlike children, who arguably should be protected, Blizzard doesn't get to make that decision for me.
I Dunno. I always saw the 'children not able to be attacked thing' in wow not as that children should be protected, but to stop players from enjoying being able to attack children. Do you know what I mean?
I'm kind of equating this in my mind to certain people in society that get a sick pleasure out of hurting things. It starts with hurting animals and in some cases moves on to hurting people.
Some of these people also enjoy torturing/killing virtual people and animals.
I want to be VERY clear that I'm not saying all people that enjoy killing things in a video game enjoy the same thing IRL.
What I'm simply saying is that many serial killers started off small by torturing, and mutilating animals and moved on to people.
So by applying this to the female npc thought trail I was wandering aimlessly along, it's not blizzards way of 'protecting' women so much as not putting enough npc's in the game for some people to vent some sick fantasy on maybe?
Don't get me wrong, this is just me brain storming, and the real reason there aren't so many female npc's in game is probably closer to the fact that Blizzard is lazy lol.
Actually, I was always taught that women used to not be allowed in war/combat because it follows the same idea as an all-boys school. Everyone looks the same. Similar backgrounds. Everyone focuses on the reason you're there. Add girls and not only does the mind wander and get distracted (whoops, check your bearing, she's a lietenant
), but men are more apt to put themselves in front of a woman in battle to take the hit. You don't want all the drama and mess that comes from adding together men and women in an already horrific nightmarish situation. You want level headed soldiers that can make logical decisions based very rationally on the best intel possible. When men had no choice but to BE "men" or be chastized, it was a very different army. Nowadays, /shrug. I think there are still some restrictions, like no women allowed on subs, but that might be because of how tragically cramped living quarters are and there's no ladies room.
I think Blizz was just following the same understanding as the military has traditionally had. Then with the "new army" philosophy, fit women in key support roles (or leadership roles) as their lore/storyline allowed.
And to hit on Mania's point about feminism, I'm totally pro-women, but there are serious voids in our family structures nowadays. My wife isn't a healer, she's dps. I basically had to reroll myself as a paladin so I could tank and heal, because she's been hardwired to get things done, not tank heavy blows from the world and not heal/rest properly between them. Before me, she tried to do it all and got seriously damaged from it. Now that I"m in the picture things are fine until she pulls agro and tries to evasion tank. Oh, and guess whose fault it is when she gets hurt. Yep. Women have been told they can have everything they want in life, but they were never told how... just how to fake it for the benefit of convenience and social commentary. (btw, I mention my wife alot, but don't get the wrong idea. I'll love her till death. She's awesome, just a handful)
My opinion? If you're a woman, be a woman. If you're a man, be a man. You were born with specific gifts. Use them. Women and men were built differently to come together and fill out each others needs. Quit trying to fulfill all of your needs yourself on your own terms. Age 20-30 isn't playtime. That was age 10-20. Young adults need to start families when they have the energy and ability to do so, not mess around till their ideas of the opposite sex are completely marred by failed relationships, one night stands and repeatedly broken hearts. The reason most people don't do the above is because we are consistantly caught up in a series of distractions spanning the entire course of our lives and put more stock in "fun" and "freedom of choice" over that of a well lived and happy existence. The american quality of life has been in steady decline for a long time, but with enough distractions, we don't have to realize it enough for it to bring us down
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I struggle with it too. A friend once told me all of our fun distractions in life were really just drugs in a medicine cabinet. WoW is just one of the many bottles in my medicine cabinet, alongside movies, music and fellowship (hanging with friends). Without these things in my life, I have to face the drag that is our modern reality minus the painkillers. The only real satisfaction I've found is in God, taking care of my family and being in service to others. Ymmv, but through those I feel my life consistantly rejuvenated in ways that none of my fun drugs can do. You all probably see things a bit differently and that's fine. Don't let me disturb the pill popping session. Personally I go for the chewables now... takes me back to my flintstones kids days....
TL;DR - I digress very easily... oh and women are super awesome, but your WoW is my drug...
I don't really feel like this is so much the "Post-Modern" era as much as its the "Pre-Zombie-Apocalpse" era. I consider myself more of a forward thinking guy and an era that just won't die is just as feasible as a coming era, where the dead come back.
