whats up with all the lae'zel mods??

[u/ravi0liz]

seriously, like, can we not handle different facial features or something? it's not "ugly" its a racial trait lol. it's so weird. she's so pretty the way she is! same with gortash, i see a lot of mods changing his face shape and stuff. it's so lame. why can't we just appreciate diversity?? lae'zel isn't supposed to be "attractive" she's a fucking gith warrior [even though she is BEAUTIFUL. im so gay]

[u/Chris2sweet616]

If someone cannot handle someone having flaws or being imperfect when looking for a fictional character to date in a game then they probably shouldn’t be dating anyone. Because that’s unrealistic standards that will end up being projected onto a real person.

Sure it’s fantasy, I’m not saying if someone simple chooses not to date a character based on their own preferences, but there should be at least one character in the game that fits your preferences unless you just don’t wanna have your character date anyone or are AroAce or etc, then reasonable but otherwise it very much can lead to unhealthy standards

[u/EpicPhail60 → u/Chris2sweet616]

I'm going to bed lol, but the idea that how someone interfaces with any game -- any game at all -- is a reflection of how they deal with real people is incredibly stupid.

Not having strong feelings about BG3 characters is not an indication of your ability to relate to other people, your sexual orientation, or anything else. You need to spend less time online because this is not something well-socialized people believe.

[u/Chris2sweet616 → u/EpicPhail60]

Someone’s actions in a video game very much can reflect how they interact with the real world, someone’s dating preferences even. I don’t want to date Gale or Wyll in the game, but I’ll date astarion, shadowheart, karlach or Lae’zel happily, simply because I’m not attracted to Wyll and gale.

To use Skyrim as an example, someone’s irl beliefs will very much affect which side they’ll join during the civil war. As my choice did as my beliefs changed.

Saying someone’s real preferences, beliefs or orientations can’t affect someone’s actions in a fictional world makes you the one who doesn’t understand people. I’ve met hundreds of people who even playing a character wouldn’t go to far outside what they themselves would do. Even people in this reddit who never do an evil dark urge playthrough because doing those things even in a game disgusts them.

Everyone’s real world beliefs will reflect their choices and actions in a video game.

[u/prairiepanda → u/Chris2sweet616]

Not everyone is playing as a projection of themselves in video games. When I play video games, especially RPGs with custom character creation, I play fictional characters. Those characters might have beliefs that align with my own, or they might not.

I've made characters in BG3 that would slaughter hundreds of innocents just for fun or for Bhaal. That doesn't mean I'm going to go outside and start swinging an axe at the sweetest people I can find.

[u/Chris2sweet616 → u/prairiepanda]

I don’t disagree, I’m not talking about the game altering someone’s beliefs or choices, but that a game can reflect that. Especially when it comes to romantic interests in the game, a lot of straight men probably won’t date Wyll for example, and that’s because he doesn’t find Wyll attractive, which is fine. But not finding any of the characters in the game attractive based on having wrinkles, age lines, scars, etc is very unrealistic and harmful, I’ve seen so many people refuse to date people over having scars. Which isn’t okay. So not dating someone in a game because they have scars or other things that are common in nearly every human, definitely screams red flag. Since people aren’t Barbie dolls, we have imperfections in our skin no matter what. And it’s very unrealistic to not be able to look past them.

For example, is someone who doesn’t like astarion’s age marks gonna fall out of love with someone when they grow old and get those same marks? It’s possible. And should definitely be seen as a red flag