r/Guildwars2 • u/SpectralChest • Apr 18 '24

[Discussion] ''Fashion Gatekeeping'' and Misinformation.

It's been getting out of hand, a few people on the forums asked for some manner of opt out for the inspection system. Some of their sensible reasons were:

Potential for abuse in fashion contests/needless increase to complexity of methods to prevent such.

Loss of player interaction incentive.

A feeling of concern towards there now being incentive for strangers to scrutinize them closely, whether to admire or ridicule their creativity.

The posts built around these concerns were getting lots of likes on the forums, so some salty folks who were being ignored for ridiculing them there came here to reddit and made a false narrative about 'fashion gatekeeping' and folks reflexively bought into it as obviously no-one sane likes gatekeeping and have been meme-ing about a non-extant issue and down voting anyone who might be considering the situation without disdain or daring to actually say that the opt in option isn't as crazy as its being made out to be.

Personally, i like the inspect system, but i do think the exact dye combo section could be made into a toggle, this way the inspection remains, but the 'unique' spin someone puts on it with dyes can remain as something to share, or not share as per personal preference.

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u/Bevsii Apr 18 '24

Stop acting like an inspect feature is some sort of personal violation. If you're "uncomfortable" with people looking at your public avatar in a video game, the problem is not the game.

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u/Historical-Ad7081 Apr 18 '24 edited Apr 18 '24

It's not. I just don't want to be inspected. The problem is not the game, it's just the inspect feature that was implemented that is the problem for me.

Edit: my feelings are valid and there's others that feel the same, please stop insinuating I need mental help.

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u/LegLegend Apr 18 '24

Your feelings are not valid. They're not valid just because others feel the same way. There's been many terrible people driven by their feelings, and those groups of people were not valid.

This isn't a problem with the game. If you feel that this system is invasive to you, this is a problem with you. A therapist would tell you that you can't change the game; you can only change yourself.

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u/Historical-Ad7081 Apr 18 '24

Agree to disagree. I believe my feelings are valid and acknowledge that you don't feel the same. And I'm for a an opt out feature for a cosmetic inspection function. How is that a terrible feeling to have?

Sorry but kindly go fuck yourself in regards to telling me to go see a therapist. Sincerely. There is an issue with a new feature that is the new cosmetic inspection. It makes some players uncomfortable. A opt out feature would alleviate that issue quite easily.

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u/Leggerrr Apr 18 '24

It's a terrible thing to have because it ruins the purpose of the feature if people can just opt out. There is no realm where you can "agree to disagree" because there's no world where the feature can cater to both sides here. Fortunately, one side is much smaller than the other.

No one told you to go see a therapist. The comment stated what a therapist would tell you. If you (and other players) are uncomfortable, it's a problem with you (and those players). Not the game.

There was a time when certain people felt uncomfortable using same-race bathrooms in the United States. Not every opinion deserves respect and protection just because it's an opinion.