@faceyourdemon said in Pirate selection suggestion:
@galactic-geek said in Pirate selection suggestion:
@sunshine5110 said in Pirate selection suggestion:
I took a long time to choose the pirate I felt I could live with. I actually restarted the game a few times since what you choose and how they actually look because of expressions is different. I would love if you could filter a few things. Gender would be nice so I could just choose female and have more chance of one I liked the look of would show up more quickly. I'm sure people would love more filters I know I would but at least that one would help.
- Gender choice (this one of course is the suggestion but going to list others)
- body size
- skin tone
- personality
- age
There are many people who will keep recreating pirates until they get something close to what they want. Its frustrating that it took me hours. I didn't want an old toothless hag that was overly heavy or too thin. Just my personal choice. Being able to adjust a few filters would be nice and cut down on choosing. If you buy a potion later on you could be choosing for hours and hours as well. I do like that there is some randomness but would prefer a few filters even if its just for female.
All 5 may be considered discriminatory in some way simply through the offering of choice - transphobia, body shaming, racism, mental disorders, and ageism. It stigmatizes pirates into choosing specific archetypes or stereotypes. With the IPG, you are kind of coerced into trying something different that you might not have initially considered because it limits your specificity, and that in turn creates a rather weird way of being balanced with all options.
...and really, in the end, it doesn't limit any of those choices at all. It just makes getting specific ones take longer.
The cringe 🤢 youve got to be kidding.....
Gender skin tone and age are the things that the vast vast majority knows what they want before they choose.
How exactly its racist to choose a skin tone that is more relevant to me then others???
No offense but its almost always impossible to agree with you, but this is radically stupid.
There is absolutely nothing offensive in choosing your preference, they can continue with the randomizer and if someone prefer some filter it would be nice to the vast majority of us who dont want to waste hours for nothing.
It's not about whether YOU are any of those things, but rather the final results of the overall population as viewed by others because of the setup presented in this thread and other video games.
The simple fact is, with choice, variety across the population is actually more limited, as the vast majority of pirates will be young, white, physically fit, good-looking, non-scarred male pirates. This in turn could have an adverse affect on younger individuals on what they see as "the norm" - the IPG as it stands, actually prevents that by offering options that naturally buck that trend - such as being old, overweight, and imperfect. You know - gruff, grizzled, and battle-worn pirates that have been through the ringer and spat out again.
It helps pirates' perspectives by broadening their horizon and it gives minorities more freedom through representation.
In other words, it brings balance by limiting choice and preventing personal or hidden biases from taking precedent.
The ONLY changes the IPG needs are more viewing options, such as being able to zoom in, rotate, or otherwise see more of your pirate. Being able to alternate poses or stuff held would probably be a big help too.
