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That's not what I said. At all. Yes, exactly. This is a video game. Hardly as serious. Oh those poor girls. They can't play video games or enjoy things because what other people think of them is more important than their own enjoyment. I find it laughable that you call others misogynistic, but turn around and say that females don't play video games because we're too concerned over what people think of us. As if the majority of girls are so vain? The number of female gamers has grown steadily to the point where it's almost equal with men (source) and it's not because female gamers are being coddled. It's because there are people who can genuinely enjoy games without pushing gender as if it matters. Believe me, all genuine female gamers hate the "OH GOSH LOOK AT ME I'M A GIRL WHO PLAYS GAMES" females who just do it for attention. By the way, Misogyny = hatred of women. Saying that girls don't play video games is the same as saying boys aren't cheerleaders - would you turn around and call the latter statement Misandry? It's a word so overused that many people don't even know what it means.

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The problem is, I don't know how well this would work. If you're glancing at the corner to see something, it does make interaction harder. For example, you need to be at the right angle to a car to get in. Assuming you're doing something like the Vehicle Showcase, where you are sneaking into the car, looking at the corner and waiting for the icon to pop-up decreases your situational awareness.

Interesting... I made a reply to this, but it was deleted. Whatever. The context of this issue is female soldiers, esp. playable ones and esp. in multiplayer. Obviously, yes, there are female models in Arma II. ___________________________________ There are two reasons as to why I do not support this happening. 1: Many people look at this from a gender-politics point of view. In reality, you shouldn't care about the gender you are - you should just play the game. However, many people do more than that, and they decide to play gender games on the internet. Your gender is worth nothing. Female or male, it really doesn't matter. The game play is not changed because you are playing one sex or another. It makes us all look bad when these ideas are suggested. 2: People think it would lead to a more enjoyable experience for female players, or attract more female players. This is a sexist idea. Basically, people assume that women won't touch games, or will have less fun with games, if they can't be women in the game. That's ridiculous - it's the same thing as saying that a white person can't enjoy playing as a black person. We're all human, it's just fine. I can play as a man, it won't detract from my game. I don't know if those two things are going on with this specific thread, but at least some people who have suggested the idea were thinking along these lines, and I find that needs to be corrected.

Whoa, that's really creepy.

The best idea I have is that it's the Bapex Military Watch. It doesn't have the date display, though. Like Gungoren said though, it's based off of a diving watch. It's a pretty generic design. Citizen made a similar one before.

You're ignoring the context in which I said this, that in itself being quite a feat since the entire thread is about this topic - obviously we're talking about multiplayer and soldier models here. Single-player is a completely different aspect. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Usually, when people talk about adding female characters to a multiplayer game, they're doing it for stupid reasons. Some people just can't accept playing as a man because they feel entitled - they want to be special in comparison to others. They want their gender to be on display on the internet for attention-getting purposes. Your gender is not a status symbol. Similarly, people will make the argument that this is about gender neutrality, but there really is no basis in that. There are so many different interpretations you could take about this game that it's ridiculous. One side could say it's "sexist" (laughably) that this game only has men in it. Another side could say it's sexist (laughably) against men because men are portrayed as violent soldiers who just kill each other over and over. Last, people sometimes justify it with "we need to bring more girls into video games" or "we need to give girls female characters to play as." If anything, that's the only thing that actually qualifies as sexist. It's essentially saying, "gee, those girls, they can't enjoy video games unless video games are tailored towards them. Girls are so petty that they need female models to even touch games." __ Now, is that what's going on here? I don't know. But I know at least a few people are thinking similarly to this, which is why I had to say it. Actual female gamers (the type that have a real passion for games) do not care about this garbage. I'd know.

Changes in gear are necessary in that they allow you to differentiate classes, factions, and functionality. Changes in ethnicity do not require the creation of a new model with a new hitbox and new voice overs. As for adding to immersion, it doesn't really make sense. This does not add to immersion, and not having females does not take away from immersion. I'll repeat what I said originally: There are a ton of arguments people have made as to why females shouldn't be in the game. However valid or invalid they may be, nobody has presented a good reason as to why females should be in the game.

I see an awful lot of people arguing as to why there may not, or should not be female player models in the game. I've not yet seen a good argument as to why there should be, though. What would a female model accomplish besides some minor aesthetic difference? In addition, Kumeda, you should know that there are no female models in Arma II. To say in your poll that not having female models in Arma III would be a downgrade is wrong. There were females in mods only.