OK I'll entertain this for a few minutes.
Leonardo da Vinci's work, or the work of any great artist, exists in real life. Some people choose to go see it, some people choose to skip it. Some people will be in a room with it and not give it a second glance. Some folks will stare at it for hours. That is every person's personal choice.
If someone were to go and deface the Mona Lisa that would be one thing, but simply not looking at it is another.
In video games, unlike real life, we have a variety of short cuts, side steps, and redo's for everything from travel (fast travel ain't in real life) to death (still cant figure out to respawn!). Same concepts, just with a sort of easier/faster variant because its a friggin game.
Likewise, the version of "choosing not to look" at someone's work of art character has been made easier. Just toggle it off.
Do I personally think that everyone should take some time and go look at great works of art? Yes I do.
Is that something I want to FORCE people to do? No. Heck no.
Either way, it would be kind of extreme to suggest that anyone who doesn't want to look at the Mona Lisa is pissing on his hard work.
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Ok look. Opinions on any and every feature are allowed here and there will be no disparagement for it.
However, there are a variety of features that we are extremely attached to, and nothing less than an act of nature would push us to reconsider it.
Hey I can understand not wanting to pay for features that do not work they way you want them to. totally fine. But it is not wise to publicly suggest you would get involved in any sort of hacking to get client side visuals.
The basic truth of this toggle feature is this-
Some people will see what you set your character up to look like, some people will not. Because some folks will use some toggles, some will not.
If you are insisting that EVERYONE has to see what your character looks like or you won't spend a dime then let me be clear right now. DO NOT spend a dime.
Why?
Two main reasons.
Putting control in the hands of parents-
Em-8er features skins that lean into the 17+, or arguably higher rating. Yet the game itself is functionally playable by much younger players.
This button allows parents/guardians to set the visual level the game is at, while still letting the younger person play.
Personal choice-
Every gamer has their own personal style and we want to applaud that. We also know that every player has their preference on what they see when looking around the game world. Some folks are annoyed/distracted by scantily clad characters, some people are put off by seeing things that don't fit within the games lore, preferences vary. We aren't looking to tell people what to look at, so we are pushing for as much personal choice as we can give. In this game, we care more about what you want for yourself than what you want for others. That is the choice we have made.
Now a quick note about Value-
What adds value for one person, can be viewed as taking away value to another.
Different people want different things and there is no perfect solution that will please both perspectives.
This toggle feature is generally well received, even applauded by many. I am certain there are some folks who don't like it. that's cool.
Like it, don't like it, both are fine perspectives because there is absolutely no way to please everyone.
This isn't a debate, I've made it every clear what is what.
Leonardo da Vinci's work, or the work of any great artist, exists in real life. Some people choose to go see it, some people choose to skip it. Some people will be in a room with it and not give it a second glance. Some folks will stare at it for hours. That is every person's personal choice.
If someone were to go and deface the Mona Lisa that would be one thing, but simply not looking at it is another.
In video games, unlike real life, we have a variety of short cuts, side steps, and redo's for everything from travel (fast travel ain't in real life) to death (still cant figure out to respawn!). Same concepts, just with a sort of easier/faster variant because its a friggin game.
Likewise, the version of "choosing not to look" at someone's work of art character has been made easier. Just toggle it off.
Do I personally think that everyone should take some time and go look at great works of art? Yes I do.
Is that something I want to FORCE people to do? No. Heck no.
Either way, it would be kind of extreme to suggest that anyone who doesn't want to look at the Mona Lisa is pissing on his hard work.
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Ok look. Opinions on any and every feature are allowed here and there will be no disparagement for it.
However, there are a variety of features that we are extremely attached to, and nothing less than an act of nature would push us to reconsider it.
Hey I can understand not wanting to pay for features that do not work they way you want them to. totally fine. But it is not wise to publicly suggest you would get involved in any sort of hacking to get client side visuals.
The basic truth of this toggle feature is this-
Some people will see what you set your character up to look like, some people will not. Because some folks will use some toggles, some will not.
If you are insisting that EVERYONE has to see what your character looks like or you won't spend a dime then let me be clear right now. DO NOT spend a dime.
Why?
Two main reasons.
Putting control in the hands of parents-
Em-8er features skins that lean into the 17+, or arguably higher rating. Yet the game itself is functionally playable by much younger players.
This button allows parents/guardians to set the visual level the game is at, while still letting the younger person play.
Personal choice-
Every gamer has their own personal style and we want to applaud that. We also know that every player has their preference on what they see when looking around the game world. Some folks are annoyed/distracted by scantily clad characters, some people are put off by seeing things that don't fit within the games lore, preferences vary. We aren't looking to tell people what to look at, so we are pushing for as much personal choice as we can give. In this game, we care more about what you want for yourself than what you want for others. That is the choice we have made.
Now a quick note about Value-
What adds value for one person, can be viewed as taking away value to another.
Different people want different things and there is no perfect solution that will please both perspectives.
This toggle feature is generally well received, even applauded by many. I am certain there are some folks who don't like it. that's cool.
Like it, don't like it, both are fine perspectives because there is absolutely no way to please everyone.
This isn't a debate, I've made it every clear what is what.
