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Are classes Genderlock??

ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
in Ashes Of Creation General Discussion
Lateley there are many games, that have lots of genderlocked clases, and i like to have the freedom to chose the sex of my character, in the wizard video i only see female wizard, is going to be male wizard too? i hope yes.

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  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    No. At least no so far.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Race and Class are not gender locked as far as I'm aware :)
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    No and so far they don't plan for them to be.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    I've never play a game where any class was gender locked and that's many many games, lol

  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    thats good to read, thanks.^^
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    CylverRayne said:
    I've never play a game where any class was gender locked and that's many many games, lol

    Sadly there are quite a few of em these days. Like TERA and BDO. Although I give BDO a bit of buffer cause a man literally can't be a Valkyrie lol. Other lock out are honestly just restriction placed for either less work required as having to remodel movements for some rigs would be a pain probably. 

    Or just to force a perspective I guess not really sure in totality it just seems like an arbitrary restriction.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    I will say though that I'm kind of a fan of racial locked classes if it is for a lore reason. For example in Vanilla WoW only certain races can be druids, paladins and shamen because the lore dictated it. Some races didn't have mages because their race wasn't magically tuned, something like that I really don't struggle with.

    I enjoy the freedom however to let anyone be anything, but there's something cool about restrictions because of lore in my opinion.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Some people like to play against type and even against "best build" classes.  I like the freedom to not have to be cookie cutter.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    edited June 2017
    Karthos said:
    I will say though that I'm kind of a fan of racial locked classes if it is for a lore reason. For example in Vanilla WoW only certain races can be druids, paladins and shamen because the lore dictated it. Some races didn't have mages because their race wasn't magically tuned, something like that I really don't struggle with.

    I enjoy the freedom however to let anyone be anything, but there's something cool about restrictions because of lore in my opinion.
    Then Blizzard retcon'ed their lore and now there are far less racial restrictions.  Disappointing and shocking.  I mean, Night Elf Mages?!?!?!  Heresy!  And Tauren Paladins?  There were SO many "Holy Cow!" jokes going around at that time.


    ** Yes, I know they Night Elves had used arcane magic in ancient times.  But they had banned its use.  Now, it's being allowed again?  Just wrong.

  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    There is no gender locking, race locking, class locking or weapon locking. All of this has been stated by the devs. They've also said that everything is subject to change.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Trans women should be able to be Valkyries.
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Path of Exile is gender locked but I am quite happy playing a witch. I don't think AOC is but I would not be put off playing it because of it. 
  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    A female dwarf with a beard... Turns me on....


  • ArchivedUserArchivedUser Guest
    Dygz said:
    Trans women should be able to be Valkyries.
    lol I'll give you that but you might have to ask those in Valhalla first eh?
    Karthos said:
    I will say though that I'm kind of a fan of racial locked classes if it is for a lore reason. For example in Vanilla WoW only certain races can be druids, paladins and shamen because the lore dictated it. Some races didn't have mages because their race wasn't magically tuned, something like that I really don't struggle with.

    I enjoy the freedom however to let anyone be anything, but there's something cool about restrictions because of lore in my opinion.
    If it has reasonable premise like that I usually let it slide too. Or a story has a main hero whose a certain gender sure it's a part of the story changing it's basically slapping people who wrote it in the face. Limiting for the sake of doing so is a bit bigoted though.
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