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No beards for femail Nikua?

Fuji RaionFuji Raion Member, Alpha Two
in General Discussion
Hey all, so I got told this no more than 10 minutes ago, but apparently the Nikua will not have beards?! I find this odd since the Dunir females will have beards.

I've been told this has been explained in stream, but I'm wondering to what detail. The Nikua guys still have their beards, why not the females? Was hoping y'all could pass me any info that helps straighten this out. Lore wise, design wise, the more info the better.

Thanks for any help, much appreciated.

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  • CaptnChuckCaptnChuck Member
    Just play the game man. I don't understand what the appeal of a female dwarf with a beard is.
  • FoxyFoxy Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.
  • CaptnChuckCaptnChuck Member
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.
  • CaerylCaeryl Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.

    Facial hair isn’t all that uncommon in women, mostly along the side of the face and along the “mustache” area above the mouth. It’s so high stigmatized though that most will have their face waxed or they get ridiculed for natural hair growth.

    More extensive hair growth is rare to see, but it’s possible just like some guys never grow facial hair at all. In a dwarven culture where beards are gonna be a source of pride, as well as the whole race being genetically prone to facial hair, it makes sense that either characters of either sex would have some beard/facial hair options.
  • suprvillnsuprvilln Member
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.

    You thought the game was supposed to be realistic, but it has elves, dwarves, and orcs and a host of other mythical creatures? lol...

    Bearded dwarf women is not a new thing when it comes to fantasy and I don't see why it shouldn't at least be an option as it is not so far fetched.
  • beardobeardo Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    #beards4everyone
  • SongcallerSongcaller Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    beardo wrote: »
    #beards4everyone

    I have a beard right now but have to shave it off to go on Holiday this Saturday. Sad and happy times at the same time lol.
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  • CaptnChuckCaptnChuck Member
    suprvilln wrote: »
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.

    You thought the game was supposed to be realistic, but it has elves, dwarves, and orcs and a host of other mythical creatures? lol...

    Bearded dwarf women is not a new thing when it comes to fantasy and I don't see why it shouldn't at least be an option as it is not so far fetched.

    I mean, Steven did say he wanted the game to be realistic. Thats why gunpowder and anime girls don't exist in the game.
  • CJWCJW Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Why not have all beard and hair styles available to all genders? The more options for not kids of work the better. I would love a game with just one character model and sliders for pecs or boobs, curvy body or narrow hips. When you look at real people there’s so much diversity in body shapes that you can’t just break it down into male and female.
  • tugowartugowar Member, Royalty, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    female not femail

    Virtue is the only good.
  • 2for4Sausag3ggMcMuff2for4Sausag3ggMcMuff Member
    I want to make bearded woahman
  • YuyukoyayYuyukoyay Member
    It does make some sense to have an option of dwarves to not look like freaks. This is an example of not giving a player choice actually fulfills a fantasy for those who do not want to be a race with women beard freaks.
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  • XyphienXyphien Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.

    Lucky dude. We had someone in our food lion with a full on beard, mustache and all. She was old though but it was kind of gross.

    None the less, as for realism, I'm pretty sure dwarfs are harry individuals, that's like saying no female has hair to include other animals and species. Plus you have that one disability where your body does not stop producing hair and your whole body in engulfed in it.
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  • CaerylCaeryl Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Xyphien wrote: »
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.

    Plus you have that one disability where your body does not stop producing hair and your whole body in engulfed in it.

    That sounds terrifying, I have enough trouble with the hair on my head shedding freaking everywhere
  • MarcetMarcet Member
    NGL, as an orc I will marry a female dwarf with beard. Sexy af ;)

    Let's make a little bearded Vek dwarf.
  • BeeperBeeper Member, Alpha Two
    Beards for everyone! Huzzah!!

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  • Fuji RaionFuji Raion Member, Alpha Two
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Just play the game man. I don't understand what the appeal of a female dwarf with a beard is.

    Who said I wasn't going to play the game? Just curious and wanted to ask. Shit, I didn't know if someone asks a question it means they are automatically disinterested from that thing. "hey is their syrup?" "welp guess you gotta throw away all your pancakes now"
  • Fuji RaionFuji Raion Member, Alpha Two
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    suprvilln wrote: »
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.

    You thought the game was supposed to be realistic, but it has elves, dwarves, and orcs and a host of other mythical creatures? lol...

    Bearded dwarf women is not a new thing when it comes to fantasy and I don't see why it shouldn't at least be an option as it is not so far fetched.

    I mean, Steven did say he wanted the game to be realistic. Thats why gunpowder and anime girls don't exist in the game.

    I'm looking forward to your forum post in the future complaining about a fight against an unrealistic dragon in this FANTASY mmo. I guess they really dropped the ball when they included those fictional things into this FANTASY mmo.
  • Fuji RaionFuji Raion Member, Alpha Two
    Yuyukoyay wrote: »
    It does make some sense to have an option of dwarves to not look like freaks. This is an example of not giving a player choice actually fulfills a fantasy for those who do not want to be a race with women beard freaks.

    I'm confused by this, do you think women are freaks if they have beards?
  • Fuji RaionFuji Raion Member, Alpha Two
    Marcet wrote: »
    NGL, as an orc I will marry a female dwarf with beard. Sexy af ;)

    Let's make a little bearded Vek dwarf.

    Gotta watch out for that talk of interspecies marriage between a fantasy Orc and Dwarf. Gonna upset the realistic and anti-freaks crowd.

    Haha, but nah it's cool they are gonna be having inter species and inter-gender marriages tho.
  • Fuji RaionFuji Raion Member, Alpha Two
    Welp, it seems I'm more than likely not going to get any real info out from this forum post. I am glad to see other players also interested in the Nikua dwarves being able to have beards. I can accept if theirs 'reasons' that they do not have beards, was just curious why that is. It is surprising some find that fantasy dwarven women would be unrealistic, you know because of their beards. Than theirs also the other(s) that believe a woman with a beard is a freak, cuz you know women I guess don't have any body/facial hair?

    I'm just gonna move on y'all. Happy AoC hype, hope the dream this game is built on comes true.

    #beards4everyone
  • Fuji RaionFuji Raion Member, Alpha Two
    tugowar wrote: »
    female not femail

    oh thanks for that correction, wish I had seen that mistake before. much appreciated.
  • CaerylCaeryl Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Fuji Raion wrote: »
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    suprvilln wrote: »
    CaptnChuck wrote: »
    Foxy wrote: »
    Because it's hilarious and an option that some people want I guess? An option for it at-least would be pretty neat, if a little scary to see.

    I thought the game was supposed to be realistic? I don't mean no offense to transgender people, but I've never seen a female with a beard before.

    You thought the game was supposed to be realistic, but it has elves, dwarves, and orcs and a host of other mythical creatures? lol...

    Bearded dwarf women is not a new thing when it comes to fantasy and I don't see why it shouldn't at least be an option as it is not so far fetched.

    I mean, Steven did say he wanted the game to be realistic. Thats why gunpowder and anime girls don't exist in the game.

    I'm looking forward to your forum post in the future complaining about a fight against an unrealistic dragon in this FANTASY mmo. I guess they really dropped the ball when they included those fictional things into this FANTASY mmo.

    I know this was meant to be smarmy but unrealistic dragons did actually come up lol
  • NagashNagash Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    I find that dwarf beards make great stuffing for pillows
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