"Something for the ladies" - Feminine versions of rank titles please?
- Thread starter VR Jay Le Chardon
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It's never bothered me, but then again I wouldn't be seen dead with any silly Imperial titles! 
All of my yes. It's so out of place. I can't think that RemLok corporation wouldn't have a version of their apparatus that's also compatible with longer hair.
0g does mean my free-floating wavy floof might be a bad idea, however (plus would be a nightmare to implement/render!). Long low ponytails maybe (rather than the current super-tight/short one), or a really nice bun - something which doesn't have to be crazy on the physics (remembering that we have bobbleheads which are already crazy on the physics so it can't be that bad).
That's the kind of quality-of-life improvement I know I'd like to see.
Do you have a link? I recall them saying they'd look into it, but we're talking Alpha here.
If Princess exists, it seems really out-of-place for them to use Prince all the time as an auxiliary. Yes the auxiliary titles are a bit different (it'd be one thing being called a Queen but you're not about to be ruling any systems) but it still seems out-of-place to me. Like I said, AFAIK they're not quite that patriarchal.
Get rid of the ranks all together. Theyre stupid and dont actually represent the player.
We are pilots in an independent organisation being hired out for whatever floats your boat.
Have a different system of 'levelling' like security clearance or bestowed privelages.
None of these titles please. Until FD establish a proper lore based ranking system within a faction based career.
With a limit to what a sole underdog pilot can actually achieve. Something that represents the game mechanics where youre inly in charge of a small wing or small crew. None of this kings and admirals nonsense.
We are pilots in an independent organisation being hired out for whatever floats your boat.
Have a different system of 'levelling' like security clearance or bestowed privelages.
None of these titles please. Until FD establish a proper lore based ranking system within a faction based career.
With a limit to what a sole underdog pilot can actually achieve. Something that represents the game mechanics where youre inly in charge of a small wing or small crew. None of this kings and admirals nonsense.
Titles are a weird thing. I like the idea of having the gendered options in the game, but that automatically raises another spectre - gender equality.
A queen is obviously not as high ranking as a king. I say this with confidence, because no monarchy has a female monarch married to a king, whereas there are plenty of monarchies with male monarchs married to a queen. As an example the Queen of England is married to Prince Philip, not King Philip, the Queen of Denmark is married to Prince Henrik, not King Henrik.
I don't agree with it, and it's stupid, but that's how it is in the real world, and that affects how people think about these kinds of titles.
As such, you're either going to end up with some players being annoyed that they can't have the title of queen, some players being annoyed that they are only queens when they should rightfully be king etc.
And don't get me started on the insanity that is the military rankings in the game, or how the AI fails to understand that anyone in a Corvette or Cutter is likely far above the AI's station and should be addressed properly.
A queen is obviously not as high ranking as a king. I say this with confidence, because no monarchy has a female monarch married to a king, whereas there are plenty of monarchies with male monarchs married to a queen. As an example the Queen of England is married to Prince Philip, not King Philip, the Queen of Denmark is married to Prince Henrik, not King Henrik.
I don't agree with it, and it's stupid, but that's how it is in the real world, and that affects how people think about these kinds of titles.
As such, you're either going to end up with some players being annoyed that they can't have the title of queen, some players being annoyed that they are only queens when they should rightfully be king etc.
And don't get me started on the insanity that is the military rankings in the game, or how the AI fails to understand that anyone in a Corvette or Cutter is likely far above the AI's station and should be addressed properly.
Could we not just go for gender neutral titles? This is supposed to be 3302 yet here we are debating if Women should have their own ranks! I mean this honestly, given how the western world is becoming all gender variable these days what about the whole LBGT community and their titles?
Or are we a Golf Club that still only admits men?
EDIT: P.S. Could we have a title 'Grumpy Old Git' please
Or are we a Golf Club that still only admits men?
EDIT: P.S. Could we have a title 'Grumpy Old Git' please
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Ian Phillips
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EDIT: P.S. Could we have a title 'Grumpy Old Git' please
Be very careful what you wish for Bran
Kind'a surprised this isn't in game already. Don't fdev have any female employees, didn't one of them say, 'hang on a minute?' +1 for gender neutral honorifics, it's the thirty fourth century (I think) already. Probably should do this on the very next update as even I, a boy happy to be a boy, think it's a sexist slight. [alien]
I support that!
Since our holo me's can be either sex would it make more sense to adopt unisex titles?
Personally, I'm not fussed but I know quite a few ladies who would like this. This has my vote +1
Be very careful what you wish for Bran
Actually I was thinking more for you than me!
Hope all is well Ian? I'll be back to posting my normal Friday tosh next week as I've been a bit busy settling into retirement - Oddly it's rather hard to do 'nothing' all day, everyday so I figure why not get back into Elite and start baiting the mods again - they deserve it after all...
Sorry for being OT.
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Ian Phillips
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It's weekend and the sun is shining.
Lots of people will be happy to see some more of your friday ramblings again
Lots of people will be happy to see some more of your friday ramblings again
Actually I was thinking more for you than me!
Hope all is well Ian? I'll be back to posting my normal Friday tosh next week as I've been a bit busy settling into retirement - Oddly it's rather hard to do 'nothing' all day, everyday so I figure why not get back into Elite and start baiting the mods again - they deserve it after all...
Sorry for being OT.
Mod-baiting is a fine old English summer sport, with a long tradition dating all the way back to Roman times, where grumpy old Brits (there were no English back then - at least not in Britain) would sit in the forum haranguing the politicians and other uppity types. Oddly, even back then they seemed to spend a lot of time arguing about the gladiatorial arena, and the pros and cons of PvE vs PvP fights to the death.
Some things never change... Even some of the Mods are the same people...
I knew there was some way we could blame TJ for the collapse of the Roman Empire. I just knew it! Damn it TJ!