I like this idea. You have no idea how many times I've said "he," or "she," only to have the person say, "I'm a girl/boy!" It's REALLY awkward when that happens o3o
ANYWAY. I also like the neutral idea, as some people have charas that don't have genders or don't want to have their chara's gender displayed. Maybe grey or white could be used for any neutrals. As for manes, there could be some that are a little longer than the ones we currently have for those who want more of a feminine look.
While I do support this, there is something I'm curious about.
Would there be a way to disable the gender distinction?
Now don't get me wrong, as I've said I do support this idea. However, I'm not a fan of the typical pink for girls and blue for boys. In all honesty, I hate pink and would be quite annoyed to see hundreds of little pink name-tags running around on my screen. With size, maybe our characters were larger for a reason? With manes, I despise human-styled hair on characters, and while I don't have a problem with it on others characters, I really wouldn't want a mane on my character to signify their gender. :P
Thank you all for the feedback and opinions on this topic. I really appreciate it!
As for some points that you mentioned Waking_Terror:
Would there be a way to disable the gender distinction?
I know a few users who would prefer not to show their character's gender and/or have character(s) with neutral genders etc and so I would agree that there should be a neutral color for those who want to opt-out of the whole gender distinction thing. The neutral option could be the plain white that it is now.
However, I'm not a fan of the typical pink for girls and blue for boys. In all honesty, I hate pink and would be quite annoyed to see hundreds of little pink name-tags running around on my screen.
Let me emphasize I had no intention of being stereotypical or sexist when I gave the example pink for females. I myself am not very fond of pink ... in fact I prefer blue as it is my favorite color. I merely used pink as an example since it is a wide spread and more easily relatable color distinction that is often used to represent females or anything feminine. The color could be red or green point is that the colors are different to provide a distinct marker for gender for those who want to show the gender of their character. It's all up to Kovu (if he ever came back) to decide on that.
With size, maybe our characters were larger for a reason? With manes, I despise human-styled hair on characters, and while I don't have a problem with it on others characters, I really wouldn't want a mane on my character to signify their gender. :P
I suggest the size difference only because Kovu explained that the game was oringinally intended to be more realistic than Impressive Title. It often bothers me when I see lion RPs with lioness characters much larger than their male counterparts. It just doesn't look right. In nature male canine/feline are often larger than their female counterparts. As for the gender distinct manes that's for those players who like to have a semi unrealistic character and want more "feminine" mane types. Female feline characters for instance do not have many options in mane choice that will not end up making them look like a male lion. Though it may not appeal to you it can for many others and you can always just ignore that option. As for adding more tufts this can add to the size of a male character specifically for lions but also give more editting options for say someone like you who doesn't really like "human" style fur or manes but wants to add more features to the characters face and body. I for one would love a canine cheek tuft.