| "For example, what would the womans role be in such a game? Women werent gun slingers,
 for the most part (Calamity Jane comes to
 mind as unique for her time). 'Female
 characters will have more of an impact in
 WWS than in any other RPG. Since new players
 are introduced into the game as offspring of
 existing players, women are an absolute
 requirement for the game world.'"
 ... "Other uses of said equipment piqued my curiosity: 'WWS is not meant to be 100%
 accurate to actual history, but rather
 100% accurate to the romanticized version
 of the era, which is fairly close, but
 makes for better game play. Of course,
 prostitution was a very integral and
 accepted part of society in those days,
 so it will be included in WWS,' commented
 Anastasia."
 I thought at first that this article was a belated April Fool's joke.  A MMORPG where female characters' primary options are to be prostitutes or barefoot and pregnant?  While I'm not fond of the Political Correctness Police, this seems to be a bit much for a market that has a large percentage of female players. The game's treatment of Native Americans promises to be equally sensitive, judging from the art work. |