So I’ve gone through the day playing the day quite a bit, and haven’t been paying much attention to the audio. I may be overanalyzing but my girlfriend came over earlier and we noticed something that kind of threw us both off. After customizing her character she went ahead and started a game. In the middle of the match, presumably after saving someone’s life, another character said “thank you sweetheart.” Again, it may just be that we’re overreacting, but the tone with which the character said it seemed a bit misogynistic. Especially considering this game takes place in the future, we both agreed that Spartans would probably be a lot more respectful towards each other, regardless of gender, or other individual characteristics.
Other than this, she and I have been enjoying the beta quite a bit. We hope you continue to listen to your community and put in all your effort into making this the brilliant game we all want it to be.
Dude, really? It’s a game. Get over it.
I’m not trying to make some huge scandal out of this, I’m simply saying something I noticed. And it doesn’t matter if something is a game, a show, or movie, it’s still a representation of human interaction in media, and should be more respectful than this, specifically for the reason that it’s putting characteristics on Spartans that are suppose to project the voice of players and the community.
We’ll this game does promote violence against women cuz u can kill female Spartans ( I’m joking )
More respectful? You’re killing humans in this game even if they are wearing powered suits. What’s more disrespectful than taking a human life? You did make a big deal out of it to post on a forum specifically for this reason if you didn’t notice.
Definitely not misogynistic (you used the wrong term there), and I would even go as far as saying that it is not demeaning either. Although it could be changed (since it is a bit too playful for Spartans), it’s not major. Think of it this way, Palmer always called the researchers behind each mission “Eggheads” and typically referred to them as people living in their labs. It’s… stereotypical. Maybe that’s the word you were looking for? And if it is, then I would say it is more stereotypical towards men, as it depicts the male Spartans as unprofessional.
I actually agree with you. I haven’t noticed this myself, considering I’m playing as a male, but I can see who 343 should definitely be looking to change that.
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> Definitely not misogynistic (you used the wrong term there), and I would even go as far as saying that it is not demeaning either. Although it could be changed (since it is a bit too playful for Spartans), it’s not major. Think of it this way, Palmer always called the researchers behind each mission “Eggheads” and typically referred to them as people living in their labs. It’s… stereotypical. Maybe that’s the word you were looking for? And if it is, then I would say it is more stereotypical towards men, as it depicts the male Spartans as unprofessional.
Yes, that’s the correct word, demeaning, thank you! And I can see what you’re saying. I guess I’m thrown off by a lot of it because it just doesn’t seem to be dialogue fit for Spartans. I agree, it really isn’t a huge deal, but the Spartans in general for the multiplayer seem to be quite unprofessional e.g., the animation that plays after a game although this was confirmed to be tweaked for the final release. Other than that I think they game is quite fun.
If you’ve played Spartan Ops you’d know how Spartan 4s tend to act. Don’t assume stuff, know the facts
These spartans do a better job at motivation than real players with a mic. If i do an awesome headshot they compliment it, it feels good.