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Surena · Jul 24, 2007, 08:19 AM // 08:19

Why do people care for things they are not forced to do? Are the nay-sayers that incapable to move on and let others do whatever they are allowed to ingame?

It's ok for me, let people e-marriage, RP or not. Let them have wedding parties with fireworks yadda yadda yadda...

I don't have to stand there and watch it.

Get over your pityful selves.

pumpkin pie · Jul 24, 2007, 08:23 AM // 08:23

I think this is kind of a fun idea, if it is not something you can do in outposts/town.

it comes with a price, you have to go to kind of a "chapel" which is very hard to reach, something like making FoW armor

scenario

bride: lets get married

groom: lets

*invites 6 more friends* to go/fight to chapel

half way groom dies (this is one quest the bride or groom can't die) or you have to start all over

Noanoa · Jul 24, 2007, 08:29 AM // 08:29

I think marriage would be an interesting quest or mission concept, though. Think about having to marry, say, a pirate lord (or his daughter, depending on your character's gender) so you'd get your hands on some powerful artifact that's needed to slay plot-related evil dragons etc.

I'd also welcome a place where players could possibly host their own weddings, like a small chapel with rows of pews for friends/relatives, but I agree that anything leading to "wtb wife" is not welcome.

Corpselooter · Jul 24, 2007, 08:39 AM // 08:39

Simply, just, lol.

Jecht Scye · Jul 24, 2007, 09:01 AM // 09:01

I talked to my fiancee and she thought this would be kind of a fun idea. She realizes that it's not a really serious thing but it would just be an interesting twist on the game. Maybe this feature would appeal to females with spouses and/or boyfriends that play? Just a thought.

Phoenix Tears · Jul 24, 2007, 09:39 AM // 09:39

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Originally Posted by GodofAcid

I left Maplestory over this. I'll tell you how it ruined that game: Every 2 seconds, the chat box would be filled with serverwide spam.. "So and so's wedding is now starting in Channel 2". That got extremely distracting and annoying. It got to the point where I couldn't carry on a conversation with the rest of my guild because these annoying messages, which I could not turn off, were all over the place. Also, I don't think adults ought to be forced to walk through towns and see 2 kids who think their pixelated characters are kissing. If that's some peoples cup of tea, fine, let them do that in private, but don't force it on the rest of us who think it's just damn stupid.

Dont u think, Anet would not be clever enough, to learn out of the mistakes of other games ??
Where is the Problem then to implement under the options to deactivate such messages, whenu want not see them.

Why must people ever so plain smallminded about things they don't like, but nobody enforces them do to ?
Let simple the majority which wil enjoy this feature have their fun... as long all those, which dislike this feature have their possibilitys not getting annoyed with any server messages or that they have to see a wedding, because they would be naturally instanced so that only those people can look the wedding, which want really look it, or which the 2, which will marry have allowed to look the wedding.

In this case ive the absolutely same opinion, like Surena.

I dislike people, which want to destroy good funny ideas they don't personally get enforced into, which do it only,cause they made with this feature in other games bad experiences, because the feature wasn't so, as they hoped it would be perhaps or only because such messages annoyed them only and developers of the game weren't just clever enough, to make those messages deactivatable.
For every RP Player is a good marriage system a "must have feature", because it makes simple much fun and looks a lot better, as when u have to do a wedding all by urself in ur fantasy alone.... thats just boring and gives no real rp flair, when a wedding has no system with NPC's, wedding clothes, music and so on ...

That is, as if u would implement an auction house, but with no way of putting ur stuff into an auction, and say then, u have to think in ur fanatsy, how u put ur stuff into an auction and how u sell it -.-.
Marriages give NO personal advantages, they exist just 4 fun, don't u people get this in ur heads ?`thats the dumb reason we all play this game here - to have FUN and marriages would be a nice thread for GW2 to have more fun... at least for those who would love to enjoy this feature then.
But they should be then only for players of same race.. a wedding between a Charr and an Asura would be just weird ...

And again for the secism problem:
Why have people such problems with this ... its ONLY A GAME
Cross gender Players r in MMO's absolutely normal, it gives no online game like GW, where players don't cross gender, and that on both sides, it r not only male players, which love to play with female characters, because they r at 99% ever more sexier then the male versions of the same profession and look better, there exists too few famels ,which play with male characters, but no one disturbs it -.- let players simple play as what they want and RESPECT IT .. OMFG, as u want, that other players respect u too ..., regardless of what gender u r in RL.
Who can't respect cross genders, has imo to grow up and learn more about respect and tolerance.

Miral · Jul 24, 2007, 03:18 PM // 15:18

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Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

I think this is kind of a fun idea, if it is not something you can do in outposts/town.

it comes with a price, you have to go to kind of a "chapel" which is very hard to reach, something like making FoW armor

scenario

bride: lets get married

groom: lets

*invites 6 more friends* to go/fight to chapel

half way groom dies (this is one quest the bride or groom can't die) or you have to start all over

o.O lol I was thinking more along the lines of having a chapel in a major city that you pay a large amount of in-game gold for the use of

Figure handle it how Ultima Online used to, which was very successful.

Lysander Freeman · Jul 24, 2007, 03:43 PM // 15:43

It's not that bad of an idea. It's something that some of the older and more mature players could enjoy and have fun with, because (for the most part) the older gamers play the game for what it is - a game - and keep a perspective on things.

pamelf · Jul 24, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46

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Originally Posted by Jecht Scye

I talked to my fiancee and she thought this would be kind of a fun idea. She realizes that it's not a really serious thing but it would just be an interesting twist on the game. Maybe this feature would appeal to females with spouses and/or boyfriends that play? Just a thought.

You thought wrong. I'm female. I have a boyfriend. I despise this idea.

Miral · Jul 24, 2007, 04:35 PM // 16:35

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Originally Posted by pamelf

You thought wrong. I'm female. I have a boyfriend. I despise this idea.

boyfriend that plays guild wars?

Stoneys Rock · Jul 24, 2007, 04:50 PM // 16:50

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Originally Posted by MrTickle

So if I get my male warrior to wed my female necro..... Does that mean I can have a free char slot every 9 months?

yes but your necro would get
"price of labour" making her move 70% slower =P

marriage is a big no no as far as I'm concerned unless its between a male charr and a female asura and a human comes in and someone asks the person if hes with the bride or groom. =P
seriously if you want to get married that bad stop playing the game and go do it in real life.

and isn't this section supposed to be about EoTN? O_o

Caoimhe · Jul 24, 2007, 05:46 PM // 17:46

I think it's an interesting concept, certainly one worth exploring. If they do decide to move in the "marriage" direction, it's a brave, bold step forward for the game.

I fail to see how such an idea is demeaning to the concept of marriage, other than to assume that the prevalent belief is that people will, as a rule, treat it either a: too seriously, or b: not seriously enough (an excuse to cyber, for instance.) In either case, the problem lies with the individual, rather than the concept itself; why abandon the concept for the ones who might be more decent about it because of the ones who won't? That's like banning football matches because people get rowdy in the stands.

The in-game marriage concept would be a step forward for games, if handled properly. For instance, an earlier poster commented that in one game, he/she was getting spammed by the system itself announcing pending nuptials. I, too, would have wanted to kill myself with a rock at that point. There are clearly better ways to have done it.

As long as games continue exploring stuff like this, I think we will all have more to enjoy playing. Its when companies stop innovating that the games start to suck.

Lagg · Jul 24, 2007, 06:09 PM // 18:09

Marriage auctions, you say?

Hey, what do you know, the 20 under 50s will be worth a lot more than 15 above 50s.

Eviance · Jul 24, 2007, 06:35 PM // 18:35

Look, EQ and other games have ingame marriage systems and its not a big deal. As it is, my RL husband better not marry anyone but me, talzek, or psi >_>

That said I don't have a problem with it, it SHOULDN'T affect anyone not wanting to take part and who knows it may actually cut down on the stupidity of WTB GF 50g! I seriously doubt it could make it worse.

Alicendre · Jul 24, 2007, 06:37 PM // 18:37

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Originally Posted by Stoneys Rock

seriously if you want to get married that bad stop playing the game and go do it in real life.

Yay for open-mindness...
It's not always about "zomg I want an in-game lover!!!!1"... And even if people want e-relationships, it's their problem not yours.
It can be too "My character and this one are in love in rp. Why not marry them ? It would be fun and it fits to our roleplay."
People who do that can be married IRL and just playing... May they be in love or not.

I still don't see the point about saying "zomg this cannot be added to the game!!" if you aren't forced to do it, and it doesn't only apply to marriages.
Of course if marriages are public or if you are spammed with "X and Y are being married here" I understand the problem, but if it's private there's no reason to complain... Are you ashamed or what ?
Can someone explain ?

Snow Bunny · Jul 24, 2007, 06:58 PM // 18:58

Would it actually enchance your experience in any way?
Probably not

Would it be a lot of time and effort on ANet's part, better spent on developing patches for GW2?
Yes, too much.

Would it lead to possible child-molester/sex-offender/general perversion to seep into this game?
Undoubtedly.

Is it a novel idea?
yes

Is the effort required really worth it?
Not really

Don't think of this on a psychological level, or a moral level, just think of the consequences of it and the energy involved. I'd prefer to see ANet implementing amazing alliance battles instead of spending time developing matrimonial ceremonies.

dont feel no pain · Jul 24, 2007, 07:09 PM // 19:09

Sure to some it may be nice... fun... good for role play... but the sad truth is it would result in this:

"ZOMG OMFG YOUR CHARR IS HOT, I BET YOUR THAT HOT TOO, IF YOUR A GIRL... ARE YOU A GIRLL..... WHAT ARE YOU WEARING... ...............MARRY ME, MARRY ME!!!! I'LL HAX YOU IF YOU DONT, NOOB!! COME ON!!! PLEASE!...."

>_< for the love of gw no!

MSecorsky · Jul 24, 2007, 07:11 PM // 19:11

Actually, there are inherent legal issues that need to be considered. If you "marry" someone you think is 18+ and they're only, say, 14 or so and pretending to be older so they can get married... well, think about it... how often do you hear about "married" couples engaging in cyber-sex. If you try to initiate "relations" with someone under-age, whether or not you know it...

Just slow down and think about it. One mistake could ruin your life and reputation. One over-zealous judge and you're labeled a sex offender for life. One kid see something go further than they imagined and goes running to mommy or daddy...

Slow down and think about it. Please.

Shuuda · Jul 24, 2007, 07:22 PM // 19:22

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Originally Posted by Elisa

And yet here all you nay-sayers are, members of an online forum of a Role Playing Game, probably with at least two female characters rolled.

3 Male
5 Female

I'm sorry that I'd rather look a cute female warrior and monk than an ugly male one. I have every right to be a prevert.

Personally I find the whole idea of Marrage (In real life or a game) totally pointless, but if you want it THAT badly, who am I to oppose?

samcobra · Jul 24, 2007, 07:40 PM // 19:40

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