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Primal Light Dragon -> RE: Character Gender and Name Change (12/21/2019 23:06:45)
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Yeesh, that's rough. I'm sorry to say it, but since gender changes IRL aren't very common, there isn't a huge priority in most modern media on reflecting them/making them an option. If you make a character with a gender, there aren't many reasons for most people to change it.
I suppose that, since the change is retroactive, a metacurrency makes sense... but unlike ACs, dragoncoins ARE recognized in-universe. It could represent extreme expense, but I see why you'd expect it to be possible with a "token large sum" like 1000 gold or something.
On the bright side, sometimes people do play as characters as the opposite gender/as a binary gender, so you could think of it like... well.
I personally always enjoyed the "Players are to PCs what gods are to avatars" angle, so while I like to think of my Epicduel character as me in a dystopia, my MQ/DF/AQ/AQW/AQ3d main is my Avatar, created from my sense of humor and sent to Lore to defend it. That's why he has no parents, and why his sense of humor is better than mine (as well as why he so often makes mistakes I wouldn't or fails to perform at a debate I'd crush): Because he's my metaphysical son, who I sync with to lend metaphysical 'weight' in combat. I can't control his choices or speak for him, but I have his back (and can 'nudge' him during key choices), thus canon-izing audience limited-omniscience and making my lack of presence feel fitting.
Obviously, this isn't a thing for everyone, but I hope you find this viewpoint helpful. Either way, I hope you can continue to enjoy the game (and story)!
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