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I'll try to play this with a straight bat and leave the comments to you. Gamers with Jobs Pass the Press blog has picked up on some discussion about claimed gender inequality in Oblivion. The GwJ article lays it all out pretty well but in essence, noticing (via interesting wording in the strategy guide) that there are slightly different stats between male and female avatars for some races, Gilded Lilies had this to say:I know it isn't everyone's fantasy that there should be more gender equality but it is one of my fantasies. It would have been a small thing for the developers to change, but knowing that my choice to play a female RPG character puts me at a disadvantage at the start of the game makes it a little less fun for me. I'll forget about it soon enough since I will be having a great time otherwise, but for once, wouldn't it be nice to be able to start out on equal footing, if only in Tamriel? GwJ sought a comment from Bethsoft and Pete Hines had this response:All the races are balanced equally for each gender. Talking about power design is different than balance. Essentially, for each race both genders have the exact same stats except for two: one where the male has a 10-point bonus, one where the female has a 10-point bonus. For some races, there isn’t any difference at all. | | Source: Evil Avatar |
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Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion - Gender Inequality Discussions
