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Shadowlands - An Update on Pelagos' Pronouns
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
In an upcoming build for the Shadowlands alpha, we are updating some dialog and quest text referring to a key character to the Bastion storyline: Pelagos. While normally we wouldn’t share these changes in advance, we recognize there is a higher than usual possibility of this being misunderstood if (and when) it is discovered out of context through datamining, and wanted to make sure that our intentions are clear.

A key part of the Bastion storyline is that Aspirants are able to choose a physical form that represents their true self. Pelagos, who presented as a woman in his mortal life, chose to be a man in the Shadowlands. The team had originally written him to use they/them pronouns, but received feedback that he/him would be more respectful of the character’s wishes to be identified as a man. This change is simply the result of us listening and responding to that feedback.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Shadowlands - An Update on Pelagos' Pronouns started by chaud View original post
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  1. Selah's Avatar
    I can hear Taliesin now...

    "It was a shit show"
  1. taydan5780's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Ehrenpanzer View Post
    oh for christ sakes... can we have ANYTHING....ANY..FUCKING..THING.. without political correctness or "inclusiveness" rammed into it?
    Dear crybaby with an appropriate, yet awesome, profile pic. This is the exact opposite of what you are whining about. kthxbye
  1. ONCHEhap's Avatar
    I mean they could have done this without having to overshare and make it into a big deal.

    If they really cared about being inclusive,that's what they would have done,instead of telling everyone "look how inclusive we are,buy our products"
  1. Sangris's Avatar
    God, WHO THE FUCK CARES. The character could identify as a giant slug for all I care, there's no need to highlight crap like that.
  1. Pannekaker's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by DargorDraconis View Post
    ofc they have to add another lgbt+ token
    you kwo what? at this point i don't even care anymore but if you want to add this "inclusivness" bs at least give me some left handed option for my character and some left handed character.
    we left handed are a "minority" no one care about (yes, this is irony and yes i'm really left handed)
    I don't know, looks like you care quite a bit...
  1. Ehrenpanzer's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Harry Botter View Post
    Someone didn't take their gummi vitamins this morning and it shows.
    I totally didn't.. they were Flintstones actually. Look, I have no issues with gay characters, trans characters, bi characters, gender fluid characters, non binary characters, Anduin characters... as long as its a well written part of a story. This is simply a half assed "LOOK AT US AREN'T WE INCLUSIVE" shitpile of pandering to the mentally feeble... Looking through this post list, sadly there is a lot of them...
  1. Dawon's Avatar
    This is what's wrong with the world, that you have to justify shit like this! People and their "omg I'm offended by everything!!" are ruining the world.
  1. matrix123mko's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by DargorDraconis View Post
    ofc they have to add another lgbt+ token
    you kwo what? at this point i don't even care anymore but if you want to add this "inclusivness" bs at least give me some left handed option for my character and some left handed character.
    we left handed are a "minority" no one care about (yes, this is irony and yes i'm really left handed)
    I think Medivh is left-handed in HotS and Warcraft 3.
  1. Ladey Gags's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sangris View Post
    God, WHO THE FUCK CARES. The character could identify as a giant slug for all I care, there's no need to highlight crap like that.
    Millions of people care. Mostly young people. Most entertainment is created with the culture of people under the age of 12 in mind.
  1. Calfredd's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Firebert View Post
    It's fine; Chromie got there first.

    Her non-dragon form is a female gnome mage, but as her dragon name is Chronormu and the suffix for male dragons is -normu, not -normi, she's actually a male dragon.
    She is actually the only exception to the rule. Chromie is the only female dragon with the male naming convention.
  1. Zephre's Avatar
    Not a fan of the political correctness going on here but then again, it'll likely only show in quest text form and who the buggery hell reads quest text in 2020.
  1. taydan5780's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by DargorDraconis View Post
    ofc they have to add another lgbt+ token
    you kwo what? at this point i don't even care anymore but if you want to add this "inclusivness" bs at least give me some left handed option for my character and some left handed character.
    we left handed are a "minority" no one care about (yes, this is irony and yes i'm really left handed)
    No! Just be lucky we don't beat the devil out of your left hand like they did in the good old days! When men were men! and Women that used to be men didn't offend closeted snowflakes!
  1. Morae's Avatar
    If characters get to have their pronouns changed like that why not players?

    What if I identify as apache attack helicopter?! The LGBTWTFBBQ community demands satisfaction!

    edit: This was directed at blizz, for virtue signaling. Just to clear misunderstanding.

    Why did a group of external party get to decide which is the right way? Blizz should have had the character the way it was designed, I think. They should have kept it the way it was designed. Isnt that the most respectful way as far anyone should care about this particular character? If the character was a real person and they wanted some pronoun to be used, why does external group get to say "no, its more respectful for you to use the pronoun we tell you to."

    Loud external group here being the original joke.
  1. Mokuna's Avatar
    Disgusting move from Blizzard-Activision, pretending to care about transgender rights as a free publicity and PR stunt, tainting the game with political propaganda, this has no place in a fantasy mmorpg.
  1. Enter Name Here's Avatar
    doesn't matter how they would have handled that - they're fucked

    be silent about it - political agenda sneaked in
    be clear about it - political agenda in your face

    i guess they shouldn't have used that topic in the first place
  1. Makabreska's Avatar
    So, how many unsubing due to this change?
  1. Synros's Avatar
    Did this really warrant a blue post? I'm sure 99% of people don't care...

    Jfc, Intersectionalism is just a cult...
  1. Sangris's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Ladey Gags View Post
    Millions of people care. Mostly young people. Most entertainment is created with the culture of people under the age of 12 in mind.
    And even more don't give a flying fuck and hate it when the stuff they enjoy is polluted with political garbage and virtue-signaling.
  1. taydan5780's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Morae View Post
    If characters get to have their pronouns changed like that why not players?

    What if I identify as apache attack helicopter?! The LGBTWTFBBQ community demands satisfaction!
    dear edgelord, if you are going to spew hate towards the LGBTQ community, at least spew your own hate and not tired troupes you got form whatever Incel podcast you listen to...
  1. Ladey Gags's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sangris View Post
    And even more don't give a flying fuck and hate it when the stuff they enjoy is polluted with political garbage and virtue-signaling.
    And so the cycle of creation and destruction is drawn.

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