Pet Genders
Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:38 am
I'm not sure if this has already been posted, but I thought I'd start a new topic just in case...
From the Neopian Times Editorial:
Honestly, I think this is a pretty good idea... on the surface.
However, when you think about it, it technically means twice the work. Instead of having to draw the poses for one pet, you have to draw them for two - one for the male, one for the female.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see a male-looking Blue Usul and a female-looking Red Graarl, along with a wide variety of other pets, but then I think about how long it takes TNT to release decent pet colours now... and I'm not sure it's worth it.
Comments? Ideas?
From the Neopian Times Editorial:
Here's a burning question for you... Why do male Usuls have a bow on their tails? And it is a big fluffy girl's bow. I just noticed that when my green Chia was turned into a green Usul. - Al_cranan
When we designed the first Neopets we didnt differentiate between male and female. This may be something we do in the way distant future, but for now some Neopets do look more male or female than neutral.
Honestly, I think this is a pretty good idea... on the surface.
However, when you think about it, it technically means twice the work. Instead of having to draw the poses for one pet, you have to draw them for two - one for the male, one for the female.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see a male-looking Blue Usul and a female-looking Red Graarl, along with a wide variety of other pets, but then I think about how long it takes TNT to release decent pet colours now... and I'm not sure it's worth it.
Comments? Ideas?
Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:51 am
Royal pets. They need genders.
Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:59 am
Chaud wrote:Royal pets. They need genders.
I thought they already had genders...
Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:06 am
Chaud wrote:Royal pets. They need genders.
Are you saying that all pets should be like Royal pets in the way that they are distinguished in gender, or do you, for whatever reason, think that Royal pets don't have any genders?...
Royalboy: "They do so, yo!"
I had to add that...
Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:31 am
remybuxaplentyfan wrote:
Royalboy: "They do so, yo!"
I had to add that...
Those little randomly added "Yo!"s are hilarious.
Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:49 am
Well, think about it. What exactly would a female Red Grarrl look like?
I believe there was a picture of a very effeminate-looking Grarrl somewhere... maybe a caption or something. But what could differentiate a Grarrl in gender?
(Sure, a Grarrl isn't a good example... but yeah... I dunno. XD)
I believe there was a picture of a very effeminate-looking Grarrl somewhere... maybe a caption or something. But what could differentiate a Grarrl in gender?
(Sure, a Grarrl isn't a good example... but yeah... I dunno. XD)
Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:59 am
Maybe female graarls have a frill or head crest, or something. Or maybe it's the other way round?
Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:24 am
they should make the current kougras female and the older ones male
Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:07 am
"This may be something we do in the way distant future" - she's clearly forgotten that they already do differentiate for Royal, Usuki and Quiguki, and hopefully the trend will continue, because I like it 
Personally, I hope if they do male and female wockies, the female won't look like this rather grotesque shopkeeper:
Scary!
Personally, I hope if they do male and female wockies, the female won't look like this rather grotesque shopkeeper:
Scary!
Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:35 am
HollyPop wrote:"This may be something we do in the way distant future" - she's clearly forgotten that they already do differentiate for Royal, Usuki and Quiguki, and hopefully the trend will continue, because I like it
Personally, I hope if they do male and female wockies, the female won't look like this rather grotesque shopkeeper:
Scary!
I definitely agree.
Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:17 am
Qanda wrote:HollyPop wrote:"This may be something we do in the way distant future" - she's clearly forgotten that they already do differentiate for Royal, Usuki and Quiguki, and hopefully the trend will continue, because I like it
Personally, I hope if they do male and female wockies, the female won't look like this rather grotesque shopkeeper:
Scary!
I definitely agree.
That looks like a valley girl...
I don't think it's a good idea to make make and femake different, plus, it's a lot of work to do it with all the different colors and a lot of people will complain about it...
Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:05 pm
I don't think there is any need for male and female differences for colours that don't involve wearing clothes. Like Royal and Usuki, fair enough, because they wear clothes and it makes it easier, but how would you have a male/female glowing or cloud pet? And male pink pets? It's just not going to work...
Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:10 pm
I think the only problem is really the Usul with the bow. I don't know what they could change it to or how to make it more masculine, but if the male Usul had something rather than a bow, it might be better.
Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:16 pm
Jasujo wrote:I think the only problem is really the Usul with the bow. I don't know what they could change it to or how to make it more masculine, but if the male Usul had something rather than a bow, it might be better.
Or they could just revamp the ugly Usul so it doesn't have a bow at all
Hehe
Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:40 pm
HollyPop wrote:Jasujo wrote:I think the only problem is really the Usul with the bow. I don't know what they could change it to or how to make it more masculine, but if the male Usul had something rather than a bow, it might be better.
Or they could just revamp the ugly Usul so it doesn't have a bow at all
The lab recently zapped my pet into an Usul.. Eeergh. Oh yeah, he's a male.