Star Wars: The Old Republic Gets Same-Sex Romance

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Welcome back to Clevver Games everyone, I'm your host Andrea Rene here with news from BioWare. The long awaited MMO Star Wars The Old Republic will have similar romance options to other BioWare games like my personal fav, Mass Effect. But Producer Corey Butler said, "Same sex romances are not in Star War: The Old Republic."
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Until after launch that is. Bioware has confirmed the the giant MMORPG will be getting same-sex lovin' but not until post-launch. The statement came in the game's official forums and puts out some discrimination fires that had recently flared up.
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A few years back a Bioware community manager declared the words "gay" and "lesbian" were banned on the user forums because, "these are terms that do not exist in Star Wars." Oh really, did George Lucas say that? Clearly that was hugely offensive to the GLBT community and was promptly reversed.
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According to the official statement, Bioware said, " Due to the constraints of a fully voiced MMO of this size and sacle, many choices had to be made as to the launch and post-launch feature set." This will also Bioware to include content and features that could not be included like companion characters who will have additional romance options.
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So I guess you can do the traditional route of male-female when the game eventually launches or you can hold out till post-launch to get some girl on girl or guy on guy action, whatever your flavor is. Or you can travel through the galaxy, alone, with your thoughts, and your light saber. Up to you. For more news on Star Wars The Old Republic make sure to click subscribe below. I'm Andrea Rene and thanks for watching Clevver Games.

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[nexusgiga]

...and our lightsaber.. i see what you did there

[sanik00]

@branyn

Yes, on this planet, in this Galaxy, known as the Milky Way, but C3PO isn't holding a sign in the Star Wars universe, in any movie or book that I know of saying " Support Gay Rights" It does not exist in the Star Wars universe, because i'm pretty sure the last thing George Lucas would have on his mind when creating Star Wars would be " What sexuality are they going to be?"

If we didn't give it a thought, it is only assumed that he for saw heterosexual relationships as you can see.

[Bttscks]

@HEC01 Also, I was never saying it NEEDED romance, but it's hardly "pathetic" to include it. That's like saying food doesn't NEED to taste good, so only pussies use salt and pepper.

[Bttscks]

@HEC01 Okay, so why don't you complain about the inclusion of straight romances. Write them a letter, tell them how its completely unnecessary. Love, by the way, plays a huge part in Star Wars lore. It was love that drove Anakin to the dark side, and love for his son that redeemed him. If we're counting some of the most well-received novels as well, then love only continued to play huge parts in various ways, such as Luke's relationship with Mara Jade.

[HEC01]

@Bttscks What the fuck are you talking about? Dude, not all games involve romanticism. A game doesnt have to be all lovey-dovey in order to be interesting. By the way, star wars isnt all about romanticism either.

[Bttscks]

@HEC01 Right, cause good entertainment comes from nothing but fighting and explosions. If you honestly cannot understand why romance makes for so much more engaging and dramatic storytelling, I don't even know where to start.

[HEC01]

@Bttscks Yeah they have the right to play any video game they want. So? Its pathetic enough seeing people fight about sexual orientation in a video game. Hello, its a video game. Fantasy. Want romance? Find someone you can share your life with in real world.

[Bttscks]

@thepillow00 The Jedi were also inspired by samurai and eastern warrior monks as I've said. The entire concept of the Force is heavily inspired by various Eastern religions such as Taoism, Shintoism and Buddhism, as well as druidic beliefs. The Force is portrayed as much more of a natural phenomenon like the concept of qi or chi, than an anthropomorphic god figure.