If Master Chief was g*y would you opinion of the game change? why? (serious)

Sounds less to do with profits and more to do with gamer preference but I guess they're one in the same to an extent, especially with a cash cow franchise like Halo. I guess when I think entertainment my mind doesn't jump to profits and instead centers onto things like gameplay and story where the whole gay thing wouldn't have any effect. Still comes off to me that he's saying gamers wouldn't like it as a whole if chief was "teh ghey though from what I've seen of Halo's target audience I suppose he may well be right.Ace6301

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"] Well, They probably wouldn't like it for sure. Snipes_2

A lot of people like the Metal Gear Solid series.

Whoops. Well, I just got back from a marathon of cIasses today and I'm a little bit off because I'm dead tired (and I can't fall asleep) so I read your post wrong.

Still, some of the things that happen in the MGS games makes me wonder about Snake's preferences...Not that I have anything against it but still... >.>

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

A lot of people like the Metal Gear Solid series.

THE_DRUGGIE

Whoops. Well, I just got back from a marathon of cIasses today and I'm a little bit off because I'm dead tired (and I can't fall asleep) so I read your post wrong.

Still, some of the things that happen in the MGS games makes me wonder about Snake's preferences...Not that I have anything against it but still... >.>

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.THE_DRUGGIE

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"] I'm talking about the Halo fan base.

Snipes_2

Whoops. Well, I just got back from a marathon of cIasses today and I'm a little bit off because I'm dead tired (and I can't fall asleep) so I read your post wrong.

Still, some of the things that happen in the MGS games makes me wonder about Snake's preferences...Not that I have anything against it but still... >.>

Yeah, doing stuff like that for so long (had cIasses from 12:45-8:15pm) really wears on the attention span, eh? :P

In any case, back to the topic at hand: Master Chief's sexuality is something that wouldn't have any impact on me. Hell, he could be 10,000 ultra-smart rats in Spartan armor and I still wouldn't care.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.scorch-62

[spoiler] Rose and Jack's relationship, Rose asking if Jack was a woman, the President grabbing Raiden's happy place to see if he's a man, Snake and Otacon's "secret handshake", the fact that Otacon slept with his stepmother, Vamp, and probably a few things I forgot. [/spoiler] .

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"][QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Whoops. Well, I just got back from a marathon of cIasses today and I'm a little bit off because I'm dead tired (and I can't fall asleep) so I read your post wrong.

Still, some of the things that happen in the MGS games makes me wonder about Snake's preferences...Not that I have anything against it but still... >.>

THE_DRUGGIE

Yeah, doing stuff like that for so long (had cIasses from 12:45-8:15pm) really wears on the attention span, eh? :P

In any case, back to the topic at hand: Master Chief's sexuality is something that wouldn't have any impact on me. Hell, he could be 10,000 ultra-smart rats in Spartan armor and I still wouldn't care.

*spoiler*THE_DRUGGIE

I would still think its overrated...and even worse people wouldnt say its overrated because they would be afraid of being called "homophobic"lightleggy

of course not. I'd still play and enjoy. Albeit i might find it kinda funny.

first off I have never played Halo for the story.

second it's not a love story and thus wouldn't matter anyways.

third I think they need to tackle his face before they tackle his sexuality.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]*spoiler*scorch-62

I've only ever played halo for multiplayer, so meh.

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"][QUOTE="Metal_Mario99"]

From what I understand, it was never hinted at in any of the books. Rowling just blurted it out for no apparent reason after she'd completed the series.

jaydough

Snipes_2, may I ask you why you are SO OBSESSED with homosexuality?t3hrubikscube

well i don't like Halo now, so it wouldn't change

but if a character was gay it would depend if it is a good character or not

Only my views on teabagging tbh (

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[QUOTE="Snipes_2"] Yeah, I never caught that either. I was like :oPenguinchow

I would not mind it, but hispreference would not have any significance to the story whatsoever.

It would bother me because it would feel very tacked on and in the game just for the purpose of making a statement. Master Chief could be gay His sexuality is never really dealt with in Halo (as far as I know) so to make him explicitly gay would feel very tacked on. It would be out of place to make him gay when it never actually comes up at all in the games.

Halo has nothing to do with sexuality, so unless they add him grabbing the Sergeant's sausage, then it wouldn't be any different.

It would bother me because it would feel very tacked on and in the game just for the purpose of making a statement. Master Chief could be gay His sexuality is never really dealt with in Halo (as far as I know) so to make him explicitly gay would feel very tacked on. It would be out of place to make him gay when it never actually comes up at all in the games.

HomicidalCherry

[QUOTE="Penguinchow"][QUOTE="jaydough"] It was kind of hinted at in the 6th book.

jaydough

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[QUOTE="Penguinchow"] I never saw that at all... I'm thinking maybe she was trying to be relevant and get a little more publicity out of it. Honestly what other purpose could she have had for making a random announcement like that?Penguinchow

This is a 100% serious question.

If Master Chief turned out to be gay would your opinion of the game and it's hero change? In what ways and why?

Would it upset you?

There are very few movies and (as far as I know) video games in which the player is gay This is just an example of how the gay community is statistically under represented in all but niche areas of the media buisness. I would suggest that this is laregly a result of public opinion. Based on the above questions, wouldn't you agree? Perhaps game companies need to help in achieving change.

SquatsAreAwesom

I'm not very into the Halo franchise...but I'd wager that ANY sexual preference would be somewhat jarring. Him dating a man or woman, it seems like they'd both be exactly the same thing...introducing a romantic subplot into a game in which his romantic interests are completely ****ing irrelevant.

Make no mistake...from what I'm aware of, Master Chief is neither homosexual or heterosexual. Neither is he bisexual or asexual. His sexuality is completely irrelevant since that's not what those games are about. Master Chief isn't a fully fleshed-out character, he's the embodiment of Badass. A huge genetically engineered super-soldier with top-of-the-line armor and weaponry, and who's face we never even get to see.

Isn't "Master Chief is GAY sort of jumping the gun here? How many people have ever seen the dude's FACE? Ever Seen him not in combat armor, but in civilian clothes? Ever seen him hanging out at the bar, playing a game of basketball, walking his dog?

That's the thing. PEOPLE get to be gay Present a character as an actual PERSON, and they'll buy it when you say that the character is gay But that's not Master Chief. Master Chief seems to me to be the "faceless badass". The person who is ONLY defined by his ability to kick ass. And...that's not a person. THat's an idealistic portrayal of the popular badass. That's a satire on the way in which action badasses are so often devoid of any kind of actual humanity.

All I'm saying here is that we should take baby steps. First, let people see what the dude actually ****ing looks like. From there, show him tryingto be normal in a casual situation. Playing volleyball at the beach with some friends, at the convenience store buying gas for his car, or walking up to the cashier at Wal-Mart in order to buy a bag of peanuts (maybe Master Chief really loves peanuts). THEN you get to establish his sexual orientation (be that gay/straight/whatever). But that comes AFTER establishing him as a freaking PERSON.

What if Master Chief was........a Woman :OCoolSkAGuy

Or a horse?

Or a broom?

I'd actually enjoy the campaign more if he was gay.

I never liked the games so I don't care.

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[QUOTE="Penguinchow"] I never saw that at all... I'm thinking maybe she was trying to be relevant and get a little more publicity out of it. Honestly what other purpose could she have had for making a random announcement like that?Penguinchow

You really didn't realize that Dumbledore had "feelings" for Grindlewald? I thought it was pretty obvious.

Master Chief is a pretty cool gay he shoots aliens and doesn't afraid of anything.

Game companies should not start making Gay Protagonists. The Protoganists are Heterosexual because that is what the majority of Gamers identify with.

Snipes_2

Well i have never seen a gay game character thats as popular as master chief. I wouldn't really care much. Hes still badass.

No because that would never happen. Master chief is a conditioned supersoldier. He can't even have hetrosexual relations.

Its like saying: "if your computer was homosex, would you still use it"

I have tried each of the Halo games (besides Reach) and never enjoyed any of them. I am just not a FPS fan. With that being said since I already don't care about the franchise I would not care about the main characters sexuality. Even if I liked the franchise though I would not care what sexual orientation the character was.

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

Game companies should not start making Gay Protagonists. The Protoganists are Heterosexual because that is what the majority of Gamers identify with.

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