gaming, plea for information
OK, this is driving me crazy. What the fuck game/software is this kid referring to when they say "SE?"
Expand your acronyms, people. :p
gaming, plea for information
@zebratron2084 Folks have already mentioned, but yes this is about Square-Enix and specifically Final Fantasy XIV.
There was similar hubub when they unlocked the bunny girl outfits to no longer be gender-locked. It's amazing just how fast the fanartists got to drawing cute boys dressed up in them. 
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@Balina I dunno. I don't know our comparative ages, but this feels like... a thing, when I compare it to the world I grew up in. Kinda like knowing that that two of the most fascism-resistant cultures in 2020 have been "horror rap clowns" and "people who dress up like foxes." There's something... gratifyingly weird and norm-defying about it all. It's a sign that even if our eldest generation is pretty fucked up right now, the Kids Are Alright. ^___^
@zebratron2084 I mean, true! For one set of reasons or another FFXIV specifically has been very slowly adding more things like this as it goes, and especially from a Japanese company to just do this without it being a punchline is refreshing.
@Balina Yeah, even the tweet about it that I originally saw seemed disapproving at first and turned out to be just playful about it. It's not even that big of a deal. It alllllmost made me want to play FFXIV for a moment, but I ate something sweet and the feeling went away. :p
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@zebratron2084 On one hand, it's kind of odd to get quite so much out of something that seems so trivial, but on the other it does mean that this unlocks another real sharp tuxedo option for my giant lady to wear.