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Posted: 1/30/12, 8:30 PM
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SWTOR gamers 'On Dark Side' says organization
"In a galaxy not so far far away, Star Wars gamers have already gone to the dark side." That comment came from Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council (FRC) in a radio address this morning as he targets SWTOR and what he calls "homosexual activists".
Being targeted is a not yet live feature which will allow players to have same-sex romantic options for their companion. BioWare had previously announced last year that this would be implemented as a "post-launch feature".
This announcement, however, was no longer found on the SWTOR Community Forums as we were going to print. Below, we have an archived text of the post (Source: Massively):
Due to the design constraints of a fully voiced MMO of this scale and size, many choices had to be made as to the launch and post-launch feature set. Same gender romances with companion characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic will be a post-launch feature. Because The Old Republic is an MMO, the game will live on through content expansions which allow us to include content and features that could not be included at launch, including the addition of more companion characters who will have additional romance options.
The radio address did not discuss any action to be taken by the activist organization, instead advising listeners to "show companies who the Force is really with." Below, we have included the entire statement as found on the FRC website:
In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists! Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. In a galaxy not so far far away, Star Wars gamers have already gone to the dark side. The new video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, has added a special feature: gay relationships. Bioware, the company that developed the game, said it's launching a same-sex romance component to satisfy some complaints. That surprised a lot of gamers, since Bioware had made it clear in 2009 that "gay" and "lesbian" don't exist in the Star Wars universe. Since the announcement, homosexuals have been celebrating the news, but parents sure aren't. On the game's website, there are more than 300 pages of comments--a lot of them expressing anger that their kids will be exposed to this Star Warped way of thinking. You can join them by logging on and speaking up. It's time to show companies who the Force is really with!
BioWare has not yet made a release about this statement, though we will post further developments as they happen.
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