On my mobile device, I tapped an offer for a free game called Ultima because it looked right up my alley -- RPG style fantasy. I installed it, and felt excited at the loading screen where it said something like, "Entering the realm of Britannia…". I felt excited to start exploring the world and seeing what I could do.
At the character creation screen, it asked if I wanted to be a Mage or Fighter. I thought, well in World of Warcraft I am already a robed/magic class, so I'd like to try Fighter in this game.
On the next screen, it asked me to customize my character. There were lots of different faces and skin colours to choose from, which was fabulous, but they were all men. I wasn't sure if I was missing something so I Googled to see if it was possible to play a female character.
There it was - in Ultima, the Fighter is a male-only class. I learned that if I had picked Mage, however, there would have been a female option.
I actually laughed out loud. Some game designer somewhere actually decided that women can be Mages but not Fighters? WTF? How old fashioned is this?
Laughing in contempt, I deleted the app. Come on, game industry, get your act together. Quit embarrassing yourselves.
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