Why does it seem like so many devs are averse to impregnation? (Thread is NOT about implementing pregnancy in games)

[tanstaafl]

It's kind of interesting how abstract and dumb this tread has become.


Edit: Changed "is" to "has become".

 

[suprisedcrankyface]

Being a singular sentence just makes it absolutely clear you are arguing in bad faith and not making honest mistakes.

Like this single sentence is you gaslighting?

Its the words WITHIN the sentence that matter haha, not that it is a sentence...

They are both opinions. They are also literally a single sentence.

facepalm.
No, devs put contraceptives in the games BECAUSE they don't want to put pregnancy in it.
Not vice versa.

And this is why devs are adverse to putting pregnancy in games?

 

[JoeTheMC84]

I'm split 50/50 on the improvement part, if it's a soft quick mention of using whatever form of contraceptive(Eg. "we have a spell for that"), that can provide an extra milestone for the character/story when they decide to push into pregnancy instead of creampie no.269 doing it's job cause why not.

but I do get you, the main trap is some authors fall into is thinking they need to somehow make it "believable" with lore and it's just a random pointless loredump fake-word soup that changes nothing.

pointless explanations like a whole convo that leads to "Bloom of Barren Fields, The spell operates on the principle that living organisms possess a subtle bio-energetic field, a complex interplay of aetheric resonances. Conception, from this perspective, is not merely a physical process but also a synchronization of these resonant frequencies between two individuals." (ai generated btw I ain't got time to waste on a bad example) just adds some nonsense names to remember, provides nothing to the story, wastes player time, and adds a distraction for the author. It's being different for the sake for being different for no gains.

It's much better if its one simple sentence like "I have a contraception spell lmao xd" that allow to set up for a future scene where she turns it off for pregnancy or the scumbag character bypasses it(without a painful loredump).

but yeah, not mentioning it is a valid option if the author doesn't plan on utilizing the fact to enhance/pace the story or something.

This reminds me of how in the old Star Trek scripts, the writers would just put, "Technobabble," anywhere that needed an explanation for why or what was happening and the actors had lists of words and phases they would mix together to create it. "The quantum resonator is overloading because of the inverse flux ion charge in the nebula!"

It's kind of interesting how abstract and dumb this tread has become.


Edit: Changed "is" to "has become".

 

[JoeTheMC84]

Also, harem.king and suprisedcrankyface could you guys not argue in the thread please,

 

[MissCougar]

Someone inseminated this thread and it is pregnant with controversy!

Whose the father?!

 

[harem.king]

Also, harem.king and suprisedcrankyface could you guys not argue in the thread please,

1. as far as I can tell you are not a mod.
2. you literally waited until after we finished arguing to come in and tell us not to.
3. this is literally a thread specifically for arguing about this specific topic.

 

[JoeTheMC84]

1. as far as I can tell you are not a mod.
2. you literally waited until after we finished arguing to come in and tell us not to.
3. this is literally a thread specifically for arguing about this specific topic.

But y'all weren't talking about the topic anymore but started to talk about each other and how you were posting. The other guy ended his last post with a question that could have sparked a follow up, and I said what I did because if mods end up involved then sometimes they over react and close threads if a few people start going at it. I was just trying to keep things from getting out of hand. And it seemed like you were arguing about if your opinion was an opinion or if you were asserting a fact statement. The other guy was wrong and that sparked y'all's discussion, above he even said you were gaslighting, but you also kept engaging with him. So all I was ask is that y'all keep it to the topic and not go back and forth about phrasing and stuff.

 

[hseeker123]

Avoiding pregnancy should be a crime, some of you are arguing on the point that the paths of the story will be broad and involve a lot of work. Not necessarily. If you are not willing to practice sex with the intention of impregnantion, then end that love interest's story there and free your time for the others. A scenario where there is no pregnancy is a bad ending anyway.

Why so narrow minded? Nothing wrong with avoiding pregnancy. Some people find it gross.

 

[Arabi1]

Why so narrow minded? Nothing wrong with avoiding pregnancy. Some people find it gross.

In most western games I've played, the MCs try so hard to avoid any kind of responsibilities. If that doesn't piss you off, then you know exactly where the issue lies. Pregnancy is innate and there's nothing wrong with it if some have a problem with it it's their own issues.

 

[hseeker123]

In most western games I've played, the MCs try so hard to avoid any kind of responsibilities. If that doesn't piss you off, then you know exactly where the issue lies. Pregnancy is innate and there's nothing wrong with it if some have a problem with it it's their own issues.

But it's just a game? Why do responsibilities matter, in fact aren't games (especially smutty games) an escape from those types of concepts?

To me it's like getting angry that the writer doesn't explain how MC affords his rent, or doesn't take steps to avoid STDs.

Not saying there's anything wrong with having your preference, but it shouldn't be so outrageous to you that many game makers don't want to deal with pregnancy.

Responsibility doesn't need to matter in fictional fantasy. Being able to have tons of unprotected sex with zero risk of life-ruining pregnancy, is part of the beauty of that,

 

[Arabi1]

But it's just a game? Why do responsibilities matter, in fact aren't games (especially smutty games) an escape from those types of concepts?

To me it's like getting angry that the writer doesn't explain how MC affords his rent, or doesn't take steps to avoid STDs.

Not saying there's anything wrong with having your preference, but it shouldn't be so outrageous to you that many game makers don't want to deal with pregnancy.

Responsibility doesn't need to matter in fictional fantasy. Being able to have tons of unprotected sex with zero risk of life-ruining pregnancy, is part of the beauty of that,

Fantasy? Most western 3D games follow the trend of realism, so it's hard to take what the story says as silly and move. Especially when its realistic actions are pathetic.

Still, whether if the story art telling was fantasy or not, it's not the end of the world. I can take responsibility for ten families and I have no problem doing that in a game. It is not a big deal for a man.

 

[Ying Ko]

I guess despite even adding a "Please Read First," addition to the OP some folks still don't get the point of the thread,

I get why full pregnancy isn't in some games.

My question is why, unlike STDs, devs (at least it seems to me) go out of their way to have dialogue explaining why they aren't even willing to let the player head cannon that it might one day happen. Why can't devs, like they do with STDs, just let it go and let players fill in the justification, like they do with STDs?

I hope that clears it up.

In regards to undermining head canon. I haven't come across instances of "I'm on the pill", I have comes across "I have breast implants", more than once. Unless your game is specifically about plastic surgery fetishism, I'm not sure why you would add this. I highly doubt I'm the only one who would greatly prefer to imagine that they are real.

 

[tanstaafl]

In regards to undermining head canon. I haven't come across instances of "I'm on the pill", I have comes across "I have breast implants", more than once. Unless your game is specifically about plastic surgery fetishism, I'm not sure why you would add this. I highly doubt I'm the only one who would greatly prefer to imagine that they are real.

You're more likely to come across some arbitrary toss off line than a direct reference to the pill. In fact, I've seen way more references to day after pill in games than contraceptive pills.

 

[suprisedcrankyface]

1. as far as I can tell you are not a mod.
2. you literally waited until after we finished arguing to come in and tell us not to.
3. this is literally a thread specifically for arguing about this specific topic.

Well we are no longer arguing and now in agreement


OP the answer is easy, games are escapism & fantasy. When making escapist media for the same reason most games have an@l but don't deal with the stinking realities of it, they have creampie and don't deal with the 9 month realities of it. And even those that do implement it don't include things like swollen feet and natal diabetes.

 

[JoeTheMC84]

In regards to undermining head canon. I haven't come across instances of "I'm on the pill", I have comes across "I have breast implants", more than once. Unless your game is specifically about plastic surgery fetishism, I'm not sure why you would add this. I highly doubt I'm the only one who would greatly prefer to imagine that they are real.

I’ve heard that in a few games. One example I saw recently the Mc commented on the girl’s breast size and she said something like, “Yeah they weren’t cheap.” Most times I’ve seen this kind of dialogue has been in Netori games when the main character is taking some rich guy’s trophy wife. The other time I’ve seen it is with love interests that are sex workers.

Then of course this comes up in bimbo focused and bimbofication games often. So in that respect I think you might actually have a point. There is clearly a fetish associate with it, and so unless a game is playing into or away from that fetish, maybe it also ought to be left unspoken as well.

 

[MissCougar]

Seems like not only pregnancy consequences need to be addressed, but also the horrible cramping from your cycle, bleeding out your pants while you're in public, getting a UTI, and other exciting factors.

I'm fine with games being games and not having to watch some girl go through an infection because a couple days before the anal-vaginal sex act took place and it was super kinky but clearly nobody realized you can't shove your dick in a girls puss after pounding her ass. She gonna get an infection and it's gonna suck and it might be gross af.

Them games can be games.

 

[suprisedcrankyface]

I'm fine with games being games and not having to watch some girl go through an infection because a couple days before the anal-vaginal sex act took place and it was super kinky but clearly nobody realized you can't shove your dick in a girls puss after pounding her ass. She gonna get an infection and it's gonna suck and it might be gross af.

Them games can be games.

This. 'Like cheesy sht coming out of my' was most i heard from an over sharing friend once before I zoned out

Like none of it works the way its shown, but a line needs to be drawn somewhere, you (OP) just want the line moved a little it seems

 

[harem.king]

Seems like not only pregnancy consequences need to be addressed, but also the horrible cramping from your cycle, bleeding out your pants while you're in public, getting a UTI, and other exciting factors.

I'm fine with games being games and not having to watch some girl go through an infection because a couple days before the anal-vaginal sex act took place and it was super kinky but clearly nobody realized you can't shove your dick in a girls puss after pounding her ass. She gonna get an infection and it's gonna suck and it might be gross af.

Them games can be games.

100% this.

it is funny how 99% of games on this site has fantasy fictional anal and nobody ever complains about it.
But god forbid that we do not adhere to 100% realism on pregnancy.

Speaking of, the other fetish that gets this same kind of flak is giant tits.
I love giant tits and every game that features giant tits gets a brigade of people coming in screaming about realism and back-pain.
Somehow I have never seen a single one of those people ever demand realistic anal sex but they are always there to demand realistic boobs and realistic pregnancy.

 

[suprisedcrankyface]

Speaking of, the other fetish that gets this same kind of flak is giant tits.

I think the issue with this one is a lack of restraint, every character in those games usually needs to be shown with a wide angle lens because of DDDDDDD sizes, its never just one or two

 

[Jaike]

You just gotta play the right games.

Yes I read the OP.

Most people (like 99.99%) don't want any STDs in a game