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Been seeing some conversation (hi Reddit) about Dawngrasp, and why we chose to make them a nonbinary character. We assign genders to most cards for localization and VO purposes, even ones you might not think have genders. https://t.co/gUTiiSVAwD

Been seeing some conversation (hi Reddit) about Dawngrasp, and why we chose to make them a nonbinary character. We assign genders to most cards for localization and VO purposes, even ones you might not think have genders. https://t.co/gUTiiSVAwD

  • Cora
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    Been seeing some conversation (hi Reddit) about Dawngrasp, and why we chose to make them a nonbinary character. We assign genders to most cards for localization and VO purposes, even ones you might not think have genders. https://t.co/gUTiiSVAwD

    • Rikie_
      Posted 5 years ago (Source)
      @Songbird_HS @Celestalon nonbinary? more like mental illness

      • bananafreak2u
        Posted 5 years ago (Source)
        @Rikie_ @Songbird_HS @Celestalon Fucking delete this

        • Cora
          Posted 5 years ago (Source)
          @bananafreak2u @Rikie_ @Celestalon Not worth your time. Some people are hateful bigots and nothing will change that.

          • MustafaWashing2
            Posted 5 years ago (Source)
            @Songbird_HS @bananafreak2u @Celestalon Or you can stop pushing your ideology / gender politics on us and stick to game design? Why is it always that white women want to tell the everyone how to behave and what to believe? Oh yes, the entitlement from slavery, colonialism and all that...

            • Chadd Nervigg
              Posted 5 years ago (Source)
              @MustafaWashing2 @Songbird_HS @bananafreak2u Nah, I've got a better idea: You learn to stop harassing women. Be a better person.

  • Cora
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    So this was definitely intentional. For a lot of you, this probably means nothing. But players want to see representations of themselves in media. That's why we make a point to make BIPOC characters as well. It would be wrong not to.

    • Cora
      Posted 5 years ago (Source)
      At the same time, we don't need to shout from the mountains every time we do that. It should be normal, just like nonbinary character should be commonplace. We did this, and it's cool and it's noteworthy, but their gender identity is just a part of their story.

      • Cora
        Posted 5 years ago (Source)
        As a cisgender woman, I can personally always be more educated on these subjects. I'm thankful to work with some amazing nonbinary people that I've already learned a lot from, and if Dawngrasp is important to them then this is the least we can do.

        • Cora
          Posted 5 years ago (Source)
          So yeah. Dawngrasp is awesome, and was one of the first Mercenaries that I helped design, so I hope you're excited to play with them. 😊

  • Cora
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    Oh yeah and FROST NOVA ON A STICK WOOO

  • DrawLastHS
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    @Songbird_HS >even ones you might not think have genders Ok. I need to know. https://t.co/NcnNuqIJlJ

    • Cora
      Posted 5 years ago (Source)
      @DrawLastHS Oh geez. I'll take a look at our oozes. They may very well be the exception lol.

  • XFileSam
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    @Songbird_HS Is there gonna be a blog or something where we can read the story of the new characters? They all look very cool.

    • Cora
      Posted 5 years ago (Source)
      @XFileSam We're actually going to be making story content for all 10 Mercenaries called Book of Mercenaries! You'll get to learn a lot more about them all over the course of the year.

  • makoryht
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    @Songbird_HS @DrawLastHS Replying to this thread for the update

    • hsdecktech
      Posted 5 years ago (Source)
      @makoryht @Songbird_HS @DrawLastHS I mean, if I were tasked with choosing whether an icky gelatinous blob were a male or female, the obvious choice to me would be male.

      • Cora
        Posted 5 years ago (Source)
        @hsdecktech @makoryht @DrawLastHS Yeah boys are sticky. That's just a fact.

  • valarynn
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    @Songbird_HS @meg_emmy_james Its weird how character, personality and fluff is only unnecessary for certain people when its stuff like this huh. Maybe Hearthstone should look like this? Or maybe beige is too daring still. https://t.co/ISM0Jpp9t8

    • Cora
      Posted 5 years ago (Source)
      @valarynn @meg_emmy_james We literally have talking fish and trees and creatures made of fire. This is where they draw the line?!

  • KerriganSimp
    Posted 5 years ago (Source)
    @Songbird_HS @RidiculousHat I love the blue sky background, it's such a great card.

    • Cora
      Posted 5 years ago (Source)
      @KerriganSimp @RidiculousHat @ArthurBozonnet does some really amazing work.
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