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uriel1972

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2. I was taken aback by Bioware's insistence

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 05:04 AM

Mar 2014

that LGBT is not a part of the STAR WARS universe as an excuse for not doing same sex romance in The Old Republic. It would have been a great step forward and could have made some of the nastier gamers heads explode. A win win on those terms.

I suppose it may have been Lucasarts that made that call, they have a habit of interfering /sigh

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Glad to see at least one developer willing to take the lead on this. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #1

I was taken aback by Bioware's insistence uriel1972 Mar 2014 #2