Women are just as fierce as men are, can be just as devastating, and just as fun to play.

I have a girl pirate, she is now a level 43 SwashBuckler, yes, I would like more powerful girl companions.

So far, Bonnie Anne and Sarah Steele are the best female companions in the game.

The ninja cat could have been awesome, but they nerfed her, why? no idea!

I guess we could not have female characters surpass or be as good as El Toro, the Monkey King, Kobe YoJimbo and Kan Po.

I think some of the female companions should be beefed up some... And some new ones added!

Just my thoughts

DarthJT

Shiruku Neko didn't get nerfed, as far as I know. I have her on my lvl 50 Privateer. Unless she was nerfed in the past three days (which is possible), I don't think she has been. She is given from a side quest given in Subata Temple, called The Silk One.

Charles the Healer on Jan 3, 2013 wrote:

Shiruku Neko didn't get nerfed, as far as I know. I have her on my lvl 50 Privateer. Unless she was nerfed in the past three days (which is possible), I don't think she has been. She is given from a side quest given in Subata Temple, called The Silk One.

Oh pardon me, I keep forgetting, not everyone here was in Beta.

Oh. Thanks, Talkin The Plank! Shiruku Neko is a good companion, even without your choice of epics. She makes my second slot on my top row. (might make first, if not for Handsome Dan) whoops sorry, getting sidetracked from the main topic of this, well, topic. In short, I agree there should be more female npcs and companions. I'm not a girl, but things should be more fair and accurately reflective of Kingsisle's group of players. I hope I have not offended anyone (this thread seems to be rather touchy) and I hope that this not-very-original post on this thread will help something! (Idk what)

I kinda agree, the only two times we see female companions are in Cool Ranch and Skull Island. (I have no problem with not seeing female companions in or from Monquista, Valencia, Marleybone or Mooshu as I know you guys are trying to keep up with historical references) When new worlds are introduce, please bring out more female companions.

OK, so let's see if I have the basic arguments right here.

Against, we have: "There were no chick pirates in history so there shouldn't be any in the game" (which I think is incorrect on several levels.)
"Chicks aren't important enough to make an extra effort for because that'll slow other things down."
and of course the ever popular, "But dudes rule!!"

For: "Women and girls are a significant market and a game that gets and holds their interest can't help but make more money."
"The game is based in a fantasy world that does not share earths history so that even if the 'There were no women pirates' argument was remotely accurate it would still be invalid."
"The game designers are adding things all the time, so adding female companions should not cause any significant delays in other materials being released."
And of course the extension of point 2, "In today's world women are generally believed to have rights equal to men's (there are of course a number of places where this isn't true, but most European based cultures have accepted women as equals), so they should have equal representation, or at least closer to equal representation in the game.

Did I miss anything? Because it seems like an awful lot of words have been used up for a relatively few arguments.

zenkidkailen on Jan 7, 2013 wrote:

OK, so let's see if I have the basic arguments right here.

Against, we have: "There were no chick pirates in history so there shouldn't be any in the game" (which I think is incorrect on several levels.)
"Chicks aren't important enough to make an extra effort for because that'll slow other things down."
and of course the ever popular, "But dudes rule!!"

For: "Women and girls are a significant market and a game that gets and holds their interest can't help but make more money."
"The game is based in a fantasy world that does not share earths history so that even if the 'There were no women pirates' argument was remotely accurate it would still be invalid."
"The game designers are adding things all the time, so adding female companions should not cause any significant delays in other materials being released."
And of course the extension of point 2, "In today's world women are generally believed to have rights equal to men's (there are of course a number of places where this isn't true, but most European based cultures have accepted women as equals), so they should have equal representation, or at least closer to equal representation in the game.

Did I miss anything? Because it seems like an awful lot of words have been used up for a relatively few arguments.

Well, everyone seems to have missed the fact that KI has already acknowledged the issue, and said they would be adding more as they add additional/future content.

Ratbeard (Developer) posted... "Yes! We need more!"

One-Eyed Jack (Administrator) posted... "We're definitely listening! More female companions will continue to be added to the game through expansions and other means."

I think the rest is just chit-chat... rather moot considering KI has already acknowledged the issue.

zenkidkailen on Jan 7, 2013 wrote:

OK, so let's see if I have the basic arguments right here.

Against, we have: "There were no chick pirates in history so there shouldn't be any in the game" (which I think is incorrect on several levels.)
"Chicks aren't important enough to make an extra effort for because that'll slow other things down."
and of course the ever popular, "But dudes rule!!"

For: "Women and girls are a significant market and a game that gets and holds their interest can't help but make more money."
"The game is based in a fantasy world that does not share earths history so that even if the 'There were no women pirates' argument was remotely accurate it would still be invalid."
"The game designers are adding things all the time, so adding female companions should not cause any significant delays in other materials being released."
And of course the extension of point 2, "In today's world women are generally believed to have rights equal to men's (there are of course a number of places where this isn't true, but most European based cultures have accepted women as equals), so they should have equal representation, or at least closer to equal representation in the game.

Did I miss anything? Because it seems like an awful lot of words have been used up for a relatively few arguments.

ok i'm gonna stop posting on this topic right here and now, or else i'm gonna get aggresive

Shiruku Neko hasn't been touched at all. Regardless I do think she is an amazing companion, despite us not being able to train her.

Just a general statement. Can we use more female companions in the game? Of course, but honestly it isn't that big an issue.

Like One Eyed Jack said, no personal attacks. Especially over something as petty as this. Who cares about genders? As long as they get the job done, it's not a big deal.

We've got female companions like my favorite companion, Lucy Sterling, that are certainly powerhouses in PvE and PvP.

If you're going to insult someone because of something like this you need to take a break a calm down.

Lucas Walker Sky Commander Musketeer

"...we need to save her familly, who was kidnapped by a evil BAT! when she tell her story, it joins to our crew!"

What, the bat? I could probably find a use for a bat with advanced kidnapping skills, at that.

Seriously, though, a female rabbit witchdoctor could be fun.

-Michael

My biggest head scratcher in all this is why we only get to choose human. Everything we come across is an animal of sorts for the most part besides rescuing the girl for her horse husband. I would've loved to be a girl mouse corsair or guinea pig instead :(.

Thomas Stormweaver on Nov 14, 2012 wrote:

that there aren't enough female companions, either who join on their own or who you can purchase. She would like to have like 12 females so she can expect an all female lineup during her fights.

She likes buccaneers and swashbucklers and is about half-way through Cool Ranch.

If anything, I'd like to see some cat and maybe some more dog companions being able for you to take along the main quest line-if that made any sense. I mean companions that you find along the main quest line. I like Lucky Jack, but if there was a cat companion, or maybe even a raven companion like "Talkin the Plank" said before.