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No you don't, most people who google something about DOA will see mostly fanservice, we can't do anything about that. Same we way we can't stop them from flooding the game with fetish DLC, there are many ways we are powerless to change but

We can do one thing, make sure if your first impression is from watching gameplay, then gameplay is the focus. that is one minor thing we can do.

"The problem is not in the community, which knows what the game is about. It's at large, with the people that don't know. I was one of them until last week when I read that article. I thought the game was not serious, just a silly fanservice game. I'm glad I read the article and look forward to trying out a new fighting game when I get some free time but the game does have an image problem."

I agree with everything you said and about the problem with the "outside", the fact is that so far seem to me that the competitive community is already giving a "serious" first impression during the streamings for external people.

This rule for me can't affect in no way what is already going fine (putting aside that the same set of banned outfits doesn't make any sense...). On the opposite has the potential - as maybe already is happening - to make even more worst the situation of the series, this time affecting not the game in itself but just the community.

I know perfectly that such people talking bad will not understand the actual situation or the reasons for the commuity to think to a such resource, but what is important is in the end just their final conclusion and not if they are right ot wrong in their reasonings.

If the purpose of the rule set is (and we know that it's so) to improve the perception of DoA to the eyes of the external people, for putting the matter in fighting game terms I see basically a sittuation of a big risk for no rewards. For this reason I think that who thought about this matter wasn't really wise or acted too much instictively without really stopping to think to the consequences that could cause.

All the negative comments towards Doa really did get to them for this banned that happen i already knew they were going to do it. Right now the TO's are trying their best to ignore the people and only listening to only offline players as of right now.

I don't see how this will backfire, the media can't put anymore emphasis on the costumes than TN already does. and most people getting upset never competed in the first place. I don't exactly think it was nescassry especially with how much they banned, but I do beleive it can only help matters however minor

This is what happens when Tecmo koei didn't want to stop making all the fetish BS they simple stop using them. This is also a refute against the BS costumes as well.

There are many reasons for backfire, what is the reason for an internal rule? Competitive players of DoA are not wise enough to not choose sexy outfits if not forced? So are not only the "casuals" to ruin the image of DoA?

And if such competitive players choose such sexy outfits (as the ban imply), what is the reason for it? Or they are stupid or maybe so far they didn't think that they could ruin the reputation of the series choosing a swimsuit. But in conclusion they think that this ruile has some purpose or hasn't any?

Also, what is the criteria for banning an outfits rather than another? Exposed skin? Not a real fighter outfit? There is no logical criteria because I can still use Rachel with her half-naked butt in the fiend outfit, Marie Rose in a tight suit (it's funny how Hoobs mentioned just it as example for the necessity of the ban...) or Christie as sexy nurse.

Basically I'm pretty sure that I would be able to play with sexy outfits for each female even in a tourney that follow the rule.

And then why only the females are included and not even the males? It's too much easy to be accused of discriminatory reasons as often happens for people that just are looking for an excuse.

Finally, even if with the best intentions, the Doa players with such ban are trying to show the serious image of the game, or rather are trying to hide the sides of the game that apparently embarasse them? Whatever is the answer, nothing is enough to discard one hypothesis rather than the other, everything depend according to the point of view of the audience.

You have to keep in mind just how much we are used to the fanservice in this game or how little they care about its image most are under the impression "if they can't get past the fanservice like I have then screw them" but they have to have a reason to want to get past it first. they arnt stupid it's just to keep them from doing so even if they don't care

Sorry but I can't agree to what you say, because the fanservice outfits remain still there. It's like to say I will play the game only if I'm sure that even other people get past the sexy side. Perfect, a shame that out from the competitive scene the next thing that you will see is however people discussing the new bikini pack.

So for me this attitude (putting aside that would appear to me very silly) it's not what really happens. If potential DoA players want the proof that the current competitive ones don't care for the sexy fanservice because so they will be able to sleep better, it's wrong to look for a rule that ban the fanservice pointing you a gun.

For me the message is naturally much more strong when this happens without anyone forcing you do get a such behavior. That it's exactly what the DoA players currently do for the most, never choosing the controversial outfits.