The Old Gay Republic

One of the rivals to World of Warcraft is Bioware’s The Old Republic, where nerds run around a virtual world swinging their light sabers. Now on one virtual planet, all of the furries, skinny-jean-wearing jedis, and other mouth hugging aficionados can gather together to be gay with each other.

From Adweek here with thanks to Robb:

Bioware, creator of Star Wars: The Old Republic, announced this week that it will finally add same-sex relationships to the year-old massively multiplayer game—but only on one planet. What was supposed to be a first step toward making the game more inclusive has instead sparked complaints from all sides. Supporters of same-sex relationships say Bioware is creating a gay ghetto in The Old Republic, while players opposed to the move say it’s a waste of resources that will distract the developers from making game improvements that are in higher demand.

Since the game’s December 2011 launch, Bioware has occasionally been criticized for its all-hetero Star Wars universe and has apologized for the delay in adding homosexuality as a romance option. But the game has also struggled to maintain an active player base, and other upgrades generally have taken precedence.

Can’t maintain an active player base? Does Bioware expect player interaction to go up or down with this new feature that will likely include:

• Everyone fears Lord Dookie
• Sandpeople are still a feature but now they are fabulous.
• Droids keep getting buggered by drunken Jawas
• Too many avatars are dressed like Bronies
• Players must use a significant amount of Force to hold in their pink socks.
• Instead of cantinas at the Mos Eisley spaceport, its all drag shows.