[Suggestion] Have Females Ride Side-Saddle

[Lancaeron.1524]

Title of this thread says it all! Who's all for this?

[Oglaf.1074]

... is this a "sitting on the washing machine"-kinda deal or something I'm not getting?

[Moyayuki.3619]

Even though women IRL can ride in saddles perfectly fine like any man can, the only instance this would aesthetically look better is when a toon is wearing a skirt. As it is, the clothing gets artificially stretched out and it looks weird.

[Donari.5237]

Side saddle is dangerous and was a thing only because ladies showing leg was soooo horrid it was better to risk a broken neck. I think Tyrians seem ok with showing pretty much anything, so let's keep things safe!

[VaaCrow.3076]

I wish down voting was still a thing

[Lancaeron.1524]

Yes, but with Female characters, especially the ones who wear skirts, look weird riding like men, because of all the clipping issues.

[kharmin.7683]

No. Not interested in the least.

[Auralae.7482]

I have 13 female characters. Most wear pants. Even the ones wearing skirts are wearing skirts that split and expose bare legs or pants. Side saddle for females would make me irrationally angry.

[Witch of Doom.5739]

Only if male toons wearing kilts etc. rode sidesaddle too. In other words, NO.

[notebene.3190]

Again, as long as it is an _option_ and not a _change_...

[Fermi.2409]

> @notebene.3190 said:

> Again, as long as it is an _option_ and not a _change_...

 

Even then it's development resources that would be better spent elsewhere

[Tasida.4085]

*SMH* and btw sidesaddle was actually very cruel....it ruined horses backs

[Llethander.3972]

> @Tasida.4085 said:

> *SMH* and btw sidesaddle was actually very cruel....it ruined horses backs

 

Haha, no. As long as a properly fitted saddle is used riding side saddle won't be any different for a horse than riding normally.

[Manasa Devi.7958]

Mmm... I can just picture the horrible mess when your springer does a 30 feet leap and you can't grab a hold of it with your legs.

[Agrotera.1254]

I just quit playing another game and one of the issues that I had with it was that female characters rode side saddle. Quite frankly is looked stupid and it was seriously annoying.

[Tasida.4085]

> @Llethander.3972 said:

> > @Tasida.4085 said:

> > *SMH* and btw sidesaddle was actually very cruel....it ruined horses backs

>

> Haha, no. As long as a properly fitted saddle is used riding side saddle won't be any different for a horse than riding normally.

 

Haha, yes. Actually yes, back in the 1800's and pre when that was the only way women rode, many horses were ruined because of the technique. Side saddle was for modesty and style not comfort. The animals paid for it....

[TheRandomGuy.7246]

Yeah poor 2 ton dinosaur. His back will be forever ruined if character armor will not clip with it.

[Shaaba.5672]

No please. One of the reasons I didn't get into Guild Wars 1 was a silly reason. I didn't like how the females were animated. They posed and ran super girly and it turned me way, way off. Side saddle would be one of those things that turn me way, way off.

[DebraKadabra.5278]

Another resounding NO from me.

[IndigoSundown.5419]

I'll add a no vote. Not interested. Do not want.

[Ashantara.8731]

> @Lancaeron.1524 said:

> Title of this thread says it all! Who's all for this?

 

Absolutely **not**! I was **so happy** that female characters would ride normally, like their male counterparts. **So, so, so, so, so happy!**

 

There is enough silly "femme stuff" already that is the reason why I almost exclusively play males. No adventurer should ever look or move like a barbie-doll-lookalike super model or a princess. Have you ever watched equestrian sports the last half century? Have you ever seen a female contestant sitting on one of those antiquated saddles? No? There is a reason why.

 

And now you want to make those poor women get severe orthopaedic problems (while looking like [Empress Elisabeth of Austria](https://www.google.at/search?q=kaiserin+elisabeth+reiterin "Empress Elisabeth of Austria"), commonly known as Sisi) by adding such a torture machine to the game? As much as I prefer "old fashion" in fantasy games, this would be just silly (especially since that type of saddle was only "fashionable" for a certain period of time in our history, and _before_ that no woman ever used to ride like that either).

 

> @Shaaba.5672 said:

> One of the reasons I didn't get into Guild Wars 1 was a silly reason. I didn't like how the females were animated. They posed and ran super girly and it turned me way, way off.

 

That is actually still the case in GW2, you know? ;) I am not a fan of how unrealistic they sit on the ground (which is especially embarrassing for heavy armor professions), how they "jog" rather than run, how frail their shoulders look, their idle posture, etc.

[Electro.4173]

Yeah, no. These aren't pretty proper ladies riding around on fancy horses for show here, we're flying around the desert full-speed running and jumping with an animal that's going rather fast. That is NOT the type of thing you do side-saddle unless you want to end up dead on the ground.

[Tsakhi.8124]

No thank you, I'm content with riding a mount the proper way. I've rode with both a saddle and bareback on a horse, both were fun and I made sure the horse was okay by watching it carefully. Point being, if they were to implement it, they'd have to change a LOT of things, including the way the clothes moved when mounted. As for how the ladies in Guild Wars 2 walk/run/sit, I think it's antiquated but a bit cute. Then again, I'm weird. XD

[Midnight.7526]

Ah.....No.

[FANY.6524]

I think it's safe to say that "no" is a popular answer. Ugh. I couldn't imagine my character riding side saddle.

 

I'm with the "If it's an option and not a change." camp.