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Originally Posted by Cryomaniac
I think a lot of the problem that people are having with the argument is the use of the phrase "science fiction".
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That's been the problem for me. To call it science fiction is the same as saying, "It is impossible with our current level of science and technology for eighteen women to, of their own accord, pick up baseballs, bats and gloves and play a game of baseball, even against each other."
I've seen women do all of those things, so I know it's possible. No, I've never seen people pay to watch them play, but that's not the point. If it is possible for them to decide to play baseball and do so, it is possible for them to form a league. Thus, no special advancements in science or technology are necessary, thus the idea of a women's league is not science fiction.
Please realize that the question is not whether or not the top female athletes could compete on equal footing with the top male athletes. Whether or not that's possible I'll leave to others to debate.
My point is this: an active women's baseball league would be fiction, not science fiction, and OOTP supports fictional setups. Therefore if a fictional player wants to have a women's league going in his baseball universe, he should be able to. (I do note the irony of using a masculine pronoun for the OOTP player, but English does not have a genderless pronoun for human beings, and using "his or her" seemed excessive.)
If my previous phrasing seemed confrontational or accusatory, then I hope you'll excuse it. I may have been caught up in the moment, and not checked it over.
Now, as to implementation:
Do I consider this a priority? Personally, I do not. I have no current plans for a women's league, and not enough free time to put one together just to do it. There are other issues with the game I would rather see take higher priority. I'd list them, but this isn't the thread for it.
Can this be handled by mods? That's probably the immediate solution. I do think that, over the long run, the game would benefit from the inclusion of women. It might expand the player base, which I consider a good thing, as well as providing an option for people who saw and enjoyed A League of Their Own.
Caveat: I don't pretend that my opinion in this forum has any bearing on Markus' priorities. If Markus decides women will be added to the game (no doubt as an option), then they will be added when he's good and ready.