It seems to be uncommon to actually read previous posts for the main part. Most people who stated that they wouldn't mind it, never asked for a porm like appearance of a brothel. It was often enough about the idea of diversity, lore, and gameplay options, Y'ffre pointing it out best in my opinion.
I don't see why there's such a backlash against including prostitution. It's not controversial...or can't be anymore than the game letting you marry the same-six, and we all know how much of a [censored]storm that's going to unleash in some circles. "Dem games maken our keds six-deviants" and all that, touching nothing on the decapitations, stabbing, political corruption, or war that's going smother the game like a wet towel. It's the world's oldest profession, and it's lore. Almost every tavern in the middle ages had some soiled doves here and there be it an official brothel or not. Remember the mission in the Flowing Bowl in Oblivion, or how the Courtesans in Assassin's Creed were your eyes and ears? That wasn't uncommon. Neither the thievery that followed for that matter. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised that the Thieves Guild and the Courtesans guild were one and the same.
It fits the setting and the story. You want some dirt on a local man? Talk to his call girl or male escort. Want to assassinate or steal someone? Convince his consort to do so. Need a place to meet for "not-so-legal" business? The [censored]house is your cloister. There's a reason why a simple concubine in China became the Empress Wu Zetien. prosttutes literally sleep with power all the time, and they've always had a toe in politics. Aside from development time and all that technical...stuff, I can't see why brothels can't be in the game.
And those who play on the PC will get their steamy scenes eventually, because it will simply be one of the mods that is inevitable. Whoever enjoys it - why the hell not? Let them! If you don't - nobody forces you to install it. And even if it has been implemented ('cause I think it has been confirmed in any way) nobody forces you to go inside. If you wanna stick with the principals that you don't want to deal with prosttutes (and why the hell not, they are just people as well, and yes I am referring to the real life at the moment) then don't finish certain quests or avoid them.
I just don't see how it should not fit in or is not appropriate? You have a world full of soldiers (male and female), of fights, of cold weather, of drinking and slaughtering, desperation and pain, but the simple idea that to relax, someone might search for physical warmth and delight is so out of the way? Someone that will listen outside the company of comrades and make you feel more homely? As far as I remember that has been a real life study that says six helps to relax - oh my, did I actually name the horrible s-word?! From my point of view it just seems so odd that the possible existence of a brothel in a game is such an issue, when you can cut off the head or limps of equally pixeled character as much as you want.
I ought to stop replying to this.
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And to the newest comments, I do like to roleplay my game - even it is already a roleplaying game! And yes, there will be character who will make a wide berth around a potential brothel, but there will also be those who find it homely. It's the simple idea of getting out of your own real skin and choose a different one.