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https://www.thegamer.com/trans-players-respond-to-forza-horizon-5-deadnaming/

No offensive problematic words in the title this time.

Many returning Forza players were surprised when Forza Horizon 5 greeted them by name. The game pulls it from your Microsoft account so that it can properly say 'Hello'. However, for some trans players, this feature has led to the game deadnaming them - a painful experience.

"It sucked and it was jarring," Melody told me over Twitter. "You have a few mandatory bits to play before you can actually change it. I am not too familiar with the menus, but a lot of the customization is separated from the menu options, so I wasted a lot of time digging when it was elsewhere."

For new players, the game asks you for a name and nickname, but returning players don't get this chance.

"I was pretty shocked," one player, who asked to remain anonymous, told me. "I enjoyed the intro sequence and was having a lot of fun, but hearing the announcer call out my deadname completely blindsided me. I quit the game immediately and was close to just refunding it on Steam.

"I really wanted to play with my friends, so I cooled down a bit and spent an hour trying to figure out how to reset my save to remove any chance of it deadnaming me again. I just wanted to reset my save so my deadname wasn't on it. I changed my name in my Microsoft account to something it couldn't voice and tried playing the game again as normal after resetting my save."

Doing this led to the bug appearing. Now, the game calls them by the name of the last NPC they spoke to. "The game didn't handle it gracefully, I guess. Doesn't seem to affect gameplay at all, so I'm fine with it."

Forza Horizon 5 has implemented some great accessibility settings, and also included the option for players to be able to pick their pronouns, body type, and voice - its character creation system is what Cyberpunk 2077's promised to be. It's disappointing then that the potential for deadnaming was not considered when the greeting feature was implemented.

For the player who ended up restarting their game, it just takes the shine off it. "I'm really disappointed that they messed up something so basic but crucial to many people's enjoyment of the game."

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lol you remade the topic...

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

lol you remade the topic...

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This article must really speak to you.

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Was wondering where the original topic was lol

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You must be really bored this weekend to continue this odd trolling.
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MedeaLysistrata posted...

lol you remade the topic...

without the bad word this time.

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You're a sad human bean TC.

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i have this dude tagged as "bigot" and i'm remembering why

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This is kind of pathetic of you.

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Was this really worth remaking

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DeadBankerDream posted...

This is kind of pathetic of you.

Does the presence of the article offend you?

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TC it's time to stop posting.

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Lorthremar posted...

i have this dude tagged as "bigot" and i'm remembering why

I drew people's attention to an article that exists. I didn't write it. I didn't offer any further commentary in regards to the article.

If you don't like the content of the article, attack the article.

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I was under the impression for it to be "deadnaming" it had to be intentional.

You shouldn't get upset by innocent mistakes.
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shockthemonkey posted...

brah we all saw your first topic that got modded

only because I used a certain word in the title that the mods didn't like in regards to the article. I have since replaced that word.

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