HTML A lack of diversity in the models used

Frenzy101

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I've played a lot of html nsfw games and love most but I realized that many of them have their models as one set of people, mainly Caucasian girls with a lovely body.

I feel more games will benefit from having a diverse selection of fuckable casts such as African American women, plus size women, asian, Latinas and so on. It'd add spice to any game for me
 

averagehtmlenjoyer

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I've tried to add a more diverse cast to my game (it's a trans game) and then I get comments asking where the popular stars are, so I think either way some people will be happy and some people won't be
 
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Rafster

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At the end, it depends on what girls turn on the dev. If he/she prefers white caucasian girls, so be it, that's what you're going to get. The only diversity we should fill it's the one that get our dicks up.

Having said that, in my game (a gay game), I have some latin guys (well, one, but he has 3 scenes), black guys (need more on that regard, and I have clips ready for that). And if I find hot middle eastern/asian guys, I don't doubt I'll include them. But only if my dick approves.
 

khumak

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Most people are not attracted to all body types and all races. They have "a type". So most games are going to skew towards whatever the dev's "type" is, whether that's particular races or body types. Having some variety is fine, but I think including all races and all body types is counterproductive. If you're into "big girls" then slim girls are kind of wasted on you. If you're into fit girls then fat girls are wasted on you. There's no hard line between them but people know it when they see it.

In my case, I prefer white and asian girls so if I'm making a game most of the girls are going to be some combination of those races. I also prefer girls who are slim and fit so if I'm making a game, all of the girls will be fit and slim. Some of them will be voluptuous but none of them will be even slightly overweight. The only exception I could see making to that is if I wanted a character that MC helps out by acting as kind of a personal trainer. So she might start off a bit overweight and then slim down to where she's smoking hot.

I might still include 1 or 2 black girls if I find a model I find particularly appealing but it would be rare. Black male characters I would find easier to include since none of them would be in sex scenes. They're friends or rivals, but since most of my female cast would be non black, most of the male cast would be as well. And like the female cast, all of my male characters would be fit and slim. No fat guys. I have nothing against fat people but I don't find them attractive so in a game I see no reason to include them.
 
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Personally, I'm not some one with a "type." I guess my type is like, anyone who has a clear sense of style, so I don't feel limited by skin tone, body size or proportions. So one of my goals for my game is definitely variety. That might turn some people off, and I'm okay with that, I'm making what I want to make.
 

PTSdev

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At the end, it depends on what girls turn on the dev. If he/she prefers white caucasian girls, so be it, that's what you're going to get. The only diversity we should fill it's the one that get our dicks up.
Pretty much this. I can't write erotic fiction about a character that doesn't turn me on. For me, character design is strongly linked to a mental image / projection the NPC evokes. Especially when it's a porn actress. In the end, that's what gets people attracted to porn stars: They are real life fantasy characters.
 
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MonteChristo

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Two things:
1) Popular models are popular for a reason (or several).
2) Popular models have more pictures / footage widely available.
 

Doorknob22

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At the end, it depends on what girls turn on the dev. If he/she prefers white caucasian girls, so be it, that's what you're going to get. The only diversity we should fill it's the one that get our dicks up.
This.

My game is all over the place: tiny hobbit girls, thicc milfs, skinny milfs, huge orc girls, petite elves, white girls, green girls, black girls, muscle girls, huge tits, flat chested and almost everything on the spectrum. This is how I write my game because this is what I personally enjoy. Some players really appreciate this variety but others might be turned off by a specific girl so all the resources I have invested in her story are practically lost (for them).

But it all boils down to what Rafster wrote: it's about the dev and what gets him...excited.
 
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