Has there still been no acknowledgement from Paradox on this issue?
Clearly this is something that matters a lot to many people. For me it was one of the main reasons I got the game in the first place.
Queer people have been treated so badly throughout history it's an awesome escape to be able to play a historical simulator as a version of the past that's more accepting and better for people like us. Especially for those of us who face discrimination in our own lives.
The fact that it's not possible to marry same-sex characters in a faith that's fully accepting of homosexuality is baffling. Being treated as lesser and not even getting to marry who you want in a roleplaying game that allows comparatively extreme stuff like ritual cannibalism and institutionalized incest just feels... terrible.
It's not even that we're asking for this feature to be formally added, though it would be nice. Just un-hardcoding it so that modders can do the work.
The more patches come out without us even getting so much as an acknowledgement on this thread the more it feels like we're being totally ignored on purpose. I don't really know that much about what goes into the community-facing side of game developer company, but surely giving even just a one-sentence answer like 'We're looking into this, maybe it'll be ready within a few patches.' or 'It's not a priority, but maybe someday' wouldn't be a totally unreasonable ask? Maybe someone with industry experience could weigh in?
I just don't really get it. Paradox is usually a company with such an awesome track record of community engagement. They're probably one of the only developers that consistantly writes dev diaries (which is, like, my favourite thing. Whenever there's a paradox game in development I practically can't wait for Thursday to come around so I can read the new dev diary!) and then actually answers questions in the comments. And they're so good at being inclusive and wholesome generally. That's why I find this total radio silence so baffling.
I don't know what else to say, really. Am I being like really presumptuous or entitled here, or is this actually just weird?