"For example, what would the woman’s role
be in such a game? Women weren’t gun slingers,
for the most part (Calamity Jane comes to
mind as unique for her time). 'Female
characters will have more of an impact in
WWS than in any other RPG. Since new players
are introduced into the game as offspring of
existing players, women are an absolute
requirement for the game world.'"

...

"Other uses of said equipment piqued my
curiosity: 'WWS is not meant to be 100%
accurate to actual history, but rather
100% accurate to the romanticized version
of the era, which is fairly close, but
makes for better game play. Of course,
prostitution was a very integral and
accepted part of society in those days,
so it will be included in WWS,' commented
Anastasia."

I thought at first that this article was a belated April Fool's joke. A MMORPG where female characters' primary options are to be prostitutes or barefoot and pregnant? While I'm not fond of the Political Correctness Police, this seems to be a bit much for a market that has a large percentage of female players.

The game's treatment of Native Americans promises to be equally sensitive, judging from the art work.

Warcry.com Interview with Anastasia, Beta Liaison for Wild West Sim