I will try to believe that this is a good faith attempt at being responsible corporate citizens, and not a co-opting and commercialization of an important and very valid social justice and human rights issue.
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I will try to believe that this is a good faith attempt at being responsible corporate citizens, and not a co-opting and commercialization of an important and very valid social justice and human rights issue.
A game that glorifies urban violence, offline in solidarity with those wreaking urban violence. Sounds legit.
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
I blame games like GTA for making people think they can break the law and not put their lives in danger. They should shut their thug games down for good.
Can someone explain to me the point they're trying to make?
It's an attempt to give the impression of caring while doing the least they possibly can other than absolutely nothing. A game activity of any sort would require more effort than simply flicking the switch.
If you can't make a difference between reality and a game, then you have bigger issues than violent games.
Stop blaming video games for violence in the real world
In the UK there was a demonstration, as anyone with an agenda likes to hitch their hobby horse on to anything in the news. What I do not understand is why those people were not arrested for breaking pandemic restrictions, this is not even the country these tragic events happened in.
I blame games like GTA for making people think they can break the law and not put their lives in danger. They should shut their thug games down for good.
No, I don't agree with you at all, the purpose of those so you called "thug games" is only to entertain people. What we should do is to learn how to distinguish the right and the wrong. Without those "thug games", there are "thug movies", "thug TVs" and "thug musics"........ and following your logic, Should we shut them all down? Clearly, that is not a healthy way to look at things.
Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Oh and all lives matter.
"You CAN'T buy ships for RL money." - MaxBacon
"classification of games into MMOs is not by rational reasoning" - nariusseldon
Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Oh and all lives matter.
I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying you are missing the point with an All Lives Matter statement. That is not what this is about.
But, how about something like this, just some food for thought:
Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good.
By Najwa Zebian
/Cheers, Lahnmir
'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Oh and all lives matter.
I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying you are missing the point with an All Lives Matter statement. That is not what this is about.
But, how about something like this, just some food for thought:
Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good.
By Najwa Zebian
/Cheers, Lahnmir
No. The bigger picture here is that racism is bad no matter what color your skin is. Hence why all lives matter.
Also this isn't even about BLM so much as it's about opportunistic criminals and virtue signaling.
The words by Najwa Zebian made me think of this video where a black lady had her business vandalized by BLM. Don't vandalize an old black ladies store and tell her black lives matter.
"You CAN'T buy ships for RL money." - MaxBacon
"classification of games into MMOs is not by rational reasoning" - nariusseldon
Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
Oh and all lives matter.
I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying you are missing the point with an All Lives Matter statement. That is not what this is about.
But, how about something like this, just some food for thought:
Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good.
By Najwa Zebian
/Cheers, Lahnmir
No. The bigger picture here is that racism is bad no matter what color your skin is. Hence why all lives matter.
Also this isn't even about BLM so much as it's about opportunistic criminals and virtue signaling.
The words by Najwa Zebian made me think of this video where a black lady had her business vandalized by BLM. Don't vandalize an old black ladies store and tell her black lives matter.
Go read the comic I provided in my first link, that is exactly what is wrong with your statement. All lives matter, not all lives are being discriminated against equally at this point in time. That is why I said that this is not what this is about, it is literally another issue you are raising.
As for the black womans store, that is horrible, no excuse. But go kick a dog for 10 years straight. Will he only bite that which he hate after that or will he bite anything that gets in his way?
I'll say it again, I am not argueing against what you say, I am saying that you are argeuing something different. The comic really says it best.
/Cheers, Lahnmir
'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
I'd say 75% of the people out there rioting and looting don't give a shit, some proably don't even know what it's really about, they are the "want to see the world burn" peeps and any (insert state of unrest) is enough to trigger incitement.
My faith is my shield! - Turalyon 2022
Your legend ends here and now! - (Battles Won Long Ago)
A game that glorifies crime and violence has no place in this at all. Talk about misplaced.
People who care don't need you to shut their game down, they already are aware. People who don't care will continue not to care. This is silly. Empty gesture.
Don't most games glorify violence though? Crime I can understand your point, especially since you can play an authority figure going around beating up people in this game......but most games would have 'no place' if violence was concerned.
My post was not anti-violence in games, you obviously missed the point entirely.
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I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
ummm...Grand Theft Auto is the crime committed in this article
Completely agree.
It's an attempt to give the impression of caring while doing the least they possibly can other than absolutely nothing. A game activity of any sort would require more effort than simply flicking the switch.
Stop blaming video games for violence in the real world
"classification of games into MMOs is not by rational reasoning" - nariusseldon
Love Minecraft. And check out my Youtube channel OhCanadaGamer
Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/No, I don't agree with you at all, the purpose of those so you called "thug games" is only to entertain people. What we should do is to learn how to distinguish the right and the wrong. Without those "thug games", there are "thug movies", "thug TVs" and "thug musics"........ and following your logic, Should we shut them all down? Clearly, that is not a healthy way to look at things.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
"classification of games into MMOs is not by rational reasoning" - nariusseldon
Love Minecraft. And check out my Youtube channel OhCanadaGamer
Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/But, how about something like this, just some food for thought:
Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good.
By Najwa Zebian
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
Careful, if you are white you can get fired for saying that.
If I want a world in which people can purchase success and power with cash, I'll play Real Life. Keep Virtual Worlds Virtual!
"classification of games into MMOs is not by rational reasoning" - nariusseldon
Love Minecraft. And check out my Youtube channel OhCanadaGamer
Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/As for the black womans store, that is horrible, no excuse. But go kick a dog for 10 years straight. Will he only bite that which he hate after that or will he bite anything that gets in his way?
I'll say it again, I am not argueing against what you say, I am saying that you are argeuing something different. The comic really says it best.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
"classification of games into MMOs is not by rational reasoning" - nariusseldon
Love Minecraft. And check out my Youtube channel OhCanadaGamer
Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/My post was not anti-violence in games, you obviously missed the point entirely.
It's about the irony of this game in particular acting high and mighty by shutting down for a day.
He will be remembered.
Will you?
Anyway good on them. It's obvious after reading this thread it was the right choice.
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