31 replies to this topic

[arcana75]

Seeing as it's Father's Day.

[Michael Knell]

Probably not, PGI is North America company, and in this day and age in NA, any celebration of "conservative values" and "patriarchal society" means you're a bigot, white supremacist, racist, sexist, transphobe, etc.

Pressure on these things in gaming industry is blowing up in current year.

Edited by Michael Knell, 16 June 2019 - 02:06 AM.

[LordNothing]

i can live without another event. seeing as i just completed one.

Michael Knell, on 16 June 2019 - 02:05 AM, said:

Probably not, PGI is North America company, and in this day and age in NA, any celebration of "conservative values" and "patriarchal society" means you're a bigot, white supremacist, racist, sexist, transphobe, etc.

Pressure on these things in gaming industry is blowing up in current year.

i miss when the games industry just made games and the movie industry just made movies. seems all anyone makes anymore is propaganda.

Edited by LordNothing, 16 June 2019 - 02:44 AM.

[RickySpanish]

As much as I agree about the games industry being mostly rather awful at the moment, as it is in the death grip of <feminist|marxist|socialist|corporate> tentacles, I don't think PGI are particularly influenced by that. Afterall they ran a memorial day event.

[Sergeant Destroy]

Not enough buzzwords. How about "SJWs stole my precious mech event"? Jeez.......

Edited by Sergeant Destroy, 16 June 2019 - 11:20 AM.

[Spheroid]

Stop begging for more events when it serves to the detriment of the only remaining monetization vehicle.

[Gagis]

Fathers Day is at different times in different countries. Where is it now?

[VonBruinwald]

Gagis, on 16 June 2019 - 08:18 AM, said:

Fathers Day is at different times in different countries. Where is it now?

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[Dauntless Blint]

Mother's and Farther's day's are just marketing events anyways but just like having a beer any good excuse to have an event will do.

[thievingmagpi]

Michael Knell, on 16 June 2019 - 02:05 AM, said:

Probably not, PGI is North America company, and in this day and age in NA, any celebration of "conservative values" and "patriarchal society" means you're a bigot, white supremacist, racist, sexist, transphobe, etc.

Pressure on these things in gaming industry is blowing up in current year.

LMAO

imagine actually thinking this

[RickySpanish]

thievingmagpi, on 16 June 2019 - 03:53 PM, said:

LMAO

imagine actually thinking this

He's not wrong though.

[LordNothing]

Spheroid, on 16 June 2019 - 08:14 AM, said:

Stop begging for more events when it serves to the detriment of the only remaining monetization vehicle.

i think there are already way too many events. i mean i could live with one or two a month tops. id be happy if they discontinue events entirely and just do a 25% reduction in grind across the board.

Edited by LordNothing, 16 June 2019 - 05:34 PM.

[thievingmagpi]

RickySpanish, on 16 June 2019 - 04:18 PM, said:

He's not wrong though.

nah, he is. it's sheer nonsense and further illustration of another very intelligent person getting duped by the fear mongers who have these people by the short and curlies.

Edited by thievingmagpi, 16 June 2019 - 06:11 PM.

[Relishcakes]

thievingmagpi, on 16 June 2019 - 06:10 PM, said:

nah, he is. it's sheer nonsense and further illustration of another very intelligent person getting duped by the fear mongers who have these people by the short and curlies.

How is it nonsense and how is he/she/waffle wrong when you LITERALLY see it happening all the time?
Remember battlefield 5?

[thievingmagpi]

Relishcakes, on 16 June 2019 - 06:16 PM, said:

How is it nonsense and how is he/she/waffle wrong when you LITERALLY see it happening all the time?

Because it doesn't.

Relishcakes, on 16 June 2019 - 06:16 PM, said:

Remember battlefield 5?

Like when a bunch of nerds got all bent out of shape over a videogame?

LUL

MEN R BEING ERASED!!!!

It must be exhausting clutching your pearls so hard.

Edited by thievingmagpi, 16 June 2019 - 06:29 PM.

[FupDup]

Inb4 Squawk.

[Anomalocaris]

One example. Many more out there if you look.

Mortal Kombat 11

- Woke SJW endings for several characters
- Interview with the game lead:

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“Our character lead, Brendan George, has been a breath of fresh air of just introducing new ideas. Our design is just getting more mature and respectful. You’re not going to wear a bikini to a fight. You’re not going to be showing so much skin. I think it’s just what the game is about: You’re going in to fight for your life, and you’re not going to be wearing such scantily clad items."

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...Cut to shots of all the male characters bare chested

Not my kind of game, but this kind of woke, SJW stuff is percolating through the game industry. Ever since gamergate it's been making the rounds. Easiest thing to do is not buy the stuff (see Battlefield V flop), but to deny that its having an influence is sticking your head in the sand.

You may not be interested in woke culture and its proponents, but _it_ is interested in _you_

[thievingmagpi]

Anomalocaris, on 16 June 2019 - 07:51 PM, said:

One example. Many more out there if you look.

Mortal Kombat 11

- Woke SJW endings for several characters
- Interview with the game lead:


“Our character lead, Brendan George, has been a breath of fresh air of just introducing new ideas. Our design is just getting more mature and respectful. You’re not going to wear a bikini to a fight. You’re not going to be showing so much skin. I think it’s just what the game is about: You’re going in to fight for your life, and you’re not going to be wearing such scantily clad items."


...Cut to shots of all the male characters bare chested
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It's almost like male and female anatomy are different, especially with respect to what clothing might help or hinder their ability to fight. Hilarious.

Not having over the top breasts flying around, clearly the same as covering the scary man-nips.

I wonder if Boudica wore a thong and heels while rebelling against the Romans.

Also, hilarious that a "woke sjw ending" to you is a character, who in a game where you can punch people's heads off, goes back in time to end one of the most pernicious, disgusting and pervasive phenomena in their country's history.

Anomalocaris, on 16 June 2019 - 07:51 PM, said:

Not my kind of game, but this kind of woke, SJW stuff is percolating through the game industry.

Sorry that not being a ******* is hard for you

Edited by thievingmagpi, 16 June 2019 - 08:25 PM.

[justcallme A S H]

No Mechdad event



All I've seen the past 3-4 days is a Mechdads wet dream of bracket builds, silly mechs and a lot of standing still looking at birds in the maps. Lots of "playing the objective" as well as Kamikaze runs for UAV rewards.


I'd say the Dad's well and truly got one.

Edited by justcallme A S H, 16 June 2019 - 08:12 PM.

[BarHaid]

justcallme A S H, on 16 June 2019 - 08:11 PM, said:

No Mechdad event



All I've seen the past 3-4 days is a Mechdads wet dream of bracket builds, silly mechs and a lot of standing still looking at birds in the maps. Lots of "playing the objective" as well as Kamikaze runs for UAV rewards.


I'd say the Dad's well and truly got one.

Man, this game would be great if weren't for all the dads....