MayauMiao
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Even if one person said it, it tells you that such practice is likely the norm within the studio because they stupidly brave enough to actually admit it.
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Avowed art director calls Elon Musk a "sad little shit" over Avowed gender pronoun complaints, indicates more of the same in final product
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Even if one person said it, it tells you that such practice is likely the norm within the studio because they stupidly brave enough to actually admit it.
GHG
Member
Not sure if you got the memo, Elon is now a government official.
What sort of mindset do you think needs to be prevalent within an organisation in order for somebody to be comfortable enough to say this sort of stuff externally without fear of ostracisation at their place of work?
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lmimmfn
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I didnt spend 1000euro on a 4070Ti to experience ugliness like that, thats a hard pass for me.Sexy
The pronouns crap is just highlighting that this will be overtly woke and i am glad this awareness is being raised, ive spent far too much money on games that i bought on release only to find out they are woke, its good to know what to avoid before putting any money down, at least i will know that im not contributing/investing in woke in games.
Madflavor
Member
Elon Musk is essentially a “Toxic White Male Gamergater” who has immense power as a CEO and Government official. This is a man who bought Twitter for the purpose of destroying the far left echo chamber, and giving people on both sides a voice again. If you’re a far left activist who weaseled your way into the industry, this guy should be your worst nightmare. He’s a Chud who literally has the power and connections to fuck your shit up.
Why on god’s green earth would antagonize the man if you’re making your agenda driven game? This is the definition of poking a sleeping tiger.
Why on god’s green earth would antagonize the man if you’re making your agenda driven game? This is the definition of poking a sleeping tiger.
user friendly
Member
Baaaaaaam! (Avatar reference)
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CompleteGlobalSaturation
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Every single one of these crazy cunts have some anti-white vendetta.I think someone should tell him that I'm pretty sure it's illegal to discriminate based on the colour of someones skin.
DenchDeckard
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I wonder if this Concords the game. I know pronouns weren't that games ONLY issue but the internet seems to be rallying a hate wagon for avowed now. over one image on a character select screen.
even if the Woke stuff is mild in this game its going to be all over the internet on launch day.
If Balders Gate 3 was launching today it would be destroyed I think. Larian dodged a bullet.
even if the Woke stuff is mild in this game its going to be all over the internet on launch day.
If Balders Gate 3 was launching today it would be destroyed I think. Larian dodged a bullet.
Mozzarella
Member
This art director comes off as insufferable.
Talentless art design, welcome to Obsidian (thought PoE2 looked good though)
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
The studio, or the whole Microsoft gaming division? Remember, that's what the tweet was suggesting.
I'm not asking for the "mindset". I want concrete evidence that Microsoft is excluding white people from their gaming division. The evidence needs to be more than one tweet from a deranged employee.
GHG
Member
Nice cute emoji for you. Reminds me of my cat looking at me like that when I had to ground it.
Ouch...
"joined August 11, 2024"
Never had a single interaction with you outside of the replies to you in this thread but yet you take it upon yourself to periodically go through all of my posts and throw triggered emojis on them.
This seems personal. Welcome back, whose alt are you?
GHG
Member
Microsoft Brags That It Pays White Employees Less Than Non-White Employees Despite ‘Same Job Title’
Microsoft bragged that it pays its white employees less than non-white employees who are employed in similar roles in a diversity report touting the company’s “pay equity” agenda. The admission came from the tech giant’s 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Report, which outlines the company’s loyalty...
Jaybe
Member
What in the actual fuck
Twitter history is always filled gems from these self-hating anti-white activists
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
I think I’m just tired of everyone’s agendas invading gaming, left, right, gay, religious, all of it. I play games to escape that bullshit. For the most part, I despise most groups and feel like they’re all idiots.
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Distinct cases
Concord was a hero shooter in a era that we have a lot of options, and free ones, that are already great. It was dead from the start, but they even pushed the woke agenda, so it was even deader
Baldur's Gate was first and foremost an RPG. They showed woke stuff? No. They made a video with Sam and Frodo playing the fucking game. The execution was kinda bland, but it was the right choice for sure
Avowed... Wasn't the greatest thing ever from the start, but people was neutral with it. Woke stuff was put in the table, so now it's fucked
TheSHEEEP
Gold Member
Don't really care about the pronoun stuff.
What counts is the actual in-game writing.
Is it serviceable at least?
Or will it be Failguard levels of weaponized cringe and self-insertive political preaching?
From what I've seen so far, it at least won't be the latter, but I sure won't buy it on release - instead I'll wait and see.
What counts is the actual in-game writing.
Is it serviceable at least?
Or will it be Failguard levels of weaponized cringe and self-insertive political preaching?
From what I've seen so far, it at least won't be the latter, but I sure won't buy it on release - instead I'll wait and see.
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Microsoft Brags That It Pays White Employees Less Than Non-White Employees Despite ‘Same Job Title’
Microsoft bragged that it pays its white employees less than non-white employees who are employed in similar roles in a diversity report touting the company’s “pay equity” agenda. The admission came from the tech giant’s 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Report, which outlines the company’s loyalty...www.dailywire.com
Yes. That's what I wanted.
I first raised an eyebrow at the daily wire, but they have linked the official Microsoft document.
I'll have a look later. Thanks!
GHG
Member
The difference is that Larian didn't come across as if they had an agenda, and they certainly weren't preachy about any of the content in their game that can be considered "inclusive". It also helps that the game is tremendously well written, so nothing feels out of place.
This is what people need to understand, there has been representation across media and entertainment for pretty much as long as it's existed, but previously none of it was forced, it was natural and the people who were in charge of creating/directing the work certainly weren't doing it for brownie points.
It would benefit you to read through this post I did a few weeks ago on this subject to better understand the context behind all of this:
Analysis - Review - Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Review Thread
The big publishers used to threaten GAF with blacklisting for allowing negative opinions and press. It was hilarious, since I never took their payola to begin with.
PeteBull
Member
And its not a matter of dev skill or hardware not being powerful enough, lets not forget that is real time ps4 footage, aka 1,8tf gpu with jaguar cpu:
Android looking, talking, animating and behaving more of a woman than all those current gen independend ugly as a sin cave troll boss babes
DenchDeckard
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Avowed is not even out yet. It could generally be GOTY material and theres people writing off a game that has a gender selection on the character select screen, exactly like Balders Gate 3
This has all blown up over one image and now a stupid post from an employee. Which deserves backlash. The guys fucked up, no doubt.
MayauMiao
Member
Toots
Gold Member
Nice cute emoji for you. Reminds me of my cat looking at me like that when I had to ground it.
Ouch...
Ass of Can Whooping
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Microsoft Brags That It Pays White Employees Less Than Non-White Employees Despite ‘Same Job Title’
Microsoft bragged that it pays its white employees less than non-white employees who are employed in similar roles in a diversity report touting the company’s “pay equity” agenda. The admission came from the tech giant’s 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Report, which outlines the company’s loyalty...
Thank god I can identify as black now
gaming_again
Member
uh wtf lol.
Hawk The Slayer
Member
I not into BG3 but even I'll say BG3 would still be successful no matter what. It's a game with much deeper writing than the usual woke games and offers tons of different choices/options which was the main selling point and focus and not just a forced nasty message. It's similar to how New Vegas is with its great lore, writing, and choices and that's easily one of the best games of all times to a lot of people.
Fabieter
Member
Nothing we saw until now made me think this could be goty. Obsidian make good but flawed games.
We also bashed Dragon Age and Concord for this shit. Why would a Obsidian game any different.
GHG
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Care to explain how little time passed between all of these then along with the fact that those were all of my posts in chronological order?:
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Gamer_By_Proxy
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Exactly. There’s nothing wrong with being gay. My two best friends in college were gay. But they were not like this and even liked hearing me say gay jokes to them. These people are just insufferable.
Fabieter
Member
The difference is that Larian didn't come across as if they had an agenda, and they certainly weren't preachy about any of the content in their game that can be considered "inclusive". It also helps that the game is tremendously well written, so nothing feels out of place.
This is what people need to understand, there has been representation across media and entertainment for pretty much as long as it's existed, but previously none of it was forced, it was natural and the people who were in charge of creating/directing the work certainly weren't doing it for brownie points.
It would benefit you to read through this post I did a few weeks ago on this subject to better understand the context behind all of this:
Analysis - Review - Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Review Thread
The big publishers used to threaten GAF with blacklisting for allowing negative opinions and press. It was hilarious, since I never took their payola to begin with.www.neogaf.com
It's insane that people don't understand this. Just don't force it and make it well written. In addition make the characters look good. And it's fine.
GHG
Member
This is also referenced in the article:
A Microsoft Fellowship Caps the Number of White and Asian Applicants. Lawyers Say That’s Illegal.
It’s not just Google. Microsoft is capping the number of white and Asian students that universities can nominate for a prestigious research fellowship that includes a generous $42,000 stipend, part of a pattern of discriminatory policies sweeping corporate America.
freebeacon.com
DenchDeckard
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Cant believe we are posting Grummz tweets. Even if he is remotely right. Guy is a mess of a person.
Buggy Loop
Member
Baldur’s Gate 3 is an excellent example of the hypocrisy but I have one better
Hogwarts Legacy
If I was
GHG
and without a job, I feel there’s many receipts in Hogwarts thread from users having total opposite reactions to the past >30 pages of Avowed pronoun threads. Just a feeling.Still, that art director is a dumbass. First he writes like a retard. Drunk? High? His name sounds native English enough. I bet there’s a juicy meeting waiting for him this morning.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
I am not sure if it was a smart thing to do 
Game will bomb anyway, hope they fire the dude.
Game will bomb anyway, hope they fire the dude.I believe neither of those games were promoting woke stuff. Or even in discourse online.
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Stu_Hart
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You cared enough to screenshot some emoji? I was right all along that you are easily triggered.
Care to explain how little time passed between all of these then along with the fact that those were all of my posts in chronological order?:
You have used that emoji on me too when I made replies calling out rage-baiters over here, never took any sides at all, and I never directed it at you but you don't see me screenshot it to ask. Get over it, for real.
Fabieter
Member
Baldur’s Gate 3 is an excellent example of the hypocrisy but I have one better
Hogwarts Legacy
If I was
Still, that art director is a dumbass. First he writes like a retard. Drunk? High? His name sounds native English enough. I bet there’s a juicy meeting waiting for him this morning.
So are you pro woke or are you just bashing specific games for doing so? Dragon age is GOTY, isnt it?
Buggy Loop
Member
Hogwarts Legacy
Starfield
Baldur’s Gate 3
All allow you customization of characters that go beyond male/female.
Hogwarts legacy will not make you select a pronoun, but if you make a non-binary character they will refer to you as they.
Starfield AND Baldur’s Gate 3 have pronoun selection.
Then cyberpunk 2077 where you can also play a lot with character creation but I don’t recall (or cared) if they change pronouns to they while playing.
Bernardougf
Member
GHG
Member
Oh the horror, I may have used that emoji on a post of yours at a point in time that warranted it.
Show me where I've gone through all of your posts in sequence and spammed emojis on them without even having had time to read the content of those posts. I'll wait.
You claim other people are "easily triggered" yet the behaviour you exhibit is exactly that of a triggered maladjusted individual.
Madflavor
Member
Both. Musk has a lot of power and connections. When you talk about kicking the hornet's nest, he's it. I'm not sure the dev team of Avowed appreciate the Art Director running his mouth like that.
PeteBull
Member
Starfield is avg game at best, so lets not mix it up with great games plz.
Both HL and CP2077 were cancelled/boycoted hard on rainbow forum/by woke clowns, ofc with 0 results like all of their boycots end.
BG3 is top notch game that provided players with tons of options/value and polish, and didnt push woke agenda down our throats, so it was basically 99% of amazing game sprinkled with 1% of not invasive wokeness which could totally be not seen at all if some1 chose to, simple as that.
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