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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

Senua

Member
My excitement about this game peaked with the first reveal teaser and went down with every bit of information released since...
Yup that trailer ruled, dark fantasy vibes. This game gets more purple the more they show. The previews were positive but Dragon age Veilguard got fucking positive previews just because the gameplay wasn't complete garbage, ignoring all other aspects of garbage
 

Hookshot

Member
It was a character creation screen, it makes sense to know how you'll be addressed in game even if listing your pronouns in reality is the actions of the deranged. Sperging out at the richest man in the world seems like a bad idea when trying to release a product.
 

Hrk69

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Nvzman

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Following discourse over Avowed’s pronouns, he pointed to an image of former Blizzard developer Mark Kern and Elon Musk, dubbing the image “Sickos.jpg.” This was followed by additional criticism of Elon Musk, where the developer claimed to have wanted to make Elon Musk mad with his work on the RPG.
Man, whatever happened to people with emotional issues like this just being fucking fired on the spot for unprofessional public conduct of your work?

Also "just wait until you see the default"? So you are intentionally baiting people with this instead of making the game be the best it can be? What the actual fuck is wrong with these people
 
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GHG

Member
He just doesn't give a shit and has a loose mouth because prior to Musk buying Twitter people like him could talk shit like this and get very little pushback. Social media and the gaming press was/is almost 100% controlled by their peers who all harbor the same sentiments.

Just for one day I'd like to see what the media would look like if the shoe were on the other foot and a gaming director for a game with a huge publisher backing it said their objective when making the game was to make the pronoun and alphabet brigade mad.

Don't think we'd ever hear the end of it.
 
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DeaDPo0L84

Member
I'm not even mad but honestly this stuff is extremely tiring. Now when the game fails they'll blame intolerant white bigots when really everyone is turned off by this crap. Videogame industry is going to see a big shakeup moving forward and I can't wait to see it.
 

Madflavor

Member
Fairly recently I've made the decision to only follow and get excited for games that are made out of Europe and Asia. Games made in America typically just don't fall under my radar anymore for a whole host of reasons, this is one of them.
 

MiguelItUp

Member
If this game does well or poor, it's not going to be because of a Twitter post.

That being said, people REALLY need to remind themselves you don't need to post everything, lol. Freedom of speech exists and should. But that doesn't mean you should just say anything and everything. Across the board. You can't just say things that you know will get attention, then be upset about said attention. 🤣
 

Kacho

Gold Member
If this game does well or poor, it's not going to be because of a Twitter post.

That being said, people REALLY need to remind themselves you don't need to post everything, lol. Freedom of speech exists and should. But that doesn't mean you should just say anything and everything. Across the board. You can't just say things that you know will get attention, then be upset about said attention. 🤣
Yes yes, the game didn’t fail because it was woke. We got it.
 

Mister Wolf

Member
Yep it's so easy to root them out when you see them defending the insane woke shits here and in the other threads. Some will try to say they are neutral but a neutral person definitely won't go out of their way to go against others that are dunking on this crazy disgusting shits.

What's great about this place is they are free to defend their beliefs and not be silenced. Just like Twitter after Musk's acquisition. We all know they really want to silence us who speak out against this gender lunacy.
 

DonkeyPunchJr

World’s Biggest Weeb
Why can't these people just shut the fuck up before releasing a game
It’s unbelievable. If you run a game or movie studio, your social media policy should be to NEVER argue with critics and especially never insult anybody who criticizes your game. Just do not engage with or respond to criticism in any way, shape, or form.

Such an own goal. One moron running his mouth just turned this into yet another culture war battleground.
 
What's great about this place is they are free to defend their beliefs and not be silenced. Just like Twitter after Musk's acquisition. We all know they really want to silence us who speak out against this gender lunacy.
Agreed so I never get the folks who says this is the opposite of Era when this place is actually fair. While those places like Era, Gamefaqs etc run by lunatics would easily silence those with a different view the first chance it gets. It applies to other things too outside of gaming forums. None woke places would give wokies a shot even if they don't agree with them while the opposite will basically scream no you must agree with my insane ways or I hate you!
 

Imtjnotu

Member
It’s unbelievable. If you run a game or movie studio, your social media policy should be to NEVER argue with critics and especially never insult anybody who criticizes your game. Just do not engage with or respond to criticism in any way, shape, or form.

Such an own goal. One moron running his mouth just turned this into yet another culture war battleground.
I feel like way too many times the last year,

Devs come out saying some stupid shit about gamers or the gaming industry that puts them and their game in a bad position.

Let people talk their crap, and just release a game.

Concord, the new ass creed, dustborn.
 

Hohenheim

Member
Oof..
Well, I find these social media outbursts cringe AF from both "sides".
I'm very much looking forward to Avowed, but will probably stay away from forums and gaming sites while playing it. Just bad vibes from every side of the "debate".
Its all so silly and childish. Aren't these guys grown ups?

I just wanna enjoy some videogames, and I think i'm better off without knowing about every silly outburst people have on the net. I'll let the games do the talking.
 

John Marston

GAF's very own treasure goblin
It’s unbelievable. If you run a game or movie studio, your social media policy should be to NEVER argue with critics and especially never insult anybody who criticizes your game. Just do not engage with or respond to criticism in any way, shape, or form.
If a colleague on a game I'm working on ever did this I would personally go to his desk and slap him upside the head.

It's easy to abstain from social media you narcissistic child.
 
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