Kadayi
Banned
christ jaffe, what are you doing
Mild flirting perhaps?
christ jaffe, what are you doing
christ jaffe, what are you doing
Did I somehow step into literal hell?! Zoe Quinn caused the suicide of Alec Holowka and is awarded for it by being allowed to make Batman-comic books? Wtf
Had to tweet about it, maybe retweet it for greater exposure. There's silencing an act, and then there's awarding it. I'm gonna go vomit ...
This is why we need a sad emoji reaction
GoW2 was the best one, indeed.Barlog took over with GoW2, didn’t he?
Maybe a letter writing campaign to DC saying you won't support them if they go forward?Also she now has a batman/superman spin-off, this world is fucked.
Zoe Quinn to Write DC Comics' Batman and Superman Spin-Off The Infected: Deathbringer
DC Comics announced that Zoe Quinn will team up with artist Tyler Kirkham to write a Batman and Superman spin-off titled The Infected: Deathbringer #1.boundingintocomics.com
It's most likely she signed the contract before she made her allegations against Alec.
So really, she's just being rewarded for her terrible professional track record, than her poisonous social track record.
And still no game from the $85K scammed out of a Kickstarter.
- There’s a hideous monster that has a knack for lying.
- Another power this creature has is that simpletons believe their lies.
- This grotesque abomination accuses someone one day of heinous acts and posts it to a public forum.
- Despite the monster providing zero evidence, the accused is bashed by the public and loses everything.
- The accused person then kills themself.
EvilLore on Twitter said:Alec Holowka was driven to suicide, and few seem to care. Journalists almost universally headlined his suicide as "passed away," as if by chance.
Wonder what happened to him....
Also she now has a batman/superman spin-off, this world is fucked.
Zoe Quinn to Write DC Comics' Batman and Superman Spin-Off The Infected: Deathbringer
DC Comics announced that Zoe Quinn will team up with artist Tyler Kirkham to write a Batman and Superman spin-off titled The Infected: Deathbringer #1.boundingintocomics.com
Looking forward to it. I hope people can remain cordial, even if they disagree with the points he's making.davidjaffe didn't have his account info current, so I've sorted him out. He should be coming around to discuss directly.
Did I somehow step into literal hell?! Zoe Quinn caused the suicide of Alec Holowka and is awarded for it by being allowed to make Batman-comic books? Wtf
Had to tweet about it, maybe retweet it for greater exposure. There's silencing an act, and then there's awarding it. I'm gonna go vomit ...
Maybe a letter writing campaign to DC saying you won't support them if they go forward?
Also she now has a batman/superman spin-off, this world is fucked.
Zoe Quinn to Write DC Comics' Batman and Superman Spin-Off The Infected: Deathbringer
DC Comics announced that Zoe Quinn will team up with artist Tyler Kirkham to write a Batman and Superman spin-off titled The Infected: Deathbringer #1.boundingintocomics.com
TIL that I knew her when she was in high school. She looked so damn familiar I Googled and found her real name and origin. Yup, friends with my ex, played DDR with her at the mall, she had an older abusive boyfriend. That's about all I remember, really nothing to contribute, but it blows my mind that I've read all this and turns out I knew her.
Can we invite Anna Slatz to be a part of this pow-wow with David Jaffe?
LOL, I should have just said he was a mean asshole that's all I remember about him, I did not like being near him, he just yelled at her and shit, I should just edit my post to say he was an asshole lol.Was the boyfriend actually abusive, or did she just tell people he was so they’d feel bad and buy her pogs and hair dye?
Do whatever you like, and although I disagree I have no problem with people who choose to call out a company. I'm not asking you to change your mind or retract anything.
But I do not think this is the way forward. Let her product fail all on its own. Don't give narcissists any excuse to play the victim. See everyone? I put my female-empowering comic out there and the incels worked very hard to cancel me. That is why it sold so poorly. This excuse has been used quite a few times in entertainment (not just videogames) and it works very well because... well... the "victim" can point to an actual outrage-mob that rallied against their precious product.
Toss David, and get Al Jaffee. He could do a Zoe Quinn fold-in.
What a minute.
There is no mob. There is no coordinated effort here on GAF in any way shape or form. We have a discussion thread... that is it.
GAF is doing nothing and I am sure 99% of its posters and staff ( EviLore included) would condemn any harassment or group action beyond discussion in this discussion thread.
There isn't any GAF mob. There is a discussion thread on the topic.
And if anyone knows about members organizing internet mob actions, definitely show that evidence to the staff
We don't condone campaigns to actively get people fired over twitter words or game design.
That is what morally bankrupt people do.
There's a rising IDGAF attitude and it is only found among those who reject groupthink and mob mentality. And not to diminish this noble attitude, but I think it's largely because people are hungry for real conversation. When you're sick of getting shouted down, dismissed, slandered, and misrepresented, and if you don't get any satisfaction out of mob action, you'll gravitate towards like-minded individuals irrespective of their ideology. That is the internet way of things, so I guess it's not a surprise.This, I don't like the cancelling the other way as well. It's up to the company whether they think she's fit for them, I'd rather avoid stirring up campaigns. If she's good at what she does, I'd really not care if she's likely a shitty person. I'd rather we just try to figure this out based on what evidence we can find and give a balanced view of things. I much prefer just investigating and reporting something, to taking active steps. If I don't want to support something I'll just not support it. Especially if the subject is a person/individual, which always needs to be protected from mob pressure. I'd rather avoid all of that.
Things have gone really wrong over the years, with how polarized and how insulated the gaming press and even developers appear, with us vs them being on the forefront. There's been speculations on whether the ME3 debacle or the Gamergate debacle was the watershed moment, but I'd say it's just as much a reflection of general political polarization as well outside of gaming. Even here at NeoGAF we've had both extreme poles, from people shitting up threads doing critiques of gaming or gaming culture (cirka 2012) to people rejecting critique of that critique or rejection of certain dogmas.
But it's not discussion and reflection that it has amounted to, but activism and zealousness instead. We see this with certain releases like Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the kind of backlash it was met with. There's a certain dissonance between a lot of the consumers/gamers and developer/gaming journalists. Within the mainstream parts of gaming journalism a disdain for gamers and for people standing out from dogma, where Colin Moriarty even ended up being representative of both (ME3 debacle and the ridiculous overreaction to a JOKE that ended up getting him booted from Kinda Funny, though that was also due to crew's inability to accept Colin's criticisms of the 2016 democratic campaign, which clearly made for high tension as well).
Games now have just become problematic or progressive for a lot of the gaming press. No attempt at challenging their own viewpoints, trying to spring a debate, instead things are either considered in each camp. Even the lack of a problematic or a progressive is in itself problematic for some even. Now these aren't representative of the press in general, but the tacit agreement through silence from their peers is enough to make that completely irrelevant.
At the same time consumers/gamers also become over sensitive towards anything they feel attack them, leading to hostility back as well and an inability to accept that people have critiques and that they'll explore political or ethical perspectives.
That said, I'm more hopeful, just due to how media is changing, leading to more variety. And the consumers/gamers have always had rather diverse opinions on all aspects. Whether it's something that hits close to developers, like crunch, which is one where you have people with completely different opinions, though some can act dismissive towards the developers as well. Still, the change is mostly in terms of variation, though not necessarily showing good discussion and willingness to see other's perspective from the different sides, whether press or consumers. Still there's hope, which I feel like GAF is, especially thanks to a lot of people who hold out, even though some might gang up a bit too quickly during discussions.
Only thing I'm worried about is the game development studios, the developers and the publishers, where I feel like I'm curious as to how varied people are, how different their beliefs are and what creative works they are allowed to present. From my impression the creative freedom can be big at times, but that doesn't necessarily help if the creativity to explore ideas are limited.
This became a long rant, but I generally want to avoid that sort of returning of cancellation. If Quinn has done something that's a criminal offense, someone should press charges, if she's done something that's a civil offense, then that should be considered. If not, then just not buying her comic, but also not shying out of critiquing her public statements and being skeptical of her projects (see her Kickstarter) is what I prefer.
Also she now has a batman/superman spin-off, this world is fucked.
Zoe Quinn to Write DC Comics' Batman and Superman Spin-Off The Infected: Deathbringer
DC Comics announced that Zoe Quinn will team up with artist Tyler Kirkham to write a Batman and Superman spin-off titled The Infected: Deathbringer #1.boundingintocomics.com
W.T.F.??? DC announces this today?? And judging from the plot summary, it’s an autobiography of what she did to Alec:
“A story of a hero who is done with bringing peace to a world that cannot be trusted with it; a woman whose newly awakened dark side is ready to burn it all down and forge a new destiny.”
Respect for coming on here.Hey, nice to be back. I had forgotten my password for years and it was linked to a dead email so I couldn't retrieve it. Thanks Tyler for getting me back on board.
My core take/issue:
- I don't know Zoe or care about her other than her being a fellow human. From what I gather she lies, is vindictive, and- sadly- is dealing w/some mental health challenges of her own.
-I don't care if people are public about attacking her story and trying to prove she is a liar. I only care in as much that people either seem to be anti or pro Zoe and take in and support only the facts that support their narratives (for example, it seems odd to me that some 'anti-Zoe' folks have zero problem accepting text communications between Alec and some anon friend where they were bashing Zoe, but those same people throw out the 'testimony' of Alec's sister ((who claimed Alec was her best friend)) when she suggests that Alec, while improving, was capable of causing harm to other people because of his illness). The only dog I have in the fight is honesty and truth and I take issue with people who look at something as serious as sexual assault, mental illness, and suicide as almost a game where they will do, say, and accept anything that will help their 'team' win.
-I took issue with the chart on page #1 of this thread because it seemed to be all about ways to conclude Zoe was a bad person and a liar without also covering aspects/explorations of if she was telling the truth. For example, the anon chat between Alec and Anon worker from the Post Millennial site results in a chart conclusion that "It's very obvious that Zoe was also a terrible partner ". Hell of a conclusion to draw and state definitively based on anon sources printed in a known right-wing leaning tabloid (https://www.allsides.com/news-source/post-millennial-media-bias).
But In the bottom column the notes from Alec's sister and co-workers claiming he had behavioral issues when dealing with other people (and could easily lend at least SOME credence to the idea he COULD have indeed assaulted Zoe) don't affect the CONCLUSION column at all. And unless you have a dog in the fight/are already anti-Zoe going in, how could they not affect the conclusion? Wouldn't the conclusion a person looking only for truth be something like: Based on 'testimony' of people very close to Alec, it's at the least possible his illness resulted in behaviors that harmed others and it's not unreasonable to conclude that that behavior may have been directed at Zoe in the way she described.
So on and on and on...you get the point. Happy to answer any questions but that's why I was annoyed.
Also, FWIW, I don't stir up controversy for my stream. Ever. Last thing I ever want to be is something like THE QUARTERING and just make outrage content. I respect the guy's success and work ethic but he's always pissed and bitchy about something and I'm not looking to do that kind of a show. The only reason I do the stream is it's fun to shoot the shit about the game biz that I love and so I talk about game stuff that is on my mind. In this case, I read the thread last nite, tweeted about it, and woke to a bunch of folks who were angry/annoyed at my comments. So naturally, that was one of the topics I chose to spend time on on today's stream.
Thanks for reading, appreciate it!
David
W.T.F.??? DC announces this today?? And judging from the plot summary, it’s an autobiography of what she did to Alec:
“A story of a hero who is done with bringing peace to a world that cannot be trusted with it; a woman whose newly awakened dark side is ready to burn it all down and forge a new destiny.”
Also she now has a batman/superman spin-off, this world is fucked.
Zoe Quinn to Write DC Comics' Batman and Superman Spin-Off The Infected: Deathbringer
DC Comics announced that Zoe Quinn will team up with artist Tyler Kirkham to write a Batman and Superman spin-off titled The Infected: Deathbringer #1.boundingintocomics.com
Thanks for dropping in and clarifying ...and apologies for calling you a cuck some pages backHey, nice to be back. I had forgotten my password for years and it was linked to a dead email so I couldn't retrieve it. Thanks Tyler for getting me back on board.
My core take/issue:
- I don't know Zoe or care about her other than her being a fellow human. From what I gather she lies, is vindictive, and- sadly- is dealing w/some mental health challenges of her own.
-I don't care if people are public about attacking her story and trying to prove she is a liar. I only care in as much that people either seem to be anti or pro Zoe and take in and support only the facts that support their narratives (for example, it seems odd to me that some 'anti-Zoe' folks have zero problem accepting text communications between Alec and some anon friend where they were bashing Zoe, but those same people throw out the 'testimony' of Alec's sister ((who claimed Alec was her best friend)) when she suggests that Alec, while improving, was capable of causing harm to other people because of his illness). The only dog I have in the fight is honesty and truth and I take issue with people who look at something as serious as sexual assault, mental illness, and suicide as almost a game where they will do, say, and accept anything that will help their 'team' win.
-I took issue with the chart on page #1 of this thread because it seemed to be all about ways to conclude Zoe was a bad person and a liar without also covering aspects/explorations of if she was telling the truth. For example, the anon chat between Alec and Anon worker from the Post Millennial site results in a chart conclusion that "It's very obvious that Zoe was also a terrible partner ". Hell of a conclusion to draw and state definitively based on anon sources printed in a known right-wing leaning tabloid (https://www.allsides.com/news-source/post-millennial-media-bias).
But In the bottom column the notes from Alec's sister and co-workers claiming he had behavioral issues when dealing with other people (and could easily lend at least SOME credence to the idea he COULD have indeed assaulted Zoe) don't affect the CONCLUSION column at all. And unless you have a dog in the fight/are already anti-Zoe going in, how could they not affect the conclusion? Wouldn't the conclusion a person looking only for truth be something like: Based on 'testimony' of people very close to Alec, it's at the least possible his illness resulted in behaviors that harmed others and it's not unreasonable to conclude that that behavior may have been directed at Zoe in the way she described.
So on and on and on...you get the point. Happy to answer any questions but that's why I was annoyed.
Also, FWIW, I don't stir up controversy for my stream. Ever. Last thing I ever want to be is something like THE QUARTERING and just make outrage content. I respect the guy's success and work ethic but he's always pissed and bitchy about something and I'm not looking to do that kind of a show. The only reason I do the stream is it's fun to shoot the shit about the game biz that I love and so I talk about game stuff that is on my mind. In this case, I read the thread last nite, tweeted about it, and woke to a bunch of folks who were angry/annoyed at my comments. So naturally, that was one of the topics I chose to spend time on on today's stream.
Thanks for reading, appreciate it!
David
Hey, nice to be back. I had forgotten my password for years and it was linked to a dead email so I couldn't retrieve it. Thanks Tyler for getting me back on board.
My core take/issue:
- I don't know Zoe or care about her other than her being a fellow human. From what I gather she lies, is vindictive, and- sadly- is dealing w/some mental health challenges of her own.
-I don't care if people are public about attacking her story and trying to prove she is a liar. I only care in as much that people either seem to be anti or pro Zoe and take in and support only the facts that support their narratives (for example, it seems odd to me that some 'anti-Zoe' folks have zero problem accepting text communications between Alec and some anon friend where they were bashing Zoe, but those same people throw out the 'testimony' of Alec's sister ((who claimed Alec was her best friend)) when she suggests that Alec, while improving, was capable of causing harm to other people because of his illness). The only dog I have in the fight is honesty and truth and I take issue with people who look at something as serious as sexual assault, mental illness, and suicide as almost a game where they will do, say, and accept anything that will help their 'team' win.
-I took issue with the chart on page #1 of this thread because it seemed to be all about ways to conclude Zoe was a bad person and a liar without also covering aspects/explorations of if she was telling the truth. For example, the anon chat between Alec and Anon worker from the Post Millennial site results in a chart conclusion that "It's very obvious that Zoe was also a terrible partner ". Hell of a conclusion to draw and state definitively based on anon sources printed in a known right-wing leaning tabloid (https://www.allsides.com/news-source/post-millennial-media-bias).
But In the bottom column the notes from Alec's sister and co-workers claiming he had behavioral issues when dealing with other people (and could easily lend at least SOME credence to the idea he COULD have indeed assaulted Zoe) don't affect the CONCLUSION column at all. And unless you have a dog in the fight/are already anti-Zoe going in, how could they not affect the conclusion? Wouldn't the conclusion a person looking only for truth be something like: Based on 'testimony' of people very close to Alec, it's at the least possible his illness resulted in behaviors that harmed others and it's not unreasonable to conclude that that behavior may have been directed at Zoe in the way she described.
So on and on and on...you get the point. Happy to answer any questions but that's why I was annoyed.
Also, FWIW, I don't stir up controversy for my stream. Ever. Last thing I ever want to be is something like THE QUARTERING and just make outrage content. I respect the guy's success and work ethic but he's always pissed and bitchy about something and I'm not looking to do that kind of a show. The only reason I do the stream is it's fun to shoot the shit about the game biz that I love and so I talk about game stuff that is on my mind. In this case, I read the thread last nite, tweeted about it, and woke to a bunch of folks who were angry/annoyed at my comments. So naturally, that was one of the topics I chose to spend time on on today's stream.
Thanks for reading, appreciate it!
David
DC seems to be in trouble already so I don't know if they hired her just to be a scapegoat. She was hired right before Vertigo went kaput.
If it's any consolation, comic critics tend to not follow all this nonsense and are generally immune to the twitter mob. And consensus between critics is her writing is terrible, as are most of the people asked to right for feminism reasons.
Actually, I don't really read DC, do they have containment title for all that like Marvel does?