I'm not going to cause the sales of a game to suffer all because a handful of PR people fucked up. The views (and idiocy) of a handful don't define the views of the entire company, most importantly the developers who they work with.
:/ eh, i wish you hadn't posted this. Only on resetera do you have posters out to get each other on such an extreme level.Honestly wish my other thread wasn't locked, it was acting as a great flytrap
I'm not going to cause the sales of a game to suffer all because a handful of PR people fucked up. The views (and idiocy) of a handful don't define the views of the entire company, most importantly the developers who they work with.
Honestly wish my other thread wasn't locked, it was acting as a great flytrap
I would not buy Persona if THQ had a hand in it (in Europe, they actually do); worst case I would purchase used.This is not meant as an attack to you, but I wonder if you'd boycott a Persona game if it was published by THQ :P While nowhere as worse as what THQ has done and as much as I liked that game, Persona 5 has transphobic and homophobic elements that the main characters don't speak against.
The reason I ask this is because you don't want to support THQ. I don't want to support them either and I don't see myself as supporting them. However, when it comes to our fave franchises, I'm not sure I'd have the strength to resist despite the horrible scum they're supporting. At most, I'd buy it second-hand or in a bundle where all proceeds go to charity.
I stand by making that thread, because the sheer hypocrisy is maddening.:/ eh, i wish you hadn't posted this. Only on resetera do you have posters out to get each other on such an extreme level.
If a boycott is really going to be effective, people need to start pirating THQN games en masse because direct action that actively harms their bottom line will get a response a lot faster than a couple thousand units not shipping. Chest-beating isn't enough, steal their shit.
True, THQ definitely didn't make an AMA on 8chan, and people definitely aren't talking about "not wanting to punish innocent devs" in this very thread. Those things aren't true at all.They made the thread to stand on the pulpit and preach to people about things that weren't even reality. It was a bait thread, plain and simple, and it deserved to be locked.
This is such a pointless question because all the major offenders are higher ups and PR revs wholly separate from the dev team who probably don't share those views and are now getting flack for it.
Therefore you are going to have a lot of people who will continue to buy THQ Nordic games. If it was just 4 people with names attached responsible for the controversy than why not put all our efforts into firing them as opposed to harming hundreds of devs?
If a boycott is really going to be effective, people need to start THQN games en masse because direct action that bottom line will get a response a lot faster than a couple thousand units not shipping. Chest-beating isn't .
. Only on resetera do you have posters out to get each other on such an extreme level.
Thats basically how I feel.
Futhermore, If I want to remain consistent, I'd have to avoid a huge chunk of the games I buy.
Huh? They don't actually lose anything from you pirating their game, it's not like stealing a physical copy. Maybe if you do it via a torrent it would help other pirates get it faster.
Huh? They don't actually lose anything from you pirating their game, it's not like stealing a physical copy. Maybe if you do it via a torrent it would help other pirates get it faster.
Hosting an AMA on 8chan does not automatically equate to a corporate endorsement of pedophilia. It's terrible, heinous shit that we need to be talking about and putting pressure on the industry to properly address, but we can do that without resorting to propaganda.
Horribly written poll, and I say that as a person who will likely not buy anything from them.
If a boycott is really going to be effective, people need to start pirating THQN games en masse because direct action that actively harms their bottom line will get a response a lot faster than a couple thousand units not shipping. Chest-beating isn't enough, steal their shit.
naw, I think they had a point given this threadThey made the thread to stand on the pulpit and preach to people about things that weren't even reality. It was a bait thread, plain and simple, and it deserved to be locked.
:/ eh, i wish you hadn't posted this. Only on resetera do you have posters out to get each other on such an extreme level.
Hosting an AMA on 8chan does not automatically equate to a corporate endorsement of pedophilia.
It's terrible, heinous shit that we need to be talking about and putting pressure on the industry to properly address, but we can do that without resorting to propaganda.
I'm not going to cause the sales of a game to suffer all because a handful of PR people fucked up. The views (and idiocy) of a handful don't define the views of the entire company, most importantly the developers who they work with.
No, having more choices would cover the array of reasonable responses a person might have to the situation. It's a badly designed poll if the goal is actually to capture people's honest feelings.Those are feel-good options to help posters feel less guilty about their choices.
I like that the current poll draws a line in the sand and asks posters to pick a side.
Ok then. I wish I was as strong as you are. At most, I would buy any game from then second-hand or in a bundle that goes to charity.I would not buy Persona if THQ had a hand in it (in Europe, they actually do); worst case I would purchase used.
Games are inessential commodities. Not buying one doesn't cost me anything.
:/ eh, i wish you hadn't posted this. Only on resetera do you have posters out to get each other on such an extreme level.
That's fair, and I'm not judging you. This forum is just as mean spirited as the old one sometimes.I would not buy Persona if THQ had a hand in it (in Europe, they actually do); worst case I would purchase used.
Games are inessential commodities. Not buying one doesn't cost me anything.
I stand by making that thread, because the sheer hypocrisy is maddening.
The collection of colorful excuses in this thread are fascinating to read. Kind of irritating to read "don't want to punish the developers" over and over and over, though (as if non-indie developers saw a dime of what their games make in most cases); no wonder Phantom Thief made that other thread.
:/ eh, i wish you hadn't posted this. Only on resetera do you have posters out to get each other on such an extreme level.
True, THQ definitely didn't make an AMA on 8chan, and people definitely aren't talking about "not wanting to punish innocent devs" in this very thread. Those things aren't true at all.
Glad to see Era is okay with supporting pedophiles, white supremacists, racists, and bigots. You'd gladly make a 20 page outrage thread on whatever, but you literally can't even not buy a game from THQ Nordic (they're not even a big publisher!) to condemn their behaviour. Good fucking job, Jesus fucking Christ.
Yeah, if it was something like Persona, I'd pick up a second hand copy; I would just not let a single cent of my money go towards the publisher in that case.Ok then. I wish I was as strong as you are. At most, I would buy any game from then second-hand or in a bundle that goes to charity.
Yes, this forum inherited a lot of the problems the old one had.That's fair, and I'm not judging you. This forum is just as mean spirited as the old one sometimes.
Okay, I need you to understand: their representatives explicitly engaged in loli-posting on 8Chan, and left the link to the site up for 15 hours (including after they were well aware of what the site is, and what content it hosts) on a public Twitter account.Those things are true. The way to keep trying to paint them a child porn advocates is flat out bullshit and you know. I don't know what your deal is on this topic but you're unhinged about it.
Here is correct way to put them on blast:
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/2/18246867/thq-nordic-8chan-controversy-apology
What you are doing is exaggerating and flat out lying to make the issue seem even worse, and you damn well know it. For someone who posts here as much as you do you'd think you'd be more responsible, but i guess not.
These two logical extremes aren't the only two ways to react to that thing. This isn't a great poll.
Honestly wish my other thread wasn't locked, it was acting as a great flytrap
Posting homophobic and transphobic stuff on a board that hosts pedophillic content: I sleep
Signing timed exclusives for the Epic Games Store: Real Shit
That said, there was the point where they were confirmed that, yes, 8chan would be getting their "big tiddie lolis" though.Hosting an AMA on 8chan does not automatically equate to a corporate endorsement of pedophilia. It's terrible, heinous shit that we need to be talking about and putting pressure on the industry to properly address, but we can do that without resorting to propaganda.
The collection of colorful excuses in this thread are fascinating to read. Kind of irritating to read "don't want to punish the developers" over and over and over, though (as if non-indie developers saw a dime of what their games make in most cases); no wonder Phantom Thief made that other thread.
How many ways there are to write "I won't buy their games" and "I will buy their games"? This is complaining for the sake of complaining.
That's not what's happening. People aren't going to change their opinion of the issue over a poll, they'll just pick whichever is closer to how they actually feel. Or not vote. The comments have shown as much.Disagree. The fact that results are anonymous and can't be changed makes me think that is exactly the point of this thread. It's a "put up or shut up" type deal.
Absolutely not. It forces people to consider the actual consequences of their actions.
If you're arguing that the thread title is poorly worded, fine, but I don't see how that matters. The body of the first post makes the intent of the thread perfectly clear.
Yeah, I think that's the best way to go about it if it's a game that we're really interested in.Yeah, if it was something like Persona, I'd pick up a second hand copy; I would just not let a single cent of my money go towards the publisher in that case.
That said, there was the point where they were confirmed that, yes, 8chan would be getting their "big tiddie lolis" though.