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You can clearly test this for yourself by viewing the success of this game but also the likes of Hogwarts Legacy which was generally disliked or even boycotted by people who were radically opposed to Rowling and generally radically in favour of gender-based identity theory.
For the record: I found that completely counter productive as well.
Luckily there will always be passionate people. But sadly in a society which favors share-holders and accumulation of wealth above everything else, passion will not be a priority.
It is infuriating to me then that the answer for so many is to support the right-wing of all things.
That's strange. I admit I'm not that dis-similar from you on core details. Let's just say, I did play BG2, before there WAS an Enhanced Edition. I also did play the TT game at one point, but not since it's been in 5E.
Anyway ... it's weird. I never saw WotC ever say or do anything that made me feel unwelcome. (Now that said, the only way I'm still engaging D & D is through games like BG3, OR messing around with one or two friends in the virtual gaming spaces.) So I'm just not sure what you're referring to.
You never know. For example, I know who Rene Descartes was, and I guess I accept to some extent his view of dualism was somewhat correct.
I also tend to view politics as more of a Cartesian plane than a linear axis, see the Nolan Chart.
But yes, I may try and agitate people, but it's never with more of a goal than getting them to think more deeply. Reason being, I do this professionally. As far as ♥♥♥♥-stirring trolls, well, yes, anathema on all their houses.
Mature adults are able to do this. I hope. In reality, I wish people would focus more on mocking bad ideas, than mocking each other. I tend to try and do more of the former, and less of the latter. Again, professional background.
I am too much of a fan of Habermas to take that viewpoint. Well, and maybe Hegel, also.
I'm sure it is, but when the alternative is the left wing...
This is such... good grief. Why?
Damn that's crazy can you link me to the press release where WoTC banned all white men from D&D? Or told white men they aren't welcome? I guess Critical Role will have to cancel their podcasts now.
Cause I have been playing for 27 years and the old white dudes at the hobby store who helped me and my friends learn apparently didn't get the memo they can't play D&D anymore. Oddly enough I didn't get the memo either.
If by you mean parroting the conspiracy theories about SBI, that is off-topic nonsense, and there is no information to sustain your wishful thinking, so the only way the thread could go on was with more off-topic nonsense.
And unless your posts have been deleted, no one has shut down your speech.
This said, i fit all the criteria, and i have not been informed either. Also about developers not targeting me as a customer. But that has always been a thing. Like Blizzard doing mostly multiplayer games. Last time they targeted me was with Lost Viking. Or EA with their crappy sport games... Only they have never bothered telling us this.
There isn't one specific thing I'd point to. It's one of those cases where over the past few years a number of decisions have been made that make it clear (to me at least). It's their prerogative to do so, it's their properly after all, but based on Hasbro's sales numbers I think they misunderstood their market position. It just leaves a bitter taste, but I chalk it up to ageing out of certain demographics.
I meant in regards to this specific topic. There are probably a number of things we could have decent conversations about and potentially agree more often than not, but I try not to post too much OT clutter if I can help it.
I just burned all my D&D stuff since I'm not welcome at D&D now. I just called up the DM"s of the campaigns I've been in to let them know I can't play anymore.
What were these things?
But can they still play? Don't tell me you didn't warn them? What if Hasbro send the Pinkertons to beat people who meet the criteria?!
So you'd rather go with the ones actually encouraging big money, shareholder value above all and the almighty power of the invisible hand?
Sure the traditional left made a lot of mistakes. But complaining about investor firms on the one hand then voting right is laugh-worthy.
I worked for a big, BIG company. They don't give a flying crap about you and will fleece you, they lobby as much as they can and play by rules you don't get to play by.
To think otherwise is to indulge in incredible naivety.
There is a point to be made that every traditional party in the West is guilty of indulging. But voting for the worst offenders in such because they manipulate the frak out of you with this culture war history, le sigh.
Yes, the horrible left wing with their crazy notion that all people should be treated equally with dignity and respect by default and that they all deserve to have the basic necessities to support themselves.
It's silly notions like this which is why the Republican Party is focusing their efforts on stuff like having to register a photo of a government issued ID held next to your face to visit adult content online and checking people's genitals in bathrooms.
Personally I'm all for it. If anything age verification laws need to be more strict, so if a parent purchases a game rated Mature like Baldurs Gate for their 12 year old those parents should be arrested and their children put in foster care.