Insane Bioware censorship (they have completely lost their marbles)

[TapewormJim (TJ)]

I posted the below on the Veilguard forums, and literally one minute later received a permanent ban. It's Bioware's devs/mods, for sure - they have permanently banned all of Asmongold's reddit followers as well apparently, because they are literally insane - gaga mental.

Posting it here as you can clearly see no Steam rules whatsoever were broken.

I'm not surprised they have such thin skin, however - nor am I surprised they are so triggered by the mere mention of Trump. Steam needs to stop giving activists/crazies the reigns on moderating the forums. People this unhinged and maladjusted to society and humour should not be allowed to cyber-shoot paying customers on the platform.

I've heard the 'their house, their rules' shtick before btw, so spare me that one, yeah? Because 'my keyboard, my post'. You know what I mean?

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Apparently Avowed will release in Feb, only a few months away. Calling it now that that'll be the next Failguard. I guarantee it. It has the same toony, plastic look, with purple everywhere the eye can see. Is it a contrivance of theirs, or is it just some psychological thing to which they gravitate, unknowingly?

IMO, Veilguard is on the way out anyway judging by the declining CP stats, but it's going be a slow, dull death. I'm more interested in the aftermath - what happens to Bioware after all of this? It'll probably take another month before the sorry ending plays out.

I'm delighted Trump won btw - if he's serious about overhauling DEI agendas, as has been stated elsewhere, there's a mild possibility he might also play a part in dismantling what has happened within the industry.

[Crystal Sharrd]

Автор сообщения: TapewormJim (TJ)

Автор сообщения: Crystal Sharrd

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, every other Dragon Age game, and every Mass Effect game had content that would be called woke. Never was a problem before.

You also become so blind-sighted that you didn't realise I never mentioned 'woke'. I wrote it's insane to perma-ban someone over voicing their support for Trump, or saying the colour neon-purple is quite a wretched sight, or saying Bioware is going down toilet in a few weeks.

90% of that forum is saying the same thing. Should they all be perma-banned? Or did my words happen to cut a little too cleanly over others?

But since you raised the topic, in way whatsoever was the Veilguard level of woke present in any past games. Not even Concord could hold a candle to this.

If you want details, just boot up the Veilguard forums and read all the hate from the non-banned posters.

I never had an issue with woke content as a concept - the problem is that woke-writers, in particular, are so astoundingly bad at their craft that they kill every scene they write. The Aylin character in BG3 - somehow completely coherent after 100 years of torture. 'But she was a god!'

Ah yeah. Been down that road many times. Won't entertain it again.

It is the worst-written character I've ever encountered, in any format, including thrash-lit (Da Vinci Code).

You mentioned "DEI", which is generally synonymous with "woke" when used by people who view them as negative terms.
I don't own Veilguard yet because I have my own concerns about the game, but my concerns are solely about its departure from Dragon Age's history of decisions from past games being important, and its gameplay not being like Origins and 2.

[TapewormJim (TJ)]

Автор сообщения: mldb88

It's not hard to remember the few drifters that drift in and complain from other boards when they get banned

Your memory appears to be a lot better than your capacity to form a critical believable counter-response to what's surely a few simple words.

[wesnef]

Between the "failguard" stuff, and the idiotic addition of political tripe at the end, you're surprised it got moderated? Whole post looks like ban-bait, so you could come here and rant about how terribly oppressed you are.

[TapewormJim (TJ)]

Автор сообщения: Liquid Inc

You didn't go there asking for help with a quest, talking about the lore ...

Exactly how many people are doing that on that forum? 0.00000001% or am I being generous?

Bioware, in their immeasurable arrogance, completely pissed all over a once-popular franchise. In case you haven't noticed, there's a very valid counter-movement going on there at the moment. I was contributing my support to that, because customers have been nothing less than lied to and manipulated by a conniving games media who propped up this dud as a 10/10.

Even the enthusiasts can't qualify it as anything other than 'mid'.

Bioware has become a scheming disgraceful developer, and don't pretend you don't notice everyone hasn't copped on to the fact.

[TapewormJim (TJ)]

Автор сообщения: wesnef

Between the "failguard" stuff, and the idiotic addition of political tripe at the end, you're surprised it got moderated? Whole post looks like ban-bait, so you could come here and rant about how terribly oppressed you are.

You looking to join your buddy by having a temper-tantrum and calling me names (idiotic), breaking the Steam rules? Because off you go now, if you can't count to 10 first before you comment.

'Failguard' is a joke - if you're getting so triggered by such benign words, I'd question what life is like for you whenever you happen to step outside.

[76561199734210705]

Автор сообщения: TapewormJim (TJ)

Автор сообщения: ghost

Some other game had a subforum especially for DEI posts (lol)

lmao

Автор сообщения: ghost

Some others will insta-permaban you (Pacific Drive)

I was perma-banned as well on the Cyperpunk forum by a truly unhinged activist-mod under the employ of CD(E & I) Projekt Dead. This person terrorises the posters, especially if they even mention DEI without any critique involved.

I made the mistake of clinically dissecting the less the stellar writing/voice acting of Phantom Liberty versus the main game, which appears to have been written by entirely different writers. I didn't even suggest it was written by wokists, but I made mild quip at the end about the Songbird character's hair colour and a certain South Park episode.

Perma-ban.

They're all the same, these people. They think the same, they write the same, have the same lack of talent, in the exact same ways. It's because they're living in a bubble, a fantasy land tangential to that of normal people - and that's all they can write about as fiction, and all they can draw upon in response to forum content.

A lot of them are extremely insecure about what they are or want to be, need constant reassurance that they are "normal" or "accepted" and extremely sensitive to any and all criticism. They're emotionally volatile and ready to explode at any moment. Now that's all maybe understandable to some degree, but now they're starting to think it's okay to make it EVERYONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. And that's where I draw the line.

This whole movement supporting this behaviour not only sucks for everyone else, it also means they will just drift further and further off into pathology, and it becomes a slippery slope where we just "have to" accept literally everything and accomodate them. Which is not only insane, it also is just not going to happen. They will have to start taking responsibility at some point and face their demons.

[TapewormJim (TJ)]

Автор сообщения: ghost

A lot of them are extremely insecure about what they are or want to be, need constant reassurance that they are "normal" or "accepted" and extremely sensitive to any and all criticism. They're emotionally volatile and ready to explode at any moment. Now that's all maybe understandable to some degree, but now they're starting to think it's okay to make it EVERYONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. And that's where I draw the line.

This whole movement supporting this behaviour not only sucks for everyone else, it also means they will just drift further and further off into pathology, and it becomes a slippery slope where we just "have to" accept literally everything and accomodate them. Which is not only insane, it also is just not going to happen. They will have to start taking responsibility at some point and face their demons.

Well said. This is exactly the problem. They've been mollycoddled re: their fantasies for so long that, even with some comments here, the fiction they invent to 'magic away' logic and reason is 100% the truth to them.

They've been robbed of the capacity to think critically or form a counter-opinion, because they've never had to. That part of their brain has been made redundant.

And now video games have become the new 'safe place', which as much as possible are obliged to mirror their fantasies. 'Everyone's bisexual' in BG3 - tell them that's not how it works IRL, and it's like talking to inpatients in an insane asylum.

Everyone else is then expected to not only accept this nonsense, but to finance it.

And then they call it 'insane' when there's a backlash - because again, it's back to the head-in-the-sand reaction to logic and reason.

[Yzal]

Автор сообщения: TapewormJim (TJ)

Veilguard forums

Take getting banned from that place for what it truly is.
A badge of honor.

[Paratech2008]

Nobody has to buy "woke" games but the gaming industry has the right to create woke games as well.

I just buy stuff I want to support and ignore what I don't want to support.

There's no need to be dramatic about not liking or wanting to buy games based on content.

Not everything is enjoyed by everyone.

[TapewormJim (TJ)]

Автор сообщения: Yzal

Take getting banned from that place for what it truly is.
A badge of honor.

Whoever hit the 'perma-ban' over that comment is their own worst enemy, one way or another (can't handle reality). And anyone who thinks it's somehow qualified - I hope they never have to get a real job in life.

Bioware is creating a 'fantasy land' for not just a certain audience in their game, but another one for their employees.

Unfortunately for all involved, they will all have to find work in McDonalds after the next EA sales meeting.

[Doctor Zalgo]

Автор сообщения: Yzal

Автор сообщения: TapewormJim (TJ)

Veilguard forums

Take getting banned from that place for what it truly is.
A badge of honor.

"So yeah, I kicked down the door to their house and started yelling at their family about wokeness until the cops dragged me away. These taser burns are a badge of honour though."

[76561199628031747]

Автор сообщения: Doctor Zalgo

Автор сообщения: Yzal

Take getting banned from that place for what it truly is.
A badge of honor.

"So yeah, I kicked down the door to their house and started yelling at their family about wokeness until the cops dragged me away. These taser burns are a badge of honour though."

Badass!

[ValentB]

Based AF bans. You deserved them for harassing and insulting devs and people who dare to like the game.

Wish Metaphor ReFantazio had same banwave system.

[Malfunctioning Robot]

When multiple independent moderators find you in the wrong, it's not the moderators who need to fix themselves

[AmsterdamHeavy]

Christ, just dont buy the games of companies that behave that way. Become non-buynary and damage their bottom lines.

In this case, you werent going to buy it anyway so whats the whine about be banned for badmouthing them in their forum? If you went in a store and started badmouthing the store to customers shopping, youd get trespassed too.