I'm a VERY casual gamer, but I absolutely see people who WANT to be angry at dev teams for literally everything (ex MMO forums).
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Replying to @thelionmachine
oh yeah these folks just have a desire to be mad about every damn thing.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @thelionmachine
i mean none of the anger seems to be anger at racism or sexism in games though.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @thelionmachine
which i think is a pretty legit reason to be angry.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @thelionmachine
nope, instead it's anger over the fact that they receive repeatable quests from a character.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
THIS SO MUCH. Like I'm annoyed at racist language in Lord of the Rings Online & char design makes it hard to get dark skin. BUT.
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Replying to @thelionmachine @AdmiralHip
the FORUMS? Mad about stupid things like stats and boss fights and that something isn't Just Like Another Game.
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yep. dragon age has a lot of problems with the depiction of race but naturally ppl are just mad b/c dungeons look the same
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @thelionmachine
and yeah okay shit can be annoying but if we're gonna get angry about games, let's make it about racism, sexism, etc
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and given that fandoms are overwhelmingly racist and sexist as well...like it's really bad.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @thelionmachine
and also i think that the criticisms of game characters are informed by said racism and sexism
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @thelionmachine
given the dialogue about any black or brown character in any video game ever.
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