I have no problems to give my real name to site owners I trust.
(Myrthos knows it, for example).
So if I'm going rogue, you know whom to ask…
(Myrthos knows it, for example).
So if I'm going rogue, you know whom to ask…
She's still mad about it?
Ignore them vs. throw them in prison seems like a false dichotomy. Surely there are other options?
IMHO a game writer that doesn't want to play games is better off writing books.
She's still mad about it?
… I wouldn't want to meet you in RL because you take things too light. You are not mature enough.
Because "Action" always trumps "Story" nowadays.
And that's why "Action" lovers will ALWAYS harass "Story" lovers nowadays
I call this total focus on "Action" the "degeneration in PC gaming". The Action crowd has won and harassed all of the storytellers out off the industry. Hooray.
I've been in psychological therapy for 3 years now for harassment/bullying that was done to me 20 years ago. It led to a sociophobia in my case.
Someone taking things so lightly with an "oh, she's still mad about that" is to me someone who isn't considering the consequences of harssment.
And, consequently, such a person who isn't aware of the consequences of harassment to a singly person just isn't mature enough to me.
But shrugging harassment off with an "she's still mad about that ?", with the word "mad" implying in mentally insane person (or at least state), not implying a sane, mature person being able to properly think, is something I just cannot tolerate. Calling her "mad" is in insult.
And yes, now he's going to call me "mentally ill" as well, because I'm "outed" myself as having been in therapy for harassment. He will even go so far as to throw me out from these boards because "mentally ill people have no place here". If I had been a member of the staff, he'd demand to throw me out of that as well, because "mentally ill people" just "shouldn't do reviews".
Indeed, taste differs, which is why options to let people skip a part of game play makes sense. At the end of the day, the developers need to make the whole game, so, why not let the players skip what they don't want?A good game should neither focus on "Action" nor on "Story", instead it should provide an entertaining mix of interesting and challenging gameplay elements belonging to the genre.
Always touching to know I am remembered!I've been in psychological therapy for 3 years now for harassment/bullying that was done to me 20 years ago. It led to a sociophobia in my case.
But you just said you yourself were mad. Who would insult themselves to such a degree? Obviously you know mad in this case is just a synonym for angry. I can't stand it when people get too literal with language, and hardly anyone uses mad in that way any more. Few people use the word angry, either. Colloquialism, proof of racist homophobic misogynist leanings since 1979.Someone taking things so lightly with an "oh, she's still mad about that" is to me someone who isn't considering the consequences of harssment.
So when she calls the people who play her games dickless misogynests, it's ok, though?And, consequently, such a person who isn't aware of the consequences of harassment to a singly person just isn't mature enough to me.
Because "matureness" implies to me being aware of the consequences of the own deeds.
But shrugging harassment off with an "she's still mad about that ?", with the word "mad" implying in mentally insane person (or at least state), not implying a sane, mature person being able to properly think, is something I just cannot tolerate. Calling her "mad" is in insult.
And yes, now he's going to call me "mentally ill" as well, because I'm "outed" myself as having been in therapy for harassment. He will even go so far as to throw me out from these boards because "mentally ill people have no place here". If I had been a member of the staff, he'd demand to throw me out of that as well, because "mentally ill people" just "shouldn't do reviews".
That's the behaviour I'm expecting from him right now.
And - to be frank - in such an hostile environment like the Bioware forums during DA2 height times, my "outin" would have been an more than welcome fodder for the harassers ! They'd try their VERY BEST to fid out who I am - and mke a Gustl Mollath out of me !
I like writing romances I just hate all these stupid puzzles! Man there's nothing more boring on earth what kind of stupid twit would waste their time like that?Had she been making Adventure Games, then they would have been perfect for her - but unfortunately she ended up in a company making Action-RPGs.
On what planet is that exactly? I can't remember the last time I played a semi mediocre action game or shooter, and it used to be the case lots of different types of action games were around and most of them were pretty good.And - to be honest - who does Adventure games nowadays ? Apart from a few european companies ?
No-one.
Because "Action" always trumps "Story" nowadays.
I don't recall Chris Avellone getting "harassed". I don't think I've ever heard a negative word about him. Same with the guy from betrayal at krondor, or anyone who had a part in any games with a great story.And that's why "Action" lovers will ALWAYS harass "Story" lovers nowadays
I call this total focus on "Action" the "degeneration in PC gaming". The Action crowd has won and harassed all of the storytellers out off the industry. Hooray.
The state of affairs between old Bioware (Baldurs Gate) fans and current Bioware devs/games would be similar to:
a) Porsche abandons model 911 for a family van
b) Rolling Stones going for children's lullabies
c) Johnny Walker abandons Black Label for fruit juice
just image if something like a), b) or c) happens…
I remember Blizzard wanting you to use your real name as your ID in their forums and the outrage that came out of that. That is what is needed no more being able to hide behind an anonymous wall.
I have no problems to give my real name to site owners I trust.
(Myrthos knows it, for example).
So if I'm going rogue, you know whom to ask…
She was blunt to say it as she said it but she had a point. Games are less and less about their gameplay and more and more about story, immersion or who is chosen to be on the cover.IMHO a game writer that doesn't want to play games is better off writing books.