Thread for Gamers IX: God Howard Starfield Edition

[Ameriganastan]

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excuse me what

It's another "Don't piss off China" thing. People like saying China leader guy looks like Winnie The Pooh. China leader guy was not amused.

[Andsed]

So I just picked up Rainbow Six Siege and I am definitely enjoying it so far. The more tactical slow paced team oriented aspects of the game has been pretty refreshing and fun to me. Just wish it had a single player campaign.

[Holy Tedalonia]

excuse me what

It's another "Don't piss off China" thing. People like saying China leader guy looks like Winnie The Pooh. China leader guy was not amused.

Its the dimples

[New haven america]

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excuse me what

Xi banned Winnie the Pooh from China because people kept saying he looked like him. He can't however, ban him from the rest of the world, which means people can use Pooh Bear to make fun of him.

This is basically Blizzard admitting that they're siding with China in this whole mess.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

excuse me what

Xi banned Winnie the Pooh from China because people kept saying he looked like him. He can't however, ban him from the rest of the world, which means people can use Pooh Bear to make fun of him.

This is basically Blizzard admitting that they're siding with China in this whole mess.

They banned a Canadian icon over him being made fun of?

[The Huskar Social Union]

Xi banned Winnie the Pooh from China because people kept saying he looked like him. He can't however, ban him from the rest of the world, which means people can use Pooh Bear to make fun of him.

This is basically Blizzard admitting that they're siding with China in this whole mess.

They banned a Canadian icon over him being made fun of?

Yup

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

They banned a Canadian icon over him being made fun of?

Yup

Thats rather pathetic that china would ban Winnie the pooh over that.

Is Xi 7 years old or something, that sounds like something a kid dictator would do.

[Ifreann]

excuse me what

Xi banned Winnie the Pooh from China because people kept saying he looked like him. He can't however, ban him from the rest of the world, which means people can use Pooh Bear to make fun of him.

This is basically Blizzard admitting that they're siding with China in this whole mess.

https://twitter.com/Yuumei_Art/status/1 ... 2684175361

Blizzard banned pro Hearthstone winner for supporting free Hong Kong and took away his prize money. It would be SUCH A SHAME if Mei became a symbol of Hong Kong democracy and got #Overwatch banned in China like Pooh did

#FreeHongKong #MeiWithHongKong #MeiSupportsHongKong

[Ameriganastan]

Can we not with the politics and just talk about games?

[Ifreann]

Can we not with the politics and just talk about games?

Can't separate politics from art.

[Ameriganastan]

Can we not with the politics and just talk about games?

Can't separate politics from art.

Yes we can. Easily.

[Ifreann]

Can't separate politics from art.

Yes we can. Easily.

Then you're just wrong.

[Ameriganastan]

Yes we can. Easily.

Then you're just wrong.

We got two separate sections for it.

[Rostavykhan]

Can we not with the politics and just talk about games?

When corrupt AAA companies sell out to China and punish Pro Players for angering their Chinese overlords, then no.

If anything, in this case, the more people bring up this shit storm in regards to Activision-Blizzard, the better. This isn't some shady wannabe Dev spouting pretentious shit on Twitter, or people bickering about journalism, but a multi-billion dollar company punishing players and making a political statement by supporting China in the name of potential profit.

[Ameriganastan]

So are there physical copies of Tales From The Borderlands? Cause Borderlands 3 keeps mentioning stuff from it and I'm tired of not getting the story references.

[The first Galactic Republic]

Why real world affect my gamer time

[Ameriganastan]

Why real world affect my gamer time

Yeah, why? I'm in here to talk about games. Not listen to the latest #Activism fad that you'll all forget about in a month.

[Licana]

Activision blizzard did something fucking stupid.

Why is it stupid? Pissing of a country with 1.4 billion potential buyers and a known history for protectionism, censorship and banning foreign companies to make a political statement would have been the stupid thing to do. This is just good business.

It's just good business.

[Ifreann]

Why real world affect my gamer time

Yeah, why? I'm in here to talk about games. Not listen to the latest #Activism fad that you'll all forget about in a month.

Very mad at people who want the world to be a better place or to think about games as more than Skinner Boxes.

[Ameriganastan]

Yeah, why? I'm in here to talk about games. Not listen to the latest #Activism fad that you'll all forget about in a month.

Very mad at people who want the world to be a better place or to think about games as more than Skinner Boxes.

Oh, give me a break. You people acting like you're changing the world by boycotting a video game company.

Pop quiz: Where do you think your computer was made? Your phone? Your game consoles? Your TV? Didn't see any outrage from you people over the sweatshop conditions you know all your devices were made from. But suddenly a trendy new hastag pops up, and you're all revolutionaries.

This is why I hate internet activism. People pretending to care for likes. You don't really care, this boycott will do nothing, China will continue making all our stuff, Blizzard will still be rich and you'll find a new fad cause to jump on in a few weeks.

There. That's my 2 cents. Now let's talk about games.

[Licana]

Oh, give me a break. You people acting like you're changing the world by boycotting a video game company.

Hard to boycott a company whose products I have never bought anyway.

Pop quiz: Where do you think your computer was made? Your phone? Your game consoles? Your TV?

My bedroom, Korea, doesn't exist, Japan.

Protip, not everyone is the amoral hypocrite you want them to be. I go out of my way to avoid products made in developing nations where possible.

There. That's my 2 cents. Now let's talk about games.

You don't control the direction of this thread's discussion.

[The first Galactic Republic]

Why real world affect my gamer time

Yeah, why? I'm in here to talk about games. Not listen to the latest #Activism fad that you'll all forget about in a month.

I’m not serious mate

[The Huskar Social Union]

Very mad at people who want the world to be a better place or to think about games as more than Skinner Boxes.

Oh, give me a break. You people acting like you're changing the world by boycotting a video game company.

Pop quiz: Where do you think your computer was made? Your phone? Your game consoles? Your TV? Didn't see any outrage from you people over the sweatshop conditions you know all your devices were made from. But suddenly a trendy new hastag pops up, and you're all revolutionaries.

This is why I hate internet activism. People pretending to care for likes. You don't really care, this boycott will do nothing, China will continue making all our stuff, Blizzard will still be rich and you'll find a new fad cause to jump on in a few weeks.

There. That's my 2 cents. Now let's talk about games.

Political events tied to video game companies and video games themselves more than belong here and you cant stop that. If you dont like it dont participate in that discussion and talk about something else.

[The Huskar Social Union]

So are there physical copies of Tales From The Borderlands? Cause Borderlands 3 keeps mentioning stuff from it and I'm tired of not getting the story references.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/2K-Games-47739-Tales-Borderlands/dp/B01BXAFRT4

[The Huskar Social Union]

Xi banned Winnie the Pooh from China because people kept saying he looked like him. He can't however, ban him from the rest of the world, which means people can use Pooh Bear to make fun of him.

This is basically Blizzard admitting that they're siding with China in this whole mess.

https://twitter.com/Yuumei_Art/status/1 ... 2684175361

Blizzard banned pro Hearthstone winner for supporting free Hong Kong and took away his prize money. It would be SUCH A SHAME if Mei became a symbol of Hong Kong democracy and got #Overwatch banned in China like Pooh did

#FreeHongKong #MeiWithHongKong #MeiSupportsHongKong

bit hilarious tho