Now we know why games are taking longer to make when so much time is wasted on this horseshit
I’m reading these comments thinking Russia just dropped a nuke. All this over a diversity program? Am I missing something to cause all the outrage?
Worst performing titles? WoW? Overwatch? And once you throw in the Activision part of Activision-Blizzard you get CoD which is routinely a god like money printer and always sells like crazy.
I get that some people won't like this and don't like "woke" () stuff. But to say Blizzard doesn't know how develop games is just plain dumb. You can go after the program and stuff without just making stuff up.
I get that some people won't like this and don't like "woke" () stuff.
I'm starting to think I'm in a coma.
But the reality is, there's a highly motivated, well funded group of people hell bent on destroying the west.
Netflix is doing the things it's doing because it has done a horrible job supporting it's own content and keeps cancelling fan favorite content while pushing new shit that nobody cares about only to cancel it after just a season or two. They are just a conveyor belt of disappointment, bad writing, and poor decisions. Hence the cutback and change of direction.
Newsflash: most people in the world don’t like it. Even Netflix is telling them to kick rocks now, and they won’t be the only one as the pendulum shifts, just as it always does historically.
I’m commenting on cultural shifts. Bookmark my post, they won’t be the only ones pushing back in the next several months to years.Netflix is doing the things it's doing because it has done a horrible job supporting it's own content and keeps cancelling fan favorite content while pushing new shit that nobody cares about only to cancel it after just a season or two. They are just a conveyor belt of disappointment, bad writing, and poor decisions. Hence the cutback and change of direction.
Meanwhile places like Disney+ which is way more "woke" than Netflix according to certain people is making bank. Why? Because they are doing a better job of managing their content and giving people what they want. It has nothing to do with being "woke" or not. I know why you want to believe that is the case, but that's just not it.
Agree to disagree I guess.I’m commenting on cultural shifts. Bookmark my post, they won’t be the only ones pushing back in the next several months to years.
It’s historical ebb and flow.
I'm only sexually attracted to cactii.
^I'm starting to think I'm in a coma.
But the reality is, there's a highly motivated, well funded group of people hell bent on destroying the west.
I think all this rage is silly.
Companies are going to use strategies to increase their bottom line.
This is has nothing do do with anything but that. Increase diversity often means increasing appeal and a broader audience.
This evolution is natural since they have to keep increasing their bottom line.
Yep the well funded cabal that will destroy the west by....I'm starting to think I'm in a coma.
But the reality is, there's a highly motivated, well funded group of people hell bent on destroying the west.
Can’t change history or historical precedent. No matter how much one likes to revision it.Agree to disagree I guess.
People are not dump .. i am an Arab and i dont like when they add an Arab character just for sake of ''diversity" .. they
did it in stupid and offensive way in MW 2019 with Farah .. people are not just colors and clothes we have our values
and if they dont respect our values than we dont want any representation
I agree. And if you look back to the 60's things have been decidedly becoming less conservative, more inclusive, and more equal. We aren't going backwards. We are going forwards.Can’t change history or historical precedent. No matter how much one likes to revision it.
How is that tinfoil? If we can all sit here and agree that Russia as well as other countries want see the West collapse, why wouldn’t they fund social strife (with their Allies) in order for that to happen?Yep the well funded cabal that will destroy the west by....
*Checks Notes*
Putting diverse characters into video games so more people can feel represented in the media that they enjoy.
It absolutely is tinfoil hat. Putting minorities and LGBTQ people into video games is not causing "social strife" and is not going to "destroy the West". Most people don't care about this stuff. They just want the games to be good. That's it.How is that tinfoil? If we can all sit here and agree that Russia as well as other countries want see the West collapse, why wouldn’t they fund social strife (with their Allies) in order for that to happen?
“Russian, China, Saudis, etc, all want the West to collapse” … “But it’s tinfoil to say there is a wealthy group out there that is helping to fund it”
Mental gymnastics.
Bro, there is a culture war going on. We have a nation of what was traditionally conservative and liberal. One side pushes too far, the other side pushes back. That is human nature.It absolutely is tinfoil hat. Putting minorities and LGBTQ people into video games is not causing social strife and is not going to "destroy the West". Most people don't care about this stuff. They just want the games to be good. That's it.
Yep the well funded cabal that will destroy the west by....
*Checks Notes*
Putting diverse characters into video games so more people can feel represented in the media that they enjoy.
Agree with all of this. I think people in here are just overreacting and assuming that this will be used an abused by Activision Blizzard for every single project when in reality they have already be extremely inclusive already in most of their games. CoD and WoW already had plenty of great representation and inclusivity. And overwatch is arguably one of the most inclusive games on the market given the global cast of characters that represent different cultures and backgrounds.A cabal to destroy the west/US via character representation in TV/Movies/Games certainly sounds ridiculous.
I would say a more realistic outcome if you push too hard in an exaggerated way would be that you would cause a backlash driven by bigoted people against the groups you were trying to help. Representation is great, but it should be natural to the stories you are trying to tell. Not that this tool necessarily eliminates natural integration, the article and the headlines just read funny. This probably doesn't change a single character at the end of the day. Whether it makes the characters more or less stereotypical would be open for debate. LOL
Off topic, but the lack of minority hairstyles in games where you can have a CaC is kind of crazy. I have heard that complaint for literally years from coworkers and friends.All I wanted was darker skin tones and a afro in character creation.
Welcome to NeoGAF.I’m reading these comments thinking Russia just dropped a nuke. All this over a diversity program? Am I missing something to cause all the outrage?
I adored Never Alone and how they told their people’s story through their gameplay elements.Let creatives pursue their vision without algorithmic shaming mechanisms one way or another. I’d much rather see a team decide on their own to develop a game with, say, Native American culture as the focus, because it’s really interesting, not because it is Verified Compliant with MIT’s Diversity Algorithm. Introduce weird incentives like this and you’re only going to get inauthentic tokenism out of it.
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Just saw this and I didnt really think of it like this. So yeah this is probably a bad move on their part if they ONLY stick to this thing instead of using it in conjunction with a diverse staff or outside opinions. I guess in my head I just assumed that's what they would do, but if they don't that is gonna be pretty cringe in some circumstances.
Corporations will monetize (license this out). Corporations are not your friends, even if they change their avatars every month and market to your ideologies.Sarcasm aside, it's all a grift in one form or another. Whether monetary or conformity.
How is that tinfoil? If we can all sit here and agree that Russia as well as other countries want see the West collapse, why wouldn’t they fund social strife (with their Allies) in order for that to happen?
“Russian, China, Saudis, etc, all want the West to collapse” … “But it’s tinfoil to say there is a wealthy group out there that is helping to fund it”
Mental gymnastics.
Fixed that for you. Video games, cartoons, movies, and anything else you still or used to love have been corrupted, poisoned, or diseased by that hellhole with no cure in sight.California is destroying art.
Fixed that for you. Video games, cartoons, movies, and anything else you still or used to love have been corrupted, poisoned, or diseased by that hellhole with no cure in sight.