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Barrel Cannon
Member
I don't understand the trouble losers go to intentionally spoil things for others. What benefit do they gain
edit:someone's going to post the TDK joker quote
2blackcats
Member
Well, I presume it's a protest about not being allowed to use the share features.
Blame Atlus for being dumbasses and having shitty policies.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Yeah, Atlus Japan has absolutely no idea what reverse psychology is. Nobody would care as much if they weren't so aggressively anal about people who even breathe the slightest hint of even the vaguest spoiler. It sucks but honestly they created this mess themselves.
Death Penalty
Member
Punishing other fans really doesn't seem justified, though.
Yup. This is just a dick move that hurts fans and players more than it hurts Atlus. Don't defend this shit.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I doubt it would be this bad if Atlas didn't lock down sharing and streaming in a draconian manner.
the_sun_king
Member
That does not excuse this behavior.
Those aren't mutually exclusive.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
this is pretty uncalled for, innocent fans shouldn't be in the crossfire because of a company policy they may or may not agree with,
It's a shame, but it is the best way to show Atlus how regressive and counter-productive their policies are. Their shitty excuse "we don't want people to be spoiled" doesn't work. The game has been out for fucking 7 months already and people spoiling wasn't a fucking issue.
And it's still ATLUS fault.
Japanese companies in general don't seem to understand streaming.
This isn't the first Japanese games that blocks streaming features, although most of the time the really harsh restrictions get removed in the localized versions. But many games still keep that thing where they block the streaming during cutscenes, which is batshit stupid.
Those people are fucking idiots because they're only hurting the players, Atlus will be largely unaffected by this.
friskykillface
Banned
Pretty standard for relesse day for games that have already released in other countries tbh
Don't check social media because people are dicks
Logan spoilers happened instantly on release date and I saw it while on twitter
Never again
Don't check social media because people are dicks
Logan spoilers happened instantly on release date and I saw it while on twitter
Never again
No, it's not at all. The best way to show Atlus how shitty their policies are is to tell Atlus how shitty their policies are, and to either vote with your wallet by not buying the game or by breaking their policies and streaming anyway. Ruining the game for innocent fans is a garbage, shithead thing to do.
Death Penalty
Member
I'm not saying they are, I'm saying the ends don't justify the means.
I think it's extremely arguable that this is the best way to go about solving the issue. This seems more like people throwing a fit and being mean-spirited about it to boot.
They put out a press release saying not to stream the game past a certain point otherwise there would be consequences. Including copyright strikes.
Do you work for Atlus? Man, you are full on the Atlus defense force lately.
Blame atlus for people responding to their policies doing exactly what those policies are for?
Yeah, that's gonna prove them.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
One of the most bizarre examples is that Dead or Alive 5: Last Round blocks the story mode. A - It's a port of a 3-year-old (at the time) game, and B - The game's story mode is barely even an actual narrative, it's basically just a series of vignettes. Who is actually going to care about being spoiled about that?
Threatening users with copyright strikes that can close an entire channel is also a garbage,shithead thing to do.
Again, the shitty ass excuse they came up with was "we don't want people to get spoiled". This is literally the exact representation of why the excuse is shit and doesnt work.
Their policies don't include the blocking of spoilers being tweeted on Twitter, but nice try i guess. You know the only fucking thing their policy results in? More spoilers
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
People employing bots just to spoil the game should not be expected.
ShaoranWright
Member
Yep, those people and the ones here supporting them are just scum.
BTW, thanks for the warning OP.
Death Penalty
Member
I get that Atlus' behavior is bad, but as another user said this is a good example of two wrongs not making a right. There are other avenues that could have been taken to push back, and I think it's very telling that the one chosen was the one that would upset fans more than it would affect Atlus.
I think Atlus's policies are shitty, but:
1) Two wrong don't make a right.
2) People going around spoiling other players is all the more likely to make Atlus JP want to crack down harder on spoilers, not less.
3) This Twitter bot was spoiling people well before Atlus's streaming restrictions blogpost even went up.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
Sorry, I don't know why I keep bothering. Doesn't matter how I phrase it, I come off as a fanboy, paid employee, when I choose not to get angered over something that won't affect my personal experience. When I try to stick up for innocent players getting hit by spoilers, the clear and logical conclusion is "wow look at this another atlus employee at it again". This community is very volatile.
RyougaSaotome
Member
The bots have been set up for days and days, folks. Not actually a response to Atlus' announcement today.
Guys, I'm going to describe what is being spoiled on Twitter without any spoilers ok? Just what the spoilers are. As a safe measure, I'm going to spoiler what's being spoiled lmao. Don't think it's necessary, but we have some spoiler sensitive people here.
Just as a heads up, the spoilers are
.
Just as a heads up, the spoilers are
one of the endings and the last boss
Death Penalty
Member
Let's just say without arguing that what Atlus is doing can be called censorship. Is the chosen recourse by the people upset an effective means of combating this censorship? Is it called for? Is it targeting the wrongdoer?
Personally, I don't think it meets any of these criteria and that's without repeating once again that a wrong against you should not justify a wrong back. I don't think the spoilers are a very serious matter in all honesty, I just don't think they are doing any good nor are they intended to do any good, and arguments to the contrary seem flimsy to me. Let's call this what it is: it's just people being petty and looking to hurt others.
Ginger Hail
Member
Pretty shitty thing to do. Guess I'll have to avoid mentioning it period.
I dunno, I heard about this happening earlier this morning before the Atlus blog post went up.
I dunno, I heard about this happening earlier this morning before the Atlus blog post went up.
Dr. Black Jack
Member
#millenialproblemz
the_sun_king
Member
Yeah, the bot(s) were out there before Atlus' note about streaming went up.
yep, there was another thread before atlus made a fool of themselves.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1357807
styl3s
Member
Spoiling people who have nothing to do with anything isn't a form of protest it's a form of being a piece of shit and this has been going on before this stuff came out. There is no defense for what people are doing if you want to protest it don't buy the game or complain to Atlus.