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Hat in Time releases in 2 days, yet JonTron still seems to be in the game
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I'm not claiming the indie scene have been taken over, I'm just pointing out the logical conclusion of a bunch of aggrieved younger white men entering the space.
It's all good. And I understand your frustration, too. But I do think that the fact that threads like this even exist nowadays is a sign of improvement. More and more people are starting to recognize that there is an issue in employing and affiliating oneself with hateful individuals, and that protesting against that is a valid stance to take. Even if nothing comes out of this particular mess, the fact that people are discussing it will probably make other developers more conscious of these issues.
As Stump said, all we can do is try to steadily improve ourselves, taking a stand whenever we feel apt to - not only when it comes to game, but also to film, electronics, and all other forms of consumption.
That's some convenient quoting you did there, huh.
SomedayTheFire
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Wow lmao
PrinnyBomb
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No, I would say that the other option would be not playing the game at all, which is far more respectable.
Yeah, I certainly don't blame the developers in this case.
SkeptiMism
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You read all of Stump's post and still came to that conclusion?
Did you have any other thoughts about Stump's post? Like, do you think Stump is an unprincipled, pearl clutching douche because of the things he said he does while knowing they're not good things?
I'm in no way saying people should pirate the game. The devs should have removed him from the game and avoided all this. I won't be playing the game because of the inclusion of JT.
Waddle Dee
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Not judging anyone who bought it but I just wanted to say that Huniepop, the "totally just a joke and not at all creepy loli shit" game, being made by a gamergator is one of the least surprising things I've heard in a while.
NoMoreTrolls
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Pirating the game because of this rather than not playing it sure shows you have strong morals... What a crock of shit.
Also, the OT better not be any of the crappy suggestions I've seen in this thread lol. Damn.
They should remove JonTron from the game, but I'm not sure that literally every single thread and bit of discussion surrounding the game (including the OT title) needs to devolve into shitting on the devs and the game itself because it involved a then-beloved YouTube personality in a cameo role. I'm fine with the discussion taking place in dedicated threads like this one, but it's been pretty frustrating to try and discuss this game in general.
Also, the OT better not be any of the crappy suggestions I've seen in this thread lol. Damn.
They should remove JonTron from the game, but I'm not sure that literally every single thread and bit of discussion surrounding the game (including the OT title) needs to devolve into shitting on the devs and the game itself because it involved a then-beloved YouTube personality in a cameo role. I'm fine with the discussion taking place in dedicated threads like this one, but it's been pretty frustrating to try and discuss this game in general.
...huh.
Mik, I don't know what you're doing but dismissing people being triggered by white supremacist rhetoric and not liking those who support or represent those who spread such a destructive belief in any capacity is shitty.
AndrewDean84xX
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The developer has had a lot of time to replace the VA. I'm not saying they're promoting racism, but the act of not taking some one's voice that's so clearly racist out of the game doesn't bode well with me. It shows to me that they either don't care or don't want acknowledge the issue. Both of which seem wrong to me.
Battlechili
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Since when does Huniepop have lolis in it?
Waddle Dee
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Honestly, I've changed my mind about pirating the game and I'll just wait it out and see if Gears can remove him or release a statement. (I'll just make it clear that the people calling me shit weren't the people that changed my stance).
There's enough evidence to suggest that Gears for Breakfast aren't doing this due to any sort of agreement with Jontron. They're merely being incompetent by not telling their audience why they've kept him in. If they released a statement saying they won't get rid of him (or maybe add in an in-game option to remove him) is because they don't want the alt-right cesspool to send death threats then not only would people like myself understand them for going the route they did, but it'd also call attention to the alt-right's toxic methods and would decrease threats and harassment they get (hopefully).
There's enough evidence to suggest that Gears for Breakfast aren't doing this due to any sort of agreement with Jontron. They're merely being incompetent by not telling their audience why they've kept him in. If they released a statement saying they won't get rid of him (or maybe add in an in-game option to remove him) is because they don't want the alt-right cesspool to send death threats then not only would people like myself understand them for going the route they did, but it'd also call attention to the alt-right's toxic methods and would decrease threats and harassment they get (hopefully).
This is where I'm at. It'd be one thing if the voice work had been done very recently, with little to no time for a replacement, but the JonTron controversy happened months ago, and JonTron was chosen for voicework even before that. They had ample time to remove his voice work, and instead stayed quiet and kept it in. Their lack of a statement or response then, and now, says plenty.
PrinnyBomb
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Thank you. I'm glad I'm not the only one that sees this blatant hypocrisy.
As I stated above, if you want to not buy the game because of this, fine. I personally think it's very petty, but fine, it's your call.
Your two options are to buy the game, or not have the game. You can't be championing justice while pirating a free copy of this.
Captain Europe
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No, they are hurting themselves if people don't buy their product. No one is obligated to buy a product. The marketing of their product is their job,
Also, what about them hurting people because they're silent about racism?
bemusedchunk
Banned
JonTron has been a shithead for months, though. If they were to remove him, they could have done it already.
Got where this is from? Artist? Webcomic? Anything? I want to make sure the artist gets whats coming to him.
Better a thief than a mass murderer. ¯\_(ツ
_/¯CannonFodder52
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I recall people saying the devs were implying that the age of one of the girls in the new game is either ambiguous or the character is lying about their age.
I haven't followed this outside of the announcement trailer last week, so I could be wrong.
Battlechili
Banned
First I've heard of this. Though, Waddle Dee seemed like he was talking about the first game.
You sure can. But you should probably be aware that you'd be giving that person a platform.
And it's not like he was brought in to do some programming work or something like that. He was brought in because he's a ~web personality~. They're literally cashing in on his image... which is that of a white supremacist.
So, yeah.
Because its not cool to support a product that funds overt racists who have influence over a large platform of young people? Pretty self explanatory.
There are far more important things in life than whether or not a game you want to play is a good game. Not funding racists so as to give them a bigger platform is one of those things. Youre taking an incredibly privileged position to keep trying to act like its more important for the product to be well made than it is to further institutional thought regarding racial discrimination.
What the hell does that mean...?
Would you buy a game that had Alex Jones or Richard Spencer providing voice work to it?
bemusedchunk
Banned
It means I want to look at his work and support him. Also, if I share this comic I would like to make sure I give the artist the credit.
The end result of what JonTron believes probably resembles this:
Seriously, folks: I don't think a lot of you are aware of the gravity of the situation the United States, let alone the world, is in right now.
Supporting his work is an endorsement of his hateful views, whether they want it to be that way or not.
Operationgamer17
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Did it ever occur to anyone that the devs may have stayed silent on the controversy as a means of staying out of it?
bemusedchunk
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The end result of what JonTron believes probably resembles this:
Seriously, folks: I don't think a lot of you are aware of the gravity of the situation the United States, let alone the world, is in right now.
This, and your other previous images, offends me.
But they're not, though. Unfortunately, there are many situations in life in which the easiest way out isn't the way to go.
This is one of those situations. By staying silent and keeping the dude in the game, they're being complicit.
Yes, in fact that's the most likely scenario, and that's a tacit endorsement of Jon's beliefs
AndrewDean84xX
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Everyone can do their thing. If people choose to turn a blind eye towards the very racist and sexist Mel Gibson, and forgive his awfulness because he made a good war movie, more power to them. I know I'm just one man, and I choose to not like racists like Mel Gibson, Jontron and PewDiePie or support their "work."
I'm very much against the idea that some people are being looked down upon for sticking to their morals, and choosing to not support something they feel isn't right.
I'm very much against the idea that some people are being looked down upon for sticking to their morals, and choosing to not support something they feel isn't right.
Foxy the Fox
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Even if he isn't the nicest person on earth his content is still fun.
I guess not being American and being capable of separating the person and their creation helps me to enjoy more stuff.
Also, they are probably going to lose less sales if they keep him compared to the sales they are going to lose removing him.
I guess not being American and being capable of separating the person and their creation helps me to enjoy more stuff.
Also, they are probably going to lose less sales if they keep him compared to the sales they are going to lose removing him.
Captain Europe
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Might be what they're doing, however, that does give them a bad look, especially after Playtonic paving the way.
Fuck people with this piracy bullshit. Wasn't that bannable here?
Really easy to take the moral high ground without knowing context and circumstances and still thinking yourself like some kind of a moral bastion. Must be nice to live in that kind of fucked up reality.
It's not a logical conclusion because there absolutely zero evidence of that. RUINER is not made by a "bunch of aggrieved younger white men".
Reikon Games was made by a bunch of industry veterans, and i'm pretty sure one of the creative forces behind it is actually a woman (or at least, someone akin to a producer)
So yeah, i just don't feel comfortable with you dumping the entire scene (or the future of it) behind that mentality when what we are seeing is actually the opposite of it.
Man, you are completely and utterly full of shit.
Really easy to take the moral high ground without knowing context and circumstances and still thinking yourself like some kind of a moral bastion. Must be nice to live in that kind of fucked up reality.
It's not a logical conclusion because there absolutely zero evidence of that. RUINER is not made by a "bunch of aggrieved younger white men".
Reikon Games was made by a bunch of industry veterans, and i'm pretty sure one of the creative forces behind it is actually a woman (or at least, someone akin to a producer)
So yeah, i just don't feel comfortable with you dumping the entire scene (or the future of it) behind that mentality when what we are seeing is actually the opposite of it.
Better a thief than a mass murderer. ¯\_(ツ
Man, you are completely and utterly full of shit.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Inaction, is an action. Not speaking out against someone that was in their game that supports white supremacy is not a great "inaction" to take.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Come the fuck on. Some stupid tweets and interviews espousing a vile worldview is in no way equivalent to the actual holocaust. You're cheapening the horrific deaths of millions in one of the most heinous crimes of all time by conflating the two. Fucking hell.The end result of what JonTron believes probably resembles this:
Seriously, folks: I don't think a lot of you are aware of the gravity of the situation the United States, let alone the world, is in right now.
bemusedchunk
Banned
While I would like to check out a webcomic that I might be interested, I don't appreciate comparing a video game to the civil rights movement and/or nazi concentration camps so quickly.
Thats all.
I wouldn't bring up the Holocaust the way the poster you quoted did because there are different scales to things, but JonTron's rhetoric is literally what drove the Holocaust.
CannonFodder52
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I kind of agree with you.
But Jon made it pretty clear he wanted an ethnostate. That is the logical conclusion of that process.
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