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[CO_Andy]

We'll replace the pose. We want *everyone* to feel strong and heroic in our community. The last thing we want to do is make someone feel uncomfortable, under-appreciated or misrepresented.

Apologies and we'll continue to try to do better.

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20743015583?page=11#post-210

 

[komorebi]

"Ethical reasons"...??

WTF is this industry coming to

 

[23qwerty]

this is an outrage! whatever happened to artistic license! censorship! etc! etc!

edit: wow I was right, what a surprise!

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

How about designing your character so they have real pants so this isn't an issue.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

Who is doing the fan translation

 

[Sephzilla]

As someone who knows little about overwatch, is this her only victory pose or is it something the player can choose?

 

[Orthogonal]

Removing it would be unethical.

 

[Mr. Nice_Guy]

Another butt bites the dust. I'm sure the new pose will be even better.

 

[toastyToast]

what butt?

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

My reading of it was, it's not that it's sexy or for ethics, but because it doesn't make sense for the character to strike that pose.

The original post on the forums was calm and well argued.

 

[Tenebrous]

Good, I guess?

 

[bobawesome]

"Ethical reasons"...??

WTF is this industry coming to

Welcome to the new normal.

 

[Finaj]

Widowmake, Mercy, Hanzo and McCree have the same pose and it doesn't look like they're going to be removed, so this is pointless.

 

[Akronis]

we must protect the butt

EDIT:

holy shit at this response

 

[Triggerhappytel]

They should add in some buff dude celebrating victory by flaunting his toned buttocks to balance things out.

 

[Indelible]

This is getting ridiculous, what the hell is wrong with that pose?

 

[Alandrus Sun]

Whatever, who cares?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

As someone who knows little about overwatch, is this her only victory pose or is it something the player can choose?

Something players could choose? Or something?

Either way it's silly.

 

[sqwarlock]

As someone who knows little about overwatch, is this her only victory pose or is it something the player can choose?

It's an unlockable option.

 

[georly]

"Ethical reasons"...??

WTF is this industry coming to

That's a gamergate embellishment. It made fans uncomfortable, blizzard decided they wanted to be all inclusive and not exclude anyone, so they removed it.

Check the actual blue post:

We'll replace the pose. We want *everyone* to feel strong and heroic in our community. The last thing we want to do is make someone feel uncomfortable, under-appreciated or misrepresented.

Apologies and we'll continue to try to do better.

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20743015583?page=11#post-210

Quote from above in the same thread:

But her personality is youthful and innocent and besides all that, do we really know she is emotionally and intellectually 26 years old since she was adrift in time for an extended period?

Again, it's not that a female is being sexualized that makes me uncomfortable with this pose. I am 100% for it when it's appropiate (Widow, for instance). But this particular hero's personality seems anathema to sexualization, and that's what makes it pretty gross.

It doesn't fit the character. The pose is still part of Widowmaker, who it does fit with:


http://i.imgur.com/BuAnvuY.png

But I'm sure there will be plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth anyway.

This too.

 

[AstroLad]

"Ethical reasons"...??

WTF is this industry coming to

Don't believe those are Blizz's words: "We'll replace the pose. We want *everyone* to feel strong and heroic in our community. The last thing we want to do is make someone feel uncomfortable, under-appreciated or misrepresented.

Apologies and we'll continue to try to do better."

 

[valkillmore]

Just add some male butt poses and it's a wash.

I'd be down.

 

[papertoonz]

how many more butt censors till people are happy

 

[captainpat]

What does this industry have against butts?

 

[Blastoise]

ethical?

 

[Permanently A]

50 page thread incoming

 

[everyday math]

what butt?

^^
That's no butt

 

[Corpekata]

It doesn't fit the character. The pose is still part of Widowmaker, who it does fit with:


http://i.imgur.com/BuAnvuY.png

But I'm sure there will be plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth anyway.

 

[notaskwid]

Jay-zdisgusted.gif

 

[The Bookerman]

How about designing your character so they have real pants so this isn't an issue.

Yes Ladies, stop being sexy!

 

[kulapik]

For those out of the loop:

TotalBiscuit's response/satire video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydii76-1l5w

 

[Olengie]

Didn't know about this. And now I'm sad.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

I mean... Why? Let her keep it. Let some dudes have poses like it to.

Who cares

 

[NexusGamer]

cammy in her outfits in SFV has the same pose, but this isn't OK? odd

For those out of the loop

ok wait so it literally took one person? was there more support for this?

 

[Alandrus Sun]

What does this industry have against butts?

Judging by your avatar you appear to be all about dat booty.

Spoiler

: )

 

[Seiniyta]

Instead of replying to the words of the tweet have the actual message:

We'll replace the pose. We want *everyone* to feel strong and heroic in our community. The last thing we want to do is make someone feel uncomfortable, under-appreciated or misrepresented.

Apologies and we'll continue to try to do better.

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20743015583?page=11#post-210

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Fine by me tbh

Always funny how "artistic integrity" is pulled up as a defender for INCREASED sexualisation but it's always seen as "pandering" when the opposite is done.

 

[captainpat]

It doesn't fit the character. The pose is still part of Widowmaker, who it does fit with:


http://i.imgur.com/BuAnvuY.png

Did they flatten her ass?

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

Mika butt slap went bye bye and now Tracer pose.

No one is respecting the booty anymore.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

'ethical reasons' is an invention by the owner of a fan twitter feed.

Not Blizzard's phrasing, which is this:

We'll replace the pose. We want *everyone* to feel strong and heroic in our community. The last thing we want to do is make someone feel uncomfortable, under-appreciated or misrepresented.

Apologies and we'll continue to try to do better.

 

[Crankshaft]

That is not what I call a butt

 

[Golnei]

What does this industry have against butts?

Seriously, it's getting really blatant at this point. First R. Mika, now this - butts are being remorselessly thrown into chains while breasts proudly adorn all manner of cultural product with no trace of humility.

 

[Alandrus Sun]

I mean... Why? Let her keep it. Let some dudes have poses like it to.

Who cares

Precisely. What does it matter whether she have the pose in the first place?

 

[GrantDaNasty]

I'm going to enjoy seeing what this thread turns into.

On-topic: If Blizzard wants it gone, then I don't see the problem here.

 

[Yukinari]

For those out of the loop:



TotalBiscuit's response/satire video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydii76-1l5w

The video is perfect and i know TB is gonna get shit for it. This is totally gonna become a meme where people use this post as copypasta in regards to things that upset them in games.

 

[Amagon]

So dumb

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

I mean... Why? Let her keep it. Let some dudes have poses like it to.

Who cares

Some fans did, so Blizzard listened to their feedback.

That's how games in beta usually work.

 

[Ryan_MSF]

How about designing your character so they have real pants so this isn't an issue.

 

[dmr87]

Finally, now I can play the game.

 

[Dance Inferno]

The official forums are a total cesspool right now. I really don't understand all the outrage on this topic. The pose is out of character for Tracer and is needlessly sexualized. Nothing of value was lost by removing it from the game.