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[THEAP99]

 

[zeorhymer]

"I try to only post positive stuff on here."

Calling all gamers that didn't give glowing praise bots is a very positive thing.

 

[Bryank75]

There's a lot of crazy crazy people out there!
She does great work and seems like a really nice person...

 

[mcjmetroid]

Ridiculous. I've never played the game but the voice acting has always been amazing in the games.

There's never a need to go after the voice actor

 

[BluRayHiDef]

What goes through the minds of people who post such comments? Are they so emotionally traumatized that a fictional story isn't what they want it to be? WTF?

 

[Hobbygaming]

These people are pathetic and sick

 

[Musky_Cheese]

So she’s treat like everyone else online? You get this simply for playing well in COD or Siege.

Sorry but this is pretty standard for people online. It’s really not that unusual.

 

[MrS]

Beyond fucked up. Fucking pussies.

 

[mcjmetroid]

So she’s treat like everyone else online? You get this simply for playing well in COD or Siege.

Sorry but this is pretty standard for people online. It’s really not that unusual.

That's true. You do open yourself to this stuff as a semi public figure.

Still important to point out that it's bullshit though.

 

[teezzy]

Video games really do attract some pathetic individuals.

Do these people not interact with others IRL? Like what even are these messages to her? She's a video game voice actress, holy hell.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

So she’s treat like everyone else online? You get this simply for playing well in COD or Siege.

Sorry but this is pretty standard for people online. It’s really not that unusual.

Ah yes, that must make it ok! Case closed folks, nothing to see here.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Look the game may have its issues in terms of narrative elements and the way some characters are handled (and it's just too depressing/nihilistic for my tastes. Not even in an entertaining way at that)...

...But really, none of this is called for. She's playing a fictional character in a game. It does not warrant sending them death threats. Some emotionally and mentally stunted people out there, man.

 

[Hobbygaming]

So she’s treat like everyone else online? You get this simply for playing well in COD or Siege.

Sorry but this is pretty standard for people online. It’s really not that unusual.

It's different when it's your personal social media account and just look at how much attention Abby gets on gaming sites, it's gotta be way worse for Laura on Twitter

 

[teezzy]

So she’s treat like everyone else online? You get this simply for playing well in COD or Siege.

Sorry but this is pretty standard for people online. It’s really not that unusual.

That shouldn't excuse the behavior though. She voices a character in a video game and is getting death threats because of it. These people are fucking weird, dude.

 

[Bartski]

I'd find this level of loathsomeness easy to ignore, probably easier said than done

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Ah yes, that must make it ok! Case closed folks, nothing to see here.

Never said it was ok. Just not unusual. Majority of people get messages like this.

It’s like getting sweaty because you heard car horns in rush hour traffic.

 

[Reptars Revenge]

These people have horrible lives and just trying to take it out on anyone. Preferably someone where they are safely protected by anonymity

 

[ZehDon]

Hard not to feel for her. Like Ahmed Best, it’s not her fault she played a divisive role that some didn’t connect with. No one should get that kind of treatment. No one.

 

[Orenji Neko]

She is but only the seiyuu and not the architect of the plot. Makes no sense to attack them like that. It is insane. She performed the lines given to her. It is just a game even if you do not like it or its plot: it is not real.

 

[THEAP99]

I still ultimately think Naughty Dog or Sony’s way of handling all this stuff didn’t help. I’m more of a let people say what they say, ignoring them they’ll eventually get bored.

but maybe I’m wrong. Either way, there’s no justification for the nasty stuff that has gone on.

 

[teezzy]

These people have horrible lives and just trying to take it out on anyone. Preferably someone where they are safely protected by anonymity

If they saw her in person they'd be stammering and blushing. These people don't get out much. She isn't Abby. Far from it, actually.

 

[Rikoi]

This is idiotic. It's not her fault if the game got a shit narrative.
If she refused they would have hired someone else but the story wouldn't have changed.

 

[TaySan]

A bunch of pathetic man children when their video games don't go their way. Just ridiculous and shameful behavior to attack someone who was just doing their job.

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

You’re gonna hurt someone in real life over a fictional character in a video game? That’s just sad, I bet these people would crumble if they had to handle anything remotely challenging in real life.

 

[EviLore]

Open, direct access to everyone via social media isnt necessarily worth the exposure to negativity from shitheads.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

After beating the game I came away liking Abby more than any character in the whole franchise. People are weird as fuck.

 

[Spokker]

Sending death threats is wrong. You're still allowed to dislike the game. The end.

 

[Woggleman]

I love video games but I will never call myself a gamer and this is why.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Open, direct access to everyone via social media isnt necessarily worth the exposure to negativity from shitheads.

You’ve gotten your share of messages like this right? Mods too?

 

[Valentino]

I'm surprised some of them have an open public face picture........ she could outright put their instagram profile out there. But also, why does a little part of me think some of these comments could come from the same people who were trying to boycott this game for months. Even going as far to make a fake instagram page with Ellie as your display picture, 'pose' as a fan then go on to say some unoriginal too far death threats. But maybe not. Maybe just an unwell human.

 

[SleepDoctor]

Why open up dms to the public? So you can post about it?

Its not hard to get an angry mob on you on Twitter. If its so disturbing close it from the public.

 

[mortal]

I don't care how much anyone dislikes a game, anyone that engages in this behavior is fucking pathetic. Period.

It's really not that serious.

 

[EviLore]

You’ve gotten your share of messages like this right? Mods too?

I have this greet me every time I open my PMs, for fun:

 

[Birdo]

Nothing worse than I've gotten in my decades of being on the internet. Just ignore them and get on with it.

 

[MayauMiao]

I believe the threats are fake just like ND pretending they had nothing to do with DMCA.

 

[kretos]

It's the internet, block them and move on or report it to the police

 

[Musky_Cheese]

I have this greet me every time I open my PMs, for fun:

Damn that dude is mad

 

[Azurro]

This is stupid, but in the same token, I don't think public figures should have a public instagram/twitter account that isn't managed by some PR firm. Too many crazy people out there.

 

[Coolwhhip]

The solution stays simple: delete social media and have a better life.

 

[teezzy]

1,622 people slipping into evilore's DMs

I see you bragging

 

[rollinstoned348]

Honestly are some people really THIS immature? you don't solve a disagreement with threats of violence or murder. Maybe some gamers need to remove themselves from their console/pc and go outside and meet real people. It isn't remotely normal.

 

[toker818]

Lol Its not her fault its niel cockmanns fault and his sick demented agenda

 

[freefornow]

The solution stays simple: delete social media and have a better life.

Exactly. Expecting Twitter to be more than what it has become is just folly. Expect her to receive even more hate for pointing out the hate received. Just don't use the platform and save yourself the grief.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Video gamers are fucking weird.

Theres so many people dedicating their life to this game. Say anything positive neutral or even negative about this game, people that hate the game turn into carnivorous cockroaches.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Remind me to never be an actor in a thing enjoyed by millions of people around the world while also using Twitter.

Like these people want worldwide fans and to talk directly to millions of people? Fame comes at t price. I’m sorry but there are always crazies and the more famous you get the more crazies you attract.

Using Twitter on top of that is like, duh, you are going to get hate no matter what

 

[Woggleman]

I happen to love it but even if it was the worst game ever an actress just doing her job does not deserve this kind of treatment.

 

[Dodkrake]

Brought to you by the same retards that reviewed the game with 0 and wrote "I hate gay people". Yeah, there's quite a few of those.

 

[VlaudTheImpaler]

Business as usual for social media in this day and age. Retards will always find a way to do crap like this for things they don't like instead of being more rational and formulating their opinion, taking a stance, discussing it maturely and living by it.

And this goes both ways. I bet some of the reviewers who gave it a negative review have also received similar trash.

I just hope no one tries to use this as fuel for the fanboy war.

 

[whatup]

Lol Its not her fault its niel cockmanns fault and his sick demented agenda

I cannot tell if this is real or parody.

 

[Bartski]

I've been listening to the kinda funny podcast the other day and it's really sad as she poured her heart and soul into it and knocked it out of the park. The "fan reaction" was briefly discussed and she comes across as rather vulnerable when it comes to the dark side of social media which makes this even worse.

However, I imagine if I was in her shoes I wouldn't give two fucks. Receiving death threats for a role I played as an actor??? Really? These people are complete brain dead idiots not worth a second of attention