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[FIREKNIGHT2029]

We’ve seen this song and dance before. I could give two shits about what he thinks about Elon (a dude I don’t give a shit about) but calling your potential customers “sickos” is never a good business strategy lol.

 

[Vyse]

Everyone seems like they are drunk texting these days. Take a beat and think through before you hit send.

 

[GHG]

America needs to re-instate mental institutions, this is really getting out of hand.

At this point the games studios and media companies are the institutions.

 

[Kurotri]

 

[Senua]

Hopefully @adamsapple and Senua won't accept the Xbox name being dragged down by this filthy Woke idiot.

I don't own an Xbox so I'm not sure why I've been tagged

 

[FunkMiller]

If I’m the comms and marketing department at Obsidian, I’m having a fucking aneurysm right about now.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[LectureMaster]

Of course pussy dare only post that shit on Blue Sky. The woketards are always bluffing cowards.

 

[Branded]

Aaand that's a skip from me.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I've been waiting all day for yall to make this topic and then I miss the first page.

That said, it's all been said in the other topic. What a fucking shitshow.

 

[bender]

I don't own an Xbox so I'm not sure why I've been tagged

Do you give Phil sexual favors?

 

[DavidGzz]

I didn't know the Elon fanclub was so big on here. This is funny to me lol

 

[yogaflame]

Avowed is a no buy for me.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

I don't own an Xbox so I'm not sure why I've been tagged

You don't even need to.

 

[Griffon]

 

[Fbh]

I once worked for a relatively small 40 people company, and I remember even there they told us not to engage with people on social media regarding company related stuff.
They basically told us "even if someone is being a complete ass or saying stuff you know is false, don't engage with them and just let our community manager deal with those comments".

So it's weird some people in senior positions at bigger companies seemingly haven't figured this out yet.

 

[LectureMaster]

I didn't know the Elon fanclub was so big on here. This is funny to me lol

You don't need to be a fan of Musk to realize this is straight deranged shit.

 

[Denton]

This deserves the classic, lol, lmao even response.
These suicidal idiots are amusing. Shame about Obsidian though, they had a good run.

 

[Senua]

Do you give Phil sexual favors?

 

[timothet]

My excitement about this game peaked with the first reveal teaser and went down with every bit of information released since...

 

[Fake]

Nice hill you want to die. Good work.

 

[Kacho]

I didn't know the Elon fanclub was so big on here. This is funny to me lol

That's your takeaway? lol...

 

[FunkMiller]

I once worked for a relatively small 40 people company, and I remember even there they told us not to engage with people on social media regarding company related stuff.
They basically told us "even if someone is being a complete ass or saying stuff you know is false, don't engage with them and just let our community manager deal with those comments".

So it's weird some people in senior positions at bigger companies seemingly haven't figured this out yet.

Spot on. This fucking tool has gone off piste because he just has to clap back on the big bad Muskrat, and has probably irrevocably damaged his game's sales potential.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Obsidian trying to speedrun their inevitable layoffs from Microsoft huh

 

[bender]

 

[FunkMiller]

I didn't know the Elon fanclub was so big on here. This is funny to me lol

Elon is an utter fucking tool some of the time. That doesn't excuse or justify potentially destroying your fucking company just because you have no self control or self preservation instinct.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

I didn't know the Elon fanclub was so big on here. This is funny to me lol

No one is stanning for Musk here. We've got another broken game dev who can't refrain from airing out stupid shit to the masses before his game releases.

 

[SJRB]

I absolutely love how these activists crumble under the least bit of resistance. It's so easy to root them out and this tactic never fails.

All you need is someone gaining traction by saying something like "pronouns are unacceptable" and there you go. They just can't help themselves.

Amazing self-own, yet again.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Ok well if he's still a member of the Microsoft Family of Developers then I support it I guess

 

[Saber]

You think that gamers, the very people who buy your games and the market you work for, are sickos?
Alright then lol

 

[Mister Wolf]

Merchants intentionally alienating their customer is one of the most idiotic business practice I can think of. You would essentially need to have a monopoly on your product to get away with this.

 

[Mr Moose]

Obsidian need to disavow this.

 

[King Dazzar]

Once upon a time I was genuinely looking forward to Avowed. Now I wont even try it on GP. And its not just this. Its just one thing after another. The game can fuck off.

 

[PisswasserYellow]

Despite the pronoun horseshit I actually considered giving this game a chance based on the previews. There are some things I can look past, but these mentally deranged developers and the absolute disdain they have for their potential customer base is not one of them. Fuck Obsidian. Hire real developers to make your games instead of these goddamn clown show activists who care only about a small subset of the most miserable people on Earth.

 

[Boneless]

Elon is an utter fucking tool some of the time. That doesn't excuse of justify potentially destroying your fucking company just because you have no self control or self preservation instinct.

Some of the time, the other times...

 

[DeepEnigma]

I didn't know the Elon fanclub was so big on here. This is funny to me lol

Gaslighting 101.

 

[Kacho]

I absolutely love how these activists crumble under the least bit of resistance. It's so easy to root them out and this tactic never fails.

We're seeing it on this forum too. It's hilarious.

 

[TwinB242]

Do these devs not realize they're just digging themselves into a deeper hole when they make comments like this? I didn't even care about the pronouns before but this actually made me way less interested in the game.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Merchants intentionally alienating their customer is one of the most idiotic business practice I can think of. You would essentially need to have a monopoly on your product to get away with this.

Let me tell you about a product called Microsoft Windows

Lol but of course that doesn't apply here

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Merchants intentionally alienating their customer is one of the most idiotic business practice I can think of. You would essentially need to have a monopoly on your product to get away with this.

I wonder if it all is about self sabotage for some kind of larger consolidation plan by the big, faceless elites?
Conspiracy.... maybe..

 

[DavidGzz]

MS already paid for my copy. Playing the shit out of this and not getting one guy triggered. Guess I'm not bothered by one person's opinion. We'll see how this plays out. He is making it fun.

 

[TBiddy]

I don't give a shit about pronouns in games, unless it becomes a focus point like in Veilguard.

But this moron should've taken the high ground. Elon Musk is a joke. Ignore him and focus on making the game great.

 

[GHG]

I didn't know the Elon fanclub was so big on here. This is funny to me lol

Well done missing the forest for the trees.

But something tells me this is an intentional deflection tactic.

MS already paid for my copy.

Shock.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Like I said before

So is this game gonna get buried by the usual anti DEI force on this site and online? Or is there gonna be bunch of Defense and excuses because its an Xbox make game?

Keep that same energy you bums lol

Time for that Concord treatment

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that if these devs put more time into making their games enjoyable than trying to make people ‘mad’, they might see better outcomes

 

[Kokoloko85]

 

[Dirk Benedict]

I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that if these devs put more time into making their games enjoyable than trying to make people ‘mad’, they might see better outcomes

I mean... this might just work. You never know!

 

[mrqs]

"calls 'gamers' sickos"

These drifters are, indeed, sickos.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that if these devs put more time into making their games enjoyable than trying to make people ‘mad’, they might see better outcomes

 

[Mister Wolf]

I wonder if it all is about self sabotage for some kind of larger consolidation plan by the big, faceless elites?
Conspiracy.... maybe..

He just doesn't give a shit and has a loose mouth because prior to Musk buying Twitter people like him could talk shit like this and get very little pushback. Social media and the gaming press was/is almost 100% controlled by their peers who all harbor the same sentiments.