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The Outer Worlds censors a long list of names during character creation

This is so typical. ALWAYS when there is an XBOX game developed by an XBOX dev people on this board TRY EVERYTHING to bash and spread FUD against this game... seriously. guys get a LIFE.

this is so ridiculous! yes, it is a single player game, so what? it has DVR, screenshots etc. do they want you to do this shit with their game? no, imagine the backlash!

also why the fuck do you even care? do you really want to name yourself like that or do you just want to bash and spread FUD against an XBOX dev game?

They're not xbox devs, they're PC devs. Name a PS4 dev that censored your own name in singleplayer or gtfo.
 

Teslerum

Member
Listen, you fascist pigs. I'm not going to accept your bigotr towards anyone not Muslim or Homosexual. Your game is getting uninstalled, Game Pass is getting cancelled, and Xbox's are getting sold for PC hardware. No Scarlett, no xCloud, nothing. Done.

Oh damnit. Yeah, they deserve scorn for that.
 

Starfield

Member
Hey we are obsidian. Instead of doing our own thing we just copy paste everything from Bethesda in Unreal Engine, make some new assets and call it game.

Like common, how cheap can you be lmaooo
 

01011001

Banned
the amount of stupidity from both sides in this thread is once again, astonishing.

is it stupid to censor names in a single player game? yes... but it has been done before, going back decades even.
not only is this nothing new, their system is also so weak that you can name your character GayNi**erFa**ot and it won't detect it, so even if you wanna ruin your game with childish crap like that, you still can very easily do so.

jesus Christ... just when you thought nothing can be as filled with stupidity as resetera you see this thread and that "you can't have long hair" shit in that other thread... which isn't even true btw. my character has long hair, and the reason other characters don't have long hair is literally explained in the lore...

and to the people saying it's good that they censor names in a strictly single player game... wtf is wrong with you? are you scared that if they give you the ability to call yourself Hitler you'll brainwash yourself to become a fucking nazi?
 
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dorkimoe

Member
the amount of stupidity from both sides in this thread is once again, astonishing.

is it stupid to censor names in a single player game? yes... but it has been done before, going back decades even.
not only is this nothing new, their system is also so weak that you can name your character GayNiggerFaggot and it won't detect it, so even if you wanna ruin your game with childish crap like that, you still can very easily do so.

jesus Christ... just when you thought nothing can be as filled with stupidity as resetera you see this thread and that "you can't have long hair" shit in that other thread... which isn't even true btw. my character has long hair, and the reason other characters don't have long hair is literally explained in the lore...

and to the people saying it's good that they censor names in a strictly single player game... wtf is wrong with you? are you scared that if they give you the ability to call yourself Hitler you'll brainwash yourself to become a fucking nazi?
This

I am so against SJW's and all that, but making threads like this and the female one are just as annoying. Can't we get some fucking game talk, more people are talking about the hair than the actual game itself.
 

Fbh

Member
I do agree but they aren't dumb, they know this is going on Twitch, Mixer and the like. They won't want bad feedback from sensitive souls.

For that reason I don't think it's censorship as much as censorship combined with PR. CensorshiPR, if you will.

I guess you are right. But I still think that sort of stuff should be enforced by the different streaming services instead of limiting it for ALL players.
And as always I find it kind of ironic that, from my understanding, the game gives you the freedom to play as a murdering psychopath.... but god forbid you call your character "gringo" or "twat"
 
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CatLady

Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
This

I am so against SJW's and all that, but making threads like this and the female one are just as annoying. Can't we get some fucking game talk, more people are talking about the hair than the actual game itself.

I despise the absurd, hysterical SJWs and their stupid outrage culture more than words can express. They constantly look for something to be offended about so they can throw a tantrum.

This & the hair thread feelkinda like the same thing to me, people looking for something to get offended by. It makes me sad because NeoGAF overall has far saner and much more intelligent people than many of the dark corners of the internet, but it's depressing to see many on GAF looking for SJWs under every bush with the same fervor as the REE Asylum constantly seeks shit to throw an outrage party over.

Are some of the hairstyles ugly & mannish? Oh hell yes. Is censoring names in a SP game stupid? Unbelieveably so. Is it a really big deal? Not to me.
 
the amount of stupidity from both sides in this thread is once again, astonishing.

is it stupid to censor names in a single player game? yes... but it has been done before, going back decades even.
not only is this nothing new, their system is also so weak that you can name your character GayNiggerFaggot and it won't detect it, so even if you wanna ruin your game with childish crap like that, you still can very easily do so.

jesus Christ... just when you thought nothing can be as filled with stupidity as resetera you see this thread and that "you can't have long hair" shit in that other thread... which isn't even true btw. my character has long hair, and the reason other characters don't have long hair is literally explained in the lore...

and to the people saying it's good that they censor names in a strictly single player game... wtf is wrong with you? are you scared that if they give you the ability to call yourself Hitler you'll brainwash yourself to become a fucking nazi?

It's a forum. People can talk and feel offended or have fun as much as they want. That's the whole point. There's a main topic for the game if you dont care. Ignore the threads and move on. Let people discuss if they want to. If you want to censor or limit our discussions then feel free to join Reera but don;t call people stupid just because you don't like things. If anything your argument is stupid.
 
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joe_zazen

Member
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It's a forum. People can talk and feel offended or have fun as much as they want. That's the whole point. There's a main topic for the game if you dont care. Ignore the threads and move on. Let people discuss if they want to. If you want to censor or limit our discussions then feel free to join Reera but don;t call people stupid just because you don't like things. If anything your argument is stupid.

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Making fun of dumb shit is fun. Getting offended by people making fun of a trillion dollar corporation’s product is...odd. Especially over a game that is all about the evils of trillion dollar corporations.
 
Mockery getting mistaken for taking offense, the thread - Part II

OT: It’s hilarious that this is something Obsidian is so concerned about when the game is singleplayer
 

Katsura

Member
Who gives a shit. Most of this only affects buffoons that want to use goofy names or slurs anyways. Does this really hurt anybody?
Yes and if we don't fight this shit every single step of the way, some day it will be something you care about that's forbidden to say. It's not like it's going to hit a point where the people driving this will be satisfied and will stop censoring. That's never how it works
 

johntown

Banned
If you play on PC I'm sure this can be modified/removed. Console players are SOL. It seems really petty for them to do it but really who cares? The majority of ppl who play this game are not going to even try to name their players something that is banned.

I understand and agree with the wider implications of all the sjw nonsense, double-standards when it comes to violence and profanity itself in the game. A game that is littered with profanity and probably sexual innuendo seems a little strange to ban ppl from probably using some words that are used in the game itself.
 

Nobody_Important

“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
I honestly don't see the issue. Why would you want to name your character any of these things anyway?


Just give your character a normal name like a regular person and boom. Problem solved.
 

bilderberg

Member
For real though you don’t see a problem with this kind of thing in a single player game? On principle at least?
You're asking people who don't have principles. It's telling when instead of asking the developers "who cares", the issue is instead with .1% of people affected by this silly ban. I always pick the most basic generic names in rpg's because I want to be immersed, but who the fuck am i to nanny someone else from picking whatever fucking dumb name they wanna choose.? What kind of bizarro world are we living in, and to see people defend this shit because of "why would you wanna... anyway" fuck you.
 
Can some of our South American friends try this out for us? Insane Metal Insane Metal do you have Game Pass right now? Still need someone from the US to give this a shot on PS4.

I put this censor list(narrowed down to words I can understand) and a list of the 100 most common words into a random sentence generator and holy shit. So fucking funny. :messenger_tears_of_joy: Some are just too hardcore to post here, but it's similar to this...
"do more or you have of a day to minge"
"blowjob thing rape of its wagina up them boukak"

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No :(

ps: blowjob bimbo LOL
 

Katsura

Member
On the plus side, being from a country with only 6 million people means my language isn't on the verboten list. I may just have to download it on gamepass, make the most obscene name i can think of in Danish and grab lots of screenshots from all the dialog where my name appears
 
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Katsura

Member
I was planning to buy it once the epic embargo finished, that's an hard pass now.
Good call. Makes me wonder though, how is money distributed on gamepass? Will Obsidian see money for each person playing their game or is it an already agreed upon fixed amount just for being part of it, does anyone know?
 
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Good call. Makes me wonder though, how is money distributed on gamepass? Will Obsidian see money for each person playing their game or is it an already agreed upon fixed amount just for being part of it, does anyone know?

Good question. I always wondered how exactly is it profitable for devs who put their games on the gamepass.
 

GymWolf

Member
As a penguin who identifies as a long haired toaster, I find it massively offensive I can't create somebody with my same background and name; CuntDestroyer300. You can't punish people for the name they were given at birth. I shall be writing to my local MP. Not about this, just to see how he is.

You kinda look like stephen amell in your avatar (arrow's actor)
 

Hudo

Gold Member
This is beside the point. It's a fucking single player game. Trying to police thoughts in SP games is not ok.
Exactly. I don't get why this is done in a SP game...

If I want to call my character "Penis Hitler 9-11", I should be able to do it in a SP game...
 

gioGAF

Member
If what I am reading / understanding is correct, this is ridiculous and a serious overstep. The Outer Worlds is a single player game, I should be able to name my character whatever the f* I want. This game might be going in the "will buy second hand category". smh
 
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bronk

Banned
This

I am so against SJW's and all that, but making threads like this and the female one are just as annoying. Can't we get some fucking game talk, more people are talking about the hair than the actual game itself.
Go in the OT and stay out of these threads with your bitching then
 

Katsura

Member
Its hard when that thread is never on the main page because this one is constantly at the top because you people have nothing better to do than cry about choices in a video game
So what? How is it our fault that few people want to talk about the actual game? This thread takes nothing away from the OT in any way
 

NickFire

Member
I would guess they cherry picked what words are banned to appease a certain political mindset, while leaving other groups ripe for mockery. But honestly, I couldn't really care less. Choices in video game names just don't trigger my free speech is under attack radar senses.
 

junguler

Banned
doesn't effect me, i have my own reasons not buying this game (epic games, windows store and no third person) but hey, this is fucking stupid of the devs, isn't it.
 
This

I am so against SJW's and all that, but making threads like this and the female one are just as annoying. Can't we get some fucking game talk, more people are talking about the hair than the actual game itself.
Seconded.

Both SJW's and anti-SJW's use the same methods of nitpicking shit to find something to get outraged by and getting to play the victim.

Two sides of the same coin. And twice the annoyance.
 

Katsura

Member
Seconded.

Both SJW's and anti-SJW's use the same methods of nitpicking shit to find something to get outraged by and getting to play the victim.

Two sides of the same coin. And twice the annoyance.
Complaining about censoring in a single player game is 'nitpicking'? Really? Also, one is the reaction to another. If SJW weren't pushing their regressive shit in games, we wouldn't be reacting to it. Clearly one side is worse than the other in this scenario. To argue otherwise seems very dishonest

As said earlier, you're free to ignore this thread. It does not take anything away from the OT about the game. Complaining that it exists makes it hard for me to believe you're actually against SJW
 
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Majima-Goro

Neo Member
LOL crazy devs, it’s singleplayer, who cares.

Have people tried with special characters ? Like Gây, Bimbø, Çuckold, so many to test...!

Besides those stupid moves, game is really fun but so many female characters are just dumb looking or have a cheesy attitude, this Nyoka companion I just met is a prime example with her pink hair 🤮
 
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