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CW: mentions of suicide, sexual exploitation
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Saying something is 'rated M for mature' doesn't give it a pass to just do loud and wildly insensitive shit with little to no warning whatsoever.
The same people saying 'an M rating means you should be subjected to ads promoting dehumanization and suicidal thoughts' are the ones who feel 'some kind of way' when they see two men kiss in a T rated game. Even though the latter is in fact, harmless.
Just say you don't give a fuck about people needs, triggers, or trauma as long as you get to Go Play Get Zoom Zoom and fucking go.
Y'all stay loud and insensitive on main for NOTHING.
Y'all stay loud and insensitive on main for NOTHING.
Like y'all just forget every fucking time that gamers are not just dudebros who want to play pretend shootyMcGoodGuy.
It's SA victims, its POC, it's non-men, it's disabled people, it's ND people, people suffering from PTSD, etc.
It's SA victims, its POC, it's non-men, it's disabled people, it's ND people, people suffering from PTSD, etc.
And no, 'they should just not play the game' isn't an acceptable answer. It costs $0 to be considerate of your ENTIRE user base. $0.
We really can't make any settings without being offensive or damaging fucks 24/7, huh.
We really can't make any settings without being offensive or damaging fucks 24/7, huh.
'forget' is the wrong word.
Y'all don't 'forget' because that implies you care in the first place.
Imagine if y'all took the energy you manifest to defend problematic shit all the time to work towards doing better. How much further along we could be.
Y'all don't 'forget' because that implies you care in the first place.
Imagine if y'all took the energy you manifest to defend problematic shit all the time to work towards doing better. How much further along we could be.
*sigh*
before I go to bed: hear me out.
People have this idea that when we bring this stuff up, we want the game to come to a screeching halt with like, a big board that says INCOMING PROBLEM and that's....part of the problem. https://twitter.com/pleasantlytwstd/status/1338051446433001472
before I go to bed: hear me out.
People have this idea that when we bring this stuff up, we want the game to come to a screeching halt with like, a big board that says INCOMING PROBLEM and that's....part of the problem. https://twitter.com/pleasantlytwstd/status/1338051446433001472
Games in general do a piss poor, abysmal fucking job of warning of ANY problem content in their games. Even INMOST-which I adored-could've had an explicit 'this game is about suicide, depression, mental illness' warning. I could've prepped for it and prepped my community for it.
Instead, what wound up happening was I streamed the game front to back and we all wound up a crying disaster mortified that this man lost two people and not one.
I have no idea how many people left once the pieces were put together. How many have had suicidal thoughts.
I have no idea how many people left once the pieces were put together. How many have had suicidal thoughts.
I have no clue who was suffering in my chat. Same applies for when people give me a heads up for stuff that I know I can handle, but others can't-so I swap screens to protect the community.
An easy, 'this game introduces and engages these themes heavily' card can resolve a lot.
An easy, 'this game introduces and engages these themes heavily' card can resolve a lot.
And yes, that's 'different' than the rating because the rating is broad, by design. It's supposed to give you a GENERAL idea.
It's the reason both DOOM and Persona 5 are rated M, even though they're drastically different games.
It's the reason both DOOM and Persona 5 are rated M, even though they're drastically different games.
Meanwhile, Persona 5 and Fable 3 are both rated mature, while very similar, for VERY different reasons.
In all three cases, that descriptor is broad: 'violence' or 'use of alcohol' as examples.
In all three cases, that descriptor is broad: 'violence' or 'use of alcohol' as examples.
'Violence', 'sex', 'language', and 'use of alcohol' can mean a number of things.
In one game, it means your toon can get drunk and make sex jokes.
In another, it means high schoolers are sexually abused and try to commit suicide.
Bit different.
In one game, it means your toon can get drunk and make sex jokes.
In another, it means high schoolers are sexually abused and try to commit suicide.
Bit different.
so if your game is gonna have some QUESTIONABLE SHIT, I don't think it's unfair to be like 'a detailed heads up of what kind of shit, even at game start, would be cool', as opposed to lazily pointing at the sticker and going 'but it says M, grow up.'
and for the record: most of you clownish fucks pointing at the rating as a safety net are the same ones who want to piss and moan about how useless it is any other time.
Let's not do this.
Let's not do this.
really wish I could force Twitter to only show certain tweets-I know this is gonna come up all out of order for some folx, so if there's a better way to protect from sensitive content please let me know!
