zeogold: For goodness' sakes. This whole thing is sad, mostly because now there are two equally-moronic sides trying to force GOG to get involved in politics when they have no interest in doing so as a company, neither should they.

A tweet was posted. It was a mistake. Big deal. They didn't realize it was a Gamergate reference and took it down, whatever, problem solved, end of story. But no, by sheer luck, the poor sods picked the singular most divisive topic, because as we all know, anything they do can now and forever not be good enough for anybody. Two lovely options:
A) If they knuckle down and leave up a mistake, they're siding with the pro-GGers and are now racists, sexists, bigots, etc. Nevermind the fact it was taken from the game itself and one tweet doesn't make a whole company.
B) If they take it down, suddenly they're giving in to the SJW, bullying, degenerate scum and deserve worse than death because they're traitors turning their backs on their "true" fanbase, as if most gamers even give a crap about this stuff.
Lo and behold, GOG is now pinned in a lovely tug-of-war whereby they now MUST pick a side, otherwise, ooohhhh noooo, they'll lose the "true" fans! They'll be on the "wrong side of history" and suffer for their sins!

Did it ever occur to some of y'all that they maybe posted a tweet they didn't understand by accident, realized their simple mistake, and then decided to revoke it because they didn't want to get involved with the exact political storm in a teacup everyone's trying to raise? If you're suddenly deciding that GOG no longer deserves your money because of either of these things, you never cared about this place to begin with. Please, for goodness' sakes, stop trying to mix politics and gaming, for your own health and sanity, and stop acting like the companies you pay money to represent your moral values. Just play the games you want, how you want to.

To GOG or any employees reading, I advise you ignore this mess and any other nonsense happening on Twitter, Reddit, or wherever. It's a minority of users that are vocal, and your worst-case scenario if this thing blows up is that you get free publicity. Most people don't even know what GOG is anyway. Ride that wave, don't get involved, and keep on keepin' on.

zeogold: For goodness' sakes. This whole thing is sad, mostly because now there are two equally-moronic sides trying to force GOG to get involved in politics when they have no interest in doing so as a company, neither should they.

HunchBluntley: Thank you for letting me know about this incredibly important news.
As recompense, I will try to remember to post about my next bowel movement. (Not sure if I'll be able to make it seem as worthy of masturbatory outrage as this, though.)

tinyE: Or "The Toilet".

zeogold: For goodness' sakes.

zeogold: For goodness' sakes. This whole thing is sad, mostly because now there are two equally-moronic sides trying to force GOG to get involved in politics when they have no interest in doing so as a company, neither should they.

A tweet was posted. It was a mistake. Big deal. They didn't realize it was a Gamergate reference and took it down, whatever, problem solved, end of story. But no, by sheer luck, the poor sods picked the singular most divisive topic, because as we all know, anything they do can now and forever not be good enough for anybody. Two lovely options:
A) If they knuckle down and leave up a mistake, they're siding with the pro-GGers and are now racists, sexists, bigots, etc. Nevermind the fact it was taken from the game itself and one tweet doesn't make a whole company.
B) If they take it down, suddenly they're giving in to the SJW, bullying, degenerate scum and deserve worse than death because they're traitors turning their backs on their "true" fanbase, as if most gamers even give a crap about this stuff.
Lo and behold, GOG is now pinned in a lovely tug-of-war whereby they now MUST pick a side, otherwise, ooohhhh noooo, they'll lose the "true" fans! They'll be on the "wrong side of history" and suffer for their sins!

Did it ever occur to some of y'all that they maybe posted a tweet they didn't understand by accident, realized their simple mistake, and then decided to revoke it because they didn't want to get involved with the exact political storm in a teacup everyone's trying to raise? If you're suddenly deciding that GOG no longer deserves your money because of either of these things, you never cared about this place to begin with. Please, for goodness' sakes, stop trying to mix politics and gaming, for your own health and sanity, and stop acting like the companies you pay money to represent your moral values. Just play the games you want, how you want to.

To GOG or any employees reading, I advise you ignore this mess and any other nonsense happening on Twitter, Reddit, or wherever. It's a minority of users that are vocal, and your worst-case scenario if this thing blows up is that you get free publicity. Most people don't even know what GOG is anyway. Ride that wave, don't get involved, and keep on keepin' on.

rebirth: GG was proved innocent by the FBI himself.
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MightyPinecone: Just be sure to come up with some way to tie your turd to some political tribe, and it will no doubt spawn a massive brouhaha between snowflakes and the broflakes who fails to realise they behave just like in the other camp.

MightyPinecone: I vote for "the cesspit".

Wolfehunter: I'm surprised Gog picked sides. I would have believed they made no mistake and should have kept it up.. All they did was advertise a game. Some people won't like it other will.. but to take it down because a faction is upset? What the hell?

Gog don't pick sides.. post the pic and write the description as is and let it flow... Some will like it others won't and few will bitch. Don't give in. Stand your ground... Let the players decide if its worth there $$... rest can F off!