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General discussionSwiss animal rights activists vs. GoG(44 posts)(44 posts)
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Posted December 13, 2016
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karnak1: I wonder if it's those damned swiss who are holding our beloved Obl!v1on111!!!
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fortune_p_dawg: then i will drink all their chocolate hahaHAHAhahAHAAHAa
It was the horse armor. The animal rights activists believe that Bethesda was unfairly forcing humanist battle apparel on them without their consent.
Posted December 13, 2016
Damn the Swiss and their hot cocoa and holey cheese. If it weren't for their quality utility knives, I'd be filing an official protest!

Also wondering if this constitutes "hate speech" and if I can be banned for it...
Posted December 13, 2016
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Posted December 13, 2016
I may get a lot of hate for this, but I think her speech is very convincing. I hope she never gives up on this issue. Somehow, I doubt that she'll let me down on this one (after all, she quite clearly isn't lying or hurting anyone with what she says).
Posted December 13, 2016
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Maxvorstadt: You maybe heard, that "Pony Island" was removed from GoG due to swiss animal rights activists. But this is only the peak of the Iceberg!
Miss Ponyklatscher, chairwoman of "Animals R Us", a swiss animal rights organisation, said: "We will force GoG to take all games, that include animals, from the store. We want to protect the rights of animals, no matter if they are real life animals or digital animals!".
While that quote do appear in the youtube video, it is delivered in an tongue-in-cheek way, a bit like that PC master race thing. The OP is taking an exagered, self-ironic parole totally out of context!

If you watch the video in its entirety, you will find that Miss Ponyklatscher make a pretty compelling case.

It may seem a bit much to talk about "prejudices towards animals". We really needed another term here, something a bit less loaded. But once you begin to be concious about how animals are presented in various media, including games, you can't help but notice that it is all pretty stereotypical and reactionary. Like, sharks are always presented as human-devouring baddies. Of course, this is a trope that have its merits - killer sharks are fun - but wouldn't it be nice if we sometimes could think a bit outside the box? A pure shark sim in the style of Shelter? Or a diving game where sharks behaved realistically for once?

Regarding the removal of "Pony Island", I don't see why it is such a bad thing. "Animals R Us" wrote a letter to GoG. After reading the letter, GoG found that they agreed with its argument, and decided to remove the game from their store. I'm not sure I would have removed it myself, but GoG has always been picky about which games it chooses to sell, and I think they have the right to decide which games they want to sell.
Posted December 14, 2016
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PaterAlf: This should help.
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Shadowstalker16: Ah yes, I see. I was played. Acknowledgement of skill to Max then.
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PaterAlf: This should help.
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Shadowstalker16: Wtf my post got eaten; anyway, I was played, nice one and a fedora tip to Max.

Wtf my posts are getting eaten, anyway, well played to Max and glad it wasn't real.

Well played Max, I got played like a fiddle and glad it wasn't real.
Successfully (t)rolled first by Max, then by Gog's "new page" forum bug. =D
Posted December 14, 2016
I have no words that express how beautiful and perfect this thread is.
Posted December 14, 2016
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Maxvorstadt: You maybe heard, that "Pony Island" was removed from GoG due to swiss animal rights activists. But this is only the peak of the Iceberg!
Miss Ponyklatscher, chairwoman of "Animals R Us", a swiss animal rights organisation, said: "We will force GoG to take all games, that include animals, from the store. We want to protect the rights of animals, no matter if they are real life animals or digital animals!".
Huh????
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ShadowWulfe: Dis joke?
I... don't know.

I suppose Defender's quest is next because there's a mission where you kill sheep...

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Maxvorstadt: Just watch the video, it explains everything! :-)
I'll queue it up... Will probably be in 2-3 hours though.

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Alaric.us: This is not real, right?
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fables22: You guessed correctly.
I see... Guess i could avoid doing my bulk of replies, but why stop now? :P

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Emob78: It was the horse armor. The animal rights activists believe that Bethesda was unfairly forcing humanist battle apparel on them without their consent.
You just reminded me of Red Dead Redemption with their Manibles... where the animals got human meshes and was really freaky and weird looking.

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adaliabooks: I have no words that express how beautiful and perfect this thread is.
How about... Two thumbs up?
Posted December 14, 2016
Accursed pony activists. We must teach them a lesson. We must grab our flamethrowers. We must end their menace. We must BURN EVERY LAST PONY FROM EXISTENCE!!! Eradication to all ponies!!!

[EDIT] Wait, wait, wait... Xenomorphs, I meant xenomorphs. Ponies - xenomorphs, I always get the two confused. These aren't xenomorph activists right?

Nevermind then, carry on.
Post edited December 14, 2016 by tremere110
Posted December 14, 2016
IM quite sad about the Pony island thing.. its a quality little game that's never been done before :(

The website still has the GoG link so maybe there is hope.
Posted December 14, 2016
Never Mind
Post edited December 14, 2016 by PetrusOctavianus
Posted December 14, 2016
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adaliabooks: I have no words that express how beautiful and perfect this thread is.
You`re welcome!
Posted December 14, 2016
Man, the PJWs and their horseshit. I should hoof it on over to their office and tell them, "Hay! The mane problem with you PJWs is that you're galloping into issues without considering the ramifications. You mustang stop and think about what you're doing before you blunder headlong pinto a fight you can't win."
Posted December 14, 2016
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HereForTheBeer: Man, the PJWs and their horseshit. I should hoof it on over to their office and tell them, "Hay! The mane problem with you PJWs is that you're galloping into issues without considering the ramifications. You mustang stop and think about what you're doing before you blunder headlong pinto a fight you can't win."
Aaaaand getting the flamethrower back out :p
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