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Samurai Squirrel
16-02-2006, 19:44
and blizzard used to be my favourite game company...

http://news.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/0,39029682,49249157,00.htm
Doux
16-02-2006, 19:57
On the other hand, sexual preferences aren't really something for a massive multiplayer online roleplaying game. Nor politics. Let's keep the real world in the real world I'd say.
Angryminer
16-02-2006, 20:16
But WoW is full of real world topic like politics. And all this is okay, but suddenly this glbt-guild is guilty of harassment?
I honestly can't understand blizzard's position. Are women guilty for being harassed?

Angryminer
Doux
16-02-2006, 20:35
I can understand that it could possibly lead to unwanted conversations, possibly harassment. I hope they did not allow for political guilds then either? Otherwise they're just a bunch of doublethinkers. And how much real world politics can you put into a fantasy game? I can't agree wiht you there.
Angryminer
16-02-2006, 20:45
Such games even have guilds with purely political background. Like devoted members of a political party trying to get other players to vote for their party. As the article states there are even several other glbt-guilds in WoW, but the others are tollerated for some reason. Perhaps the advertising triggered the reaction. But other equally or more real-life-centered guilds advertise too.
Yes, pure double-thinking. That's why I don't like it.

Angryminer
Darius
05-03-2006, 17:59
Someone might have reported them as offensive? Then Bliz would be force to act, but I don't know...