Jett_Skirata Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Oh look, Mail online read an article on Kotaku and rewrote it. http://kotaku.com/5872687/its-not-star-wars-without-slavery-torture-and-forced-voyeurism Journalism at it's finest. I'm not surprised MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheToony Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 .... .... Didn't they ***** about mass effect's sex scene. That was FOX news. Which is about as reputable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrage Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Don't be so unfair to the article, there's nothing in it that isn't true, and people do love shocking Vette. I don't love shocking Vette, no; torture is where I draw the big, bold-face, unshakeable line. I can't abide torture in any way or form or for any reason, even fictional characters for entertainment purposes. Torture is the most despicable act any one person can commit. It doesn't say as much about SW:TOR as it does about humanity. Are humans really this disappointingly terrible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleinone Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 It doesn't say as much about SW:TOR as it does about humanity. Are humans really this disappointingly terrible? Yes. Is this news to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomag Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Don't be so unfair to the article, there's nothing in it that isn't true, and people do love shocking Vette. I don't love shocking Vette, no; torture is where I draw the big, bold-face, unshakeable line. I can't abide torture in any way or form or for any reason, even fictional characters for entertainment purposes. Torture is the most despicable act any one person can commit. It doesn't say as much about SW:TOR as it does about humanity. Are humans really this disappointingly terrible? You wrote all this, yet you play empire. The irony is thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philophobic Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Torture is the most despicable act any one person can commit. Joined a cannibalistic cult in Skyrim and tricked a monk into becoming dinner for my initiation. Honestly, shocking Vette doesn't seem that despicable to me. Edited January 4, 2012 by Philophobic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrage Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Yes. Is this news to you? Not news so much as a fact that never becomes any less disappointing when it's brought back to the forefront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleinone Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Joined a cannibalistic cult in Skyrim and tricked a monk into becoming dinner for my initiation. Honestly, shocking Vette doesn't seem that despicable to me. I was thinking about this as well. Also I beat a man in a cage to death with a rusty mace while he pleaded with me to stop. Then he was resurrected, and I did it again. Skyrim is really kind of sick in a lot of ways. TOR is tame, but seems to make the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmidponk Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Don't be so unfair to the article, there's nothing in it that isn't true, and people do love shocking Vette. It's just not really newsworthy, that's all. I dare say that as long as there has been such a thing as fiction, some of that fiction has depicted less than savoury things goings on. I don't really see how it's any major surprise, to the Daily Mail or anyone else, that this is as true for games as it is for all other forms of fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenchfeeder Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I gotta laugh at this, I was just watching my friend do that today. They don't care you can have sex with multiple ALEIN partners, but god forbid you shock one. This is kind of like the big news story about Skyrim teaching us about ******s and being gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevenpatch Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 What this all boils down to is fear of the unknown. People don't understand, so they lash out at it in fear. Funny thing is, Yoda's wisdom is probably true. "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrage Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I was thinking about this as well. Also I beat a man in a cage to death with a rusty mace while he pleaded with me to stop. Then he was resurrected, and I did it again. Skyrim is really kind of sick in a lot of ways. TOR is tame, but seems to make the news. See, I got the Mace of Molag Bal too, on a particular playthrough. I did lots of crazy/despicable things on different characters. I did lots of heroic/selfless things on others. I think what gets me about Vette is how proud people are of their decision to treat her poorly, like said in the article. Maybe if Skyrim were an MMO, or at least had a quick way of talking to other Skyrim players like a chat channel, it would be full of "lol just killed and ate a guy lol" too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebene Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevenpatch Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Manhunt by Rockstar games was messed up (although I thought it was hilarious because of how wrong it was). There are even worse games out there. google top 7 most evil games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quip Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Vette needs to learn to keep a lower profile. Better charge up the shock collar remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kourage Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 That website is not news.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scandana Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Attention Bioware- DO NOT CHANGE A THING! I seriously hope they do not cave to such an obviously slanted article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzel Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 That "article" is irresponsible at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaroth Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 It's a game where you kill, slay and murder. Why would one suddenly care about torture? There are still places in the world where people seem to think that video games and comics are only toys for little kids and as such shouldn't permit more mature content. Also, notice the phrase "torment female slave with electric shock collar". It sounds like some kind of BDSM game and herald depravations that we - players - relish in. What people won't write just to have a few hundreds more views on their site... Who would skip SUCH news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quip Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Attention Bioware- DO NOT CHANGE A THING! I seriously hope they do not cave to such an obviously slanted article. That article is great press! Bioware needs to add more abuse and cruelty to get the crazies foaming at the mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuichix Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 God that second screen shoot is so hawt....I mean man that is wrong....I mean dang now I wanna be a Sith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vashy Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I just want to point out that the Daily Mail is a horrible source that likes to be sensational like faux news. Its basically the UK version of Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocketthesaurus Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I had a seizure at the comment implying that what is done in game will happen in real life now. Me too. I killed a ton of kids back in the late 90s in Fallout, and to this day, I still haven't killed any in real life. I mean, that was over 12 years ago, and yet it hasn't caught up with me yet... Weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyarghbones Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I like how the article complains and then if you read the other articles and images on the right hand side, it's all about how to lose weight and impress your man. It also has articles about bikini's and the latest celebrity love gossip, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuka Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Don't be so unfair to the article, there's nothing in it that isn't true, and people do love shocking Vette. I don't love shocking Vette, no; torture is where I draw the big, bold-face, unshakeable line. I can't abide torture in any way or form or for any reason, even fictional characters for entertainment purposes. Torture is the most despicable act any one person can commit. It doesn't say as much about SW:TOR as it does about humanity. Are humans really this disappointingly terrible? Sith torture in the line of duty and I got no problem shocking the crap out of anyone I got to in order to get what I need such as a defector. However torturing Vette really has no validity and doesn't serve any purpose so I treat her like a partner in mayhem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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