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Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online Servers Shutting Down To Honor George Floyd

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  • AmatheAmathe Member LegendaryPosts: 7,630
    I will try to believe that this is a good faith attempt at being responsible corporate citizens, and not a co-opting and commercialization of an important and very valid social justice and human rights issue.
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  • WhiteLanternWhiteLantern Member RarePosts: 3,319
    Amathe said: 
    I will try to believe that this is a good faith attempt at being responsible corporate citizens, and not a co-opting and commercialization of an important and very valid social justice and human rights issue.
    A game that glorifies urban violence, offline in solidarity with those wreaking urban violence. Sounds legit.
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  • TheOctagonTheOctagon Member UncommonPosts: 411
    Because black people don't kill white people. Morons. It should read 'All Lives Matter'. But I guess there's not enough hate in that.
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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,485
    edited June 2020

    Grimula said:

    50-70 percent of protestors are Young 18-25 year Old white kids just being Punks because it is fun to do so<><>

    <><>this behaviour is Not helping george floyds Cause , it is only making it worse<><>

    <><><>Smashing your friends Grandfathers Cobble store windows isnt helping anything <><><><

    Sparka said:
    Honor a drugged out loser who cant stop breaking the law over and over? Yeah right...Ill never buy another Rockstar product as long as they live.
    Rockstar donated to "honor the legacy of George Floyd"

    Question: does that include the armed robbery/home invasion?
    ALL LIVES MATTER - not just black
    Because black people don't kill white people. Morons. It should read 'All Lives Matter'. But I guess there's not enough hate in that.
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-backlash-civil-rights-movement
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  • SylvinstarSylvinstar Member UncommonPosts: 158

    IceAge said:



    Sylvinstar said:


    Oh the irony....





    https://www.carscoops.com/2020/06/looters-raid-fca-dealership-driving-off-with-hellcats-burn-amg-gt-in-mercedes-showroom/






    ...what's the irony ?!



    ummm...Grand Theft Auto is the crime committed in this article
  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,485
    Sylvinstar said:

    IceAge said:



    Sylvinstar said:


    Oh the irony....





    https://www.carscoops.com/2020/06/looters-raid-fca-dealership-driving-off-with-hellcats-burn-amg-gt-in-mercedes-showroom/






    ...what's the irony ?!



    ummm...Grand Theft Auto is the crime committed in this article
    Bot here looks broke af xD
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  • Sabnock34Sabnock34 Member UncommonPosts: 19

    Sylvinstar said:

    I blame games like GTA for making people think they can break the law and not put their lives in danger. They should shut their thug games down for good.



    Completely agree.
    IceAge
  • KnightFalzKnightFalz Member EpicPosts: 4,583
    MightyUnclean said:
    Can someone explain to me the point they're trying to make?

    It's an attempt to give the impression of caring while doing the least they possibly can other than absolutely nothing. A game activity of any sort would require more effort than simply flicking the switch.
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  • evolgrinzevolgrinz Member UncommonPosts: 151
    If you can't make a difference between reality and a game, then you have bigger issues than violent games.
    Stop blaming video games for violence in the real world
  • NildenNilden Member EpicPosts: 3,916
    Stunning and brave.


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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    In the UK there was a demonstration, as anyone with an agenda likes to hitch their hobby horse on to anything in the news. What I do not understand is why those people were not arrested for breaking pandemic restrictions, this is not even the country these tragic events happened in.
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  • kingson2002kingson2002 Member UncommonPosts: 5

    Sylvinstar said:

    I blame games like GTA for making people think they can break the law and not put their lives in danger. They should shut their thug games down for good.



    No, I don't agree with you at all, the purpose of those so you called "thug games" is only to entertain people. What we should do is to learn how to distinguish the right and the wrong. Without those "thug games", there are "thug movies", "thug TVs" and "thug musics"........ and following your logic, Should we shut them all down? Clearly, that is not a healthy way to look at things.
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  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,053
    https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/FragileWhiteRedditor/comments/grq18b/a_little_comic_to_explain_why_all_lives_matter_is/

    Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
    Amathe
    'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'

    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • psiicpsiic Member RarePosts: 1,642
    Well that is the risk taking a controversial position with a publicly traded company that depends on customers.
  • NildenNilden Member EpicPosts: 3,916
    lahnmir said:
    https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/FragileWhiteRedditor/comments/grq18b/a_little_comic_to_explain_why_all_lives_matter_is/

    Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir

    Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.

    Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

    Oh and all lives matter.
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  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,053
    Nilden said:
    lahnmir said:
    https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/FragileWhiteRedditor/comments/grq18b/a_little_comic_to_explain_why_all_lives_matter_is/

    Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir

    Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.

    Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

    Oh and all lives matter.
    I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying you are missing the point with an All Lives Matter statement. That is not what this is about.

    But, how about something like this, just some food for thought:

    Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good.

    By Najwa Zebian

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
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    'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'

    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • DaranarDaranar Member UncommonPosts: 392

    titanofdoom said:

    ALL LIVES MATTER - not just black



    Careful, if you are white you can get fired for saying that.
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  • NildenNilden Member EpicPosts: 3,916
    lahnmir said:
    Nilden said:
    lahnmir said:
    https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/FragileWhiteRedditor/comments/grq18b/a_little_comic_to_explain_why_all_lives_matter_is/

    Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir

    Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.

    Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

    Oh and all lives matter.
    I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying you are missing the point with an All Lives Matter statement. That is not what this is about.

    But, how about something like this, just some food for thought:

    Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good.

    By Najwa Zebian

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir

    No. The bigger picture here is that racism is bad no matter what color your skin is. Hence why all lives matter.

    Also this isn't even about BLM so much as it's about opportunistic criminals and virtue signaling.

    The words by Najwa Zebian made me think of this video where a black lady had her business vandalized by BLM. Don't vandalize an old black ladies store and tell her black lives matter.



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  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,053
    Nilden said:
    lahnmir said:
    Nilden said:
    lahnmir said:
    https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/FragileWhiteRedditor/comments/grq18b/a_little_comic_to_explain_why_all_lives_matter_is/

    Just a little illustration for the All Lives Matter people, missing the point.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir

    Right because Black Lives Matter and they are going to let everyone know with riots, looting, vandalism, and arson while shoulder to shoulder in the middle of a pandemic.

    Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

    Oh and all lives matter.
    I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying you are missing the point with an All Lives Matter statement. That is not what this is about.

    But, how about something like this, just some food for thought:

    Don't break a bird's wings and then tell it to fly. Don't break a heart and then tell it to love. Don't break a soul and then tell it to be happy. Don't see the worst in a person and expect them to see the best in you. Don't judge people and expect them to stand by your side. Don't play with fire and expect to stay perfectly safe. Life is about giving and taking. You cannot expect to give bad and receive good.

    By Najwa Zebian

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir

    No. The bigger picture here is that racism is bad no matter what color your skin is. Hence why all lives matter.

    Also this isn't even about BLM so much as it's about opportunistic criminals and virtue signaling.

    The words by Najwa Zebian made me think of this video where a black lady had her business vandalized by BLM. Don't vandalize an old black ladies store and tell her black lives matter.



    Go read the comic I provided in my first link, that is exactly what is wrong with your statement. All lives matter, not all lives are being discriminated against equally at this point in time. That is why I said that this is not what this is about, it is literally another issue you are raising.

    As for the black womans store, that is horrible, no excuse. But go kick a dog for 10 years straight. Will he only bite that which he hate after that or will he bite anything that gets in his way?

    I'll say it again, I am not argueing against what you say, I am saying that you are argeuing something different. The comic really says it best.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
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    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • NildenNilden Member EpicPosts: 3,916

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  • xpsyncxpsync Member EpicPosts: 1,854
    I'd say 75% of the people out there rioting and looting don't give a shit, some proably don't even know what it's really about, they are the "want to see the world burn" peeps and any (insert state of unrest) is enough to trigger incitement.


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  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,101

    Albatroes said:



    Viper482 said:


    A game that glorifies crime and violence has no place in this at all. Talk about misplaced. 

    People who care don't need you to shut their game down, they already are aware. People who don't care will continue not to care. This is silly. Empty gesture. 






    Don't most games glorify violence though? Crime I can understand your point, especially since you can play an authority figure going around beating up people in this game......but most games would have 'no place' if violence was concerned.



    My post was not anti-violence in games, you obviously missed the point entirely.
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  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,101

    ChildoftheShadows said:

    Don’t start with games glorifying violence. The relationship between games and real life violence has been debunked over and over.



    It's about the irony of this game in particular acting high and mighty by shutting down for a day.
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  • Strizzy12Strizzy12 Member UncommonPosts: 61

    Sparka said:

    Honor a drugged out loser who cant stop breaking the law over and over? Yeah right...Ill never buy another Rockstar product as long as they live.



    He will be remembered.

    Will you?
  • Strizzy12Strizzy12 Member UncommonPosts: 61
    A bunch of so called adults crying about a game shutting down for two hours.. Can't say i'm surprised.

    Anyway good on them. It's obvious after reading this thread it was the right choice.

    Don't @me
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