Tribalism/racism/faction mentality has always been a part of such kind of 'wars'. It would actually be remiss to NOT show it.
Gamers need to be smart enough at that point to realise it's a simulated environment, and that it shouldn't carry over into the real world.
Basically. But I'm also assuming part of this OP post is a bait to draw out idealists on either side?
Just because there are racists and racism plays a role in a game/movie/book that does not mean this behavior is being glorified or promoted. You are allowed to talk about negative phenomena in fiction. It's all about how you do it and/or whether you directly or indirectly glorify it.
And no, horde vs. alliance is not a conflict based on race. Sure, for some characters and presumably regular people of Azeroth this might be a thing, but the core conflict had nothing to do strictly with race.
I think you should change your perseptive a bit. Every single game is "racist" in some sense.
Starcraft 2, it's literally 3 races at war with each other. You think the game should be deleted from existence?
Diablo 3, we are "racist" against all the demons, mass murdering every single one of them.
I think even a human killing any animal/bug is "racist" too in that sense. There is a reason most people are not OK with seeing dogs/horses/cats die, but are totally fine seeing sheep die. Why is killing sheep, or a spider OK?
Also I think WoW is actually way more anti-racist than anything else. The whole point of the faction war is that we get to see that perspective is everything. There is no "perspective" to let the demons in Diablo live, so that is way more racist, no?
I remember a meme about Mario being a mass murderer for killing all those goombas for no reason.
I hope you don't spend too much mental energy being upset about stuff like this, don't weigh yourself down.
FOMO: "Fear Of Missing Out", also commonly known as people with a mental issue of managing time and activities, many expecting others to fit into their schedule so they don't miss out on things to come. If FOMO becomes a problem for you, do seek help, it can be a very unhealthy lifestyle..
This thread reminds me "anonymous alcoholics". Everybody climes, that he doesn't do it, but if we'd go to next thread, we'd see people, who are ready to smash faces IRL, because they're pro-Horde or pro-Alliance.
I don't care about Wow 11.0, if it's not solo-MMO. No half-measures - just perfect xpack.
A few do not make everyone. A good example is during football, some become violent, others do not. Some people enjoy what they support, and others just goes a little too far.
Just like if there is a form of racism in-game does not mean it is the same in real life?
I mean, there are so many races in WoW, yet you draw the line at... PvP? What about the lore? What about PvE? If you are so worried and afraid of fragments of a topic, should you not preserve yourself and quit the game? But what game would you move to then? Every game (almost) has some sort of discriminating factor if you try to merge real life with the digital creation of a world. I guess the most innocent game existing would be.. Pong? Pinball?
FOMO: "Fear Of Missing Out", also commonly known as people with a mental issue of managing time and activities, many expecting others to fit into their schedule so they don't miss out on things to come. If FOMO becomes a problem for you, do seek help, it can be a very unhealthy lifestyle..
You're playing a game where you're putting species into extinction just so you can get more of their ears, hoofs and heads, and racism is your problem?
Threads like these are why people are wishing for a cleansing war on this planet to happen, WW2 didn't do a good enough job.
Dickmann's Law: As a discussion on the Lore forums becomes longer, the probability of the topic derailing to become about Sylvanas approaches 1.
Tinkers will be the next Class confirmed.
I hate people more after reading their "opinions" on the forums than actually fighting them in game.
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The fact that they're viewing LOTR as a product that's to be consumed is why we're having these issues in the first place.
Literature and film are supposed to be art forms that draw people in their worlds and make them discover things there, not a fucking hamburger you put in your pie hole then shit out of your anus.
Yeah!!!! And while we're at it, let's get rid of team sports too! Hell, let's get rid of all competition. I'm all the way in on this one @WowIsDead64. Let's make it happen. Save the children.
Is this what happens when you run out of things to complain about?
i guess this is a bait thread
cant be serious
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