I find this to be a little... extreme (to not use the word stupid). My God, it's not like the game was made only of inappropriate words. The words came from a dictionary - a DICTIONARY. Words are words. People give them meaning. Black and White are colours. I'm sure the people that invented this language and it's grammar, didn't invent those words specifically just to use them to look down upon other human beings -.-.

Blizz needs to stop trying to police the whole language being a grammar nazi.

TheResidentEvil

United States991 Posts

October 13 2010 15:06 GMT

#204

I hate all the lame-o censorship in this game!!

UntitledQ

Germany99 Posts

October 13 2010 15:18 GMT

#205

I'm sure this'll be sorted out soon; but not before Rodrigo gets his laptop repaired, which he needs to upload a fixed version of the map.

Keep in mind that there actually word less harmless words than "dyke" in there, among them "cocksucker", "crap", "cunt", "fuck" and "bullshit".
So it's actually understandable that Blizzard bans the map if it gets multiple coherent reports that these words are used offensively in the map (assuming they can't find the time properly checking the truthfulness of all these reports). Obviously few objective observers would report that map as offensive because of these words (and the way they are used) - but seeing the popularity of the map the number of complaints of nit-picky/cruel/actually offended people would eventually have to reach a critical point.

ST1M

United States9 Posts

October 13 2010 15:19 GMT

#206

Notice the bottom left corner of this image.

Now please stop qqing about "fascist blizzard," when all they're doing is complying with the esrb.

winter017

United States103 Posts

October 13 2010 15:27 GMT

#207

On October 14 2010 00:19 ST1M wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

Notice the bottom left corner of this image.

Now please stop qqing about "fascist blizzard," when all they're doing is complying with the esrb.

Blizzard is still in compliance with ESRB without the word filter or any oversight on the community produced UMS maps. There is always a *Online experience may change attached. This is why we were blessed (/sarc) with such maps as Dodge the Rapist et al. in SC1 and yet SC1 still maintained a T rating. Blizzard is choosing of their own accord to censor their online community.

TheResidentEvil

United States991 Posts

October 13 2010 15:30 GMT

#208

Online never counts towards a games ratings. everyone knows that

DwmC_Foefen

Belgium2186 Posts

October 13 2010 15:45 GMT

#209

Lol who the hell get's offended by randomly generated words in a NExus word wars game.

Omg lol. It's like

"Oh yea I have too much time on my hands, let me report this game because I'm an idiot with a broom stuck up my arse".

The people who get offended by a game are going to have a very harsh and difficult life ahead of them.

Also, I'm almost certain people just reported because they didn't like the gameplay of those games. (Perhaps they thought it sucked?)
I mean seriously......

facepalm

Lordsuhn

United States4 Posts

October 13 2010 15:50 GMT

#210

Censorship is always wrong - I am disappointed in Blizzard, but i can't say that I am surprised.

Arkedo

United States95 Posts

October 13 2010 15:57 GMT

#211

wow this is just a sad move from blizz. I actually like that map more then all of the other ones guess ill be switching games when i dont feel like laddering

Logros

Netherlands9913 Posts

October 13 2010 15:57 GMT

#212

Holland is full of dykes...

chax

United States18 Posts

October 13 2010 15:59 GMT

#213

There is a lot of red text in this thread.

An another note, I understand where Blizz is coming from, but doesn't every game have a ESRB notice saying "gameplay experience may change during online play," or something?
What if there was just a warning in the map description.

EDIT: Realize my comment was already posted, but I 2nd it.

Carnate

United States62 Posts

October 13 2010 16:02 GMT

#214

Doesn't you dictionary show that some words are also slang?
So omit the words whose definitions contains the words slang and offensive/disparaging.

GrazerRinge

999 Posts

October 13 2010 16:06 GMT

#215

bans, bans everywhere O_O

ZaaaaaM

Netherlands1828 Posts

October 13 2010 16:11 GMT

#216

even tho the map was extremely boring this is just ridiculous. Whats wrong about a lesbian and whats wrong about these words..? Blizzard once again astounded me, even more than when 1.1 was released.

Thoreezhea1

United States532 Posts

October 13 2010 16:14 GMT

#217

I never knew what dyke meant, be it lesbian or... whatever else it can be, but if those are the least offensive words.. then good for blizzard, they at the very least responded to that email quickly and explained. now I think the only thing to be done is have some one look at the map then send it to blizzard to check.

however every word from the english language can prolly be offensive if used properly. for example:

"you're nothing but an example to show kids to not drop out of college!" Although I guess it's not really the same

BLizzard does need to grow up. I say if the words are double meaning don't ban them, it's not like that word was wh*re. and besides, all these second meanings have come around in the last 20 years, dyke was a spire of geologic rock ever since the first geologists were around, and because some remote little town in the middle of no where started using it as lesbian then blizz bans iy. I mean come ON blizzard, I understand if some other words in there were more offensive but you prolly noticed many more words similar to dyke. ugh!

Archerofaiur

United States4101 Posts

October 13 2010 16:17 GMT

#218

I havnt even heard that word since the 90s...

VonLego

United States519 Posts

October 13 2010 16:22 GMT

#219

Thats really unfortunate. That map was fantastic -- and I absolutely hate custom maps.

Hopefully you get it back.

United States2898 Posts

October 13 2010 16:28 GMT

#220

wow so many warnings / bans roflmao

I guess Blizzard feels they need to watch out for the 8 years old and their little virgin ears (or eyes in this matter)... while there playing a war game... that Blizzard made...

....epic win