EPTTook away a lot of options in the custom game department as well. (ex. choosing your own game name)
Blizzard bans Nexus Word Wars for dictionary words - Page 9
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Koshi
Belgium38799 Posts
Took away a lot of options in the custom game department as well. (ex. choosing your own game name) | ||
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Gnial
Canada907 Posts
On October 13 2010 13:11 SCC-Faust wrote: This pisses me off. It means no strip Sarah Kerrigan's or sexy pics 69. FUCK. When I was 12 Brood War was my entertainment, social life, and porn. Now it has been stripped down to entertainment. And sometimes I even question that. Hahahaha, oh the memories. | ||
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simme123
Sweden810 Posts
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Varth
United States426 Posts
I'm very happy with sc2 in general, but custom maps are incredibly weak compared to sc1, even early on sc1, because many map developers get turned off by silly stuff like this. I loved customs in both sc1 and WC3 so much that i pretty much neglected the real RTS game, now it's the opposite. | ||
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AveiMil
Norway138 Posts
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Grumbels
Netherlands7031 Posts
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oBlade
United States5585 Posts
The Internet is supposed to be a place where 13 year olds can get exposed to adult humor, not a place where adults all get subjected to Disneyland nonsense in every other custom map. | ||
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KinosJourney2
Sweden1811 Posts
 I'm glad Blizzard realized that what they did was wrong and are willing to let him republish it though, could have been worse  | ||
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Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
They didn't have to ban it. Why not tell the developer to edit it? | ||
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
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Mutaahh
Netherlands859 Posts
Where we even ban words from our own dictionary! Dunno how much @#$@$@ words the sc2 campaign consists off, but if any, they should ban their own single player campaign.... I can't understand the people who make such standpoints, I wanna talk with them can anyone bring me in contact with those people who are offended by those words? *** Newsflash *** Words mean nothing until you give a meaning to them -ps I am so happy we can say garbage words on Dutch television, its awesome! | ||
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parkin
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NicolBolas
United States1388 Posts
So freedoom of speech is not even allowed in UMS according to blizz now? America, land of the free! Hurray, more people who don't know what "Freedom of Speech" means. Civics lesson. The First Amendment to the United States of America's Constitution prevents the government from making laws that would impede the freedom of speech. Note the key phrase "prevents the government". Blizzard Entertainment is not a government. God willing they will not become one anytime soon. They are not the United States' government, and thus the First Amendment does not apply to them. It's fine to not like the heavy handed way Blizzard goes about maintaining their game rating. But calling it a violation of free speech is simply ignorant. Blizzard has never said that you have free speech rights on their servers, nor has any legal document forced them to do so. Words mean nothing until you give a meaning to them ... and? I fail to see how this stops particular words from being a priori offensive to people. The simple fact is this: having a set of rules makes it easier to enforce the rules. It's much easier to simply ban all uses of the word "Dyke" than to have someone analyze each use to see if it is used in an offensive way. The latter takes far more effort. And, because the inoffensive uses of the word can easily be substituted by other synonyms without losing any communicative ability, there's no real problem with forbidding the use of the word. | ||
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spinesheath
Germany8679 Posts
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Zrana
United Kingdom698 Posts
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Phelsior
Norway6 Posts
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risk.nuke
Sweden2825 Posts
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Frankon
3054 Posts
It sux that in US Sc2 is for 13+ years old and in EU for 16+. years old (Sux for you americanos) According to the rating in EU the game can have: This rating is applied once the depiction of violence (or sexual activity) reaches a stage that looks the same as would be expected in real life. More extreme bad language, the concept of the use of tobacco and drugs and the depiction of criminal activities can be content of games that are rated 16. So words like dyke are allright in EU. If according to Blizz they arent it would mean they aim at pegi 13 rank ^^ which would shoot them in the leg (stimpack anyone). EDIT. Well the Teen rating in US also allows bad language... so it makes it even more laughable | ||
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Jyvblamo
Canada13788 Posts
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shinwa
Sweden225 Posts
I actually think it's nice that they seem to be willing to cooperate with the author to find some kind of compromise. Personally I don't mind profanity in the game and I think censorship is not something that should have a place in modern society. But nonetheless, Blizzard has their rules and they are following them up. | ||
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