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Zarahtra
Profile Joined May 2010
Iceland4053 Posts
October 24 2011 13:23 GMT
#141
Would love if they changed the artwork. I mean I don't think it has anything to do with phobia, but I do find the swarm host pretty disgusting.
Sbrubbles
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil5776 Posts
October 24 2011 13:24 GMT
#142
I was just thinking, if people trully have this phobia, Blizzard can just have a different creature skin for them, just like the is the collector's edition Thor.
Bora Pain minha porra!
Roggay
Profile Joined April 2010
Switzerland6320 Posts
October 24 2011 13:25 GMT
#143
I'd prefer a different artwork, but not because I am afraid of it or anything, but because it looks stupid and not cool.
iky43210
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States2099 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 13:28:34
October 24 2011 13:25 GMT
#144
On October 24 2011 22:16 Assirra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 22:06 iky43210 wrote:
I'm disgusted by swarm host's holes on the back, it would be nice if blizzard would change it.

I have seen a pic that would very likely make most people in this thread feel disgusted about holes, it pretty much traumatized me, and I'm sure anyone who've been to [a/ knows what i'm talking about.

Again, disgusted and fear are totally different things.
Hell if it was about disgusted they should remove the whole freaking zerg race.


judging by the polls, maybe it is something Blizzard worth looking into? When you have 15% of the ppl that are repulsed by it, maybe its time to offer an alternative

I'm also disgusted by spiders, but seeing it on pc or in a cartoonish graphics does not generate the same chilly / hair up response as I have by looking at those holes. I know plenty of people have the same kind of feelings when I first saw the swarm host preview. Not surprised at all to see a thread about it
MrngLghtMtn
Profile Joined July 2011
Australia16 Posts
October 24 2011 13:25 GMT
#145
I dont have trypophobia but I had to stop watching cos of the pictures of spiders in the side bar brrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Do what must be done Lord Vader
nerak
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Brazil256 Posts
October 24 2011 13:26 GMT
#146
On October 24 2011 22:15 5ukkub wrote:


If you are afraid of something, do you want to live with this fear for the rest of your life?
Don't be a pussy and fight it!

I used to be kind of arachnophobic but i fought my fear an kicked it's ass! Now i'm fascinated by spider's nature and how many species of them actually exist


That´s actually how Bruce Wayne became the Spiderman.
"I am smiling" - Marauder Dynamite
vyyye
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden3917 Posts
October 24 2011 13:26 GMT
#147
On October 24 2011 22:24 Sbrubbles wrote:
I was just thinking, if people trully have this phobia, Blizzard can just have a different creature skin for them, just like the is the collector's edition Thor.

If they do that the next group of people with phobia X will demand that Y changes, and.. No, I find it hard to believe that OP is serious.
Executrix
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands36 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 13:29:56
October 24 2011 13:28 GMT
#148
Wow, with all due respect, it brought me on a awesome idea; since the name Swarm Host isn't appreciated by quite some people. How about we call this unit the Trypophobilisk from now on?

On topic: A small comparison. Has any game developer ever removed spiders cause of arachnophobia?
Froob
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom342 Posts
October 24 2011 13:28 GMT
#149
not enough clusters of holes, pods, circles, cracks, and/or other asymmestrical shapes if you ask me
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ZaaaaaM
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands1828 Posts
October 24 2011 13:30 GMT
#150
They need to remove the marines gunsound as it might trigger fear from ppl who have been in war.
That would just be as retarded as this.
no dude, the question
Morphs
Profile Joined July 2010
Netherlands645 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 13:37:58
October 24 2011 13:31 GMT
#151
On October 24 2011 22:19 Tyree wrote:
I am still unsure whether this is a serious topic, i want to give a fellow TLer the benefit of doubt but its so far out there that it is hard to believe.


Yes I'm serious. As I'm studying psychology I found this really interesting. I remember that as a kid in the era of the Commodore 64, certain graphical bugs in games would cause me to freak out. The particular phobia in this thread was mentioned elsewhere on TL and that's what inspired me to open this thread.

It saddens me how many people react with all their "let's remove x from the game since that may relate to a phobia as well"-posts. The reason for this poll was to gauge the percentage of players that actually have trouble with this and the Swarm Host in particular. I'm trying to get some number figure here to see how many people actually would want different artwork for the Swarm Host as they are disturbed by its current appearance. I find the percentages on the high side, even while taking into account that this is just some internet poll. There are quite some responses of people in this thread that are actually relating to this phobia, it is real.

Actually, I am not suggesting anything regarding the Swarm Host artwork, I'm merely investigating. But figuring that out requires actually reading the OP and I can obviously not expect that from most people posting in here..
KrSuma
Profile Joined September 2010
Korea (South)148 Posts
October 24 2011 13:31 GMT
#152
On October 24 2011 22:30 ZaaaaaM wrote:
They need to remove the marines gunsound as it might trigger fear from ppl who have been in war.
That would just be as retarded as this.


i loled hard. my thought exactly
Ygz
Profile Joined June 2010
England370 Posts
October 24 2011 13:32 GMT
#153
I'm totally fine with the artwork but wow, at least I now have a name for, what I thought was just a rather quaint distaste to clusters of small cracks on skin. I recall seeing a woman one time at an airport and her arm literally looked like a cracked dry lake, I nearly puked at the time. Feels so weird talking about it now.

Anyway, thanks OP
Everything Newton said.
J_D
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States102 Posts
October 24 2011 13:33 GMT
#154
Well some of the stuff in the video makes me feel a little bit weird, but the thing with the swarm host and other zerg units is that they are contained within a game and they don't look sufficiently real to bother me at all. Also, with regards to the itching part, I have an extremely hard time going more than a few minutes without scratching some part of my body (head, face, arms, hands, etc.) regardless of the circumstances; sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me.
Betalump
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States109 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 13:34:26
October 24 2011 13:33 GMT
#155
What does Trypophobia have to do with parasitic diseases?

Of course people aren't going to enjoy watching that video. It's not testing if you can handle this:

"The irrational fear of clusters of holes, pods, circles, cracks, and/or other asymmestrical shapes which results in an all-over itchy feeling and a general uneasiness."

Its testing whether or not you enjoy seeing things growing inside of other people. Notice how almost every single piece in the "test" was a VIDEO and was of a LIVING THING. What does that have to do with Trypophobia?
Zorgaz
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden2951 Posts
October 24 2011 13:33 GMT
#156
The video was really wierd, i got bored watching it .

Don't see why they artwork needs change xd, seems good enough.
Furthermore, I think the Collosi should be removed! (Zorgaz -Terran/AbrA-Random/Zorg-Dota2) Guineapigs <3
ch33psh33p
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
7650 Posts
October 24 2011 13:34 GMT
#157

On October 24 2011 22:30 ZaaaaaM wrote:
They need to remove the marines gunsound as it might trigger fear from ppl who have been in war.
That would just be as retarded as this.


Not only does this get my vote, its actually a very much more real complaint than the OP.

Still can't tell if OP trolling, but nobody is changing the damn art, besides for artistic reasons.

This generation fucking sucks.
secret - never again
howLiN
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Portugal1676 Posts
October 24 2011 13:34 GMT
#158
What the hell is wrong with you people? A phobia is an irrational fear of something, no matter how stupid it is. People with stupid phobias know that they fear stupid things but they can't help it. Actually having a phobia about a stupid thing is even more humilliating. I'm not creeped out at all by watching the video but I can empathize with people that may fear that sort of stuff. Yeah, everyone knows that your moms told you you're the strongest little boys in the world, now can you stop acting like little shits?
Executrix
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands36 Posts
October 24 2011 13:35 GMT
#159
On October 24 2011 22:33 Betalump wrote:
What does Trypophobia have to do with parasitic diseases?

Of course people aren't going to enjoy watching that video. It's not testing if you can handle this:

"The irrational fear of clusters of holes, pods, circles, cracks, and/or other asymmestrical shapes which results in an all-over itchy feeling and a general uneasiness."

Its testing whether or not you enjoy seeing things growing inside of other people. Notice how almost every single piece in the "test" was a VIDEO and was of a LIVING THING. What does that have to do with Trypophobia?


All it tests is wether you feel itches yourself or not. Not wether you are grossed out or not.
ch33psh33p
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
7650 Posts
October 24 2011 13:36 GMT
#160
On October 24 2011 22:34 GrungyMunchy wrote:
What the hell is wrong with you people? A phobia is an irrational fear of something, no matter how stupid it is. People with stupid phobias know that they fear stupid things but they can't help it. Actually having a phobia about a stupid thing is even more humilliating. I'm not creeped out at all by watching the video but I can empathize with people that may fear that sort of stuff. Yeah, everyone knows that your moms told you you're the strongest little boys in the world, now can you stop acting like little shits?


The problem is the damn video he put up isn't about this fucking phobia at all. Its about misleading with you fucking PARASITES in an effort to creep you out. Read the post a few above mine, it nailed it perfectly. The entire OP was DESIGNED to skew data and get people to agree with him, and he still BARELY got 10%.
secret - never again
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