Developer Apologizes for Accidentally Threatening Kittens
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Greatest idea ever! It's like the uncanny valley of charity:
"The closer we get to our goal, the more money is involved. No matter what, we'll use that money to buy the kittens, but if we don't quite make it then we take those kittens and feed them to rottweilers."
I don't see the problem, here...
"The closer we get to our goal, the more money is involved. No matter what, we'll use that money to buy the kittens, but if we don't quite make it then we take those kittens and feed them to rottweilers."
I don't see the problem, here...
The thing is though, even though it is a joke gone awry it seems to have gotten a lot of people to withdraw their support. Because apparently what producers do is now the fault of the dev team. [/sarcasm] Even the escapist seems to think so with their inaccurate title. ('Developer Apologises For Publisher Accidentally Threatening Kittens' would be a lot better)
As for the game itself, Mr. K, they turned off most of the features for the beta so they could enable them each week and make it easier to find bugs and check compatibilities. Unfortunately people tend to judge on first impressions.
As for the game itself, Mr. K, they turned off most of the features for the beta so they could enable them each week and make it easier to find bugs and check compatibilities. Unfortunately people tend to judge on first impressions.
Jesus Christ the internet has become an uptight place. That was a genuinely funny little joke. A funny little joke that could be told on a TV-show. As a fellow lover of cats, these kinds of people give the kittie-loving side of the internet a bad name. Fucking duuuuuuumb.
Why is there such a furvour over this? You gonna be kitten me. It was just simple humour! People need to start thinking with their brains instead of reacting on gut felines.
Andy of Comix Inc said:
))Serious answer is Kotaku, I thought the Escapist was bad for inflammatory articles but this isn't good and seems to be the source of all the initial complaints. Shame on them for taking a joke out of context and deliberately stirring the pot, no doubt they've got some extra hits at the game's expense.
Me, cynical? Pfft.
I am way better than DVS BSTrD.Don Reba said:
Probably.
People are just as easily offended. They just get given the time of day now. Usually when people get offended, we ignore them, cos they're stupid. Nowadays... we're all like ohh look at these people who are offended how offended are you is it very ohh nooo that's tooo much is it all the peoplee who offended theem's fault?!?! No. Stop talking to these people. We've become a society too scared to trample on anyone's toes, and when we do, we make a big fuss about it. It's not a good way to go about things. It means when something said that is actually worth getting upset about, no-one cares cos everyone gets upset about everything. You get to the point where people can, ironically, say whatever the hell they want and get away with it. All because of society's unwillingness to let people say whatever the hell they want and get away with it.Padwolf said:
Jesus Christ, people actually got offended at what he said? Bloody hell, some people are highly strung these days.
Nobody would care if they threatened humans. Somehow though, those horrible, ungrateful, spiteful balls of fur seem to have gained an untouchable status.
People should really just relax. It's not like they were going to go all Edison on the cats.
On a side note, I went straight to their Greenlight page to vote for them after seeing this.
On a side note, I went straight to their Greenlight page to vote for them after seeing this.
Normally, I wouldn't really approve of devs saying stupid things. When you speak to the public, wise up with what you say, lest you end up alienating your customers.
In this case, I agree with most of these comments. Not because people are "too sensitive nowadays" (It's alwayys been like this. You're just noticing now), but because this was very clearly a joke. We've heard this joke so many times it's not funny (buy my product and the kitten lives!). Making light of animal cruelty? Seriously? Have you seen what cats can survive from?
In this case, I agree with most of these comments. Not because people are "too sensitive nowadays" (It's alwayys been like this. You're just noticing now), but because this was very clearly a joke. We've heard this joke so many times it's not funny (buy my product and the kitten lives!). Making light of animal cruelty? Seriously? Have you seen what cats can survive from?
I don't think you guys understand. You can't threaten cats on the internet. Period.
It's not about offense. It's not about taking a joke. It's a cardinal-fucking-sin. It's one of the most powerful thou-shalt-nots.
You DO NOT threaten CATS on the INTERNET. The internet likes cats 1,000x more than it likes people. This is rudimentary stuff.
It's not about offense. It's not about taking a joke. It's a cardinal-fucking-sin. It's one of the most powerful thou-shalt-nots.
You DO NOT threaten CATS on the INTERNET. The internet likes cats 1,000x more than it likes people. This is rudimentary stuff.