Gamers Upset at Blizzcon's Slur-Ridden Speech

[Smooth Operator]

Well what the fuck did they expect, they put up a troll video for no other reason then to piss off their own clientele.

There is a fine line between edgy comedy and straight up insults but Blizzard your accountants can't see it.

 

[UNHchabo]

I think it's clear by now that I hate death metal in most of its incarnations. I quite like Dimmu Borgir, but I don't know if they're heavy enough to be called death metal. Regardless, Cannibal Corpse is one whose image I can't stand. Also, their name I can't stand. And his name is Corpsegrinder. He sounds like a total dick.

"Most" is different from "all".

I don't like Cannibal Corpse, but there's a fair amount of metal that I do like, and it saddens me to see you make generalizations like that no death metal band has any concept of art.

 

[Thyunda]

I think it's clear by now that I hate death metal in most of its incarnations. I quite like Dimmu Borgir, but I don't know if they're heavy enough to be called death metal. Regardless, Cannibal Corpse is one whose image I can't stand. Also, their name I can't stand. And his name is Corpsegrinder. He sounds like a total dick.

"Most" is different from "all".

I don't like Cannibal Corpse, but there's a fair amount of metal that I do like, and it saddens me to see you make generalizations like that no death metal band has any concept of art.

If they had any concept of art, they wouldn't hide it behind disgusting growly shouts and lyrics that are clearly designed to get attention for being controversial.

 

[SextusMaximus]

Well, that's okay, because nobody has ever, or will ever care what death metal 'musicians' have to say. These are people that have no concept of art, and only of controversy, so I'm really not surprised that they think they're all unique and special for talking shit like this.

I really like the part where you voiced your opinion as fact, and did so on everybody's behalf.

OT: Corpsegrinder.

Well, really, how many people actually take death metal lyrics seriously?

I don't know if you can understand this, but saying people pay attention to death metal lyrics ISN'T the same thing as saying that nobody cares about what the lyricists have to say, and yeah - I don't listen to much of it at all, but they are most certainly musicians, and extremely talented ones (in most cases) at that. Just because one guy in the genre is a dick doesn't mean all guys in the genre are.

 

[Rawne1980]

I have absolutely no idea who that band/singer/hair with legs is.

Then again i'm not a fan of metal music. I'll sit here with my Barry Manilow playing.

 

[UNHchabo]

I think it's clear by now that I hate death metal in most of its incarnations. I quite like Dimmu Borgir, but I don't know if they're heavy enough to be called death metal. Regardless, Cannibal Corpse is one whose image I can't stand. Also, their name I can't stand. And his name is Corpsegrinder. He sounds like a total dick.

"Most" is different from "all".

I don't like Cannibal Corpse, but there's a fair amount of metal that I do like, and it saddens me to see you make generalizations like that no death metal band has any concept of art.

If they had any concept of art, they wouldn't hide it behind disgusting growly shouts and lyrics that are clearly designed to get attention for being controversial.

I don't tend to like growling vocals, but I think both "Between the Buried and Me" and Opeth have music that's worth listening to, and they both use growling vocals extensively. If you disagree, that's fine, but don't dismiss an entire movement of art because it doesn't match your taste. That's like saying that Picasso isn't an artist just because you prefer neo-classical paintings.

 

[EvilMaggot]

I have absolutely no idea who that band/singer/hair with legs is.

Then again i'm not a fan of metal music. I'll sit here with my Barry Manilow playing.

still no fan of metal ?

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

I think it's clear by now that I hate death metal in most of its incarnations. I quite like Dimmu Borgir, but I don't know if they're heavy enough to be called death metal. Regardless, Cannibal Corpse is one whose image I can't stand. Also, their name I can't stand. And his name is Corpsegrinder. He sounds like a total dick.

Dimmu, I believe would fall under Symphonic Black Metal, but the point is you're making a sweeping generalisation about a genre based on one band, whilst making it clear you don't have too much of an understand about metal sub-genres in the first place. Personally I'm usually not concerned with lyrics, or at least there not a dealbreaker with me given that music lyrics seem to be the one area where Sturgeon's Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_Law holds up. Cannibal Corpse have no other intention, but to replicate the feel of over the top gratuitous exploitation horror flicks with their lyrics. But if you delve even a little bit further you'll see the same is not necessarily true for other artists who play Death Metal. Take early At the Gates, Cynic and Opeth for example:

Spoiler: Music and lyrics (in description of first two videos)

http://www.metrolyrics.com/celestial-voyage-lyrics-cynic.html


And that's only scratching the surface, even if these particular examples aren't to your liking, you can find plenty of artists within any genre who produce work of more artistic credibility if you look for them. Fair enough if you don't like Cannibal Corpse but understand that they have no intention of producing art, so don't myopically asses the artistic merit of entire genre's on the basis of one or a few bands. Now I fear I've gone drastically off-topic, so I shall bid you good day sir.

 

[Rawne1980]

I have absolutely no idea who that band/singer/hair with legs is.

Then again i'm not a fan of metal music. I'll sit here with my Barry Manilow playing.

still no fan of metal ?

I take it back, that was actually a pretty decent song.

 

[Sparrow]

Never understood why whipping your head up and down before playing some heavy metal music is considered hardcore. They look silly as hell to me.

On topic, yeah, I... uh, wow. I thought the Foo Fighters playing, why can't we get a video of them instead?!

 

[Aprilgold]

I have absolutely no idea who that band/singer/hair with legs is.

Then again i'm not a fan of metal music. I'll sit here with my Barry Manilow playing.

still no fan of metal ?

Sorry, didn't convert me either, buddy, at least you tried.


Its a Metal Band singer making controversy again, how many fucks do I give, AH HA AH, NONE!

 

[Lunar Templar]

I have absolutely no idea who that band/singer/hair with legs is.

Then again i'm not a fan of metal music. I'll sit here with my Barry Manilow playing.

still no fan of metal ?

kinda reminds me of Linkin Park, but in a good way

OT:

>.>

this is like the ONLY faction based game i hear this kinda shit from. makes me glad i don't play it

 

[WindKnight]

I understand that something like "******" isn't a swear but for some reason, I should take great offense when I'm called one anyway

Faggots were small bunches of sticks, usually used in med-evil times fires to burn PEOPLE as in Witches and Homosexuals. Current usage puts the emphasis on the homosexual aspect, with the general implication is that the person your calling it should be burned alive for being homosexual. Admittedly, I doubt screaming online teens get the full implication of what their saying, but its very much meant as perjorative towards being homosexual

 

[AndyFromMonday]

People are way to easily offended nowadays.

 

[Zeraki]

Whatever Cannibal Corpse dude, I don't like your band anyway.

I've always been annoyed with people who go all gung-ho about their faction of choice. It's no better than the platform war idiocy. When I played WoW I used both factions equally, and enjoyed them. People like this take games way too seriously, and make all gamers look bad by association. And what's worse, is that Blizzard actually encourages it.

 

[MysticToast]

I understand that something like "******" isn't a swear but for some reason, I should take great offense when I'm called one anyway

Faggots were small bunches of sticks, usually used in med-evil times fires to burn PEOPLE as in Witches and Homosexuals. Current usage puts the emphasis on the homosexual aspect, with the general implication is that the person your calling it should be burned alive for being homosexual. Admittedly, I doubt screaming online teens get the full implication of what their saying, but its very much meant as perjorative towards being homosexual

The thing is, I don't know of anyone who uses it in a hateful way. It's just a word we throw around each other when we're messing around. Almost all of my friends say it and none of us wish any hate on gay people, it's just how we talk.

 

[DSK-]

Well, personally I am offended. Tomorrow I'll wake up with leprosy.
(No cookies for references, buy your own.)

BUT! BUT! BUT! :`(

OT: Corpsegrinder? I bet he's soft as shite.

 

[MajorDolphin]

So he calls the Alliance players a bunch of emo wimps and then the Alliance players turn around and cry about it?

For real?

 

[Keava]

It doesn't matter what he called them. I couldn't care less. But the fact that a company like Blizzard does endorse it is the issue here. When You make a game that is so aimed towards casual fun, when You have very strict policies for harassment and offensive behaviour for both in game chats and forums, when You do it for a game that has a rating of 12+ You simply cannot allow Yourself for such mishaps.

It's pure lack of responsibility of someone on Blizzard side, and while people most likely did overact on the forums, it's better than just staying quiet.

Personally, why none of the insult over internet really get to me, because well... Why should they? I still try to understand why gamers so much like to use that type of insults so much? Why everything always is either "gay" or someone is a "fag" or "i hope you die"?
That's the image of gamers that does get outside, that's why gaming is considered as violence inducing, and that's why we can't have good things. Ever.

Minimal respect for the fact that there is a real person on the other end of the internet would go long way in making everyone's lives a little easier.

 

[William Dickbringer]

are we really surprised? cannibal corpse made songs as I cum blood and fucked with a knife Are we really surprised with them using terms
never got into cannibal corpse more of a children of bodom guy myself find their vocals more tolerable (even if I can't understand their lyrics sometimes)