Jack Thompson Claims Victory in MOH Taliban Removal

[Nabirius]

The sad thing is that in a way he did win. He just proved that if enough random people complain about it video games will eventually comply. I don't know of any other artistic medium that has to grovel like this in front of the public, except for maybe TV. But even they can still get away with far more. I know that this is merely a cosmetic change (most likely) and won't have any impact on the story or message the game is trying to convey (because I doubt it's trying to make any at all). But it feels like video games will never grow as art if game developers are willing to bow down to any criticism, no matter how idiotic.

No true masterpiece is loved and adored by anyone, in order to make a statement someone is going to feel offended.

 

[laststandman]

Well, it sucks to say but it did get cut. Hooray for non game enthusiasts affecting a medium they could easily ignore.

 

[Deathfish15]

"I win again, as usual," Thompson wrote. "Any gamers who don't think so and who don't appreciate what I do to protect our culture can go to Hell."

............

"Any gamers that don't know how to get to Hell on an expedited basis, let me know, and I'll send along the cheat code to get there more quickly."

This is just very hypocritical of him. I mean, is his kind of culture something really worth protecting? It's fear mongering, it's disrespect towards fellow man, and pure greed to get his own ways against all others. That seems like a culture that rightfully should be away with.

 

[ShadowKatt]

You know what sucks? Nobody can kill this guy. Then it'll look like he won, and that some guy went nuts because of video games, and took it out on poor Jack Thompson.

It's a damn shame, it is.

Which is why we don't kill him. We just wound him. Afterall, violent videogames make you kill people, but as long as he doesn't die, we're in the clear.

Shoulders and knees, go for a critical.

 

[Magners]

This is hard to believe that he would openly say this. All people that play video games should go to hell? This is outrageous! Had he said this about... I don't like to refer to people who play games as "gamers" or label them to be part of a "community" because we are not, we are human beings who enjoy a medium called video games however had this man said this about any other "community" there would be an outrage, imagine if he said erm... "All movie-goers should go to hell".

Sigh

 

[Yarkaz]

I have a great idea: People should stop posting stories about Jack Thompson on news sites. There's no way he CAN'T know that everyone hates him by now, and it seems that the only reason he's saying any of these things is to keep a hold on what meager attention he has left. If we stopped posting these stories, maybe he would finally shut up.

 

[Reaper195]

"I win again, as usual."

Fuckin'....seriously? I'm certain he has never EVER won a case over video games....unless I missed something.

 

[Mcface]

You see EA? See what you've done? You've given this guy's ego a boost.

"I win like always"

Can we please put a muzzle on him?

They changed it to OPFOR from Taliban because they can't sell a game where you play as the Taliban on US Bases. And since there are a lot of gamers in the military, they decided it was best to just change the name. A good move IMO.
but yeah, this guy is a dick.

All they changed was the name though. They're still the Taliban, its just a different name. Ah well, if they did it to sell more it makes sense. Its just really annoying, since if it was a movie it would have gotten better treatment.

True its just a name change, but they were never really like the taliban in the first place.. the Taliban don't have scopes and suppressors on their weapons or air strikes.. which they do in the game. the only thing that hints to them being Taliban are the locations.

 

[Alon Shechter]

Honestly, I bet the people at the government (or at least some of them) are much smarter than anyone here, so why the fuck is it only us that see the stupidity here?

 

[ShakerSilver]

Wow. What an asshole. Why does anyone still take him seriously? The guy's just a troll!

 

[Junkle]

"Dear Mr. Thompson:
I didn't realize that your being disbarred constituted winning.
I must have missed something.
Also, please cease your trolling.
Sincerely,
Junkle"

Why don't we have mods and admins for real life?

 

[Prof. Monkeypox]

The sad thing is that in a way he did win. He just proved that if enough random people complain about it video games will eventually comply. I don't know of any other artistic medium that has to grovel like this in front of the public, except for maybe TV. But even they can still get away with far more. I know that this is merely a cosmetic change (most likely) and won't have any impact on the story or message the game is trying to convey (because I doubt it's trying to make any at all). But it feels like video games will never grow as art if game developers are willing to bow down to any criticism, no matter how idiotic.

No true masterpiece is loved and adored by anyone, in order to make a statement someone is going to feel offended.

Call me an optimist but it really looked for a moment that EA would stick to its guns and keep the name in despite the criticism. EA is a big enough company that it could take any flak the controversy flung up, and could help to break the class ceiling of games conquering difficult subject matter (though not single-handedly). To be honest, I can't really hold this against EA, but Jack Thompson's gloating smugness makes it hard to accept them backing down.

 

[2xDouble]

"Any gamers that don't know how to get to Hell on an expedited basis, let me know, and I'll send along the cheat code to get there more quickly."

Hey, Jack... I know you're disbarred and everything, so it's been awhile for you... But that constitutes a verbal threat. If we decide to kill you now, it's self defense. Better yet, we can sue you for any money you have left and leave you even more disgraced.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

So he gets angry when gamers call him names and threaten him and his family (don't deny it, there are those among us who have done it), and now he comes straight out and tells all of us to go to Hell? I think that qualifies as taking your life in your own hands, ass hole.

 

[Something Amyss]

Let him gloat. He didn't do anything.

 

[Prof. Monkeypox]

This is hard to believe that he would openly say this. All people that play video games should go to hell? This is outrageous! Had he said this about... I don't like to refer to people who play games as "gamers" or label them to be part of a "community" because we are not, we are human beings who enjoy a medium called video games however had this man said this about any other "community" there would be an outrage, imagine if he said erm... "All movie-goers should go to hell".

Sigh

Headline
"Jack Thompson believes that all [people who support gay marriage] should go to hell."

Hey, you're right, that does sound like a bigoted, misanthropic statement hurled blindly by a crotchety old troll against something he doesn't understand. Any other group would be (justifiably) up in arms about a comment like that.
The fact that we just vent our frustration here, rather than actually take it out on him shows that he was wrong about all of us (not that we needed more proof), but he has his head so far up his own ass, he'll never see the truth.

 

[Motiv_]

Yes, Jack, you win. Your license to practice law was pulled, you continue to receive death threats and no one who's anyone takes you seriously.

You, and not the prime ministers of Australia and England, plus hundreds of US Soldiers and their families, are solely to be credited for this change.

 

[duchaked]

suddenly, Kotick seems like a pretty cool guy

 

[ejb626]

I hate this guy so much, and its not just because he's against video games while not knowing anything about them he so fucking smug ("I win again as usual" "Protect[ing] our culture". I HATE smugness thus I fucking hate Jack Thompson.