Yeah, that sounds about right. It's a sewer rat. That's the closest we have in modern days to the plague rats of old. I don't go out of my way to kill them, but I wouldn't have moral qualms about needing to kill one in a video game.Andy Chalk said:Pop quiz, hotshot: how many rats have you snuffed in all your videogaming adventures? If you answered less than "about a bazillion," you're a dirty liar and we can't be friends anymore. Because we all know that when it comes to laying the cheap XP beatdown on filthy creatures that nobody cares about, it's Rats Uber Alles, baby. But that doesn't sit well with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in Germany, which issued a statement today criticizing the game for allowing players to stab a rat with a combat knife and then toss its carcass away like... well, like a dead rat.
"[Google-translated statement [http://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-3-Xbox-360/dp/B003O6G5TW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320705083&sr=8-1].
So it's gotten to that point? Where PETA will literally screech at people for defending themselves from attacking animals? In a virtual setting, no less?Andy Chalk said:It's a bit silly, given that rats have been the go-to punching bag for gamers pretty much since the dawn of time, but this isn't PETA's first foray into videogame criticism. shoot German attack dogs [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105778-PETA-Unleashes-Super-Tofu-Boy].
Aw, man. A response on this would've been hilarious. They could at least thank PETA for all the free press they're getting from this.Andy Chalk said:Battlefield 3 publisher Electronic Arts has not yet commented on the PETA criticism, and is not expected to.
As ya bring da BURNA ta go wit' ya choppa! I'll bring me Shoota! >Orks da best said:peta....peta, peta, peta.... can i smack them with my choppa now?
Not sure if this is relevant either, but good post nevertheless.anthony87 said:Is this relevant?
Meh I'm posting it anyway.
What they do is to put down animals that are hurt. What we do to virtual rats is disrespectful against all rats and will eventually make us all end up going killing more dogs than PETA do. Battlefield 3 should be banned for letting us kill rats. If we allow killing rats in this game what will the next Battlefield game allow us to kill? Mice? dogs? People?dragongit said:Right, those Peta guys, the same ones who actually kill more animals per year then many other orginizations combined. I suppose ethical euthination is better then stabbing a rat, right?