Current Events > Hogwarts Legacy is a huge hit

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Very few but that's a really narrow window to specify.

Unless we're implying that gamers have the memory of a goldifsh and can't remember further back than a couple years.

She uses the success of her properties to justify her views and she funnels her money towards causes that strip trans people of their rights and even get them killed.

Seriously. And yet we risk being banned for talking about it and people want to say this sight doesn't have a problem with right wing extremism in moderations.

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Yeah, the thing with boycotts, especially really loud ones, is that they become sort of indistinguishable from advertising.

yes but people buying hogwarts legacy or not has literally no impact on that?

You guys aren't getting modded for talking about trans issues.

You guys are getting modded for being jackasses who are attacking other people over a video game.

the fact they even have to consider supporting this game is a joke. People need to wake up. It's entertainment for some of you, but a lot of us, this is our literal lives on the line.

Which has absolutely f*** all to do with Hogwarts Legacy. You can't even make the claim that it'll financially impact JK Rowling as she already has enough money to be set for life.

Rowling uses the success of her franchise to support her views.

Rowling uses the success of her franchise to support her views.

Success she already achieved. She has 'fuck you' money at this point. All you're really doing is attempting to hurt the hundred-plus game developers who put six years of their life into this game. That and lambast an entire generation of people who were interested in this sort of game after growing up with the HP stories. Like, seriously, see the forest through the damn trees already.

Actually it has a massive impact on it.

Success she already achieved. She has 'fuck you' money at this point. All you're really doing is attempting to hurt the hundred-plus game developers who put six years of their life into this game. That and lambast an entire generation of people who were interested in this sort of game after growing up with the HP stories. Like, seriously, see the forest through the damn trees already.

Actually it has a massive impact on it.

go ahead and explain me how it has a massive impact on it, keep in mind her success and networth is not really impacted by it

Rowling uses the success of her franchise to support her views.

you really should stop trying to reason with stupid people.

you still didnt explain how a successful boycott would have had any impact on her views and actions SenlinDescends, she still would have had the same reach and enough money to fund whatever the hell she wants that supports her views

Never attacked anyone and was never a jackass.

Yeah I'm definitely smarter than you.

Why didn't people make all of these topics when Pokemon Sword and Shield sold a shitload. That one even had a hashtag.

Actually I did.

Too bad for them, they backed the wrong horse and then did absolutely nothing to speak against her views or respond to the damage they cause as I've seen.

Except no, I was modded for stating facts. Never attacked anyone and was never a jackass.

Oh no Taylor how dare I defend myself against someone that had just directly attacked me rofl

Never attacked anyone and was never a jackass.

Yeah I'm definitely smarter than you.

Elden Ring was more hyped and is an all around better game it just doesn't have baby's first right wing fantasy as flavoring to boost its sales

I don't believe she sees any portion of the sales.

Many involved have actually spoken out against her, and they also included a prominent trans woman in the game. Since I was interested in the game (used to be a big HP fan) and I like open world action RPGS, I decided that supporting the developers was more important to me than going after Rowling, who was not involved in the game and seems to have been given her IP fee many years ago. I don't believe she sees any portion of the sales. I am admittedly not certain though.

I didn't see what got you modded. But a lot of people use the word "facts" to hide behind their behavior. I see people get modded for misogyny all the time and claim it is all simply "facts". Now once again I didn't see what got you modded, but people often miss the biases in their "facts".

I'm not gonna keep talking about it here because the mods have a right wing slant and will shut you down for it, just not worth the risk.

yeah I mean it's absolutely fine if you boycott it to make yourself feel part of a movement and it aligns with your views and stuff but it feels like there's a lot of delusion there when it comes to the financial impact this could potentially have had on JK Rowling, it's literally a drop in the bucket, it's irrelevent

Just refrain from insulting people and getting unnecessarily incendiary and you can talk about whatever you want.

I was talking about what I am now - she uses the success of her franchise to justify her views, and will doubtlessly do it with this game. It doesn't matter if the money goes directly towards her, she still uses the success to argue that her views aren't wrong or unpopular.

Someone like you who is buying thr game directly I don't mind because you've clearly taken the issue into mind and have made a decision. I don't agree, but I can respect it, especially if you're right about them speaking out against her.

I'm not gonna keep talking about it here because the mods have a right wing slant and will shut you down for it, just not worth the risk.

Weird I didn't do either of those last time and got warned.

Even if the money doesn't go to her she uses it as justification and support for her views. She directly quotes the continued success of HP to justify her stances.

If you wanna be like BSP and support the developer, I can respect that, I sympathize with their position. But you can't argue that buying the game doesn't help support her views. The most you can do is argue it only supports it a little.

Buy the game used or pirate it. Not a big ask to support human rights.

We're good. I have no issue with you. This is a complicated situation IMO.

what does she use as justification to support her views? the money? or just the success of the game?

I mean the franchise would be successful regardless of the success of hogwarts legacy would it not?

The continued sales of the franchise and the success of new releases.

do you have a source for that, because all of the tweets that I've seen where she was accused of being transphobic didn't mention harry potter

I dont have Twitter and really don't feel Luke hunting down the tweets so no

okay well I feel like it's something you made up to give some weight to your claims, there's no evidence that points that she is using the sales of stuff related to her franchise as an argument to push her views

she literally just tweets her views and has a big following because she is JK Rowling

I'm not exactly concerned with what you feel or think

Buy the game used or pirate it. Not a big ask to support human rights.

the fact they even have to consider supporting this game is a joke. People need to wake up. It's entertainment for some of you, but a lot of us, this is our literal lives on the line.

imagine the success that an open world RPG for Game of Thrones could have. not to mention the potential for a great game!

get to it WB Games!!

Yeah I'm definitely smarter than you.

I dont have Twitter and really don't feel Luke hunting down the tweets so no

Video games don't kill people.

That would be amazing.

DunningKruger effect.

So in other words "trust me, bro".

DunningKruger effect.