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Irony
02/20/23 5:15:56 PM
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https://www.pcgamesn.com/hogwarts-legacy/banned-gdq-harry-potter-games

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Lord_Shadow
02/20/23 5:17:14 PM
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God this is dumb af

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Kaiganeer
02/20/23 5:18:10 PM
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can we get the chair sniffer guy to weigh in on this
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Irony
02/20/23 5:19:01 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Idk they do a lot of games

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ViewtifulJoe
02/20/23 5:19:03 PM
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Can you get exiled from GDQ for being too closely associated with Harry Potter speedrunning?

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BipBapBam
02/20/23 5:19:20 PM
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GDQ has been a joke for a while so not surprised.

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Irony
02/20/23 5:19:47 PM
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BipBapBam posted...
GDQ has been a joke for a while so not surprised.
Sounds like you just hate charities

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WilliamPorygon
02/20/23 5:19:53 PM
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Well of course they did, they're even more ban-happy than Twitch.

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Turtlemayor333
02/20/23 5:20:33 PM
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"I'm really angry about a charity organization" - half the upcoming posts in this topic

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knightmarexx
02/20/23 5:30:01 PM
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Turtlemayor333 posted...
"I'm really angry about a charity organization" - half the upcoming posts in this topic

Uhhhh... what? So, you'd be fine with a charity that used donations to oppose 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, for example using funding to try and stop same-sex marriage, because "Hey, it's a charity you can't be angry about what they do!".
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Funkydog
02/20/23 5:30:35 PM
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I mean, duh.

Regardless of what they think of not associating with Rowling's work, the immense controversy isn't worth dealing with for a charity event.

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GhostFaceLeaks
02/20/23 5:30:41 PM
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They will likely blacklist any speedrunner who even speedran one Harry Potter game in their lifetime to be "extra cautious". Just you watch.

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Jagr_68
02/20/23 5:33:08 PM
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Too bad, I would've wanted these two playing Hogwarts

https://youtu.be/H50nqenYMDM

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Vyrulisse
02/20/23 5:33:21 PM
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Irony posted...
Sounds like you just hate charities
Nah they are corrupt in terms of their show and who gets invited. If you aren't "in" with them you don't get picked.

A lot of favoritism and bullshit drama. GDQ is entirely soulless now where positivity is mandatory. Any stepping out of line, making jokes about a run even the most innocuous shit means you're catching a ban. Not to mention they keep pushing rhythm shit for their buddies when it's not a speedrun and it takes up entirely too much time.

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Alucard188
02/20/23 5:36:01 PM
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Not surprised by this at all. GDQ has a lot of trans and enby people involved.

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Punished_Blinx
02/20/23 5:37:41 PM
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knightmarexx posted...
Uhhhh... what? So, you'd be fine with a charity that used donations to oppose 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, for example using funding to try and stop same-sex marriage, because "Hey, it's a charity you can't be angry about what they do!".

No. Because they're not doing that.

If you want to play Harry Potter games then yeah fine. But don't expect everyone else to have the same level of comfort over it. Acceptance needs to go both ways.

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stage4saiyan
02/20/23 5:39:20 PM
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Turtlemayor333 posted...
"I'm really angry about a charity organization" - half the upcoming posts in this topic
Shouldnt charities be looking to increase their donations, not limit them?

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SHRlKE
02/20/23 5:40:44 PM
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How come they didnt ban Shadow Complex?

https://youtu.be/Nj0VpSBSJJ0

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Irony
02/20/23 5:41:32 PM
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I have no idea what shadow complex is

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Powdered_Toast
02/20/23 5:41:40 PM
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Damn, they banned Frog Fractions.

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KhlavicLanguage
02/20/23 5:41:50 PM
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well considering like 40% of the speedrunning community is terminally-online trans people
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Zero_Destroyer
02/20/23 5:41:56 PM
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kinda dumb to ban older HP titles Rowling no longer profits from but at the end of the day idt it'll impact gdq much

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s0nicfan
02/20/23 5:42:34 PM
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Irony posted...
Sounds like you just hate charities

I would definitely argue that gdq is the one that hates charities, since their weird inner circle bullshit has shrunk their audience to the point where their ability to actually raise money has been significantly hindered. Something huge and trending like Harry Potter should be made front and center in order to draw as big of an audience as possible so they can actually, you know, raise money for those charities.

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SHRlKE
02/20/23 5:43:26 PM
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Irony posted...
I have no idea what shadow complex is

Its a game based on work by the insanely homophobic Orson Scott Card.

https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/11/07/homophobia-quotes-orson-scott-card-controversy-bigot-enders-game/
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A_Good_Boy
02/20/23 5:44:00 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

CE had trouble understanding how their chicken sandwich purchases were helping to fund anti-lgbt hate programs in Africa. When it comes either to money or following what's essentially a straight line, CE is out of its depth.

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Smackems
02/20/23 5:44:01 PM
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Lord_Shadow posted...
God this is dumb af


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KhlavicLanguage
02/20/23 5:44:46 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
I would definitely argue that gdq is the one that hates charities, since their weird inner circle bullshit has shrunk their audience to the point where their ability to actually raise money has been significantly hindered.
no see that's actually a good thing because banning a bunch of gamecube games because of what the author of the IP said on twitter 20 years later makes this a worthy sacrifice
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Zeeak4444
02/20/23 5:46:27 PM
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I feel like if they allowed HL runs and donated that portion to actual LBGTQ+ organizations it would be infinitely more beneficial to fighting JKs influence/damage.

instead it really sounds like people prefer to say lets just pretend like it doesnt exist which seems the opposite of helping.

edit: to reiterate the decision is dumb as fuck IMO and those supporting it are the types to cut off their nose to spite their face.

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Nemu
02/20/23 5:46:37 PM
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Seems silly and just performative at this point, but its their event.
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CyricZ
02/20/23 5:50:04 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
I feel like if they allowed HL runs and donated that portion to actual LBGTQ+ organizations it would be infinitely more beneficial to fighting JKs influence/damage.
Alternatively they could just show runs of the at least 100 other video games in existence and still get charity donations.

Unless people are choosing to withhold charitable donations because of this.

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dur
02/20/23 5:50:31 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
I would definitely argue that gdq is the one that hates charities, since their weird inner circle bullshit has shrunk their audience to the point where their ability to actually raise money has been significantly hindered. Something huge and trending like Harry Potter should be made front and center in order to draw as big of an audience as possible so they can actually, you know, raise money for those charities.

What's this inner circle stuff you're talking about? I casually watch GDQ runs a couple of times a month and I've figured that there's probably a core crew of people (keiz, hobz, spikevegeta, etc).

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Irony
02/20/23 5:51:14 PM
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SHRlKE posted...
Its a game based on work by the insanely homophobic Orson Scott Card.

https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/11/07/homophobia-quotes-orson-scott-card-controversy-bigot-enders-game/
You're right

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Punished_Blinx
02/20/23 5:52:32 PM
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Older Harry Potter games aren't relevant enough to make much of a difference and any streaming of Hogwarts Legacy is free marketing for the game.

Don't think there's anything unreasonable about their decision.

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Zeeak4444
02/20/23 5:52:46 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Alternatively they could just show runs of the at least 100 other video games in existence and still get charity donations.

Unless people are choosing to withhold charitable donations because of this.

alright, so as long as they are using a portion of that funding to combat JK I agree its not a big deal.

of course if they dont then its still a missed opportunity that falls in line with my original statement.

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Zero_Destroyer
02/20/23 5:52:55 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


chamber of secrets and prisoner of azkaban are both pretty solid. the console versions at least

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CyricZ
02/20/23 5:54:09 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
alright, so as long as they are using a portion of that funding to combat JK I agree its not a big deal.

of course if they dont then its still a missed opportunity that falls in line with my original statement.
Wait, so you're now making the rules of which charities GDQ has to raise money for? How does that work?

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EbonTitanium
02/20/23 5:55:29 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Werent the Lego games pretty good?

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Zeeak4444
02/20/23 5:55:39 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Wait, so you're now making the rules of which charities GDQ has to raise money for? How does that work?

look, I know youre biased as all fuck here and youll foam at the mouth at mere mention of Harry Potter, but claiming theres a missed opportunity isnt the same as making the rules.

about time you step the fuck back and realize how stupid you sound.

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Punished_Blinx
02/20/23 5:57:41 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
look, I know youre biased as all fuck here and youll foam at the mouth at mere mention of Harry Potter, but claiming theres a missed opportunity isnt the same as making the rules.

about time you step the fuck back and realize how stupid you sound.

The missed opportunity being that a significant amount of people will donate money solely because Harry Potter games are being streamed seems like an odd assumption to make? What's so different about it?

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CyricZ
02/20/23 5:58:16 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
look, I know youre biased as all fuck here and youll foam at the mouth at mere mention of Harry Potter, but claiming theres a missed opportunity isnt the same as making the rules.

about time you step the fuck back and realize how stupid you sound.
Hey, insult me all you want, but I'm not the one making demands of charitable organizations to tell them to stop raising money for cancer research.

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hockeybub89
02/20/23 5:58:28 PM
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Does mere acknowledgement of the game do more for Rowling than donations could for charity?

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CyricZ
02/20/23 6:00:09 PM
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"If you don't like it then don't play it."

"Wait, not like that..."

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Zeeak4444
02/20/23 6:00:53 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Hey, insult me all you want, but I'm not the one making demands of charitable organizations to tell them to stop raising money for cancer research.

i think you need to work on your reading comprehension. That or crack a dictionary and read what demand means.

whatever, either way were done here. Keep actively hurting your own causes, seems to be working for you.

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