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"Why my videogame chooses your character’s race and gender for you"

Garry Newman: I am the lead developer on a multiplayer survival game named Rust. Last week, we made a change to the game that upset a lot of people: we made half of our players, picked at random, play as women. We also made some of them black. The response has been extreme.

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theguardian.com
Stereotypical_gamer2949d ago

I have the fix for this developer, instead of giving players the illusion of choice you actually give them a choice. It's really not a surprise this article is from the Guardian, not quite the biggest sjw's in the world but close to it.

Pandamobile2949d ago

The point is to not give people the choice at all.

Also, what does this have to do with SJWs?

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wannabe gamer2949d ago

Gary newman is a huge douche, his response nearly always is something along the lines of "too bad" his litle sandbox he made gave him a huge head

Pandamobile2949d ago

It's kinda funny that in the wake of Blizzard bending to public pressure, people still rag on devs that stick to their laurels.

wannabe gamer2948d ago

i dont see it as that, i see it as him refusing to listen to what his playerbase wants. how big of a deal would it be for him to give people the option of a 1 time choice to pick their character gender. not a character creation tool but just give people the option to pick if they want. while also not be able to change it if they are really worried about people changing appearance for griefing.

Pandamobile2948d ago

Video games are not designed by comity. As always, it's a small, vocal minority of people that are pissed off about it. The majority of players don't care.

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bobtheimpaler2948d ago

I don't understand the problem. In real life you didn't choose to be born. You don't choose your race, religion, parents, beliefs, where you are born etc.

Seems kinda interesting and I think people are blowing this out of proportion.

Plenty of games offer the ability to create your own character. Play those instead.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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culturedvultures.com
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Facepunch Needs to Stop Pay-To-Win DLC Items in Rust & Fix the Damn Game

Akin from The Nerd Stash: "Rust is a brutal, hardcore game that remains a bastion of the survival genre. It's far from perfect, though, and there are a number of issues that developer Facepunch really needs to address. But will they?"

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thenerdstash.com
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New Rust Update Alters Gunplay and More

Rust continues to punish with its difficult online experience from both the game and other players, and June's update is starting to roll out.

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gamerant.com