As someone who's on the fence but leaning against buying this particular game I agree that buying something just to spite the left is retarded, especially in a case like this where you're really just siding with one evil faction over the other. That said it's absolutely legitimate to treat leftist outrage as positive advertising and look into it. I've done that in the past and made purchases after becoming interested for reasons other than the outrage. I probably never would have gotten into the Red Dead series had it not been for the Shirrako incident on Youtube.
I don't disagree, but treating that as the only selling point for you is the problem I'm seeing a lot of people go through with.
Looking into it more to make a strong decision for yourself is how any consumer should be, but most people are letting their enemies control them through reflexive opposition. Which we are already seeing the "weaponized" version of being deliberately used in marketing in minor ways, which means it absolutely will soon be overtly used.
Agreed own the libs purchases are a silly endeavor. But negative press could just as easily be fueling someone who had no prior interest in the game to look at it and becoming interested in it. Personally when I first saw it I thought it looked better than any other Harry Potter game (low bar I know). If I end up getting it it’s more of a this looks fun. Lefties getting upset over game sales data is just a happy side effect.
Personally when I first saw it I thought it looked better than any other Harry Potter game (low bar I know)
I mean, what other games even are there? Movie tie ins, Lego movie tie ins and the Merula Worship and MTX Overload Game? I vaguely can recall some Quidditch games maybe existing. This is basically the only actual original game in the barn.
Also plenty leftists are getting their win off this succeeding. With the whole black wizards in the 1800s Britain and you racist if you even mention it thing, and plenty other obvious clues its still a woke product. Seething trannies isn't the only Leftist out there.
If that's their thing, more power to them. I doubt this game's failure or success will actually make a difference to Rowling either way.
But buying the game to own the Leftists in their war against a different mega woke is absolutely imbecilic.
As someone who's on the fence but leaning against buying this particular game I agree that buying something just to spite the left is retarded, especially in a case like this where you're really just siding with one evil faction over the other. That said it's absolutely legitimate to treat leftist outrage as positive advertising and look into it. I've done that in the past and made purchases after becoming interested for reasons other than the outrage. I probably never would have gotten into the Red Dead series had it not been for the Shirrako incident on Youtube.
I don't disagree, but treating that as the only selling point for you is the problem I'm seeing a lot of people go through with.
Looking into it more to make a strong decision for yourself is how any consumer should be, but most people are letting their enemies control them through reflexive opposition. Which we are already seeing the "weaponized" version of being deliberately used in marketing in minor ways, which means it absolutely will soon be overtly used.
Agreed own the libs purchases are a silly endeavor. But negative press could just as easily be fueling someone who had no prior interest in the game to look at it and becoming interested in it. Personally when I first saw it I thought it looked better than any other Harry Potter game (low bar I know). If I end up getting it it’s more of a this looks fun. Lefties getting upset over game sales data is just a happy side effect.
I mean, what other games even are there? Movie tie ins, Lego movie tie ins and the Merula Worship and MTX Overload Game? I vaguely can recall some Quidditch games maybe existing. This is basically the only actual original game in the barn.
Also plenty leftists are getting their win off this succeeding. With the whole black wizards in the 1800s Britain and you racist if you even mention it thing, and plenty other obvious clues its still a woke product. Seething trannies isn't the only Leftist out there.