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[TD1]

Really? Wonder why

[GiglameshDespair]

Not exactly surprised at that, considering the guy is posting on his blog about what troglodyte neckbeards we are.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I decided not to post anymore. Just ignore it.

I just find it a bit infuriating to see a negative reaction from *both* sides of the coin on that issue. Because, seriously, you can change three numbers and make things explicitly how you want them to be.

Then the suggestion that civilizations might have entity reactions to such things like a new feature like sexual orientation gets flamed and flamed upon.. When it's just, honestly, needed. Unless you want all races and cultures to treat it the same, and I feel like as someone mentioned elves would be more open to the idea of free sexuality. Dwarves maybe less so, but we have no actual canon or lore to base a decision like that on. The only race I can think of that would be anti-gay might be Goblins and Kobolds due to their mainly patriarchal societies.

The others are fairly egalitarian, much more than any medieval nation would have ever been, so the norms of medieval perceptions shouldn't be applied to those people.

I'm just saying a new feature shouldn't be controversial if it's so flexible that you can literally make it entirely hostile to gays or entirely hostile to straights. That's.. a pretty well-implemented system. Remember; the idea of DF not having sexual orientation will be a distant memory, now, mind you, like the old military screens and river ambushes..

The arguments will fade and become 'how do we tweak this to my liking' like they always do. I just haven't seen such a caustic response from Bay12 to something so simple [albeit controversial, sure] in a while.

[Helgoland]

Ah, so you haven't read the great poop threads of yore.

Seriously, there's no topic more likely to start a shit-storm than the implementation of dwarven digestive tracts.

[Eric Blank]

We usually don't behave like animals, but when we do, we do it well.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

As far as I'm aware Toady was never going to implement pooping, though. I'm just saying they/we should take a moment and maybe appreciate that DF even has this detail now. A huge part of personality and lifestyle choices, implemented and working. It's beautiful, personality bleeds into orientation and everything. It's just another step to becoming a true simulation.

[Graknorke]

Ah, so you haven't read the great poop threads of yore.

Seriously, there's no topic more likely to start a shit-storm than the implementation of dwarven digestive tracts.

Did poop discussions get banned? I remember there was a big resurgence of them at one point but they seem to not exist now.

[Yoink]

Ah, so you haven't read the great poop threads of yore.

Seriously, there's no topic more likely to start a shit-storm than the implementation of dwarven digestive tracts.

I WANT MY POOP TO BE ACCURATELY REPRESENTED IN-GAME
I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO HAVE BOWELS I WAS JUST BORN THIS WAY DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND
STOP OPPRESSING ME FOR MY DIFFERENCES, DAMNIT

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I WANT MY POOP TO BE ACCURATELY REPRESENTED IN-GAME
I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO HAVE BOWELS I WAS JUST BORN THIS WAY DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND
STOP OPPRESSING ME FOR MY DIFFERENCES, DAMNIT

That's a nutty argument you have there



I'll show myself out...

[sal880612m]

... Having been involved in the equal rights thread I really don't know what to think at this point.

Part of me feels like I should apologize for offending someone and/or being a part of escalating the situation even if it was unintended. Part of me feels like I should ignore it as trolling. Part of me feels like I am waiting for the axe to fall. I should have stayed away.

[LordSlowpoke]

chill, i'll get axed before you do

looking through your post history it looks like you were actually trying to have a discussion in a tumblr shitfest so while i can't read toady's mind there's little reason for you to be worried

[Gunner-Chan]

I think the only way LSP is getting banned is if today decides to enforce capitalization.

[Reverie]

Losing LSP would be like losing a piece of Bay12.

[scrdest]

Losing LSP would be like losing a piece of Bay12.

That's what they said about GWG.

[BlackFlyme]

The original 120 boxes of tattoos that were rejected came back in today.

The plastic sheeting that keeps the stack of boxes from moving was broken and wasn't replaced. Some of the boxes on top were already open as well.

How could they open several boxes and ship them without closing them again? How would the driver be okay trucking about a skid of 120 loose boxes, several of which were open and filled with loose paper products?

How didn't it spill?