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Lil_Stu07 · Jun 20, 2007, 08:24 PM // 20:24

First I will start by saying I'm black (African-American) and have been playin GW for almost a year. I was just wondering why there are so many people who have a problem with black people playing the game? Especially in Pre-Ascalon, I always find a group of people who don't like black people. Why? We play the game just as well as any other person, so why is it that people have to resort to biggotry while playing the game, it's just a game. Also, there were groups of people who didn't want to get Nightfall before it came out, just because it was predominantly black NPCs and characters. In my humble opinion, I find NF to be the best Campaign of the three and think it would be a shame for any hardcore GW player to exclude NF from their collection simply because there are black NPCs and Heroes. If anyone could PLEASE elaborate on this topic for me. BUT IF YOU HAVE TO USE BIGGOTRY TO DEFEND YOURSELF, STAY OUT OF MY THREAD!!!

I Might Avenge U · Jun 20, 2007, 08:30 PM // 20:30

umm.. For the same reason that other people don't like other people because of skin color in the world...

It's just the history of the world, there isn't much you can do, but with effort, there won't be racism.. As long as you don't act in said manner..

Skuld · Jun 20, 2007, 08:43 PM // 20:43

You could like, ignore them, you know.

Lil_Stu07 · Jun 20, 2007, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Oh, trust me, I do. I was just wondering the logic behind it because they can't see me, and they surely can't tell by how I play, so why does it matter?

Stoneys Rock · Jun 20, 2007, 09:05 PM // 21:05

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Originally Posted by Lil_Stu07

First I will start by saying I'm black (African-American) and have been playin GW for almost a year. I was just wondering why there are so many people who have a problem with black people playing the game? Especially in Pre-Ascalon, I always find a group of people who don't like black people. Why? We play the game just as well as any other person, so why is it that people have to resort to biggotry while playing the game, it's just a game.

Also, there were groups of people who didn't want to get Nightfall before it came out, just because it was predominantly black NPCs and characters.
In my humble opinion, I find NF to be the best Campaign of the three and think it would be a shame for any hardcore GW player to exclude NF from their collection simply because there are black NPCs and Heroes.

If anyone could PLEASE elaborate on this topic for me. BUT IF YOU HAVE TO USE BIGGOTRY TO DEFEND YOURSELF, STAY OUT OF MY THREAD!!!

well err I don't think I have seen many acts of racism on guild wars if any and only once when someone in LA unwittingly fired off the the n word. I have a black paragon, I customised him to make him look like the guy on the back of the nightfall case and I can honestly say I never seen anyone mention anything about it and I've completed the game and have been in numerous pugs.

I think your on about the minority of this entire game because guild wars is played on an intenrational level. I have never heard about people skipping nightfall because of black npcs and heroes and I would like to know where you heard this, if you had played nightfall from release I'm sure you would have hardly noticed and to be honest who cares about those sort of people anyway.

If someone really does offends you I would suggest reporting it. Although ignore list is where its at for those idiots imo. Who cares what they think.

OI-812 · Jun 20, 2007, 09:09 PM // 21:09

Aw, crap. For a minute there I thought this was going to be another humorous "Dwarves are people too" thread...

Onarik Amrak · Jun 20, 2007, 09:22 PM // 21:22

I don't see how race matters when you're on the internet.

If you see bigots and idiots like that, either report or ignore them.

I don't know what else you can do about it.

mr_groovy · Jun 20, 2007, 10:08 PM // 22:08

You'll atract bad people just by profiling it I guess. Don't think if you would go to pre dist 1 at 4PM and spam i am a jew/negro/gay/insert anything, you won't get scolded. Children will be children I guess ^^. I just play the game, and rather make fun of necro's with 15K primevil armor :P (Why would anyone like a fish suit armor come on people)

Ultimate_Gaara · Jun 21, 2007, 12:13 AM // 00:13

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Originally Posted by Lil_Stu07

Oh, trust me, I do. I was just wondering the logic behind it because they can't see me, and they surely can't tell by how I play, so why does it matter?

It doesn't matter, you can't let them get to you, if you do, they win. Some people are just ignorant and not raised properly, as long as you know it doesn't matter you shouldn't think too much of it, they are just ignorant.

Etta · Jun 21, 2007, 08:29 AM // 08:29

Rise above them, Stu. You know you are better than them. Kids or not this kind of action is unacceptable in my eyes, report them if it bother you. Don't let this stuff stop you from having fun, log into the game and forget about it.

Sometime I pity them, that they are unable to face what they can never understand. There are no logic, Stu. Some people are just that, an off shot of human race.

Mr. G · Jun 21, 2007, 08:56 AM // 08:56

errr this is a joke thread right?

Even if its not Ive never really seen racism in GW, Ive never made a black char in NF cuase well...im not black does that make me racist?

Bleh i think you got off easy, its alot tougher out there if your disabled or especially - if your gay..

we're talking 12 year olds here

Aera · Jun 21, 2007, 12:15 PM // 12:15

indeed...it's always the little stupid kids who think they're big men on the internet...just ignore them, talking to them will only make it worse

OI-812 · Jun 22, 2007, 12:38 AM // 00:38

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Originally Posted by Mr. G

Bleh i think you got off easy, its alot tougher out there if your disabled or especially - if your gay..

we're talking 12 year olds here

Me and one of my best friends had the misfortune of pugging with a bunch of mental midgets, and when one of those little morons found out my friend was gay, a deluge of "HOLY CRAP IT'S A HOMO HAHAHA YOU SUCK FAGGOT HAHAHA" ensued. I told them they were flirting with disaster by talking like that (Hello, harassment policies!) and they turned on me. Their "OMG U HOMO" chants didn't really faze me (things tend to only hurt if they're true), and then all of a sudden they got really quiet. I asked my friend "You call harassment police on them?", and he said "No..." We both mapped out and never saw those idiots again. Wonder if their mommy and daddy walked in and saw the crap they were spewing. In online gaming, being gay seems to be like wearing a bullseye on your forehead. It's nearly as bad when you get called out on being a furry. 12-year olds like to mock what they don't understand and what they're afraid they might be - if you make fun of gay people, there's NO WAY you could be gay yourself, right? Idiots.

Farin · Jun 22, 2007, 01:12 AM // 01:12

Real life is the same, gotta deal with it.

Knido · Jun 22, 2007, 03:53 PM // 15:53

there are ignorant people everywhere

just learn to...ignore them

if that makes sense