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A11Eur0 · Nov 12, 2010, 08:32 PM // 20:32

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Originally Posted by Deviant Angel

I'm casting Remove Tin Foil Hat on A11Eur0!

Seriously dude... wtf?

Go ahead and take whatever you read as gospel truth...but the manner in which they addressed the issue screams damage control. Think whatever you want otherwise.

And to the rest of you screaming "hater"....you're all retards. It's possible to dislike something on established principle and not be a general "hater". How about you come up with an actual argument instead of laying down the blanket statement that I'm just a "hater".

I have quite the collection of anime, btw. I don't "hate" anime. I dislike these ears because they simply don't belong.

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Originally Posted by kokuou

Why would they feel the need to hide that if it were true? Given the overwhelming number of pop culture references in the game, many of which are are from anime, I don't think they'd have a problem telling us if indeed it were inspired from anime.

Show me one anime reference in this game other than the cat ears that is so prevalent and pervasive. Please.

Guy Incognito · Nov 12, 2010, 08:47 PM // 20:47

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Originally Posted by Winterclaw

Because it's japanese and to some people on the internets, anyone who likes japanese stuff is a weeaboo and weeaboos are bad.

Ahh thanks, altho having seen and liked some Japanese movies I suppose that makes me a weeaboo... oh the horror lol.

@Nyta, thanks mate.

Prince Rogrs Nelson · Nov 12, 2010, 08:58 PM // 20:58

I've pretty much NEVER watched anime. Of any kind. Ever.

Ok, to offend BOTH parties to the last bit of debate, I HAVE watched some tentacle porn. But that was mostly for laughs in college.

But I've grown to really like the ears. They look great on pretty much all of my female characters, and I've even worn them for kicks on the guys a few times. They just happen to look cute. I agree that A11Eur0 needs to take off the tinfoil hat and lighten up a bit.

Unless you'd like to explain to me just how some completely optional cosmetic items killed your father or something...

A11Eur0 · Nov 12, 2010, 09:02 PM // 21:02

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Originally Posted by Prince Rogrs Nelson

I've pretty much NEVER watched anime. Of any kind. Ever.

Ok, to offend BOTH parties to the last bit of debate, I HAVE watched some tentacle porn. But that was mostly for laughs in college.

But I've grown to really like the ears. They look great on pretty much all of my female characters, and I've even worn them for kicks on the guys a few times. They just happen to look cute. I agree that A11Eur0 needs to take off the tinfoil hat and lighten up a bit.

Unless you'd like to explain to me just how some completely optional cosmetic items killed your father or something...

"They look good on the female characters, they happen to look cute." This is the prevailing argument in support of them, as opposed to the argument by most supporters that it's simply a halloween thing. This is what gets to me the most...fake excuses to support something that is obviously intended to be something else.

Oh, and tinfoil hats are for conspiracy theorists. I don't think there's any evil wrongdoing planned by introducing these cat ears. I do think they lied though...that's not a conspiracy, and they're not reading my thoughts from their satellites. Moron.

Prince Rogrs Nelson · Nov 12, 2010, 09:21 PM // 21:21

...if two people plan a lie together (they both said the same thing in the interview, after all), then BY DEFINITION, they have engaged in a conspiracy. Trust me. I've successfully prosecuted people under just that standard.

And that whole "black cat/Halloween" thing sounds perfectly legitimate to me. Regardless, though, if you simply regard them as being related to Halloween by virtue of the fact that people wear costumes (many of which include cat ears, you'll notice, unless you live under a rock) on Halloween, and these fit into a "costume" theme, then there's still no reason to be upset.

But you know what, man? Even if they ARE meant to be TOTALLY anime inspired, and they're ONLY there to please the weeaboo or whatever you call them, I don't really understand how that's diminished your GW experience at all. Maybe you should worry less about other people's tastes.

Celestina · Nov 12, 2010, 10:34 PM // 22:34

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Originally Posted by A11Eur0

"They look good on the female characters, they happen to look cute." This is the prevailing argument in support of them, as opposed to the argument by most supporters that it's simply a halloween thing. This is what gets to me the most...fake excuses to support something that is obviously intended to be something else.

What gets me is that anyone with half a brain could tell the obvious fact that the ears are based off the popular for god knows how long black cat costume.

A11Eur0 · Nov 12, 2010, 10:34 PM // 22:34

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Originally Posted by Prince Rogrs Nelson

But you know what, man? Even if they ARE meant to be TOTALLY anime inspired, and they're ONLY there to please the weeaboo or whatever you call them, I don't really understand how that's diminished your GW experience at all. Maybe you should worry less about other people's tastes.

That goes both ways, bud.

Anyway I'm done with this discussion. I've said my piece.

Yojimaru · Nov 12, 2010, 10:37 PM // 22:37

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Originally Posted by Guy Incognito

I really cannot understand all the venom for this anime stuff. Can somebody please explain to me why a lot of people seem to really hate what is essentialy (as far as I can see at least) a bloody cartoon.

It's mainly due to the influence of 4chan and it's sundry offspring websites. Due to their influence on Internet culture, just about anyone who expresses an interest in Japanese animation, movies, music, culture or other things is derogatively referred to as a "Weeaboo" (the term came from a word filter), regardless of whether they're the type of people of WORSHIP anything Japanese or not.