Well, if you read that discussion closely, you'll see that there's not much going on other than fervor. Argumentation per se leaves something to be desired. So I wouldn't expect much other than name-calling.I really want to have a discussion about this. Don't just tag this post with "butthurt." Don't just offer some dismissive comment making fun of me. Discuss the issue with the same fervor you've put into "less" and "fewer."
From what I can tell, Rance advocates here belong to one of two categories: 1) Those who appreciate the mechanics of the game and don't care about subject matter, and 2) Those whose development stopped at their teens. The categories aren't mutually exclusive.
Or 3) They are Japanese. (Oops, I made a racist joke)
Personally I'm more turned off by the anime artwork than the rape part. Not that I think raping is a good subject for a RPG quest, but at least it's different. And from the screenshots it seem to have some humour about it, so I'm not sure how serious it is.
There are some good threads on the Codex, and I could see participating in them for various reasons, but I don't see any reason to keep coming back to this forum. Not because I "couldn't take it" or was "thin-skinned," but because there was no upside to taking a bunch of abuse from lunatics.
Use the Ignore function to weed out the trolls, assholes and lunatics. Complaining to moderators may work on most forums, but not on this one. It's the (small) price we pay for the freedom of speech on this site.
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