Hogwarts Legacy - Harry Potter open world action RPG prequel set in the late 1800s

[whydoibother]

Doesn't seem like the kind of game you'd want to speedrun anyways, its long, story driven and open world. This is just a virtue signal, the ban is not relevant.

 

[Roguey]

I mean, she's a proponent of good looking women with actual feminine traits. That's based for today's standards.

She's fat and promotes fat body types https://archive.is/fpIA2

 

[Koolz]

Fucking hell "she" has an army.
Look at this shit.

I could be wrong, but I heard that Russia had some official anti-trans laws (talking about homosexuality or gender identity publicly is illegal/banned, and I'd say posting on the internet or being on a webcam and similar would all fall under that), so I don't know about being "100% PROTECTED against any motherfuckers who are trying to censor me regard TRANS/GAYS".

I think this is some sort of games industry plot to make piracy REALLY not worth it.

Eh, people say the shitstorm around Hogwarts Legacy is part of marketing, but the timing is off. The shitstorm around Rowling was there for quite some time and Hogwarts Legacy being associated with Rowling is pretty much the only reason for the hate Hogwarts Legacy is getting, so trying to make it sound like it's some sort of "marketing ploy", in a world where PR departments are scared shitless of any controversy, is reaching.

And now some psycho is part of "games industry plot to reduce piracy"? Why do we need a whole plot when there are much simpler explanations laying around?

yea you are completely wrong. Look up who the Rowling's are. As for Russia yes Putin is smart and has outlawed Soros Open Society like China. In fact Soros said China is the biggest threat to our Open Society.

 

[GrafvonMoltke]

Fucking hell "she" has an army.
Look at this shit.

I could be wrong, but I heard that Russia had some official anti-trans laws (talking about homosexuality or gender identity publicly is illegal/banned, and I'd say posting on the internet or being on a webcam and similar would all fall under that), so I don't know about being "100% PROTECTED against any motherfuckers who are trying to censor me regard TRANS/GAYS".

I think this is some sort of games industry plot to make piracy REALLY not worth it.

Eh, people say the shitstorm around Hogwarts Legacy is part of marketing, but the timing is off. The shitstorm around Rowling was there for quite some time and Hogwarts Legacy being associated with Rowling is pretty much the only reason for the hate Hogwarts Legacy is getting, so trying to make it sound like it's some sort of "marketing ploy", in a world where PR departments are scared shitless of any controversy, is reaching.

And now some psycho is part of "games industry plot to reduce piracy"? Why do we need a whole plot when there are much simpler explanations laying around?

yea you are completely wrong. Look up who the Rowling's are. As for Russia yes Putin is smart and has outlawed Soros Open Society like China. In fact Soros said China is the biggest threat to our Open Society.

Show me on the doll where George Soros touched you

 

[martdms]

so much drama...
Empress' reddit forum shoutboxcorner was closed (probably for the better!)
they now have a Telegram account (?) with more than 191.000 followers...!
- 3 tiers/layers/circles with increasing madness...!
(they had to shut down the 3rd/top one, because of someone posting underage shit... (?) !)

invited followers are beta testing Empress' crack, and the latest info (surfaced to Reddit), is from about 6 hours ago;
apparently they are now testing out beta 5...:

just, you know, for any wooden-legged parrot-carriers wondering how it's goning...

..sooo.. maybe a couple of days?
towards the weekend?
even amphetamine-driven crackwhores crackers need sleep, surely?!

B)

 

[martdms]

current state of piracy is worth of a internet historian chapter or something

someone actually did a bit of that in late 2021..!

"[Digital Piracy] The rise of EMPRESS - How one woman turned the pirate underworld on its head, waged a solo war against the entire game industry (and won), went mad with power, started a messianic cult based on high school-level philosophy, and faked her own arrest to spite her rivals and haters"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

..this is an account of not only the Empress ermm.. 'phenomena', but also a recap of the warez scene, from early beginnings up to late 2021 (Skidrow stopping, Voksi doxxed, Empress vs. FitGirl, etc.)
a recommended read for getting updated on the scene since these last years.




(apologies for linking to reddit, do use a VPN of your choice to access, or... -> YMMV)

 

[Darkwind]

current state of piracy is worth of a internet historian chapter or something

someone actually did a bit of that in late 2021..!

"[Digital Piracy] The rise of EMPRESS - How one woman turned the pirate underworld on its head, waged a solo war against the entire game industry (and won), went mad with power, started a messianic cult based on high school-level philosophy, and faked her own arrest to spite her rivals and haters"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

..this is an account of not only the Empress ermm.. 'phenomena', but also a recap of the warez scene, from early beginnings up to late 2021 (Skidrow stopping, Voksi doxxed, Empress vs. FitGirl, etc.)
a recommended read for getting updated on the scene since these last years.




(apologies for linking to reddit, do use a VPN of your choice to access, or... -> YMMV)

From this article--

"”to all the GENDER FREAKS out there who keep claiming out of their own ass that I am a male, I am so sorry to ruin your fantasy dreams of a trans cracker is false and yes I am actually a woman. Next time if you want to speak about your pathetic fetishes, you better look at yourself in the mirror.” She would later say, “i am 23 years old, and i am beautiful AS HELL. but i don't care 1 bit how i ‘look.’ i care of what i ‘Do.’”"

Only troons and trannies talk like this, women don't speak this way. "She".

 

[Fedora Master]

current state of piracy is worth of a internet historian chapter or something

someone actually did a bit of that in late 2021..!

"[Digital Piracy] The rise of EMPRESS - How one woman turned the pirate underworld on its head, waged a solo war against the entire game industry (and won), went mad with power, started a messianic cult based on high school-level philosophy, and faked her own arrest to spite her rivals and haters"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

..this is an account of not only the Empress ermm.. 'phenomena', but also a recap of the warez scene, from early beginnings up to late 2021 (Skidrow stopping, Voksi doxxed, Empress vs. FitGirl, etc.)
a recommended read for getting updated on the scene since these last years.




(apologies for linking to reddit, do use a VPN of your choice to access, or... -> YMMV)

From this article--

"”to all the GENDER FREAKS out there who keep claiming out of their own ass that I am a male, I am so sorry to ruin your fantasy dreams of a trans cracker is false and yes I am actually a woman. Next time if you want to speak about your pathetic fetishes, you better look at yourself in the mirror.” She would later say, “i am 23 years old, and i am beautiful AS HELL. but i don't care 1 bit how i ‘look.’ i care of what i ‘Do.’”"

Only troons and trannies talk like this, women don't speak this way. "She".

EMPRESS said she had been called to the purpose through dreams. A copy of Dark Souls 2 floated before her, wrapped up in chains made of numbers, and as she focused, she began to see what every number meant ‘universally’. Looking deeper still, she entered ‘The Zone’, which allowed her to ‘SEE MORE into everything’, and shatter the chains. When asked about her process, EMPRESS said, “By mixing philosophy with coding. It’s very complicated. I have a ‘Goal’ that no one else has. I have no need for Ego.” This is the kind of larger-than-life persona she adopted.

Perfectly normal and healthy. And totally a woman.

 

[lycanwarrior]

Is it true that you are given the solution to puzzles in this game before you get a chance to solve them on your own? My brain is having an hard time computing that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming...warts_legacy_yet_another_game_that_tells_you/

Dad of Boy 2.0.

 

[RegionalHobo]

current state of piracy is worth of a internet historian chapter or something

someone actually did a bit of that in late 2021..!

"[Digital Piracy] The rise of EMPRESS - How one woman turned the pirate underworld on its head, waged a solo war against the entire game industry (and won), went mad with power, started a messianic cult based on high school-level philosophy, and faked her own arrest to spite her rivals and haters"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

..this is an account of not only the Empress ermm.. 'phenomena', but also a recap of the warez scene, from early beginnings up to late 2021 (Skidrow stopping, Voksi doxxed, Empress vs. FitGirl, etc.)
a recommended read for getting updated on the scene since these last years.




(apologies for linking to reddit, do use a VPN of your choice to access, or... -> YMMV)

damm this was a much better read than i expected

 

[Frank Capicoli]

Doesn't seem like the kind of game you'd want to speedrun anyways, its long, story driven and open world. This is just a virtue signal, the ban is not relevant.

Well it wasn't just HL they banned. It also hit the old psx/pc games that through the power of autism people actually still speedrun.

 

[Technomancer]

I could be wrong, but I heard that Russia had some official anti-trans laws (talking about homosexuality or gender identity publicly is illegal/banned, and I'd say posting on the internet or being on a webcam and similar would all fall under that)

Its not enforced with any diligence coz nobody gives a fuck to actually review all content. Why Owlcat can operate openly in the very heart of russia while stuffing their games full of LGBT. Unless someone makes a stink, it will never reach the law. That law is mostly for obvious stuff.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Eh, people say the shitstorm around Hogwarts Legacy is part of marketing, but the timing is off. The shitstorm around Rowling was there for quite some time and Hogwarts Legacy being associated with Rowling is pretty much the only reason for the hate Hogwarts Legacy is getting, so trying to make it sound like it's some sort of "marketing ploy", in a world where PR departments are scared shitless of any controversy, is reaching.

Just cynicism overload, there's nothing about the marketing that indicated WB was going for that and the game explicitly goes against what Rowling believes (chargen with "body 1/2", "voice 1/2" and a "are you a witch or a wizard?" gender option at the end that affects which dormitory you're assigned to). The tranny NPC is also normal enough (friendly innkeeper) that trannies are protesting she was included as a token effort and should have a bigger role.

However, it's 2023 and companies will tell you to go touch grass if they think it will give them clout, so the PR thing isn't an universal truth anymore.

Doesn't seem like the kind of game you'd want to speedrun anyways, its long, story driven and open world. This is just a virtue signal, the ban is not relevant.

Game is new, it's just a matter of finding ways to skip or accelerate things.



3h42m and speedrun events like AGDQ have much longer runs.

 

[markec]

 

[Lyric Suite]

But is it on by default? WTF

current state of piracy is worth of a internet historian chapter or something

someone actually did a bit of that in late 2021..!

"[Digital Piracy] The rise of EMPRESS - How one woman turned the pirate underworld on its head, waged a solo war against the entire game industry (and won), went mad with power, started a messianic cult based on high school-level philosophy, and faked her own arrest to spite her rivals and haters"
https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

..this is an account of not only the Empress ermm.. 'phenomena', but also a recap of the warez scene, from early beginnings up to late 2021 (Skidrow stopping, Voksi doxxed, Empress vs. FitGirl, etc.)
a recommended read for getting updated on the scene since these last years.




(apologies for linking to reddit, do use a VPN of your choice to access, or... -> YMMV)

damm this was a much better read than i expected

Let me guess, this Empress person is actually a tranny, right?

 

[Lyric Suite]

Is it true that you are given the solution to puzzles in this game before you get a chance to solve them on your own? My brain is having an hard time computing that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming...warts_legacy_yet_another_game_that_tells_you/

Dad of Boy 2.0.

Lmao, imagine buying this to stick it to the libs or whatever.

Fucking hell i'm amazed how things just keep getting worse and worse.

 

[Koolz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlWJqReUjjM

It's damn funny!

 

[Lokiamis]

Empress' crack is out, piratefriends.

 

[Ibn Sina]

immersion mode is out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hahSZw6CEbU&ab_channel=jedijosh920

 

[PrK]

Empress' crack is out, piratefriends.

Unhinged .nfo does not disappoint. I like this quote addressed to the troons pirating the game not to give money to Rowling:

Spoiler

You are all mostly "sissy men" who just couldn't accept being inferior to women, so you went into a trip to realize that **in the end** there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING you can do about it. And NOW you are neither a man nor a woman, you have completely lost your identity, and now you are just a "unidentifiable freak" that is fucking disgusting. Good job, FAGGOTS.

 

[Child of Malkav]

And here you go.
Empress's origin story.
WTF...

 

[Child of Malkav]

Puzzles and philosophy.

 

[Maxie]

it's some sweaty russian man larping as a girl for donations
same as fitgirl

 

[just]

no woman talks like that
but also no man is using so many words

 

[Dexter]

Here it is in full:


Someone collected them all here: https://model-map.github.io/EmpressNfo/