Gencon Rewards Violent Assaults Against Attendees

jan paparazzi · October 04, 2018, 02:23:35 PM

Quote from: Angry_Douchebag;1058864Read the rest of the thread. Especially the post right above yours.

Trumperdy Trumptrump?

RPGPundit · October 11, 2018, 06:04:49 AM

Quote from: jan paparazzi;1058939Trumperdy Trumptrump?

The warning to stay on topic applies to everyone. Now this is a personal warning. You want to talk about politics, you can try your luck in the RPGPundit's subforum (if you say something that interests me), or do so on some other site. I'm glad you agree with me, but on the main forum we keep stuff on topic. In this case, the topic is Gencon, gaming, and the attack on Jeremy.

Exploderwizard · October 11, 2018, 02:45:26 PM

Never been to Gen Con. Now don't think that I would care to go. Although it would be tempting to attend in a MAGA hat just for shits & giggles.

RPGPundit · October 15, 2018, 02:16:58 AM

Once upon a time, I would have quite liked going to Gencon. Now, the only reason I'd ever go is if someone paid my way to go there as a provocateur.

The con I'd still actually want to go to for the hobby would be Garycon.

oggsmash · October 17, 2018, 01:57:00 PM

I went to GenCon a few years ago, and it was overwhelming. I enjoyed it, but was there to see all I could and not game as much or do events. I remember there was a bit of rumbling politically, but not much, or at least I did not see it everywhere.

I think I possibly would go again (my kids would LOVE it) but I am on the fence given their sudden need to be extremely political.

Delete_me · October 17, 2018, 03:06:11 PM

My wife and I go every year now that we're close enough. It's not in-your-face SJW... unless you're looking for it to be. There's plenty of conservative and moderate gamers just doing their thing: gaming and shopping.

RPGPundit · October 19, 2018, 02:00:44 AM

Quote from: Tanin Wulf;1060693My wife and I go every year now that we're close enough. It's not in-your-face SJW... unless you're looking for it to be. There's plenty of conservative and moderate gamers just doing their thing: gaming and shopping.

Yeah, but the panels and the guests of honor and the policy of Sanctioning Political Violence is all in-your-face SJW.

Spinachcat · October 19, 2018, 03:31:50 AM

I wonder how GenCon's SJW panels actually went. If there were hundreds in worship of the SJW queen, you'd think we'd have been inundated with anecdotes, quotes and demands to fulfill the fruitcake's marching orders. And if peep had been heard, I'm 1000% sure it would have shown up on theRPGsite. As the only GenCon SJW news has been about the Assault, it makes me wonder if the much touted Guest of (dis)Honor only had a few dozen sycophants at her panels and nothing of note was said.

Kyle Aaron · October 19, 2018, 04:08:08 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1060932Yeah, but the panels and the guests of honor and the policy of Sanctioning Political Violence is all in-your-face SJW.

I have been to many cons over the decades, and I have never once gone to a panel or met a guest of honour. I go to game conventions to... game!

I realise this is strange and unusual and hopelessly reactionary. Also, I don't like collectors who don't game.

finarvyn · October 19, 2018, 06:28:57 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1060229Once upon a time, I would have quite liked going to Gencon. Now, the only reason I'd ever go is if someone paid my way to go there as a provocateur.

The con I'd still actually want to go to for the hobby would be Garycon.

I've gone to GenCon maybe a dozen times and it can be a lot of fun. Used to be I could find booths stocked with older stuff that I'd never seen or heard of before and at decent prices, but those days are pretty much gone. Also, sometimes there are con-only things like the year I got a 7th Sea t-shirt, or the year that I bought the Dune RPG that got pulled so fast. I haven't gone in the past 5-6 years or so, but it was fun last time I went.

GaryCon was fun the last time I went, although the older guys have been telling me that Pathfinder and Adventurer's League is starting to creep in there.

Anon Adderlan · October 19, 2018, 09:11:29 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;1058174Trump won because 4chan accidentally awoke an ancient Egyptian frog god!

This is still the most rational explanation.

Quote from: Spinachcat;1060941I wonder how GenCon's SJW panels actually went.

As do I, but strangely there is no video.

I did however find a #Reddit thread with this gem in my search:

QuoteIt should be noted that the audience itself was limited to only 80 people (in a hall that could have fit 800). I was told this was due to security concerns. Apparently GenCon wanted to avoid angry mobs showing up to harass Anita. The very fact that they had to do that highlights the importance of what she and the others had to say.

So the lack of attendance wasn't because nobody cares, but to keep angry mobs from harassing her.

Roll.Eyes.

At this point I'm thoroughly convinced their problems are completely fabricated.

Motorskills · October 19, 2018, 09:29:01 AM

There's 70,000 people at Gen Con. Even finding where a seminar is being held is a challenge, let alone any individual seminar having an impact on the wider community.

Delete_me · October 19, 2018, 11:35:35 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1060932Yeah, but the panels and the guests of honor and the policy of Sanctioning Political Violence is all in-your-face SJW.

I agree with the first part, but not the second. And on the first part, I can either give ground by not attending or I can continue to be a rational voice, even if it's a voice in the wilderness. I choose the latter with no condemnation of anyone who elects for the former.

Delete_me · October 19, 2018, 11:37:28 AM

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1060957As do I, but strangely there is no video.

I did however find a #Reddit thread with this gem in my search:

So the lack of attendance wasn't because nobody cares, but to keep angry mobs from harassing her.

Roll.Eyes.

At this point I'm thoroughly convinced their problems are completely fabricated.

From my perspective, having passed that room a few times when it was happening... it's more nobody cared. I don't even think 80 showed up, but I wasn't counting. The crowd wasn't big.

I'm going to guess that's why there was no video. I don't know that for certain, but it certainly fits.

Omega · October 22, 2018, 01:54:13 AM

Considering it was allmost 100% likely just Anita's usual screeching of "Everything is sexist! Everything is against women!" and how horrible and awful D&D is and how it neeeeeds to change so that women can be (more) equal (than men)! (Oh and some women are more equal than others.) and on and on trying to spread her venom to another well in need of poisoning more than it allready is.

I though disagree GenCon is rewarding Loter as they banned him too. Nor had they not. Then whooooeeee that could have very easily blown up in their faces. Now had this happened at say Pax they likely would have given poor Loter a medal.