Comments - pdl1989

I guess we all approach these things differently. If I made a mod like this and people complained it was offensive, I would double down. Throw in something to really get em mad./

Thats a silly point to make. All the content that was cut from this game were things that existed in real life, too. You seem to have accidently made your point for the people you're arguing against. If the strip clubs were removed from Duke for being sexist it would be comparable to what happened with this game, and it's worth stating that if Duke Nukem were released today those strip clubs most likely would be deemed sexist and be removed from the game. As with the case right here it would lead to people complaining and boycotting the game. Censorship to appease the easily offended minority is always a lose/lose scenario (except perhaps in this case, as according to the devs the changes were forced upon them, and the game would have been blocked without them.)

He might have.

Spoken like a true Berkley Hunt

Apologies if this is anwered somewhere else:
I'm curious if there is any new content in 3.1 or if it is the same as 3.0 with the "questionable" (although not really questionable) material removed? I only ask as I still have 3.0, and would prefer to stick with that if there is nothing new in 3.1

the only -ists anyone needs to be wary of these days are "left-ists"

You're right. The 90s were all time when it came to gaming. A game like Duke Nukem would definitely end up in a shitstorm today (which is ridiculous, and completely ironic, considering it was the right-wing Christian crowd in the 90s whinging about the need for censorship, and now it's the left-wing progressives having the cry. Seems they've turned into the thing they hated most). Unfortunately 95% of all entertainment these days is god-awful, and I think even the easily offended would prefer work they consider offensive than work that is just trash. (None of this is directed at your game, which is awesome, although it would be better without the changes.) I would argue in this case that the shitstorm surrounding your game was what got it noticed. I had never heard of it before the controversy. I'm sure it's the same for others. Another irony is that those who would have boycotted or shat on your game due to the content in 3.0 are probably far less than those that will boycott and **** on your game for making the changes. I don't know how it all went down, but I would imagine you'd have more love and respect in the community if you'd have left all the controversial stuff in. Just my two cents. I'll keep playing this awesome game either way.

You're not wrong, you're just wrong about who the vocal minority is. For every one person who felt the need to complain about the content in 3.0, another ten were happily playing. That loud and angry vocal minority are the reason 3.1 exists, and 3.0 has been scoured from the internet. For the record, I don't blame the devs and I'll happily keep playing 3.1, but this never should have happened in the first place, and it's ironic that you'd accuse those who took issue with the changes of being the aggressive minority, when that is exactly what the other side are. Furthermore, I'd bet there are far more people upset with the changes from 3.0 to 3.1 than there were people upset with the content of 3.0.

EDIT - My comments are doubling up. Sorry.

EDIT EDIT - I hope the devs don't think this is a shot at them or the game (which is ******* awesome, even with the unnecessary changes, which I understand were necessary for the devs to get their game out there.)

"Personally, I have every reason to trust in your artistic vision"

There artistic vision was version 3.0. 3.1 is the version they were forced to make to appease the vocal minority (and yes, the vocal minority were the ones who got up in arms when 3.0 came out, not the ones who are upset about the changes in 3.1.)

EDIT - my comments keep showing up twice, once as a guest and once under my name. Sorry. Don't know why.