Time To Boycott EA games?

Says Set replied again but YAY! I didn't have to read it!

bit of a shame

I saw you welcome him to the thread - a bit of a surprise given your combined past history. I kinda hoped the thread could have turned into a bit of fun about games and gaming (not your intent, but I could always hope).

The thread that is about fun with gaming is my Starcraft 2 thread, that has been mostly ignored. The shame is all Sets... His responces here provide nothing but insult and very little content that I can't Google and learn on my own. Much of what he says has severely political overtones that I find simply UNTRUE... I welcomed him and he chose the same old hateful tactics, err, like a dirty dog that won't go outside to pee and poop..

Yes, I am a fool and easily trusting. I will be a fool even more than once to give people a chance but I am not going to continue his back and forth rant and banter. It casts me in a bad light and that is his only motivation so Set can say this guy is a such and such. So he can insult my sexuality, my intelligence as he has been doing for years.. and so on... He will remain the only one on my ignore list and I prefer he not be brought up to me again in this or any other thread. I don't even want to indirectly talk about him. He has proven his less than honorable character. I don't care to go to his discussions and match him insult for insult.

This is not a love hate thing... this is just an I could care less thing, I have had enough abuse... enough said. This topic is about the negative aspects of some games and not about Setana... If people would rather talk about the positive aspects of gaming please go to my Starcraft 2 discussion...

http://www.theonion.com/video/ultrarealistic-modern-warfare-game-features-awaiti,14382/
News story on the game, you have been warned...

Wow that onion stuff is funny and usually I don't go for political spoofs... I have watched their network before but I plan on frequenting it a bit more now. Added it to my daily news links. Thanks Telmon

Though some political things I don't find laughing matters... I am gonna give it a try. I may not fare well with the onion.

I figured this thread needed to be lightened up with all the cross-fire going on.

How very pathetic. Nothing is ever your fault, is it, oh paragon of moral virtue. What casts you in a bad light is your own crazy hatefulness. You cannot handle someone who doesn't agree with you. Too bad, so sad.

Oh, and you misspelled my name again. How pathetic is that?

Maybe he’s just a bad speller, I know I would look like a retarded monkey-fish trying to type if I didn’t have spell check, just saying.

Maybe shame Satana to act civilized? When that is so I may respond. Until then the phone is off the hook. And I won't hesitate to hang up in the future.

Err, still not reading it, haven't got the time to waste acting curious. I don't think he is capable of ever changing. Bye Setana forever. Friendship is completely over. You say you will change 'till it suits you to act so again... and promise to change then throw furniture at me then get your friends to lie and witness against me in court. BYE...

Has anyone ever played the game worms?
I am not reading Set, If you respond to him here you may get ignored too.
If you don't like it ignore me I can take it.

My karma has some elasticity to spare, does yours?

I plan to bring this forum to a VERY FINE POINT. This is not a game to me.

NE one ever played the game Empire Earth 1?

If so have you ever defeated 7 computers alone as a human on an 8 player map against comps?

How about one player against 4 comps in starcraft 1 on hardest on an 8 player map?

Mostly he's just a religious lunatic with a truly bizarre world view. I'll be interested to see how long it is before he begins to peek at my posts. He keeps mentioning the fact that he "has me on ignore"--this lunacy is typical of him, and he is, predictably, obsessing.

If he does peek, seeing a post in which i point out that he has misspelled my name is just the sort of thing which will set him off.

If he doesn't peek, why should i give a rat's ass?

I have a right to my opinion. Even as a consumer I can choose what products I want to support. I like products that are respectful of the standards I personally hold to be acceptable. Standards like respecting humanity and ethical boundaries. I also am not a doormat for people with unsavory attitudes and a nasty demeanor to wipe their feet on my face. I don't care to waste my life on such people, things and activities that are not worthy of my time. Art is a celebration of life and the poetry of the soul.

I don't need to call EA games silly names and spam their websites and forums with hateful posts as some would do to me for whatever their hateful reason. All I plan on doing is stating that I personally will not buy this game. I am someone who has bought, owns and promote hundreds of games to my friends. I am someone who plays games not as a mere gamer but as a 3d graphic designer from way back in the days of POVRAY (if you don't know what POVRAY is well it is an old school 3d application) So I am not just a 3D designer but a 3D programmer also.

As a career artist myself, as a song writer with many songs under my belt, as a composer, as a multimedia artist and publisher and one who produces art myself every day of my life I have talents and achievements that qualify me to make such judgments.

I have a reputation and ongoing relationships with other artists too and I highly cherish my standing with them. I have personally edited videos that have had a hundred thousand downloads. That means 100 thousand unique fans took ten minutes of their life to download a fifty megabyte file that I edited and published. I have edited, produced and published many videos not just one. I expect this number to reach millions before all is said and done... I have the same interest by fans in my music too. Many thousands of unique listens over the years. People who remember my name because i reached into their heart and touched them with love through art.

As a producer of art and one who is a career artist I have fans from all over the world who I adore. These fans contact me on daily basis voicing their approval of my art. I have many times in my life had standing ovations of over 500 people from performances for regular towns folk, to high schools and reputable colleges. I struggle everyday with wondering if I myself have ever overstepped a certain line when it comes to my own multimedia productions and inspirations.

I have never been booed offstage in over a thousand live performances spanning my entire life of nearly fifty years of music creation and performance. I don't consider myself to have an ego either, I just love and respect art... it is as simple as that. I don't feel the need to push social boundaries for shock value alone. I figure good art will endure and shock value will eventually be deemed silly and frankly... "desperate". People will see it for that eventually and it will fall by the wayside.

My art has an overall positive message where I try to invoke true feelings of love and compassion from my fans. I also have had teachers whom I personally adore with so much profound respect for their artistic achievements and dedication. Their hopes for me are always near and dear to my heart. I can tell when people are genuine. I said I would bring this discussion to a focus. I can do this because I have dedicated my entire life to this field. I don't play games as a mere gamer but as an experienced artist in my own right.

My art speaks for itself and my opinion is based on what I actually feel as a professional and I do not make my opinion lightly. I have influenced many artists from many fields (i.e. creative writing, music composition, visual design and imagery etc...) in my life due to a dedication to art and not merely seeking sensationalism. These artists voice their heartfelt appreciation to me concerning my own prolific contributions to art. This is respect that is earned through commitment and sacrifice for the arts. This is ultimately for the betterment of humanity that long after I am gone my hope is that my art will endure the scrutiny and sensibilities of future artists for a very long time and maybe forever. The giant door... They will know my dreams, desires and hopes because I did not lose focus on what would truly inspire their own compassion and dedication to lasting art and humanities.

Honesty is art's greatest companion.

And I’m backing out of this thread…

Wise of you . . .

You can do what you want ... And I will do what I want? Does that sound fair?

I never started this thread to tell you or others what to do I started this for those who may be concerned what I am going to do. If this is of no concern to you then leave or err, "back out".

If Setana wants to to continue defacing my character I don't care.

Setana is not going to change the next song I write or publish. He is only going to show others that I am ignoring him and I could care less what he says.

I don't care if he or anyone plays the game or not. I only need to be concerned with what i am gong to personally do.

Setana is neither a friend as he has admitted this before when I once called him friend nor is he even friendly and I don't really care to listen to what he has to say either way.

He is on ignore and he will stay there.

If some people don't care to buy the game then they understand where I am coming from. When people ask me if I have ever played the game I will say no I did not like the idea of the game just like I say about grand theft auto. That is my choice and I won't be influenced by other people calling me an asshole or whatever.

I also don't like really most horror movies where people are murdered every five minutes. I like a good mystery that takes a whole movie to unravel. I never said ban the game even once. I also don't like "faces of death" movies, actual death video of people doing stupid stuff for two hours and losing it.

Now this is my choice also and if others think I am an asshole because i don't like most horror movies that is their choice but I don't need or care to be badgered about it.

I also don't like most comedy only rare things that I do I think are funny. Why because I am concerned that my laughter is not offending someone. Because I care. I don't say well is ok just this time to laugh at another person. These things go against the choices and boundaries I have set for myself to remain true to the things I do value.

I also don't really like vampire movies either. Somehow I can't get into the idea of taking life from others as vampires do when my whole life's quest is to give life back to the world through my art...

Now if others do not agree with me well it does not surprise me. Lots of people love vampire movies and senseless horrors where people are murdered for 2 hours steady. Lots of people will laugh at others when someone makes fun of them. So if this means I have to assume a fantasy role I do not agree with well you can count me out.

I am not telling anyone else what they need to do and I will certainly not be told what I need to be into either politically or intellectually.

Set your face to the wind if you want to do great things.