Title: The controversial ArenaNet firings of Guild Wars 2 writers (READ OP)
Reason: User Banned (1 Week): Misrepresenting information, pushing a false narrative, vilifying journalism.
I'm not going to read the entire thread, but I followed the whole thing while it happened, and I want to say a few quick things: 1. Game writer Jessica Price posted multiple tweets talking about her narrative design philosophy (so yes, she was representing the company on twitter). 2. Community members offer feedback to that philosophy and dicuss politely with her. Price dismisses them with toxity (throwing the sexism card for no reason, insulting them, etc). 3. Another writer, Peter Fries, comes in to defend his partner's behaviour. 4. Reddit community gets angry at the unnecessary insults, fake claims of sexism and general toxic behavior from Price. 5. Anet fires both writers for attacking the community. 6. J. Price keeps believing that sexism is the reason why everything happened the way it did. 7. Video game journalists write pieces of news that twist the truth, presenting the harassers as the victims, and the community members as the harassers, carefully crafting a fictious narrative to their readers. 8. The community started to trash video game journalists for twisting the truth.
Link: https://www.resetera.com/posts/10286453/
Archive.is (legacy): https://archive.is/42JO7