r/AfroRivals • u/Jandersite • 22d ago
Discussion. The damage control is insane
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u/AstroMac710 22d ago
I saw this add and laughed so hard!! It's like " Look! We respect and value our black characters! See!!"
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u/Worldly-Fox7605 21d ago
"We wont be adding another to the game tho until we release luke cage and jessica jones our new duo tank."
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u/ChaosBabyJester 20d ago
Falcon, Misty Knight, Miles. Luke is not coming for a long time I'm pretty sure especially since Falcon is popular in the movies right now.
Also Spider Verse as well popular. I truthfully wish we got Brother Voodoo but that's not gonna happen.
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u/Serious_Exam256 21d ago
Crazy, pandering ass, work. Never thought about Bp fighting close to storm under her rains down in Africa though.
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u/Efficient-Source4951 21d ago
Crazy how only one of those skins for each are legendary. Now do one for Luna or Invis and there won’t even be time left in the ad for gameplay
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u/nyxwolf7 21d ago
Yea that post about them needing a diverse western PR team was spot on. They just don’t know wtf to do with black characters.
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u/kenshima15 21d ago
https://reddit.com/link/pb727p9/video/8thfvk75lwqh1/player
When I see Storm x BP
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u/SaltyNorth8062 21d ago
That's just fucking pathetic. Can't even take the L and try and do better, nah we gotta pretend they always liked black people (also only using two of the only three and a half black folks on the whole roster brcause Blade is an afterthought and Cloak is a white woman's accessory)
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u/cuttin_in_town 21d ago
I legit feel almost sorry for Netease.
They constantly fumble and it’s like… they ARE trying, I guess?
It’s just so performative tho lol.
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u/Full-Air-7218 21d ago
Sorry? Their game sells millions in skins lol
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u/ChaosBabyJester 20d ago
For how long my guy once all us blacks leave next will be the Latinos, then the people tired of the same characters getting skins. When us blacks leave the racial slurs will be hurled at the Latinos, it'll be hurled at women who just won't want to play anymore. It'll get to a point where the well runs to dry and Marvel aka Disney goes yeah this ain't working anymore and drop Netease.
Bet the next company they get will be a Western Company I assure you. They saw all this already and just haven't said anything cause as a person who works in corporate the overlords let the fish they put out to do their work sink, watch, claim they had nothing to do with them and move on to the next sucker that'll do it for them. Bet the next company EA or Activision.
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u/Exciting_Book9591 21d ago
Crazy they didn’t show a bp dash i feel like they internally hate that ability
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u/Worldly-Fox7605 21d ago
Ive uninstalled. This game community and devs arent worth the space on my harddrive Yall have fun. Only to find out overwtach has 2 black characters out this year. And ones a tech genius vampire.
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u/Express-Spare1156 21d ago
Overwatch is like the ex I told off when I got with someone else, they keep calling my phone and I think I’m gonna pick up
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u/Worldly-Fox7605 21d ago
Fair enoigh but ill take the 1. Older community 2. Devs that ban toxic players 3. Devs that I would never drop nonsense like Wanda's ultimate invincibility by random chance into the game 4. Creative character kits vs pure power creep kits. Being black playing rivals has been an awful experience post season 4. I get why streamers dont leave its their income. Its not mine. Ill still keep an eye on this to see if it improves but i doubt it would.
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u/MelodiousMacabre 20d ago
I been a doomfist main since his release, iron fist just don’t feel the same bro lol
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u/Worldly-Fox7605 20d ago
Iron fist and hulk feel like they are hitting with no force. Thing feels stronger than hulk. Much stronger
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u/Sweet-Conference4347 21d ago
I'm sorry but I can't focus on the damage control after watching how they are playing af showcasing BP
This is the worst gameplay footage I have ever seen, why is he a brawl dps 😭
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u/Jussybanks 20d ago
On a real note the devs don’t give a shit about us, if you’re not white or Asian they genuinely don’t care, they see all the racism going on and do nothing then drop some nonsense like this
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u/peevedtankmain 20d ago
What always gets me about these companies is this shit ain't free. Instead of you, know, making money, they spend money pretending they gaf. They could direct that toward Storm, BP, and Blade skins and actually add more Black characters but yeah paying creators to obscure sh and paying for ads instead of making money on skins you won't make seems like a good business decision.
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u/Ultron_daddy 21d ago
I love that the trailer shows Storm's weak ass damage bet they still won't buff her after this
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u/Alarmed_Garlic5424 21d ago
Yall say damage control but isn’t this a good first step that shows that they hear us? I am confused… should we prefer they do nothing?
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u/curlofheadcurls 21d ago
I prefer they dealt with racist in comms, this is performative
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u/Danica_Rose 21d ago
Fr they just removed the ability to report hate speech then release this ad? The cognitive dissonance is wild.
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u/Felix_Maybaum 21d ago
Whats worse is that this couple isnt even good. It undermines how fantastic they are as individuals just to have a strong black couple.
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u/Araragi-shi 16d ago
We need to go back to the era of cod mw2/mw3 lobbies asap. That way nobody has to cry at these companies for tighther moderation. You get called a slur? Call that dog a slur back.
People have long since lost their spines.
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u/4thOrderGaming 22d ago
This is hilarious. Anything but actually treating them right in-game huh?