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UPDATE (CENSORSHIP CONTROVERSY): If you haven't heard, Battlefield 5 is in hotwaters again for their recent Beta. Battlefield 5 is incorporating a new profanity filter to censor prohibited words from text chat. The controversy comes from some of the following words being censored.
One notable example is the word "white man" which censors to "*********", however the words "black man", "asian man" "hispanic man" are all allowed. Also, the word "dlc" is censored ***, unless the word "free" is typed first, then "free dlc" appears. The word "Nazi" is also censored. Many believe this is a form of manipulation and does more harm than good.
The following is from ign article: https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/0...rofanity-filter-is-a-work-in-progress-ea-says
EA says the profanity filter is meant to "reduce toxicity" in Battlefield 5, but that they are taking feedback about its current inaccuracies seriously. EA said they will work to "tweak the sensitivity of the filter and improve its usage without censoring relevant conversation."
Apart from directly addressing the "DLC" mistake, EA didn't explicitly say what phrases will and won't be filtered once tweaks have been made. They have at least made it clear that it's not always operating as intended in the beta, and it seems like a safe bet that the "white man" phrase people are currently talking about is a mistake as well. We've asked EA to confirm this and will update the story with their response.
[ORIGINAL POST BELOW]
If you haven't been caught up in the news...
Battlefield 5 is a game in the franchise Battlefield by EA & Dice, this current version is based on World War Two, except for one thing.
Your protagonist is an amputated woman. Many people were upset with this decision stating that this was historically inaccurate and felt too forced.
EA responded: (Source : https://www.vg247.com/2018/06/13/ea-dont-like-women-battlefield-5-dont-buy/)
After explaining the creative reasoning, Soderlund moved into personal examples. “I have a 13-year-old daughter that when the trailer came out and she saw all the flak, she asked me, ‘Dad, why’s this happening?'” he continued. “She plays Fortnite, and says, ‘I can be a girl in Fortnite. Why are people so upset about this?’ … I just said, ‘You know what? You’re right. This is not ok.’ These are people who are uneducated – they don’t understand that this is a plausible scenario.
“Listen: this is a game. And today gaming is gender-diverse, like it hasn’t been before. There are a lot of female people who want to play, and male players who want to play as a badass [woman]. And we don’t take any flak. We stand up for the cause, because I think those people who don’t understand it, well, you have two choices: either accept it or don’t buy the game. I’m fine with either or. It’s just not OK.”
As of right now, analyst are predicting lower than expected sales based on preorders
One notable example is the word "white man" which censors to "*********", however the words "black man", "asian man" "hispanic man" are all allowed. Also, the word "dlc" is censored ***, unless the word "free" is typed first, then "free dlc" appears. The word "Nazi" is also censored. Many believe this is a form of manipulation and does more harm than good.
The following is from ign article: https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/0...rofanity-filter-is-a-work-in-progress-ea-says
EA says the profanity filter is meant to "reduce toxicity" in Battlefield 5, but that they are taking feedback about its current inaccuracies seriously. EA said they will work to "tweak the sensitivity of the filter and improve its usage without censoring relevant conversation."
Apart from directly addressing the "DLC" mistake, EA didn't explicitly say what phrases will and won't be filtered once tweaks have been made. They have at least made it clear that it's not always operating as intended in the beta, and it seems like a safe bet that the "white man" phrase people are currently talking about is a mistake as well. We've asked EA to confirm this and will update the story with their response.
[ORIGINAL POST BELOW]
If you haven't been caught up in the news...
Battlefield 5 is a game in the franchise Battlefield by EA & Dice, this current version is based on World War Two, except for one thing.
Your protagonist is an amputated woman. Many people were upset with this decision stating that this was historically inaccurate and felt too forced.
EA responded: (Source : https://www.vg247.com/2018/06/13/ea-dont-like-women-battlefield-5-dont-buy/)
After explaining the creative reasoning, Soderlund moved into personal examples. “I have a 13-year-old daughter that when the trailer came out and she saw all the flak, she asked me, ‘Dad, why’s this happening?'” he continued. “She plays Fortnite, and says, ‘I can be a girl in Fortnite. Why are people so upset about this?’ … I just said, ‘You know what? You’re right. This is not ok.’ These are people who are uneducated – they don’t understand that this is a plausible scenario.
“Listen: this is a game. And today gaming is gender-diverse, like it hasn’t been before. There are a lot of female people who want to play, and male players who want to play as a badass [woman]. And we don’t take any flak. We stand up for the cause, because I think those people who don’t understand it, well, you have two choices: either accept it or don’t buy the game. I’m fine with either or. It’s just not OK.”
As of right now, analyst are predicting lower than expected sales based on preorders
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