Story: Comic Strips Starting Today - 01: Ora

[noceros]

I know my mom told me that if I don't have anything nice to say I shouldn't way anything at all, but I find these last two comics (#21 and #22) to be rather offensive both IC and OOC. Both of the comics are offensive to women, and the last one manages to insult followers of both the Karavan and the Kami, as well as directly insulting at least 3 out of 4 races in the game (I can't tell if that one guy is supposed to be Matis or Tryker). What disturbs me most is that this is now what people see when they first arrive at the ryzom website.

Ryzom is a great game. I've played for a long time, and I plan to continue doing so, but if those comics were my first impression of this game, I think I might not even make a trial account.

[katriell]

I'm female and I find #21 and #22 funny.

I do agree somewhat, however, that it may not be best to have stuff like that on the front page.

[jamela]

Offensive to fictional races and religions? You have to be kidding! (recalls innumerable terrible elf / dwarf / halfling etc. jokes) Offensive to women, maybe so, I imagine many might tut disapprovingly, but as regards Ryzom's frontpage did you not notice Nevrax's own Jena?

Edit: Come to think of it, haven't noticed Jena in a while. Is she still en route or just lost?

[grimjim]

sex sells, despite the best efforts in the world to be nice and PC that remains a fact.

Plus I think the last two have been the best

[noceros]

Originally Posted by jamela

Offensive to fictional races and religions?

Yes, from a roleplay point of view. Particulary for Trykers... always being dismissed as halfwit halflings. It gets old.

[akm72]

Originally Posted by noceros

...Particulary for Trykers... always being dismissed as halfwit halflings.

They only get dismissed like that after the Trykette wins the argument ;-)

[grimjim]

Originally Posted by noceros

Yes, from a roleplay point of view. Particulary for Trykers... always being dismissed as halfwit halflings. It gets old.

They ARE playful and saucy, even the evil arrogant ones.

[katriell]

Originally Posted by noceros

Yes, from a roleplay point of view. Particulary for Trykers... always being dismissed as halfwit halflings. It gets old.

Will a character ever see these comics? Are these comics also published IC in Atys?

If not, then roleplay point of view is irrelevant.

[meloner]

Originally Posted by noceros

I know my mom told me that if I don't have anything nice to say I shouldn't way anything at all, but I find these last two comics (#21 and #22) to be rather offensive both IC and OOC. Both of the comics are offensive to women, and the last one manages to insult followers of both the Karavan and the Kami, as well as directly insulting at least 3 out of 4 races in the game (I can't tell if that one guy is supposed to be Matis or Tryker). What disturbs me most is that this is now what people see when they first arrive at the ryzom website.

Nope Im a fyros ! And please dont confuse insulting with teasing thx ! May i add that untill now ALL races have been 'insulted' as u say in ALL the strips ! it's just comic teasing that's suppost to make us all laugh. Oh and if it can make u feel better i wrote in the email that the photos of Jena were not necessarily to be naked pics, but bikini and such If i manage to write a comic strip that doesnt make fun of any races ill open a bottle of champagne for achieving the 'almost impossible unless not related to game'

[akicks]

I find that the latest two comics are out of place.

Remember this game is rated as a 12, you need to make sure that the content on the front page is inline with that age restriction.

Don't get me wrong, they are funny and I enjoyed them - but they shouldn't be on the front page of this site.