When the developers or Dee state a fact I don't believe they are obliged to tell the truth, I think they are leading you up the garden path with the name and pure thief combo, a gut feeling Ultimately its done to get you talking, and as you can see its worked
They can be cheeky or cryptic, but they're not going to outright lie.
as they are speaking as representatives of the company.
I don't speak as a representative of the company. I barely speak as a representative of myself. Which is just as well, because if I did a lot of my posts would devolve into a stream of incoherent all-caps epithets and threats to scoop peoples' eyes out with a rusty spork. A LOT of them.
But I highly doubt we've been actively mislead. What with all the PR troubles Beamdog has had, why would they open up another can of worms by misleading the public?
When I read the wibble wobble comments I really thought people had finally discovered she's a Time Lord...Well looks like Coriander's brand new badge will go unused after all...
'Angry gamers sue company over the identity of a new character.'
Yeah. That makes sense.
We are talking about law. It doesn't have to make sense.
Even obvious joke posts can be dangerous. There was someone fired from a rail company the other day on a similar issue.
Actually, yes it does. There is a huge literature on laws that are not legitimate or do not make sense since Sophocles' Antigone. Accepting the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it is dangerous grounds indeed.
But what I meant originally was no matter the letter of the law, it would take a really angry gamer to take that kind of thing to court, which to me does not seem likely.
And on a personal note, I would feel really bad for the person who would try to take speculation over the identity of a fictional character to court.
You're talking about a thread where we're discussing a character we know absolutely nothing about aside from a name, a portrait and a piece of concept artwork. How on earth were we ever going to stay on topic?
'Angry gamers sue company over the identity of a new character.'
Yeah. That makes sense.
We are talking about law. It doesn't have to make sense.
Even obvious joke posts can be dangerous. There was someone fired from a rail company the other day on a similar issue.
Actually, yes it does. There is a huge literature on laws that are not legitimate or do not make sense since Sophocles' Antigone. Accepting the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it is dangerous grounds indeed.
If law HAD to make sense, there could never be any law at all.
You can't go by "the spirit of the law" because no two people will agree on what that is in a given situation. Thus, the "letter of the law" is the only thing upon which agreement can ever be reached.
So, you will always get law that is nonsensical or unjust. Law has alway been that way and always will be, because it is the only way that law can function at all.
But what I meant originally was no matter the letter of the law, it would take a really angry gamer to take that kind of thing to court, which to me does not seem likely.
Or one who wanted to make a fast buck, or one of those people who make a hobby of taking trivial matters to court.
@Fardragon Fortunately there are judges to interpret laws in civil or criminal trials. Many judges are sane and sensible people and can rule quickly if a case is obviously unfounded. If a case is being brought that obviously flies in the face of common sense it gets shot down like Porkins in the Death Star trench.
@Fardragon Fortunately there are judges to interpret laws in civil or criminal trials. Many judges are sane and sensible people and can rule quickly if a case is obviously unfounded. If a case is being brought that obviously flies in the face of common sense it gets shot down like Porkins in the Death Star trench.
What country do you live in? (Sounds like cloud cuckoo land to me)
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But I highly doubt we've been actively mislead. What with all the PR troubles Beamdog has had, why would they open up another can of worms by misleading the public?
That would be suicidal.
Yeah. That makes sense.
Even obvious joke posts can be dangerous. There was someone fired from a rail company the other day on a similar issue.
But what I meant originally was no matter the letter of the law, it would take a really angry gamer to take that kind of thing to court, which to me does not seem likely.
And on a personal note, I would feel really bad for the person who would try to take speculation over the identity of a fictional character to court.
Just my 2 cents.
I'm Hexxat, and my race is half-chimpanzee that wears the belt of genderbender.
I'll be waiting for you in the circus, like every self-respecting chimp.
Due to a certain illusion i might look like a human to you, but don't worry. It's working as intended.
But she's got a few tricks up her sleeves, don't you worry.
Does she have, like, the archery version of Deathbringer Assault? That would be pretty neat.
Actually, does Deathbringer Assault work with ranged weapons?
You can't go by "the spirit of the law" because no two people will agree on what that is in a given situation. Thus, the "letter of the law" is the only thing upon which agreement can ever be reached.
So, you will always get law that is nonsensical or unjust. Law has alway been that way and always will be, because it is the only way that law can function at all. Or one who wanted to make a fast buck, or one of those people who make a hobby of taking trivial matters to court.