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I always love making them so I'm glad you're enjoying them!

nvm he's a hufflepuff, i think i might puke

That's wild now that you mention it Sir Bumblebottom really does look exactly like him 😂

Some aspects of the setting will probably fall short if you haven't either watched the movies or read the books, and i do wish it had a bit of a codex that explained the setting, but i think even someone new to the setting will get a hang of it real quick =)

Why not? :) But beware: Once you get into anything related to Harry Potter, you are at a high risk turning into a Potterhead (someone who is addicted to Harry Potter). Theres no coming back :D

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Aah yes a game is gonna cause harm smh

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Omfg its just a game

@@kevincorroyer101 That’s side-stepping the issue that it can and will have social effects. There’s plenty of games that you’re able to enjoy that aren’t harmful like this; if being a game makes it so insignificant, why don’t you just play a different one? After all, it’s just a game, right? Shouldn’t be a big deal to spend your money elsewhere.

​@@BlizzardofDreams First, as a society, we are able to separate artists from their art and inventors from their inventions. Rowling is an idiot, and the fantasy world she created is great and ripe for creative exploration by others. Rothfuss has created a beautiful world, and has not been respectful with how he's managed fan expectations. Both premises of these statements can be true. Second, this game was not made by Rowling, and is not encouraging those harmful stereotypes in itself. Rowling is an idiot, and this game in itself does not encourage harmful links between stupid stereotypes (haven't played all of it, so correct me if I'm wrong). Both of these can be true too. Truth is, you're not arguing with your actual enemy or helping your cause, because "not playing this game" doesn't actually help address the cause of the social issues you're concerned about. You're just telling people that something important and precious to them - for reasons *completely* independent from Rowling's behavior - actually endorse Rowling's behavior without them knowing it. This is called "lateral violence", and will only result in building sympathies from groups otherwise supportive of your cause against you, and distract from the meaningful changes that need to happen. Nobody here is defending Rowling's behavior. Reserve your energy for fighting in the areas where genuinely racist ideas emerge from - try to find out where Rowling got those ideas - and against government policies in your community that support ongoing oppression of these people.

@@garrettyhm9962Sorry if you get a bunch of notifs, my message keeps posting incomplete for some reason. See the message below.

Re: stereotypes, there is direct reference to a Goblin rebellion said to have taken place in 1612, and a horn that belonged to them. This is an allusion to a Jewish revolt in the face of oppression that took place in real life in 1612, and the horn’s art is very similar to the Jewish shofar. Despite Rowling’s hands not having touched the game, her antisemitic messaging has survived. There is also a Ugandan transfer student who goes by Natty (similar to ‘nappy’, used to negatively refer to black women’s hair), and to whom the player character can comment “Surely magic is weaker over there”. There is **also** a trans woman named Sirono Ryan, the naming having caught flak because of the “Sir” and traditionally masculine interpretation of the name Ryan (granted at face value this feels weaker, Sirono is indeed a feminine name, but we all know how the franchise likes its painfully obvious and/or reductive names). I recognize that this franchise is important to people, but it continues to fail, and it continues to generate revenue and a platform for Rowling. Separating the art and the artist is an idea that holds merit, but it’s rarely so simple, and it’s not in this case when she continues to profit from the franchise, and the franchise itself still aligns with her own messages. **The truth** is that I’m confronting people with the fact that their actions have wider consequences than they’re willing to admit, and trying to ignore those consequences does not absolve them. There’s been multiple comments expressing relief at the idea of focusing on the game rather than the “controversy”. That’s the very problem-if we **don’t** talk about the harm this kind of stuff causes, then people will find spaces where it’s safe to just quietly ignore the harm that’s being done.

Why

Don't be ashamed

@ElizabethGrossbrandt2683 are you trolling?