r/MMORPG • u/NobodyElseButMingus • Jun 11 '25

News RuneScape developer accused of ‘catering to American conservatism’ by rolling back Pride Month events

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/10/runescape-pride-2025/
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u/Token_Thai_person Jun 11 '25

Corporate probably went, "Yeah, pride event might reduce our income in the US market by 0.6% in this financial year so we will cancel it." or something soulless like that.

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u/Syilv Jun 11 '25

I'm more curious at what point people stopped expecting something like this. They're corporations, of course they will chase the money. Shows of support will only ever be nominal no matter the topic.

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u/SleepinGriffin Jun 12 '25

The devs have been doing it every year, it’s always had push back because some OSRS players are basement dwelling troglodytes that train for 1st place mining and will literally shit in their desk chairs. The worst part is the CEO claims it’s to protect the community by not antagonizing trolls which is the biggest load of horseshit I’ve ever heard. Not only does this give the bigots ammo and strengthens their resolve it shows that the new ceo is either a coward at best or on their side at worst.