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[PA Comic] Monday, April 6, 2015 - Venusian Stalemate
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Yes, but people respond to incentives. If a game requires a ton of grinding, and an easy way to avoid that, players will do it. Don't get me wrong, those people should be punished severely, but Bungie made a system that rewards being a dirtbag.
The Alterac AFK'ers were a goldmine for rogues. Easy honor.
You guys might want to rethink the phrasing a little.
Don't tell me you've never heard of a Mexican Standoff? What other phrase should have been used to quickly describe 3 people waiting for the other 2 to flinch and make the first move (or in this case, continue to not move)?
Racist and stereotype are not the same thing.
Second, mentioning a country or nationality or race doesn't mean racism.
I think it is a bit of a stretch to connect these two just because they are in the same comic, but I can at least understand where the OP is coming from. I think we can agree that there was no ill intent on the part of Jerry and Mike.
Is that a thinly veiled racist remark about sombreros?
A "Mexican Standoff" is something we've all seen in movies where a bunch of dudes are all pointing their guns at each other, threatening to shoot each other in the faces. They are all threatening to shoot, but nobody is actually shooting. (Usually).
In the comic, in panel 3, we have an image of 3 dudes, standing around threatening each other, just like in a Mexican Standoff. Only instead of threatening to shoot each other, they are threatening to AFK.
This comic is not racist intentionally or unintentionally either one. It's a joke about a circle of dudes who are talkin' big.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_standoff
"The tactics for such a confrontation are substantially different from those for a duel, where the first to shoot has the advantage. In a confrontation among three mutually hostile participants, the first to shoot is at a tactical disadvantage. If opponent A shoots opponent B, then while so occupied, opponent C can shoot A, thus winning the conflict. Since it is the second opponent to shoot that has the advantage, no one wants to go first."
Also, live action Automata? Yes, please.
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It's getting all Tumblr up in here. YoungFrey, you're triggering me. You need to check your privilege.
If you're going to proclaim something to be racist you might want to show up with some evidence.
Have you considered that, having come into usage in the US and Mexico shortly after the Mexican-American War, it's a reference to a specific historical event and not a trait of the nationality named? Think "Polish parliament, not "Irish twin."
Not sure when and where it started to be used to refer to gunfight stalemates.
Yes!
Y'know I feel like it would make a great Tell-Tale Games game...
I dunno, as a reverse Mexican I am deeply offended.
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Also, also, I like this comic.
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As a Mexican Jew lizard...