Goonhub
07-31-2023, 10:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-31-2023, 10:15 PM by mintyphresh. Edited 2 times in total.)
I certainly would never have stuck around if people were farting their asses off. But, well, people don't do that, at least not from my experience on 4. We could probably do more to deemphasize farting within game mechanics, as most of the annoying and weird uses come from inexperienced players, but I'm not mussed.
I will say that I don't think people comparing it to the port-a-puke or to blood and gore are really getting at the point of this thread. Farts being gross physically isn't the problem, obviously. Farts are gross socially. It's acceptable for things like genetics powers or the like, but the issue stems from its position as an *emote--* it's right up there with waving, nodding, and saluting. A form of communication, a way to connect with fellow spacemen. "Joe Staffie laughs! His breath smells like a fart." There's a huge amount of social discomfort coming from a person being willingly gross in this way. Kind of like a chef choosing to use a bladed weapon to kill a mouse and getting blood on the floor, except instead of the end goal being to kill a mouse, it's interacting with people in a foul manner with little value outside comedy.
Ultimately, that's what it boils down to: not that it's gross, or unnecessary, but that it's foul. It sullies a person's experience playing the game to see farting in excess like the convenient "f to fart" keybind encourages. The videos I've seen from youtubers (the ones that convinced me to play!) barely mention the farts, if at all.
I will say that I don't think people comparing it to the port-a-puke or to blood and gore are really getting at the point of this thread. Farts being gross physically isn't the problem, obviously. Farts are gross socially. It's acceptable for things like genetics powers or the like, but the issue stems from its position as an *emote--* it's right up there with waving, nodding, and saluting. A form of communication, a way to connect with fellow spacemen. "Joe Staffie laughs! His breath smells like a fart." There's a huge amount of social discomfort coming from a person being willingly gross in this way. Kind of like a chef choosing to use a bladed weapon to kill a mouse and getting blood on the floor, except instead of the end goal being to kill a mouse, it's interacting with people in a foul manner with little value outside comedy.
Ultimately, that's what it boils down to: not that it's gross, or unnecessary, but that it's foul. It sullies a person's experience playing the game to see farting in excess like the convenient "f to fart" keybind encourages. The videos I've seen from youtubers (the ones that convinced me to play!) barely mention the farts, if at all.