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[Soulwynd]

Someone should 'serial kill' them both. Would be the greatest irony in the games history.

[3]

I'm now almost tempted to attempt to learn how to program with the purpose of making something like this. Bah.

[Kusgnos]

Hahaha, it was very well thought out, if it's true. All the posts in different forums, and the very detailed responses to...pretty much everything. I still have a glimmer of hope that the guy just got his Youtube account hacked, since it's an extremely original concept in the first place. Hmm. Maybe someone else will try to take up the mantle and design one!

[Mindmaker]

This has to be a joke...

Also I feel kind of insulted by the clarification.

[TheBronzePickle]

Geez, that was smart.

"Hey, let's see how people would react if we made a game about serial killing. I wonder if people will be all negative about it and think it's horrible. Oh, wait, there's a bunch who think it's a great idea. In fact, there even giving us suggestions on how to make it more violent and fucked-up! I think this is the perfect time to tell them we lied to their faces, and these hundreds of possibly psychotic individuals are not getting what they wanted. I'm sure they understand, and won't seek a more real-life alternative to the game we promised. ESPECIALLY not on us!"

I'm going to be paying close attention to the news for a few weeks.

[3]

This has to be a joke...

It's not likely to be a joke; the guy's personality appeared stable enough.

Wait, am I setting myself up for a "beware the nice ones" joke? I think I might be.

[Lap]

At the very least there will probably be some very angry harassment from /b/. Poor decision.

[rawr359]

What a dick.

[Cthulhu]

Ugh, what a dick.

ninja:  Dammit rawr

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I can't believe it. They make this hoax, it would genuinely be an original idea if it were real, and when they reveal the truth they take the moral high ground. So, to "Crimson King": You two are the deceitful ones here. Don't act like you're some saints for creating this hoax to collect data. What happens in fiction doesn't translate to reality in healthy individuals, which makes up the majority of us.

So, for those who fall in the catagory that understands the value of honesty, kudos to you.

[Duke 2.0]

 I'll wait a week to see how this pans over. I don't want to overreact until I'm absolutely sure this was the ultimate intent.

 but yeah, /b/ is gonna mess them up.

[ChairmanPoo]

It doesnt make sense that it was all part of a "study", though, because the author specifically stated that the game wasn't just about "serial killing", but in general a crime simulator, and that you could also play a policeman or a burglar.

EDIT:

http://www.roguetemple.com/forums/index.php?topic=1298.msg8872#msg8872


Besides, what would such a study prove? There is already a "serial killer" game (I read about it on this same forum, it's about some ship in which you have to assasinate other passengers), and plenty of games that allow heavy criminal behavior (Not least Dwarf Fortress or LCS). So what would a study about the replies of people that show interest in the game show anyway?

[Ochita]

So who believes they have no girl(boy) friends? (They probably 'watch' them, collecting data.)

[Hugehead]

He loses several billion interwebs.

What a dick.

[3]

Eh, he changed it.