Predictably, this rumor has enraged the anti-woke and grifters who are now calling for a boycott and have raided the game's Steam forum which has turned into a cesspit.
This is very funny, because the co-founder/lead writer/director of Warhorse Studios was a big GamerGate supporter and is a chud who's always sided with these shitheads.
In response to the piss babies, Deep Silver rolled out a new code of conduct for its Steam forum:
Discrimination in any form is strictly forbidden. This includes:
1.1 Racism: Prejudice or hostility based on race or ethnicity.
1.2 Sexism: Discrimination or hostility based on gender or sex.
1.3 Homophobia and Transphobia: Hatred or prejudice directed at LGBTQ+ individuals.
1.4 Ableism: Mocking or belittling individuals with disabilities.
1.5 Ageism: Discrimination or prejudice based on someone's age.
1.6 Religious Discrimination: Targeting individuals for their faith or lack thereof, including but not limited to Islamophobia or Antisemitism.
1.7 Classism: Judging others based on their social or economic status.
1.8 Colourism: Bias or prejudice based on skin tone.
1.9 Body Shaming (Sizeism): Mocking someone's body shape or size.
No Hate Speech or Harmful Ideologies
We stand against all forms of hate speech and dangerous ideologies. This includes:
2.1 White Supremacy: Advocacy of racial superiority or supremacy theories.
2.2 Neo-Nazism: Promotion or support of Nazi-related symbols, beliefs, or ideologies.
2.3 Encouragement of Violence: Posts that glorify, incite, or encourage harm toward individuals or groups.
2.4 Harassment: Repeated or targeted attacks, threats, or intimidation.
2.5 Glorification of Harmful Behaviour: Including but not limited to self-harm, suicide, or abuse.
"Any posts, comments, or behaviour perpetuating these harmful ideologies will be removed, and offenders will face swift action," PLAION_MY4NH wrote. Consequences for violating the code of conduct will range from warnings and post deletion to temporary or permanent bans from the forum.
Now he's fighting with the audience he himself helped to cultivate over the years.
(CW: Racism, homophobic slur)
Of course, there's absolutely no indication that the queer characters in the game will be represented positively. Considering the history of the developer it's very possible that they'll be treated horribly because of muh "historical accuracy".
Thats the thing with conservatives and centrists—they dont realize that their movements are always going to drift further to the right until they end up with people wearing SS runes on their shoulders. You can't try to be a reasonable racist youll always attract those who eventually push for large-scale genocide. You either oppose racism outright or you help those who seek to create an ultra-racist system.
Thats also the fallacy of "it's just a joke" racism. It might be a joke to you, but in the meantime ultra-right groups are infiltrating your chat rooms and using the exact same language youre using, slowly radicalizing the people around you while you convince yourself that you're above politics and free from ideas like left and right