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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

There are many ways of being evil, petting the dog does not make a truly evil character less evil.

A lot of real life evil people actually like animals at least when it suits them in my experience.

A bit off topic but there are games where you are absolutely evil but it's not easily recognizable. For example factorio.

Most people consider themselves not evil.

[–] merc 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

In Factorio you pollute, but there isn't much evidence the native critters are intelligent. They sure don't act intelligent. There also doesn't seem to be any way to live in harmony with them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Sure sounds like something a colonizer would say.

I first wanted to "/s" this but it's literally the reasons some colonizers used to justify atrocities. Btw it's canon that the factorio guy is evil as confirmed by the developers.

I get it in the game there is no way of confirming or even researching the sentients of the bugs but be honest was it your first instinct to check if they are? I sure as hell didn't. I mean they attacked me first, right?...right?! (Until you realize that you are killing them with your pollution)

I love that game design, even the music plays a role. Iirc it was designed a bit eerie as if something is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

How can my pollution kill them‽ Their nests absorb it in huge swaths and actually give birth to MORE of them not less! /s very, very much (because although I didn't know the player even had any kind of external alignment in factorio until right now I can totally see and understand this being the canon response of the devs thus making my statement rather sarcastic!)

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