I mean, you're killing animals and wearing fur. Yes, it's only a game, but it could teach a lack of empathy towards animals in real life. And if vegans don't play this game, then they're not going to respond to this thread. So here's one for the silent majority... ahh. :cool:
Do vegans play FFXIV?
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11-13-2020, 02:50 AMt0rnDo vegans play FFXIV?
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11-13-2020, 02:53 AMPayadopa
Without looking I knew who posted this right away. lol
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11-13-2020, 02:53 AMEdax
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11-13-2020, 03:10 AMRuinfeild
Is this REALLY the best you can do?
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11-13-2020, 03:19 AMwereotter
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11-13-2020, 03:49 AMVeis_Alveare
I see that the ban from their last real bad one has expired.
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11-13-2020, 05:17 AMDPZ2
You know, there are entire storylines within FFXIV about the ethics of killing animals. Go find them.
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11-13-2020, 06:00 AMHeyMcFly
A better argument is how Vegans actually hurt the environment & animals, farms are developed for vegans - destroying habitats and pesticides are used to kill critters and insects to feed their healthy vegan ways so they can get their plants-- and that's why gardening has a negative impact on ffxiv. It influences players to want to be just like a chocobo & eat greens all day, the farmers see $$ and develop farm land.
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11-13-2020, 06:13 AMNaoki34You mean you can't tell the difference between reality and a game?Quote:
Originally Posted by t0rn
You probably play video games too much and need a good reality check.
Do these animals made of pixel and code really exist?
Is it wrong for a vegan to kill pixels that no longer exist once the PC is turned off except as computer data?
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11-13-2020, 06:22 AMEdaxNot even a level 5 vegan would complain about this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Naoki34
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11-13-2020, 06:22 AMDaniolaut
Why is it so difficult for players to answer a simple question, or if they don’t like the question, simply move on?
As for your question.
I’m sure some people who consider themselves vegan play FFXIV. As this is just a game, they probably don’t take it as “serious” as they would with a real animal.
It is also possible some even role play as vegans and only eat vegan foods in the game. If such a thing even exists. I haven’t looked into it. -
11-13-2020, 07:19 AMRubixCube
Because this is the most stupid thread I've seen so far: hi, I am vegan and no, we don't give a shit about digital animals being hurt. Digital animals are not real. They're just code programmed to look like animals. The way we kill them in-game does not reflect real practices.
Could it be argued that the use of leather and animal products in game perpetuates the normality of consuming them outside of game? Maybe. I think I'd have more of an issue if I had to take the animals to slaughter and had to go through that whole debacle. I don't really want to be reminded of RL practices while I'm playing.
But the aim of the game is to avoid and minimize harm, exploitation and killing of real animals and so there's no issue with anyone who is vegan killing virtual, non-real mobs in a virtual, non-real, fantasy world. I mean, I kill people in video games and you don't see me doing that irl.
Of course, if it turns out later that SE sacrifice a cow every time I slaughter a mob, I will be sure to revisit my stance -
11-13-2020, 07:23 AMSavishSalaciousTroll thread, created by toll - to bait us into a flame war with a troll. So obvious.Quote:
Originally Posted by t0rn
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11-13-2020, 07:52 AMAnhraYes they do, I think they are called Chocobos here.Quote:
Originally Posted by t0rn
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11-13-2020, 08:47 AMMagnedeus
Do you know what the word "Fiction" means?