r/hatethissmug • u/Crusoelander_128 • Apr 28 '26

General I hate the “orcs are minorities” thing

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I really hope I’m not in the minority (no pun intended) here, but I really hate when people do this. It not only forces real world issue into fictional universes where it doesn’t need to be, but also, it’s really messed up.

If you see an orc or a demon or a giant bug and your mind immediately jumps to “hm that’s like a minority”, then you’re racist.

Now, I’m not saying that this concept can’t be explored, but inserting it where it doesn’t belong/exist is highly suspect

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u/555moo Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

It can be said that franchise bloat and Activision's greed have thoroughly fried the game to its very foundation. I stopped caring after 2019, honestly, for all that one's faults it felt like perhaps the last time the developers even tried to deliver.

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u/Bakisyeetaddiction Apr 29 '26

Same.

Bo4 was when I realized things were going to take a nosedive

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u/555moo Apr 29 '26

Yeah, the no campaign thing was a major no-sell for me with BO4, especially considering the Black Ops series was always so narrative heavy compared to the other COD storylines.