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Proud Hoyoverse hater
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I don’t think every Genshin fan hates Nintendo as many of them are expecting/hoping the game to come onto the Switch 2 sometime soon. As for shitty people voicing in Hoyo games, Vic is thankfully not in any Hoyo game. Here are the shitty people currently voicing in all 3 EN dubbed Hoyo games
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Someone defending their ability to love Harry Potter without supporting JK Rowling saying “if Toriyama was on the Epstein list, people could still love Dragon Ball”

1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest

2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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"After Harrison was fired, Asmongold.. discussed the developments on his stream...

"He added, 'Eventually, you’ll get a new job, and when you do, I might just make another video and contact that employer, too. Now, why would I do that? For fun. I enjoy it. I like it. It’s a nice pastime.'”
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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nothing was learned eh

it gets to be a real mindfuck having ptsd from something that genuinely does keep happening over and over
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Hey y’all don’t forget that Hoyoverse is actively using ai in their games especially honkai
I know people are still playing and supporting
Don’t
Anyway here's Mihoyo promoting AI assisted game production including:

"Efficiency in Image and Material Generation
With very few materials, they can generate character model sheets + 3D models, allowing for the testing of multiple designs and their artistic outcomes."

Something to keep an eye on.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
once again....

fuck you hoyoverse.
Imma just say, cause no one else is, the new Sucrose voice SUCKS! It is so ass. The VA doesn’t even sound like Sucrose, hell they don’t even sound like they’re interested in playing the character. For a comparison, here’s one of Valeria’s lines vs the new VA line in the 6.2 trailer
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Imma just say, cause no one else is, the new Sucrose voice SUCKS! It is so ass. The VA doesn’t even sound like Sucrose, hell they don’t even sound like they’re interested in playing the character. For a comparison, here’s one of Valeria’s lines vs the new VA line in the 6.2 trailer
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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I don't believe in a middle ground when you have chatbots encouraging people to kill themselves.

The only ground I'm willing to stand on is the ground where you've buried this shit forever.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Considering AI voices in games was the example used in article, here’s some nuance:

Voice actors are increasingly pressured into giving up their voice prints in perpetuity for some of these games. Some for cheap; others are finding these terms snuck into contracts.

Not an “extreme”, but reality.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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It really needs to be pointed out how every one of these embarrassing statements is made by a c-suite executive and not an artist or even art department lead
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
TGA nominees are in. No hoyoverse game is nominated.

Hahaha. Haha. Ha....

and futhermore...

ha
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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tbh i stopped playing hoyo games when they started replacing their voice actors during the strike, let alone the current ai shenanigans, but thats just me
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A HoyoMaga tried to counter being anti-union by posting positively about the Starbucks strike.

Dude... you said before you hated Starbucks coffee. Of course you're going to side with unions when it doesn't affect your waifus voices. lol
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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“They gave consent, it’s legal use of AI voice over”

I don’t care about legality and neither do you. You want to play your game and enjoy it guilt free.

I want human beings to be able to work in the industry they trained half their lives for.

It’s a moral issue. It’s a human issue.
I say this with empathy toward every struggling actor who is just trying to make due:

Providing your voice for A.I. undermines everyone in the industry. It is a net negative, that will only make it harder for you and everyone else down the line.

It. Is. Wrong.
“But in ARC Raiders the GenAi voices were officially sanctioned by the actors! And so did Fortnite!” - and their agreement to this undermines everything the rest of us Voice Actors, our union, and other industries have been fighting against.
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I like Bloombox the flower company...

Not Bloombox the VA stalker...
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I'm so glad that BlueSky values its harassers and abusers more than trans people and workers.

Good to see.
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Go fuck yourself Jacob Takanashi you little scab... and to the mods who hate trans people and workers.
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Genshit fans in a nutshell
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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No glory for scabs.
At the risk of getting yet another round of death threats and harassment from marks. Bragging about how much stealing a struck role brought you so much success is unbelievably scummy.

It's not your character. You stole it from someone is who is ten times the VA you'll ever be. Scumbag.
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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At the risk of getting yet another round of death threats and harassment from marks. Bragging about how much stealing a struck role brought you so much success is unbelievably scummy.

It's not your character. You stole it from someone is who is ten times the VA you'll ever be. Scumbag.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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It pains me that there is an entire generation of people who have now grown up trained to view manipulative, engagement-farming gambling games as the norm for video games.

There are countless people who have formative, nostalgic memories of opening loot boxes and the excitement of gacha ten-pulls
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I know I'm not supporting any Hoyoverse VA that still works for them despite what happened... especially the job stealers like Jacob.
Months ago I asked a VA if they were gonna strike this game and I got a very loud "FUCK NO"

Hate to say it but I don't think any of the VAs still working for Hoyoverse are going to stop working for them. Even though they absolutely should.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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HUMAN VOICE ACTORS
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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"The VAs consented therefore it's ok!"

Except the alternative is getting fired or the company just stealing your voice anyway. Forced coercion is not consent. This is why we have/need union contracts.

Fuck AI
"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".

Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM