Official Discussion: DLC Week of 1/8 - 3 Blitz Tracks Being Released as Singles

[tnevaker]

Anyone else think it's a bit tasteless to release a song about school shooting?

yes, one other person. you guys should go get coffee together or something.

[metalkorn]

yes, one other person. you guys should go get coffee together or something.

Yeah and you can shoot the s**t... or some other less tasteless reference that might be best suited to describing the discussion of this nonsense.

[stixman6]

No, not really.

There have been other school shootings before this one. Don't hear anyone complain about this song relating to those.

Agreed. However in other instances, I don't recall hearing about 20 6-yr olds being massacred. People's emotions are understandably heightened over the sheer horror of an event like this happening to babies.

[tnevaker]

this is really a silly discussion. for one thing, dlc is scheduled weeks in advance. that song, which isn't even a new song but a re-release of a song previously released on blitz, was almost certainly scheduled for release well before the shooting took place. hmx has said several times that it takes weeks to submit dlc to first party, get it tested, and put it on their release schedule. sure, they could have pulled it at the last minute, that's happened before. but does this really warrant it? we're talking about completely optional content for a video game. it's not like pulling a song from the radio, where someone may accidentally hear the song against their will and be offended. nobody has to hear or play a DLC track against their will. they have to willingly choose to buy the song and play it. simply making the song available for purchase doesn't hurt anybody who thinks that song is inappropriate or offensive. just don't buy it.