Where did these new icons come from

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:15 pm

shadowdragon wrote:
peterrjohnston wrote:
dave_r wrote:That's nothing, I'm a nerbelwerfer.
Nebel, I think you mean Dave.

I believe nerbelwerfer is german for a hamster wheel.
I thought gerbilwarfare was banned by the Geneva convention?

Good job i'm using Hamsters then isn't it?

shadowdragon · Post by **shadowdragon** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:39 pm

dave_r wrote:
shadowdragon wrote:
peterrjohnston wrote: Nebel, I think you mean Dave.

I believe nerbelwerfer is german for a hamster wheel.
I thought gerbilwarfare was banned by the Geneva convention?
Good job i'm using Hamsters then isn't it?

Regretfully, you have to go by the definition in the convention, which is that it includes the use of hamsters, chinchillas, guinea pigs and mice in addition to gerbils but apparently it does not include rats.

shadowdragon · Post by **shadowdragon** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:42 pm

Mehrunes wrote:What am I?

You are a Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter. The most common German fighter plane of World War II.

But you knew that.

Delbruck · Post by **Delbruck** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:47 pm

All being German weapons of WW2 they seem to reinforce a sterotype

shadowdragon · Post by **shadowdragon** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:08 pm

Delbruck wrote:All being German weapons of WW2 they seem to reinforce a sterotype

I do believe the stereotype is...promoting the next slitherine product:

http://www.slitherine.com/coming_soon

ShrubMiK · Post by **ShrubMiK** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:02 am

Or like I already pointed out: Top-left on http://www.slitherine.com

Post by **admin** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:13 am

Yes this is all part of our promotional activities for the upcoming release of Panzer Corps!

http://www.slitherine.com/games/panzer_corps_pc

We are on D-Day -4 and counting down to release! Each day there are more goodies and info releasing.

Digitally Downloaded say in Panzer Corps "Panzer Genera's spirit lives on!".

You can decide for yourself on D-Day - July 11th!

Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzqZZg-Tq-g
Gameplay Movie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBRJy4ojdVM

Screenshots

grahambriggs · Post by **grahambriggs** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:17 am

Take it off McNeil for heaven's sake.

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:37 am

Nope

spike · Post by **spike** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:32 am

dave_r wrote:
shadowdragon wrote:
peterrjohnston wrote: Nebel, I think you mean Dave.

I believe nerbelwerfer is german for a hamster wheel.
I thought gerbilwarfare was banned by the Geneva convention?
Good job i'm using Hamsters then isn't it?

Dave

It suits you-

Lots of noise and a big smoke screen!

S

khurasan_miniatures · Post by **khurasan_miniatures** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:16 pm

I don't want to be too much of a stick about this, but can I not be a Nazi troop type? I won't go into the lurid details, but perhaps it can be acknowledged that there might be some personal sensitivities here.

Not the end of the world of course, if you don't like it don't post and all that, but couldn't the icons have been British for instance? I'd like to be a sergeant in the Home Guard.

grahambriggs · Post by **grahambriggs** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:34 pm

khurasan_miniatures wrote:I don't want to be too much of a stick about this, but can I not be a Nazi troop type? I won't go into the lurid details, but perhaps it can be acknowledged that there might be some personal sensitivities here.

Not the end of the world of course, if you don't like it don't post and all that, but couldn't the icons have been British for instance? I'd like to be a sergeant in the Home Guard.

Agreed, same here. Perhaps i might vote with feet for a bit,

>Sergeant Wilson Mode On

I say McNeil old chap, would you mind awfully if we could have our old icons back, that would be so kind. Thank you so much.

> Sergeant Wilson Mode Off

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:17 pm

Being a Nazi Field Marshall is not my idea of Kudos either.

davidandlynda · Post by **davidandlynda** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:15 pm

Lynda dosn't mind which icon as long as it is pink
David

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:59 am

Guys we have not released an anceint game for over 2 years. We have 5 WW2 games releasing this year not counting the 4 Close Combat games. Ancients is a niche area when it comes to peoples historical interests. The vast majority prefer WW2. Thats not to say we dont love creating anceint games and plan to do more in future and greatly value the community. However they are no longer the only thing we do. The majority of our community are more interested in WW2 than ancients. Our forum needs to appeal to the majority of the community. There are many people who have commented on the avatars over the years and how they really dont like them. Some have been just as offended by them as the posters above. Sadly you can't keep everyone happy all the time and nobody likes change. However for the good of the community and our site we need to move with the times.

The system does not have the ability to show more than one set of avatars. It also does not allow you to pick your own. These are both features we would like to have at some point. The new avatars are here to stay.

People seem to have take this as a deliberate attempt to offend, but lets be sensible. Why would we do that....

That's all I have to say on the subject.

CLAVDIVS · Post by **CLAVDIVS** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:56 am

I like them

hasdrubal · Post by **hasdrubal** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:03 pm

I find them quite offensive as icons. So no more slitherine products for me then.

davidandlynda · Post by **davidandlynda** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:57 pm

most of us are just teasing Iain,looking forward to the next ones ,Napoleonic?
David

Douaumont · Post by **Douaumont** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:25 pm

New to the forum, love the avatars! Really looking forward to the release of Panzer Corps, consider me "appealed to"!

Luddite · Post by **Luddite** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:30 pm

Bwahaha!!! I am the DESTROYER. Fear me.

I don't object to the change of icons to WWII Mr Slitherine, but i do think its a poor choice to go with the Nazis, given the whole fascism/'final solution' thing.

I'd suggest switching to Allied icons would be a far better, more politically and emotively sensitive move.

You may not have INTENDED to offend, but you must be aware that tagging, for example, a forum member who's grandfather died in Bergen Belsen, with a nazi Tiger II, is probably not a good idea?

Personally i'd rather be tagged with a 'little ship' than a Kreigsmarine destroyer.