There's something everyone should remember when following the 'vote-with-your-wallet' idea. Tell the company! And I don't mean post to/. something you hope they'll read or hear about, send an e-mail or a letter to Valve letting them know they lost a customer with their policies. When they hold meetings to determine how to sell more copies, I highly doubt this is the type of thing that comes up.
Voice chat can exacerbate the problem, too. I'm a Halo 2 player and for the most part, yes, people get along and play just fine. When someone sounds non-white or female, though, a lot of time they catch a lot of flak before the game even starts. I don't know how many games I've seen people quit out of (or teamkill in) immediately from the idiotic racist/sexist remarks as the match is loading.
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There's something everyone should remember when following the 'vote-with-your-wallet' idea. Tell the company! And I don't mean post to /. something you hope they'll read or hear about, send an e-mail or a letter to Valve letting them know they lost a customer with their policies. When they hold meetings to determine how to sell more copies, I highly doubt this is the type of thing that comes up.
Voice chat can exacerbate the problem, too. I'm a Halo 2 player and for the most part, yes, people get along and play just fine. When someone sounds non-white or female, though, a lot of time they catch a lot of flak before the game even starts. I don't know how many games I've seen people quit out of (or teamkill in) immediately from the idiotic racist/sexist remarks as the match is loading.