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@McJuggerNuggets Nah. You fucked up.

This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21. The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided. I know some of you may be very disappointed to hear this news. We are devastated. This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley. She underwent the procedure earlier this week and is on the mend. Thankfully, everything went smoothly, but emotionally we are drained. Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, is caused by an extra chromosome. It is caused by an error in cell division, like a glitch. The odds of a baby having it is 1 in 1000. When I first confronted this news, I was shocked but optimistic. If they’re a little slow intellectually, then we’ll make it work. I signed on to be a parent, come what may…but I just didn’t fully understand what Down Syndrome entailed. Once we made it public, it became clear that MOST people don’t know what Down Syndrome entails (and no, it’s not the same as Autism): 50% of babies with DS have heart defects. 75% will have hearing challenges. Over 50% will have vision problems. Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc…Sadly, the list is long, feel free to look it up…Down Syndome isn’t a “blessing”, it is objectively shitty from a health perspective. I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family…more often than not, they would be fully dependent on others for the rest of their life. The miscarriage risk is also close to 50%, which made matters worse…they may never see the light of day and it puts Ashley further at risk. We spoke with doctors, friends, family and genetic counselors and learned that up to 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21. This was WAY higher than I expected, I thought it would be lower given that I hear so many say they kept or would keep the baby. I believe that’s because most terminations happen privately, it feels shameful. A lot of judgment being cast. You never think you’d be in this type of situation until it happens to you and then things change. To all of my fans who have weighed in on this topic who have Autism, Down Syndrome or any other conditions…we appreciate you. You matter a lot and we’re glad you’re here. I commend you and your families for having the strength and courage to push forward. As for us, we made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family. Thankfully, we had a choice. It will take a little time to move on, but we are excited to try again in the future and hopefully have a better outcome. Love you guys & thank you for understanding. ❤️

@TheEbonyMaw I think that’s fair then. I just found the mystery around Laufey compelling. But maybe the idea is more interesting to me than anything.

@TheEbonyMaw Even after finishing Ragnarok you didn’t want to know more about Laufey? Or maybe you just didn’t want to know a whole games more about Laufey?

My only strong opinion on this new God of War game so far is, if they really needed to make a female-led game, why not make it for Freya? IMO, a much more interesting & compelling character than that one woman Kratos had stilted dialogue flashback scenes with 3-4 times.

@JezCorden Me

Which fanbase is actually happy?

@Friscokhad @The_BenC @NobodyIsOurGuy “My side” If that means the not retarded side then I’ll take it. I’d rather not be on the easily manipulated side with you. Now go have your next opinion assigned to you.

@AlCornett @The_BenC @NobodyIsOurGuy So cuz people dont agree with him liking this obviously ass game he starts name calling sounds typical of your side.

MrMattyPlays got mad and cut his stream because people wouldn't stop making fun of the new God of War game.

@Nak0seda Nah. We aren’t being revisionist over abject shit.

I'm usually the last person to say this sort of thing. but having actually played Forespoken. hot take: People ACTUALLY only gave this game shit because they hate black women lmfao. The game is just like your most normal 7.5/10 AAA game.

@casey_Payne23 Eveyone threw a fit about boat animations being the same and now they throw a fit about things changing. The level of stupidity that commentary is at in regards to the video game industry is at an all time high. Just admit you don’t want to like things.

No one is pissed at Faye. Another moron that thinks people have an issue with FEMALE CHARACTERS. We’re just f tired of established IPs completely changing everything

@_CharlesPreston I am impressed that you managed to interpret something so stupid from the film. Says a lot more about you than the movie.

Backrooms is racist film. It’s technically brilliant, but racist. And it’s a shame during a time where Black studies is being eliminated on college campuses because I fear people are overlooking the obvious tropes and racist callbacks the film ridiculously displays.

@shaunlabrie Great point. Maybe an exception to the new rule. Time will tell.

No one crying about the gender swap in this game 😈

@o_akinfenwa @djodjeee_ Do you think Laufey will? I would bet it does.

@AlCornett @djodjeee_ I would have like one if was to set up the next mainline game with Kratos.

Complaining that GOW Laufey is not a GOW game because Faye isn’t the God of War is a pretty stupid, considering those same people would cheer at an Atreus game Far as i know Atreus isn’t the God of War

@MightyKeef Ugh. I liked a keef tweet

For the next year or so, we gotta hear that no one wants to play a woman in God of war, and then when Laufey ends up selling well, we gotta hear how the sale numbers are fake.

@Maximus_6_9 @NobodyIsOurGuy I’ve never seen a goal post move so fast.

@AlCornett @NobodyIsOurGuy I honestly don’t give a fuck about how many copies it will sell, you thought I was being serious lol and even if this game does sell more than 1 million copies in short time, the only reason it will happen is because it has God of War in its title 🫵🤣.

@_Nineteen96 @NobodyIsOurGuy Exactly. And they complain even when it’s not the uglification situation, ie MJ and whatshername in Star Wars Outlaws. If there was some sort of positive motive to their complaining it could be justified. But most of the time its miserable people who need everything to be a nail.

@AlCornett @NobodyIsOurGuy Looool people are more worried about if the female character has tits and is cute than bad business practices

@AmericanLogicX That’s a reasonable, levelheaded take. Rare on the internet.

@AlCornett Yup, only care about the trilogy. The new ones might have good combat / graphics but feels way off.

For those unclear why God of War: Laufey is receiving mixed reactions - remember when this was the vibe that created all those fans back then? Perhaps fans were just hoping for more of this and more of Kratos. Can you blame them?

@brockpierson I would say its never too late to get your life back on track but…. It may be.

I've never seen a single episode of Lost

@GenePark @Jorraptor 100%. She just needs personality. Everything else in the game is great.

@AlCornett @Jorraptor aloys story is interesting. but they need to loosen her up more for sure

Santa Monica is already able to reveal their next big single player game. God of War Ragnarok released after Horizon Forbidden West. In a different timeline we would've already had the reveal of Horizon 3 by this point.

Speaking for myself. I always wanted to know the other side of the story with Faye. She’s a prominent figure in the story yet I feel like I know nothing about her. This is really the only kind of spinoff for the series that I think makes sense. And it parallels the timeline of the 2 norse games? Count me in.

@AlCornett @NobodyIsOurGuy I mean yea I agree. She doesn’t look bad and the gameplay looks good but I think a lot of GOW players want Kratos