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09-12-2022, 11:14 AM
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Racist Velma (AKA "Karen") can't call the cops on niggers anymore (https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-removes-the-police-from-velmas-special-move/)
The MultiVersus (opens in new tab) patch that went live yesterday, taking the game to version 1.02, makes a number of big and small changes to the game, and one that's particularly interesting because it's so seemingly odd: Velma, the big brain of the Scooby Gang, will no longer call the police after solving a mystery.
Velma's passive in MultiVersus enables her to generate "evidence" when the opponent lands attacks on her, and she can pick up the evidence during a fight. Once she's accumulated enough, she can call the police, who will come rolling in and arrest the opposing player. It's her ultimate ability.
As of yesterday, however, that's no longer the case. As described in the 1.02 patch notes (opens in new tab), "Instead of calling the police, Velma now solves the puzzle and calls the Mystery Inc. gang and the Mystery Machine to take the bad guys away."
No reason for the change was given, but it's fair to say that the image of Velma calling the cops on her opponents—under false pretenses, no less—is at the very least uncomfortable at a time when police abuses and criminality, amidst almost complete impunity from consequences, are coming under increasing public scrutiny.
Racist Velma (AKA "Karen") can't call the cops on niggers anymore (https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-removes-the-police-from-velmas-special-move/)
The MultiVersus (opens in new tab) patch that went live yesterday, taking the game to version 1.02, makes a number of big and small changes to the game, and one that's particularly interesting because it's so seemingly odd: Velma, the big brain of the Scooby Gang, will no longer call the police after solving a mystery.
Velma's passive in MultiVersus enables her to generate "evidence" when the opponent lands attacks on her, and she can pick up the evidence during a fight. Once she's accumulated enough, she can call the police, who will come rolling in and arrest the opposing player. It's her ultimate ability.
As of yesterday, however, that's no longer the case. As described in the 1.02 patch notes (opens in new tab), "Instead of calling the police, Velma now solves the puzzle and calls the Mystery Inc. gang and the Mystery Machine to take the bad guys away."
No reason for the change was given, but it's fair to say that the image of Velma calling the cops on her opponents—under false pretenses, no less—is at the very least uncomfortable at a time when police abuses and criminality, amidst almost complete impunity from consequences, are coming under increasing public scrutiny.