• Shadowedcross@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      It having official in the title has nothing to do with whether it’s a Valve game or a mod, though. It just means that it’s a trailer released by the developer themselves and not some random person, that’s all that official means.

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          10 months ago

          The meaning is contextual.

          Exactly: and it says “official trailer” — separated from the rest by a fancy hyphen just like what I have used. The context is quite clear that it’s the trailer that’s official, and thus the meaning is quite clear as well.

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            They probably could’ve just made a more honest title like “Portal: Revolution - Official Trailer for the fan mod”. The title is longer and more unwieldy, but at least it’d be very clear

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              10 months ago

              Your point is worthless. Not everyone needs context hand fed at all moments, and your misunderstanding of the title is anecdotal and unique to very few people.

              Edit: changed wording because it wasnt one single person making the argument

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                I wouldn’t say worthless, that’s hyperbolic, but it is far beyond necessary, just saying that it could’ve been clearer, definitively.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      It makes me not want to play the mod for their manipulative use of the word in their advertising.

      You think they’re trying to trick you into

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      playing a free mod?

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      10 months ago

      The fact that this thread has more up votes on the “remove the official from official trailer” posts baffles me. The first line of the description says it’s a mod.

    • M137@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      This is all you failing to understand something very simple.

      It’s the official trailer for the mod, that’s all it means.