Gaming Thread

[Liverslapper]

I generally leave this thread alone now as the arguments are fucking ridiculous but I have to say, that was a realllly dumb comment.

That is why I don't post much here anymore. I come back to snicker at some of the things people say. If people wouldn't post such ridiculous comments, this thread would have half the pages it already has.

 

[Liverslapper]

New topic: Why the gaming thread is bollocks now.

Because this is the Nevermore forum? Who was the retard that started it here in the first place? What an idiot.


and Acie....you are wrong about everything you posted. Just sayin'

 

[Talking Backwards]

FPS games, racing games, fighters, sports games, and even pinball (although not as widespread, the fanbase for PBFX2 is HUGE.) All of the games from these genres guarantee hundreds if not thousands of hours of playtime.

Ugh. Is this a serious reply? I guess I should have been more specific--SINGLE PLAYER GAMES. Of course you're going to get more hours out of multiplayer games, but I thought that was a given.

I generally leave this thread alone now as the arguments are fucking ridiculous but I have to say, that was a realllly dumb comment. Also, before you mention "single player campaigns" or some bullshit way to backtrack your comment in order to seem correct, accounting for multiplayer in the cost value of a game is an absolute must. *throws hands up* I'm done with this stupid thread.

Way to douchebag your way out I guess, since it was obviously my bad for not thinking you would actually be this dense.

 

[Liverslapper]

Also, before you mention "single player campaigns" or some bullshit way to backtrack your comment in order to seem correct, accounting for multiplayer in the cost value of a game is an absolute must. *throws hands up* I'm done with this stupid thread.

 

[Liverslapper]

Ugh. Is this a serious reply? I guess I should have been more specific--SINGLE PLAYER GAMES. Of course you're going to get more hours out of multiplayer games, but I thought that was a given.



Way to douchebag your way out I guess, since it was obviously my bad for not thinking you would actually be this dense.

 

[Malergion]

All this pointless whining is extremely entertaining.

 

[El Stormo]

Man, can't you people have a normal discussion without resorting to kindergarten behaviour? Damn.

 

[Dead Winter]

I'm gonna play some BF3 today probably and give my SWTOR toon a rest.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Do you know why games are $60? Because

1) People are willing to pay $60 for them, and
2) Too many people illegally download games, pushing the price further up

So downloading games to cover the cost issue is a short-sighted 'solution' since it'll only make games more expensive to buy legally. I know some publishers are greedy bastards who bathe in our hard-earned money every day, but seriously, for a game that gives you 50+ hours of enjoyment, is 60 bucks really that high a price?

so if people stopped downloading games tomorrow, prices for new games would drop below 60 bucks? right.

 

[El Stormo]

so if people stopped downloading games tomorrow, prices for new games would drop below 60 bucks? right.

When did I say that? It's a so-called clicker-system: the prices go up as a reaction to a negative trend, but do not go down when the negative trend goes away. I'm fully aware of this, and I said the increase of piracy pushes prices up (mostly because gaming companies have a convenient excuse because of it). I never said the reverse was true. If you're going to draw steel against a straw man, at least make it convincing.

I'm gonna play some BF3 today probably and give my SWTOR toon a rest.

Don't say "toon"...

 

[Dead Winter]

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Yes, we all know by now you hate MMOs and are superior since you play only single player RPGs. I'm getting really sick of gaming nerds making fun of other gaming nerds simply because they aren't purists. It's a video game. Get over yourself.

 

[El Stormo]

It's got nothing to do with that. "Toon" is just a stupid term.

Also, it's not like you to cry and throw tantrums, so knock it off.

 

[ShadowsWithin]

annnnd this is the reason i'm playing magic right now

 

[Dead Winter]

Ok that was mean and not necessarily directed at you, Stormo. It's just a pet peeve of mine.

 

[Dead Winter]

It's got nothing to do with that. "Toon" is just a stupid term.

Also, it's not like you to cry and throw tantrums, so knock it off.

Semantics...but I'll bite.

Explain to me why it's so important to you that "toon" is such a stupid term and also why there should be a proper term for a video game character. Is it really that big of a deal? It's not like people are mispronouncing a word or spelling; it's video game slang. Do we really need the RPG police? Can you at least see where I'm coming from and see how your statement at least KINDA fits into that?

THIS is my pet peeve, when people go all empiric and purist in something as trivial as a video game.

 

[El Stormo]

"Toon" is not video game slang. It's a term coined by people who only play a single type of games, the (admittedly much-maligned by myself) Mummorpuger. It may appear a bit elitist of me to resent the term, but it's simply too much of a reference to cartoons, to which video games (especially mummorpugers) are getting far too much resemblance, exactly because of the mass influx of people who consider video games interactive cartoons. The existence of the term "toon", to me, is a painful symptom of the diminishing depth and, yes, intelligence of the hobby and its practicioners.

I get where you're coming from, and it may be a petty little thing of me to remark on, but kicking your feet and going purple is a reaction that is simply ludicrously out of proportion.

 

[Dead Winter]

As is your gamer elitism. Fair enough.

 

[Det Som Engang Var]

I never liked the term "toon", but ended up using it anyway back when I played Everquest. It's just how it is, man, it's not going to change.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

When did I say that? It's a so-called clicker-system: the prices go up as a reaction to a negative trend, but do not go down when the negative trend goes away. I'm fully aware of this, and I said the increase of piracy pushes prices up (mostly because gaming companies have a convenient excuse because of it). I never said the reverse was true. If you're going to draw steel against a straw man, at least make it convincing.

You did say it was a factor. Just go back and read your post. Then you conceded my point, which I didn't even express since it's so obvious, that economically it isn't really a factor, since companies only use dl'ing as an 'excuse' to keep a certain price point. Games have always been expensive. Gaming is so popular that companies could raise prices in the face of decreasing downloads and more than enough people would still pay for them. So downloading might give companies an excuse, but it has little to do with why they price games high. Back when I was 10 years old Super Nintendo games were 60 dollars. New games have always hovered between 50-60 ever since the early 90's when no one was pirating.

 

[Liverslapper]

Back when I was 10 years old Super Nintendo games were 60 dollars.

Please cite this for me. I don't remember those games being highly priced but I could be wrong.