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by John Gulp 11/04/2016, 10:51am PDT |
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Injustice wrote:
So I'm just going to gloss over the part where you suggest that writing about video games is something you have to believe in, like fucking Tinkerbell, and now it's maybe going to disappear because you're over your mom's death and don't feel like you need it anymore. Instead I'm going to remind you the whole point of the article was the author didn't like the way this particular subsystem functioned, she didn't think it was fun, and she was willing to pull it apart in excruciating detail for the benefit of anyone who cared to read. That sort of criticism is infinitely more valuable than whatever Infinite Warfare screenshot blowout or long overdue Grim Fandango retrospective you think should've got blasted down the tubes in its place. Anyone who believes this article is worse, and not MUCH BETTER, than every single other piece of games writing not about Cryptozookeeper on Rock Paper Scissors is an idiot.
Sure, the article is better than the extremely poor content they have there which essentially amount to "Hey, this game is out on Steam. You should buy it." Those are usually prefaced with some of the most awkward writing I've ever read.
In this you aren't wrong.
But we can't deny that Claudia Lo knew that it would, at minimum, ruin the author of RimWorld's day. Due to the fact that hordes of people that take their cue from RPS's politics would then turn on the guy.
The left has stigmatized Notch for responding to people who are insulting him. A very common complaint is that a guy with million of followers has so much "power," he shouldn't use that influence to respond to someone calling him names all day. It's not fair, they say.
Well, I don't think the left gets it both ways. That article wasn't created in a vacuum. They knew that some number of people were going to read the incendiary headline and attack the creator of RimWorld. I'm not judging, I am just saying.
This discussion has been rather heated. I hope you know I am treating you with respect.
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"Numbers are down! Cook up another social justice article!" by RPS Headquarters 03/27/2014, 1:07pm PDT
Link your shit, dickhead by Souffle of Pain 03/27/2014, 2:04pm PDT
I'm not going to read the article because life is too short. by Jerry Whorebach 03/27/2014, 2:55pm PDT
Especially when they're menopausal at 35 by skip 03/27/2014, 6:29pm PDT
Certainly not Bioshock Infinite by fabio 03/27/2014, 10:34pm PDT
That is a good example by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 7:43am PDT
An edit by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 7:46am PDT
I can't go two minutes without hearing racially intolerant language over mp by Kenji Carter 03/28/2014, 8:42am PDT
Well gamers are shitheads, that's not really the topic. by Worm 03/28/2014, 8:52am PDT
Django is historical fiction. Forums usually aren't. by Last 03/28/2014, 9:11am PDT
Forums are awful, sure by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 10:09am PDT
I miss Last. NT by Mysterio 06/07/2016, 10:53pm PDT
Wasn't the latest Assassin's Creed DLC Django Unchained: The Game? by Rafiki 03/28/2014, 9:49am PDT
Re: Wasn't the latest Assassin's Creed DLC Django Unchained: The Game? by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 11:08am PDT
I'm going to steal some of this for the BS:I review by fabio 03/28/2014, 10:49am PDT
It's funny because it's not really about racism by fabio 03/28/2014, 11:00am PDT
How long do I have to play this shitpile until Elizabeth pisses herself? NT by Worm 03/28/2014, 11:45am PDT
Almost until the very end by fabio 03/28/2014, 2:00pm PDT
Wait, he was complaining about DEPICTIONS of racism? by Jerry Whorebach 03/28/2014, 12:10pm PDT
Re: Wait, he was complaining about DEPICTIONS of racism? by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 1:35pm PDT
It's metadiscussion. by Gutsby 03/28/2014, 1:49pm PDT
I guess to continue my metaphor how many Danica Patricks does it take? by Worm 03/28/2014, 3:44pm PDT
Japanese protagonists by skip 03/28/2014, 9:28pm PDT
Anger-farming hit piece on Rimworld this time out by Mysterio Lollerson 11/02/2016, 4:36pm PDT
Would you be this outraged if it was a deep dive into SimCity's tax code? by Or are taxes not 'your' issue? 11/02/2016, 7:00pm PDT
Re: Would you be this outraged if it was a deep dive into SimCity's tax code? by Mysterio Lollerson 11/02/2016, 7:29pm PDT
They don't buy games. They "don't buy" games. by Kenny Mayne 11/02/2016, 7:32pm PDT
I'm not outraged. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LET GO. Ohhhh but he or she sees an oppor by Steven Tyler? 11/02/2016, 8:39pm PDT
Oh. Well, I really wanted to get to the bad tweeting portion of the evening. NT by Mysterio Lollerson 11/02/2016, 8:49pm PDT
I can't tell if people here are doing a bit. Is this guy doing a bit? NT by pinback 11/02/2016, 8:58pm PDT
Re: Would you be this outraged if it was a deep dive into SimCity's tax code? by LITERALLY FLABBERGASTED 11/02/2016, 7:46pm PDT
The criticism is basically political by blackwater 11/02/2016, 9:21pm PDT
I thought you were going to say criticism of the article was political. :( by Injustice 11/02/2016, 10:38pm PDT
Re: I thought you were going to say criticism of the article was political. :( by LITERALLY FLABBERGASTED 11/02/2016, 11:01pm PDT
Hey, I can play this game too! by blackwater 11/03/2016, 2:49pm PDT
NGJ apparatus is largely interested by in [semi-erudite] sophistry 11/03/2016, 9:32pm PDT
I got a tweet during the gamergate thing of a guy citing his mom's approval by Worm 11/03/2016, 10:22pm PDT
Sure, in the sense that you 'can' play b-ball with Dr J. by Injustice 11/03/2016, 10:21pm PDT
legitimate bitching! by Why, Jerry? 11/03/2016, 11:26pm PDT
When I was younger, I thought the only reason to join an online community by was to destroy it from the inside. 11/04/2016, 1:04am PDT
Re: Sure, in the sense that you 'can' play b-ball with Dr J. by John Gulp 11/04/2016, 10:51am PDT
Are you trying to "win" the argument? NT by Barry Simslayer 11/04/2016, 1:38pm PDT
I hope you know you're tying my hands with that respect clause. by Injustice 11/04/2016, 6:58pm PDT
Re: I hope you know you're tying my hands with that respect clause. by Mysterio Lollerson 11/04/2016, 11:01pm PDT
Re: Sure, in the sense that you 'can' play b-ball with Dr J. by blackwater 11/05/2016, 10:01pm PDT
Hahaha, okay, that's pretty good. by Injustice 11/05/2016, 11:06pm PDT
I mean wasn't a combination of the article and comments? by Worm 11/06/2016, 10:19am PST
Re: I mean wasn't a combination of the article and comments? by Mysterio Lollerson 11/06/2016, 12:02pm PST
Well, this was a decent response to that awful thing you posted. by Drumpf Comedy Heights 11/06/2016, 12:16pm PST
The disability thing blows my mind. by Worm 11/06/2016, 12:45pm PST
Re: The disability thing blows my mind. by Hi Fortinbras by the way 11/06/2016, 1:27pm PST
I feel like you and I are talking about different articles. by Injustice 11/06/2016, 5:20pm PST
Core samples from those paragraphs test positive for 888 by Clearly not a golfer 11/06/2016, 5:56pm PST
For most of that I was channeling JK Simmons in The Ladykillers. by Injustice 11/06/2016, 7:16pm PST
Re: I feel like you and I are talking about different articles. by Mysterio Lollerson 11/06/2016, 8:35pm PST
Poor people can't afford delivery pizza, they eat store brand Delissio. by A real fan would know that. 11/06/2016, 11:08pm PST
Worm, give your brother Delissio by Ryan Paul 11/06/2016, 11:39pm PST
Re: Poor people can't afford delivery pizza, they eat store brand Delissio. by Mysterio Lollerson 11/07/2016, 7:54am PST
The supermarket! Poor people have a supermarket, it's called the dollar store. by A real fan would know that. 11/07/2016, 9:39am PST
(spits to the side, shakes fist at screen) NT by Mysterio Lollerson 11/07/2016, 10:14am PST
One more thing by Mysterio Lollerson 11/10/2016, 11:36am PST
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1187123&page=372 NT by Cheap pillows are an inside joke. 11/10/2016, 6:33pm PST
Quick question by Worm 11/07/2016, 8:16am PST
Re: I feel like you and I are talking about different articles. by Glenn from Habbo 11/06/2016, 8:45pm PST
Thanks for not putting this under one of my posts. by Worm 11/06/2016, 8:50pm PST
What about worse than a literary Hitler? by or aliteration Hitler 11/06/2016, 9:50pm PST
Re: Thanks for not putting this under one of my posts. by John Gulp 11/06/2016, 10:39pm PST
I found out about Super Blood Hockey from RPS. That was nice. by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/06/2016, 12:38pm PST
They loved Dragon Age 2 and everyone was bi but everyone isn't bi in real life. by Worm 11/02/2016, 10:48pm PDT
You made the comment I wanted to by skip 11/03/2016, 7:16am PDT
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