Yet another GAF thread - I still haven't got over it :( (No spergfits allowed)

[Phoenix Dark]

http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ofbtc/eli5_why_is_white_power_movement_regarded_as/

I'm saving this for the inevitable next distinguished mentally-challenged fellow race thread on GAF

[Shadow Mod]

http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ofbtc/eli5_why_is_white_power_movement_regarded_as/

I'm saving this for the inevitable next distinguished mentally-challenged fellow race thread on GAF

Yes the Black Power movement was/is completely endearing to everyone that's why Talib Kweli was tapped/interrogated about listening to Stokely Carmichael.

[Vertigo]

Bish permabanned some guy for being a viral without any proof and that guy got EL to reverse it.

Yeah that was a weird ban and an even weirder tag for mocoworm. Bishop since E3 has been seeing shadows where there have been none in fact his done more than any other mod to intensify this feeling of 'virals' being all over the forum, I've no doubt there a a few but, his letting his current MS dislike get the better of him which in turn had idiots on the forum witch hunting.

I mean mocoworm's statement that his tag links too that the Xbox One has a more interesting 'launch window' lineup than the PS4 is not some outrageous suggestion am sure anyone who's not a fantard would if they were honest come to the same conclusion. Of course when you're all set to get a PS4 that's not something you want to hear.

[Brehvolution]

  Wal-mart
Does anyone here willingly shop at world-wart?

[ToxicAdam]

I grocery shop there if I know I am going to buy a lot of boxed/canned goods that are name brands. They are usually 10-20 percent cheaper than Krogers.

Their meat/produce sections are awful.

[thisismyusername]

Ah, Adam's true feelings revealed: He's bitter he couldn't get ALL the boxes of Trix for free at Wal-mart during that SNAP snafu.

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I know the feeling.

And I'm just fucking with you.

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[nachobro]

I grocery shop there if I know I am going to buy a lot of boxed/canned goods that are name brands. They are usually 10-20 percent cheaper than Krogers.

Their meat/produce sections are awful.

I went there the other day and regretted it. They have good food prices but it's always so stupidly crowded and checking out takes forever cause they have like 2 out of 15 checkout lanes open.

[nobody of note]

Bishop since E3 has been seeing shadows where there have been none in fact his done more than any other mod to intensify this feeling of 'virals' being all over the forum, I've no doubt there a a few but, his letting his current MS dislike get the better of him which in turn had idiots on the forum witch hunting.

Which in turn leads to GAF becoming a shining beacon of rational game discussion, with things like this cesspool of a thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=697609 featuring a poster calling out the OP for posting too many 'positive' Microsoft articles. It's been ages since last gen started, so I might just be forgetting, but I don't remember GAF having an official approved whipping boy (even at its lowest points, PS3 still had its ardent mindless defenders who didn't seem as likely to be accused of being virals.)

[FunSlower]

heh, banned for two weeks for suggesting that Sony viral marketers exist and have worked on distorting MS' message. of course they exist you fools! No viral marketing team worth a shit WOULDN'T be doing this. Jeezus. That's a little ridiculous.

[thisismyusername]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=697624

[Rufus]

Why would that be weird?

[hampster]

I'm on the verge of breaking down in front of random strangers on a video game forum. I feel like crying myself to sleep, and I have an abundant amount of sleeping pills to ease me through the pain. I was always bullied as a child for liking Jynx more than popular Pokémon like Charizard and Blastoise. My classmates would routinely mock me for using such an ugly Pokémon, and the inflammatory remarks still continue online to this day. The vitriol worsened when civil rights advocates began drawing comparisons between Jynx and blackface; she was labeled by many as a mere racial stereotype, when I knew in my heart that Jynx was deserving of a more gracious reputation. Websites like IGN constantly ridicule poor Jynx for being badly designed, most likely because of her controversial roots, or maybe because she wears clothing. Pokémon that aren't based on animals are usually the most criticized within the fandom, and Jynx is certainly no exception.

Jynx, Magmar, and Electabuzz were considered to be a trio in the first generation. All three Pokémon were the only creatures in the original game that had access to the elemental punches, and all three were given baby forms in the following generation. When Electivire was first leaked in early 2006, I knew for sure that Magmar and Jynx would also be given evolutions to finalize the trio once and for all. Boy was I wrong. Poor Jynx got shafted, and her lengthy relationship with Magmar and Electabuzz was over. Maybe they're saving her evolution until a later generation, I hoped.

Although the fifth generation focused entirely on new Pokémon, I was still happy because Jynx was supposedly obtainable in the Giant Chasm, Kyurem's whereabouts. Unfortunately, this mysterious location could only be accessed post-game, but according to the recent leaks, Black and White 2 were going to change that. Finally I could use Jynx without having to defeat the Elite Four... or so I thought. Much to my disgust, Jynx was quite literally the only Pokémon in the entire cave to be removed from Black and White 2 and thereby the retconned Unova dex. At least I still have my battle simulators like Showdown and Pokémon Online. Things aren't looking good.

It's already 2013, and a new Pokémon game has just been announced. After noticing that the leaked trademark list has been accurate up until this very moment, I began to feel hopeful that for the first time in my life, Jynx will finally be getting the respect she deserves. Judging by the recent leaks, it's pretty much a guarantee that Jynx will be getting a Mega Evolution. I will finally be able to silence the haters and reign supreme using my childhood ally... but all fairy tales come to an end eventually. It's now 9:24 PM on Friday, the night before the game is supposed to be released, and Jynx is literally the only Pokémon on the list whose Mega Stone is nowhere to be found. It's as if Game Freak has been trolling me personally for nearly a decade, and I can't handle the stress anymore. For those of you who currently have the game, I beg of you; do whatever it takes to find Jynxnite. Give me some closure, so I can rest easy knowing that when I wake up to buy my copy of the game tomorrow morning, Mega Jynx will be waving her hips and patiently waiting for my arrival.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=85744411&postcount=1006

 

[Joe Molotov]

Jynx sucks, Hypno is the best. Can you even get Hypno in X/Y?

[Tasty]

Jynx, Magmar, and Electabuzz were considered to be a trio in the first generation.

[Crash Dummy]

Jynx sucks, Hypno is the best. Can you even get Hypno in X/Y?

psh, was all about abra was he learnt more than just teleport

[thisismyusername]

Jynx can learn Hyper Beam from a Tech Machine.  I can kinda see where the racism thing comes from.

As it is, Mr. Mime is the crappier design of her/him. At least Jynx can FIRE HER LAZER. What does Mr. Mime do? Mime you to sleep?

[Tasty]

Mime Jr. is totes kewl, tho

[FStop7]

GAF down because Watch_Dogs is delayed?

Daily average traffic must really have grown over the past couple of years if news like that brings the site down.

[Tasty]

NeoGAF is currently down for scheduled maintenance. Please be ent while the site is down.

Ent?

[Vertigo]

Yep looks like the WD delay took it down.

[Polyh3dron]

please be ent, y'all

wait, Watch Dogs is delayed?

Probably because they couldn't get it working right on XBone and want to wait until all versions are ready before releasing, right?

[FStop7]

please be ent

[Vertigo]

please be ent, y'all

wait, Watch Dogs is delayed?

Probably because they couldn't get it working right on XBone and want to wait until all versions are ready before releasing, right?

Probably more because it's been looking like hot garbage each time they've shown it since E3 2012. And it was probably going to be critically panned. Also coming out after GTAV would probably show just how paltry the W_D experience is. Some people were saying Ubi did it because they've only just realised that AC4 was coming out around the same time. Which is hilarious.

[Polyh3dron]

I am ent.

[Broseidon]

What is it with Ubi and all their games being fucking identical.

[brob]

The people running ubi are in the packaged goods business. It's a miracle every time they let slip something not made with the same factory mold.

[MCD]

Over 900 people just for AC4.

[Tasty]

Over 900 people just for AC4.

Surely this is sustainable.

[Yulwei]

I would beat the shit out of Evilore if he were next to me right now

[FStop7]

Think about how many missed relationship advice opportunities slip by each minute that GAF is down.

[hampster]

Over 900 people just for AC4.

[Tasty]

I would beat the shit out of Evilore if he were next to me right now

You should have a beat off.

[hampster]

A Best Buy employee asked me why I was buying a 3DS instead of a tablet. Then she asked if it was for my kid. I said that it was for me and she said, "oh, a big kid."

 :deadpos

[fistfulofmetal]

Over 900 people just for AC4.

Surely this is sustainable.

They aren't all in one studio. Ubisoft pulls together multiple teams from multiple countries to make their games. So no one studio makes a game anymore for them. When they aren't doing their portion for AC4 they're working on Watch Dogs or whatever else they have. They've gotten incredibly efficient at it as long as the products are still selling.

[Tasty]

They've gotten incredibly efficient at it as long as the products are still selling.

That was kinda my point, lol.

[fistfulofmetal]

well you could say that for any company ever, really.

[Yulwei]

They've gotten incredibly efficient at it as long as the products are still selling.

That was kinda my point, lol.

That applies to every single video game studio that is run purely for the creation of video games as a means to an end.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Bishop since E3 has been seeing shadows where there have been none in fact his done more than any other mod to intensify this feeling of 'virals' being all over the forum, I've no doubt there a a few but, his letting his current MS dislike get the better of him which in turn had idiots on the forum witch hunting.

Which in turn leads to GAF becoming a shining beacon of rational game discussion, with things like this cesspool of a thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=697609 featuring a poster calling out the OP for posting too many 'positive' Microsoft articles. It's been ages since last gen started, so I might just be forgetting, but I don't remember GAF having an official approved whipping boy (even at its lowest points, PS3 still had its ardent mindless defenders who didn't seem as likely to be accused of being virals.)

Actually, Microsoft was the approved whipping boy last generation.  The heat only started to come off when Killzone 2 tanked.

[StealthFan]

Why does the Killzone series still exist? Is it just so Sony can have an exclusive FPS franchise? I don't dislike the games but they can't even do a third of COD's business.

[Yulwei]

Why does the Killzone series still exist? Is it just so Sony can have an exclusive FPS franchise? I don't dislike the games but they can't even do a third of COD's business.

  Fucking amazing logic, and I agree w/everything.

[StealthFan]

Why does the Killzone series still exist? Is it just so Sony can have an exclusive FPS franchise? I don't dislike the games but they can't even do a third of COD's business.

Bit like saying someone should quit music because they can't put up MJ numbers. Comparing anything to CoD on a sales platform is kinda dumb.

Killzone's sales regularly dissapoint, breh. I was just using a popular example. Shit, they can't even get a fourth of those sales. That's a reasonable criticism.

[Purple Filth]

GAF down?

[StealthFan]

Disappoint who? Forum posters? If they're still getting greenlighted, they're probably turning profits....

The Killzone series doesn't do too well financially, breh. They'll crack the 1 million mark but they always underperform and are in the bargain bin a year after release.

[Yulwei]

Disappoint who? Forum posters? If they're still getting greenlighted, they're probably turning profits....

The Killzone series doesn't do too well financially, breh. They'll crack the 1 million mark but they always underperform and are in the bargain bin a year after release.

breh that depends on how much they spend on them. Sony has made 4 KZ games since 1. Either they are turning profit or sony cray

[StealthFan]

Disappoint who? Forum posters? If they're still getting greenlighted, they're probably turning profits....

The Killzone series doesn't do too well financially, breh. They'll crack the 1 million mark but they always underperform and are in the bargain bin a year after release.

breh that depends on how much they spend on them. Sony has made 4 KZ games since 1. Either they are turning profit or sony cray

breh just because you turn a profit doesn't mean it is a flush victory. Killzone 2 cost 45 million dollars to make. That shit wasn't cheap and the only concrete sales info I can find is that shit sold a million.

Sony wanted that Halo money, so they kept trying and trying. If Shadowfall doesn't do too well (unlikely as it's one of the few PS4 launch titles that isn't shit) it'll be a wrap for the series.

Army of Two had three games. Dead To Rights had three games. You think those sequels had great sales?

[StealthFan]

Or they're hoping it finally becomes a marquee title. Just because they push them as one doesn't mean they are, breh.

Like I said, they may not be a complete money sink but they don't bring in tons of revenue. Sony will keep making them, unless one completely flops, until the series catches on like they want. What other FPS exclusives do they got. Resistance 3 was piff but that shit flopped hard and murdered the series. Sony has nothing but Killzone, and Killzone doesn't bring in the Halo bacon.

[Yulwei]

Disappoint who? Forum posters? If they're still getting greenlighted, they're probably turning profits....

The Killzone series doesn't do too well financially, breh. They'll crack the 1 million mark but they always underperform and are in the bargain bin a year after release.

breh that depends on how much they spend on them. Sony has made 4 KZ games since 1. Either they are turning profit or sony cray

breh just because you turn a profit doesn't mean it is a flush victory. Killzone 2 cost 45 million dollars to make. That shit wasn't cheap and the only concrete sales info I can find is that shit sold a million.

Sony wanted that Halo money, so they kept trying and trying. If Shadowfall doesn't do too well (unlikely as it's one of the few PS4 launch titles that isn't shit) it'll be a wrap for the series.

Army of Two had three games. Dead To Rights had three games. You think those sequels had great sales?

breh but Sony said KZ2 exceeded sales expectations meaning it was def profitable.

Eitherway GG is working on a new IP and hopefully that will mean the end of KZ.

[StealthFan]

I never said it wasn't profitable I was saying that shit isn't a blockbuster like they want.

Timmy and Willy are brothers. One has a PS3 and the other a 360. You give one Halo and the other Killzone. Both are gonna be taking turns playing Halo that Christmas

[Yulwei]

Not for Halo 4 they're not

[MCD]

Halo 4 grossed US$220 million on its launch day and $300 million in its opening week, a record for the franchise.[2] More than one million people played Halo 4 on Xbox Live within the first 24 hours of release.[3] The game has sold more than four million copies.[4] The game received generally positive reviews from professional critics on release.

[thisismyusername]

This whole argument is stupid. Stealth's point of "why does Killzone still exist" is spot-on from a shooter-fans perspective. From Sony's, it's breaking even and has a fanbase that isn't totally toxic just yet unlike Resistance's (which died after all the changes to 2/"Halo-clone" happened).

As it is, they've done two handheld releases (and Liberation was quite good for putting the IP on the PSP as a non-FPS title. Wish they do that again), with 3 (soon 4) console releases. The console releases with the exception of 1 to my knowledge has broken even. That's a "success" in the modern market.

As it is, Uncharted stomps all over Resistance and Killzone in the "shooter" genre market. Even if it's "third person." So the better question is: "Why hasn't Sony created their own '343' to do Uncharted titles?"

But the answer would be "Halo 4." :/

[Yulwei]

Halo 4 grossed US$220 million on its launch day and $300 million in its opening week, a record for the franchise.[2] More than one million people played Halo 4 on Xbox Live within the first 24 hours of release.[3] The game has sold more than four million copies.[4] The game received generally positive reviews from professional critics on release.

Didn't stop the game from being pseudo-CoD garbage

[MCD]

Every game out there wishes to be CoD garbage.

[Shadow Mod]

Halo 4, lol, look at its numbers right now. Halo 5 is probably going to be popular on launch too, despite my desires for it not to be, but there won't be sustained play if they keep this shit up.

[Yulwei]

Every shitty game out there wishes to be CoD garbage.

fixed

[archie4208]

Halo 4, lol, look at its numbers right now. Halo 5 is probably going to be popular on launch too, despite my desires for it not to be, but there won't be sustained play if they keep this shit up.

Doesn't Halo 4 peak at like 20k concurrent now?

[CatsCatsCats]

Guys, you're supposed to be making fun of GAF, not being GAF

[StealthFan]

Guys, you're supposed to be making fun of GAF, not being GAF

Most of us have been GAFFers at one point though.

You can take us out of the trailer park... 

[Michael Moaner]

I'm Asian too, 18, and my dad a few weeks ago threw food on the ground and made me pick it up because I bought my textbook online instead of physical copy. I know how you feel, so listen to me: Don't be naive.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=86146087&postcount=1222

  

[Steve Contra]

I'm Asian too, 18, and my dad a few weeks ago threw food on the ground and made me pick it up because I bought my textbook online instead of physical copy. I know how you feel, so listen to me: Don't be naive.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=86146087&postcount=1222