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

[king of the internet]

Who's alt account is ahm998? I refuse to believe this guy is real. 

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=758819

I shouldn't laugh but his English is hilarious
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=96805373&postcount=712
 

The biography section of his profile: "Ethics is the best thing in my character"

[archnemesis]

His profile mentions that he's from Saudi Arabia.

[Broseidon]

Wrath how good is your bro's English?

[Broseidon]

How do you know he's Arabic?

i also assume his name is ahmed from the username.

Yeah I figured the same.

[Shadow Mod]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98638709&postcount=816

"Luddites who can't work a browser or do IT stuff" compared to the inability to cook, this thread keeps on giving.

[Rufus]

Not sure I'm understanding this correctly.

Picorro's view: "IT stuff" on same level as cooking; wouldn't judge someone for not knowing either
Zoc's view: Working a browser or email on the same level as cooking; would judge someone for not knowing either

[CatsCatsCats]

I wish I was so damn privleged I never had to cook in my life, bunch of dependent neck beards

[Mupepe]

I can't believe you people were discussing what's the proper term for midgets.  Who gives a fuck?  It's not like they're people anyways.  They're just sexual toys to be objectified, used and thrown aside.

[Great Rumbler]

Randy Newman said it best:

[Mupepe]

Indians and Pakis obviously. 

[Shadow Mod]

Not sure I'm understanding this correctly.

Picorro's view: "IT stuff" on same level as cooking; wouldn't judge someone for not knowing either
Zoc's view: Working a browser or email on the same level as cooking; would judge someone for not knowing either

Yes.

They're both completely asinine statements.

[Mupepe]

with nerds, everything goes back to computers

[Rufus]

Yes.

They're both completely asinine statements.

Hm. Asinine though they may be, I kinda agree with Zoc. How do you go that long without knowing either these days? If you can follow instructions you can cook. Depending on the person I would at the very least assume extreme laziness.

[Joe Molotov]

Who's alt account is ahm998? I refuse to believe this guy is real. 

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=758819

I shouldn't laugh but his English is hilarious
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=96805373&postcount=712
 

The biography section of his profile: "Ethics is the best thing in my character"

How do you say "nice guy" in Arabic?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

It is laziness.  They're posting this on GAF, a message board about video games.  If you're on GAF, you probably have enough time to cook a meal.

I wasted a small fortune constantly eating out.  I could afford it but I did a quick Excel analysis and found that I was spending about $4,000 a year more than I needed to by eating out as opposed to spending a few minutes making something for myself.

[Yulwei]

What's the only thing worse than a console fanboy?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=759067

[FStop7]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=758054

Some of those bans are pretty obvious, but others seem to have been banned for the offense of posting screenshots in a thread about graphics on a forum about video games.

Wow, after the HIV stuff, Bayer was allowed to still operate? Just... how?

The most fucked up thing about The Constant Gardener is how much of the story exists in truth.  Even le Carré himself said that the book is tame compared to reality.

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98697505&postcount=20

Why do we have to pay for medicine and doctors guys

[Rufus]

He doesn't say they shouldn't be paid.

It does suck that hospitals are run like businesses, when privately-owned even with a profit motive. And don't even get me started on pharmaceutical companies.

[benjipwns]

The OP of that thread is better:

My friend paid £450 for root canal. Why are people paying £400+ for someone to do 1-2 hours work that will probably fail anyway? What about dental implants? £1800+ each. Why? What is it about dental implants that cost so much? Why can't we pay for dental work by the hour? I want to buy an actual implant my self and pay a dentist to put it in just like i would if i had a car that needed a new part. I am happy to pay the dentist £20 an hour. Why can i not pay the dentist £20 an hour?

"I mean I don't even have to get out of the car at Jiffy Lube!"

[headwalk]

apparently cboat got his real life ass nailed to the internet. anyone catch the specifics?

(nice red herring, drinky.)

[pilonv1]

So this guy has a job where he doesn't get paid more than $20 and hour and can't understand why others do

Edit: knew cboat wouldn't last, people know enough shit these days to trace leaks

[Broseidon]

what happened with cboat?

[benjipwns]

I believe a name and contact info got posted in the thread that the mods removed, but wasn't necessarily cboat's since another guy was leaking the same stuff and that might have been his instead.

[Joe Molotov]

what happened with cboat?

He was confirmed to be Drinky.

[Purple Filth]

what happened with cboat?

He was confirmed to be Drinky.

So its Andrew Vestal?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

That Grammy thread on gaf is   

I take award shows as seriously as I do the WWE. I don't get why people actually meltdown over the results. Just enjoy the performances and shut the fuck up. And the stans, I hate Beyonce and Katy Perry stans at least Gaga stans were mildly amusing.

As a sidenote the amount of butthurt on the Coli over Mackle sorry Cacklemore winning in the rap category. Guys saying the 'Cacs' have "stolen" rap music where these negros been for the last 30 years? The white man has been running rap as soon as it went mainstream. 

I never listened to a Macklemore song.  I saw a picture of him looking smug wearing a flannel shirt and realized that there was nothing to be lost by ignoring him and moving on.

[thisismyusername]

Drinky or not, if it means less "tiep lyk dis poozt$" for "rumors" then great.

PM that stuff to a mod or something if you really want to leak it. Don't hide behind gibberish that becomes easy to decipher later on, yo.

[Himu]

NO JANELLE MONAE AT GRAMMYS MADE IT AUTO status

You don't shit on album of the year and expect me to give a fuck

[Mr. Gundam]

Macklemore wrote a song for Dave Niehaus after he died. Can't hate on that unless you're soulless asshole.

[Himu]

Macklemore wrote a song for Dave Niehaus after he died. Can't hate on that unless you're soulless asshole.

Rap fans don't appreciate the variety that macklemore brings for some reason.

[Mr. Gundam]

I don't really have an opinion on Macklemore one way or the other, but that song brings the feels something fierce.

But hey, if you're cool with being a soulless asshole, be my guest.

RIP Dave.

[Your Stalker]

i didn't even know who dave was before googling him

[Himu]

ya'll i'm listening to a reggae cover of i wish you were here

[Polyh3dron]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98701875&postcount=123



  

[Mr. Gundam]

i didn't even know who dave was before googling him

Seattle born and raised. Grew up listening to him do Mariners games on the radio. This song still makes me misty.

[StealthFan]

I hate Macklemore.

[Pickles the Firecat]

Lore shut down the 2013 album of the year results thread before it could even be posted.

Guess the lesson here is never put in work on something related to GAF.

[Polyh3dron]

Lore shut down the 2013 album of the year results thread before it could even be posted.

Guess the lesson here is never put in work on something related to GAF.

He obviously wasn't too keen on the shitty drip feed approach the OP was doing.  Why not put them all in one post?

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98701875&postcount=123

(Image removed from quote.)

  

The Bone version looks pretty awful in comparison.

[Pickles the Firecat]

He obviously wasn't too keen on the shitty drip feed approach the OP was doing.  Why not put them all in one post?

He mentioned wanting to incorporate the post snippets and quotes people added with their lists, tracks/alternate tracks that were posted in the thread, and some other stuff that would have made one large post impossible--honorable mentions, etc. Also wanted to facilitate conversation and give attention to each segment of albums, whereas one large list basically becomes the "I can't believe Yeezus was number one" show. Breathing space kinda breaks that up and gives the smaller albums a shot for attention they never had with so many people listing Yeezus, Modern Vampires, etc.

Either way, dude could've been given a chance to explain his approach.

[doctavius bonbon]

Lore shut down the 2013 album of the year results thread before it could even be posted.

Guess the lesson here is never put in work on something related to GAF.

Probably sitting at the create post screen with the next drip like

but yeah, communication would have been nice.

[Polyh3dron]

He obviously wasn't too keen on the shitty drip feed approach the OP was doing.  Why not put them all in one post?

He mentioned wanting to incorporate the post snippets and quotes people added with their lists, tracks/alternate tracks that were posted in the thread, and some other stuff that would have made one large post impossible--honorable mentions, etc. Also wanted to facilitate conversation and give attention to each segment of albums, whereas one large list basically becomes the "I can't believe Yeezus was number one" show. Breathing space kinda breaks that up and gives the smaller albums a shot for attention they never had with so many people listing Yeezus, Modern Vampires, etc.

Either way, dude could've been given a chance to explain his approach.

But he did.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98705373&postcount=5

[Pickles the Firecat]

Ah you can't expect someone to respond seriously to that. Thread was like four posts in and he thought it was just fucking around.

Just feel bad that he put in work for nothing. Seemed like he had a cool presentation set up.

[Polyh3dron]

Ah you can't expect someone to respond seriously to that. Thread was like four posts in and he thought it was just fucking around.

Just feel bad that he put in work for nothing. Seemed like he had a cool presentation set up.

Never go Full PopGAF outside of PopGAF.

[benjipwns]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=758585

gimme 10 hours of The Last of Us single player over 10 hours of some 8 bit looking game some hipster made in his basement. So im glad Sony does in fact "get it".

The more money spent on making/advertising a game, the better it will be. It's just that simple.

Most indie games are forgettable experiences that you won't really recommend others to play.

When I think of great games, I think of experiences such as Deux Ex + Human Revolution, Uncharted 2, The Last Of Us, Jedi Knight II/Jedi Academy, Metal Gear Solid 1/2/3, God Of War 1/2/3, Halo Reach, Assassin's Creed II, Grand Theft Auto V, Dark Souls, Borderlands 2 etc. These are experiences you will remember for a long, long time. This isn't about budgets. It's about quality.

Indie games lack any real depth and quality. They are mostly shallow experiences, and as Pachter rightly put it - you can compare them with snacks. There is no indie game that I am 'dying' to play (except Journey), and I don't think I ever will be. On the other hand, I am REALLY looking forward to games like MGSV, The Order, Destiny and Naughty Dog's new projects.

He's right, you know, indie games are mostly hipster snack-games

They are like snacks. Everyone will be saying "Buh-buh what about <one-off indie game>?" but the fact is they're mostly pretty much plinky plonky disposable junk.

Indie titles are the ukuleles of video games.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98563277&postcount=63

But what if the best $15 game that comes out in a year happens to be better than the best $60 game? What use is there is arbitrarily dividing games up by their price or by their budget?

The day that happens is the day hipsters have officially taken over. Indie games are side games. There's good ones but that's because they steal from your nostalgic memories. Delicious retro graphics and things we've already played.

 

[Yulwei]

I barely play indie games but,

The more money spent on making/advertising a game, the better it will be. It's just that simple.

there is no way this dude isn't trolling 

[benjipwns]

there is no way this dude isn't trolling 

Yeah, I thought that's pretty likely, it's a nice summary of some of the posts in there though. "Those damn cheapskate hipsters with their lack of gameplay!"

I already said why. For the most part indie games don't have the scope or vision like other games in different budget tiers which limits them. They do too little. 16 bit style platformer in the vein of an old ass Mario game doesn't do much for me when something like Mario Galaxy exists

[recursivelyenumerable]

They are like snacks. Everyone will be saying "Buh-buh what about <one-off indie game>?" but the fact is they're mostly pretty much plinky plonky disposable junk.

Indie titles are the ukuleles of video games.

[Himu]

Spelunky has in one finger more longevity, replay value, and requires more skill than your average Hollywood game that I have no clue how to comprehend that post. Throw in Meat Boy, FTL, et al and it isn't even close. Now, I'm a big defender of Hollywood games. They serve their place. There is nothing wrong with wanting the feels. I fuck with TWD and the Uncha (at least part 2) and GTA is my all time most played franchise aside from Final Fantasy. But let's get real.

What is this about Sony taking Indies off their initiative? That legitimately a huge bulletpoint for me. I play more DD indie games on avg than retail. I hope this isnt true or else I might as well stick with PC unless I want Japanese games.

[headwalk]

looks like now that indies aren't a bullet point for the PS4 anymore, the sonytards have turned on 'em

similar to how the tomb raider remake was just an unremarkable cynical cash in a week ago.

[Great Rumbler]

Guys, they're right. Avatar was by far the best movie the year it came out, too bad it got snubbed by the hipster Academy in favor of some forgettable low-budget whatever movie that people certainly won't be watching and talking about 50 years from now, unlike Avatar.

[Eel O'Brian]

Uncharted 2 was sort of a perfect storm game, at least to me. Tight plot, engaging dialogue and voice acting, and fun diverse action sequences that didn't fall into the "here's another arena shootout" trap of the first game. Of course, all that went straight into the shitter with the third game. When I heard that the same guy who directed 3 was gonna direct 4 I was all 

but, you know, I dumped over 100 hours into Terraria, too. There's room for everything when you spend your precious free time playing games  and not just squawking defensively about them in endless cycles on message boards. I look at some posters and I think "There aren't enough hours in a day for you to be making the volume of posts you make and still have time to play games. You're defending/attacking lists of games you haven't - and will never - actually play."

[Himu]

MS cares about Indies now?

[MCD]

Of course. It's thanks to MS indies are relevant today.

[MCD]

http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/74369-cboat-is-ekim-busted/

[Himu]

MS cares about Indies now?

They loosened their restrictions and reached out to the community, so I would say yes.

when was this?

[MCD]

http://news.xbox.com/2013/08/gamescom-indie

[Tasty]

Tell me when the Bone or Quad get Construct 2 support.

Oh god are nintendo desperate :'(

[Bebpo]

http://opa-ages.com/forums/topic/74369-cboat-is-ekim-busted/

terrible news

there goes one of the few good providers of insider leaks in the industry.  Should have known never to post pictures and just stick to garbled text