The Bore does what NeoGAF doesn't.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190443875&postcount=3351

It's Christmas day. Valve is probably running on a skeleton crew.

Not saying this should be swept under the rug but I'll give them a day or two to release a statement as long as everything is now secure.

Exactly. The entire Washington DC, including the White House could be offline and I wouldn't be answering my phone. It's Christmas.

Is it too much to ask for Gordon Freeman to announce "Probably not a problem"?

These people do not live in reality.

[qq more]

I don't think GAFers even know what reality means

[Shadow Mod]

If you're a hermit in a dead end job furiously jacking off gaming companies I guess I could see why you wouldn't care about your personal info being out there.

How anything can be called "secure" when the breach already happened is wut 

[headwalk]

how are they getting people's real names & addresses on steam?

been out all day for this.

[headwalk]

oh, so if you use steam at some point during the day it started broadcasting your details to everyone through a cache fuckup?

nice one guys.  think i had more fun trying to jump start my car.

[tiesto]

I don't think I've touched Steam in months (most of my PC games are either physical copies or GOG) but my brother was browsing games on it today. Just sent him a text...

[VomKriege]

On a more serious note, I do get where a lot of the goodwill for Valve comes from. I think their advertised work philosophy is appealing and a lot of workplaces would be happier if they took one or two pages out of their handbook (not everyone is a fan tho). However the fact is that the company has a terrible track record on costumer support and to a lesser extent at communicating their plannings to their audience (if not in making plannings in the first place).

Just outsource that shit if it's so conflicting to your core values. I'm sure there's excellent partners to contract with provided you can pay the prize (and Valve certainly can), at least in the Customer Support area even though you'll probably have problems when they will need to get some info from Valve.

[archie4208]

They make high quality games that are frequently updated and run an online store that has good sales.  It's not rocket science. 

[VomKriege]

They make high quality games that are frequently updated and run an online store that has good sales.  It's not rocket science. 

I think the astroturfing often goes way beyond that and is clearly fueled by a very rose-tinted view of Valve as an entity, most notably of their internal philosophies and policies. Honestly, from the outside perspective of a customer, Steam does share a lot of of the terrifying stuff than what the faceless giant conglomerates do.

[Take My Breh Away]

They make high quality games that are frequently updated and run an online store that has good sales.  It's not rocket science. 

I think the astroturfing often goes way beyond that and is clearly fueled by a very rose-tinted view of Valve as an entity, most notably of their internal philosophies and policies. Honestly, from the outside perspective of a customer, Steam does share a lot of of the terrifying stuff than what the faceless giant conglomerates do.

There's serious consumerism issues in the way people treat video game brands and the companies behind them. Had that have been Origin that had a massive data breech, the internet would have imploded because it was EA and people would have been out for blood. With Valve, there's a ton of brand evangelists astroturfing because they see their own online identity and personas as associative. And since it's neogaf where this sort of brand association and astroturfing is encouraged than derided, you end up with a massive fucking problem where people are totally oblivious and tell people "It's just your personal data, pfffft. Valve will take care of it. Valve are good to us".

Idiocy writ large.   

[FStop7]

Bu bu bu but lord gaben meme meme meme meme meme!

[octopushover]

speaking of which, this is a highlighted deal on steam today

http://store.steampowered.com/app/333980/

"In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight."

[VomKriege]

speaking of which, this is a highlighted deal on steam today

http://store.steampowered.com/app/333980/

"In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight."

Not that I am interested in the game, but apparently the depiction of Akihabara is insanely faithful (They asked and got permission to use logos for a lot of the shops and billboards), the mechanics are somewhat decent (It's Acquire) and some of the writing is a bit tongue in cheek. But yeah, it's a brawler where you strip teens and it's soaked in otaku culture.

[qq more]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190477242&postcount=4096

Oh boy, now there's victim blaming! About time 

If there information was that sensitive why save it in an online service when data breaches are an every day occurrence?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190477007&postcount=4090

And he claims it's not a big deal your personal info (home address, email, full name, phone number, etc) gets leaked.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190478225&postcount=4148

And finally the hypocrisy!


EDIT: andddd banned

[Dennis]

speaking of which, this is a highlighted deal on steam today

http://store.steampowered.com/app/333980/

"In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight."

That is the most Japanese game ever.

User reviews:   Very Positive (840 reviews)

 

[VomKriege]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190477242&postcount=4096

Oh boy, now there's victim blaming! About time 

If there information was that sensitive why save it in an online service when data breaches are an every day occurrence?

Yeah because it's not like filling some of that data is mandatory anyway for authentification, securing payments, detering fraud...

[FStop7]

People on gaf rise to the level of discourse set by those who run the site. 

[OnlyRegret]

Not really surprising.

Despite not being a console, looking around forums and PC mustard race sites show that there is plenty of fanboyism. Fueled by extreme feelings of elitism and superiority.
No surprise the mustard racers would then downplay shit or engage in obfuscation, some of them literally think they are better than others for PC gaming. 

[Jansen]

[brawndolicious]

I thought with how PCs have been getting the best ports of most third-party games over the last decade that there'd be less people using video game audio/visuals as penis substitutes. I feel like the same thing will happen when electric/fuel cell cars start performing better than regular gas/diesels. Some people just can't enjoy fun for fun when buying decisions can raise their pathetically weak self-confidence.

[Mods Help]

Mustard race

[Shadow Mod]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190495572&postcount=4384

 

[qq more]

[Yulwei]

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is that explosion from metal slug? 

HEAVY MACHINE GUN

[qq more]

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is that explosion from metal slug? 

HEAVY MACHINE GUN

yep haha

IRON LIZARD

[Take My Breh Away]

Reading that post



Fucking corporate dominated future is here and we don't get any cool cyberpunk dystopias or alternate futures where Taco Bell won.

[octopushover]

Reading that post

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Fucking corporate dominated future is here and we don't get any cool cyberpunk dystopias or alternate futures where Taco Bell won.

taco bell is very frequently on /hailcorporate/ so don't worry they won!

[Dennis]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190504475&postcount=89

 

[octopushover]

i dated a girl once who had a 13-year-old cousin who had never eaten fruit in its natural form

seriously her parents let her do this

[Mods Help]

taco bell future is earth's future

the franchise wars are already on: taco bell serves breakfast, alcohol, AND delivers now. McDonalds even has all day breakfast.

Demolition Man is our future. Our future is Demolition Man. Reach for the sea shells, boys and girls! Demolition Man takes place in 2032 - we can do this, Bore!

[VomKriege]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190277861&postcount=352

This utterly average and mediocre game deserves a sequel

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190262009&postcount=325

Such potential ! Imagine the same but done good good, it would be a good game !

[qq more]

taco bell future is earth's future

the franchise wars are already on: taco bell serves breakfast, alcohol, AND delivers now. McDonalds even has all day breakfast.

Demolition Man is our future. Our future is Demolition Man. Reach for the sea shells, boys and girls! Demolition Man takes place in 2032 - we can do this, Bore!

Excuse me, but what seems to be your boggle?

[thisismyusername]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1162557

  Kara, it seems like it's time for you and the book club to include YA novels. 

(Who am I kidding. Most of GAF doesn't read. )

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190504475&postcount=89

 

I'm sure he has little objection to opening cellophane wrappers for chips, candy, etc.

[Mods Help]

taco bell future is earth's future

the franchise wars are already on: taco bell serves breakfast, alcohol, AND delivers now. McDonalds even has all day breakfast.

Demolition Man is our future. Our future is Demolition Man. Reach for the sea shells, boys and girls! Demolition Man takes place in 2032 - we can do this, Bore!

Excuse me, but what seems to be your boggle?

Mellow greetings, citizen!

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190509941&postcount=17172

[Mods Help]

I love plinkett but the way people put his reviews on a pedestal despite them not being completely iron tight and being done for the purposes of entertainment is lol. They'll use his nitpick arguments as actual argument ignoring that the nitpick is done for hyperbolic comedic purposes.

His reviews are great and have overarching lessons for filmmaking but some people take them too seriously for what are supposed to be for the purpose of entertainment.

[Mods Help]

Lol

Lots of "the fact I have to wait a year and a half for answers in itself is a plot hole!" in that thread

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190518953&postcount=68

/dead

[Mods Help]

AiA pleas dispel the myth that NFL is fixed like pro wrestling

[Phoenix Dark]

Did Plinkett/RedLetterMedia like TFA?

[Mods Help]

Did Plinkett/RedLetterMedia like TFA?

Yup

Plinkett review when the dvd drops most likely

[Tasty]

I don't think there's any reason for a Plinkett review. He only reviews movies with severe flaws and potential for dozens of nitpicks. The Plinkett reviews might be my favorite series of video reviews for anything, but I don't think RLM should do them just cause.

A Plinkett review of Dunston Checks In would be more entertaining and insightful than a review of TFA.

[mormapope]

Plinkett reviews were done for the Star Trek reboot and Titanic. Two movies Mike views as good or okay but have serious flaws. The main criticism for Star Trek 2009 was it felt like Star Wars a lot more than it felt like Star Trek. JJ eventually made the Star Wars movie he always wanted to make.

[Mr Gilhaney]

speaking of which, this is a highlighted deal on steam today

http://store.steampowered.com/app/333980/

"In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight."

[Tasty]

Plinkett reviews were done for the Star Trek reboot and Titanic. Two movies Mike views as good or okay but have serious flaws. The main criticism for Star Trek 2009 was it felt like Star Wars a lot more than it felt like Star Trek. JJ eventually made the Star Wars movie he always wanted to make.

Well, exactly. If there was a TFA Plinkett review 80% of it would be "it's kinda like in the Star Trek reboot, except it works this time cause it's Star Wars."

[curly]

PoliGAF is playing stupid team-based games now.

That community has gone full distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.

The NeoGAF approach to politics. Fucking nerds

[benjipwns]

PoliGAF is playing stupid team-based games now.

That community has gone full distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.

How many non-joke/links have I posted in that thread in the last 10 pages (100ppp)? 

[benjipwns]

wtf when did i get a tag again

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

whys it gotta all serious and not mocking me

[VomKriege]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1162589

 

No Bloodborne on that list = I have no respect or consideration for this guy's opinion. Not that I liked him to begin with.

Fact of the matter is that someone who does not rank Bloodborne in their top 10 games of the year has an opinion so wildly divergent from mine that it's unlikely that we'll see eye-to-eye on anything else that has to do with the subjective evaluation of games.

[Dennis]

Bloodborne is the measure of a man.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Souls fanatics are pretty bad

Especially hate it when they shitpost in Witcher threads

[thisismyusername]

*lights the PD signal*

https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/3yd8co/is_gay_bodybuilder_porn_wheying_down_rbroslikeus/

Also this explains one of the questions you've asked me, before.

[archie4208]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1162694

You'll never be as cool as jeff_rigby. 

[Take My Breh Away]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=190530863&postcount=789

The classic collected works of Sony Stanning Vol.1 

[benjipwns]

especially if it gets clogged up over time (unwanted start up items, malware etc).

that's why u use those cleanmypc websites duh

[octopushover]

i dont trust cleanmypc so i take it to the geeksquad

[qq more]

just download RAM its not rocket science geeeez!

[Mods Help]

download more hd space

[Shaka Khan]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1162694

You'll never be as cool as jeff_rigby. 

Jeff jumping the shark. I thought it was impossible