Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

What if the Russian vaccine is just watered-down Polonium-210?  It's the miracle elixir that  kills your enemies and ends pandemics.

It won't work against good ol' american BLEACH injected right into ya veins

[Straight Edge]

Avengers is weeks away from realease and yet I’m already bored of it.

[Tripon]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-sterling-marvels-avengers-is-one-big-corporate-cash-grab.266151/page-7#post-42237510

What is it about Jim Sterling threads that reduce people to this kind of drivel?

How do you take one of the only unabashedly left-leaning gaming Youtubers (loud and proud LGBT, constantly advocating for labor rights) and disingenuously trash him for satirical choices on presentation (which he ditched long ago anyway) all in an effort to... defend a set of tasteless monetization practices from some of the biggest publishers and media brands?

Like what's the rationale here? Is it a case of trying to figure out how to attack Jim from "the left," whether there's any kind of internal consistency to the argument at all?
 

Because he's a grifter and the grifted will defend him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Jim Sterling was doing the arch-reactionary 'anti-SJW' conservative bit early in his career, saw it wasn't working, then shifted to the lefty persona he has today. He said he saw that he didn't like himself and changed it, but there's still people skeptical because there's some shit that he does that makes you wonder if everything is an act.

Dude is making bank on patreon though.

[Nintex]

That gameplay footage looks bland.

[Yulwei]

Avengers is weeks away from realease and yet I’m already bored of it.

it's amazing how the consumerist brainrot in ree is so thorough that they are unironically going to bat for a 6/10 at best movie tie in game.

[Nintex]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-sterling-marvels-avengers-is-one-big-corporate-cash-grab.266151/page-8#post-42243345

This is an INCREDIBLY expensive game to make. The Verizon deal is fine. The skins are actually tasteful and helps the developer with budget constraints.

And everything shown so far has been cosmetic only. As long as it stays that way it seems harmless to me.

 

[bork]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-sterling-marvels-avengers-is-one-big-corporate-cash-grab.266151/page-7#post-42237510

What is it about Jim Sterling threads that reduce people to this kind of drivel?

How do you take one of the only unabashedly left-leaning gaming Youtubers (loud and proud LGBT, constantly advocating for labor rights) and disingenuously trash him for satirical choices on presentation (which he ditched long ago anyway) all in an effort to... defend a set of tasteless monetization practices from some of the biggest publishers and media brands?

Like what's the rationale here? Is it a case of trying to figure out how to attack Jim from "the left," whether there's any kind of internal consistency to the argument at all?
 

Because he's a grifter and the grifted will defend him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Jim Sterling was doing the arch-reactionary 'anti-SJW' conservative bit early in his career, saw it wasn't working, then shifted to the lefty persona he has today. He said he saw that he didn't like himself and changed it, but there's still people skeptical because there's some shit that he does that makes you wonder if everything is an act.

Dude is making bank on patreon though.

(Image removed from quote.)

I don't really get "grifter" from that when he's putting up free Youtube videos and asking for support via Patreon, though.

[Nintex]

If you're reading this Square Enix / Disney.

Make a deal with McDonalds. I will buy your game if I can dress up all the avengers as CLOWNS 
Helps with your budget constraints too.

[bork]

This is an INCREDIBLY expensive game to make. The Verizon deal is fine. The skins are actually tasteful and helps the developer with budget constraints.

And everything shown so far has been cosmetic only. As long as it stays that way it seems harmless to me.

 

Who said this?

Found it.  LINK YO SHIT.

[Nintex]

This is an INCREDIBLY expensive game to make. The Verizon deal is fine. The skins are actually tasteful and helps the developer with budget constraints.

And everything shown so far has been cosmetic only. As long as it stays that way it seems harmless to me.

 

Who said this?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-sterling-marvels-avengers-is-one-big-corporate-cash-grab.266151/post-42243345

[HaughtyFrank]

This is an INCREDIBLY expensive game to make. The Verizon deal is fine. The skins are actually tasteful and helps the developer with budget constraints.

And everything shown so far has been cosmetic only. As long as it stays that way it seems harmless to me.

 

Thank God the skins are tasteful

[Nintex]

I want MyPillow and Goya Beans skins 

[Pissy F Benny]

They should have given the corporate tie in skins bigger tiddies

[bork]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-sterling-marvels-avengers-is-one-big-corporate-cash-grab.266151/page-9#post-42244131

Hell, the skins aren't even like gawdy advertisements or anything, they're actually fairly plain and in kinda a bleh way. This isn't like Noctis's glorious Cup Noodle hat or anything.

If only the skins were this good.
 

[Nintex]

They should have given the corporate tie in skins bigger tiddies

Marvel x Hooters 

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I fully believe that Avengers is INCREDIBLY expensive, but I suspect its more on the Papa Disneys licencing costs front than the thousands of third world outsourced labour costs production values front

[Don Rumata]

EDIT: FUCK YOU GREAT SAGE. 

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

 

[Straight Edge]

I fully believe that Avengers is INCREDIBLY expensive, but I suspect its more on the Papa Disneys licencing costs front than the thousands of third world outsourced labour costs production values front

Yeah they didn’t break the bank with the bland me-too beat ‘em up gameplay I’ve seen so far.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-sterling-marvels-avengers-is-one-big-corporate-cash-grab.266151/page-7#post-42237510

What is it about Jim Sterling threads that reduce people to this kind of drivel?

How do you take one of the only unabashedly left-leaning gaming Youtubers (loud and proud LGBT, constantly advocating for labor rights) and disingenuously trash him for satirical choices on presentation (which he ditched long ago anyway) all in an effort to... defend a set of tasteless monetization practices from some of the biggest publishers and media brands?

Like what's the rationale here? Is it a case of trying to figure out how to attack Jim from "the left," whether there's any kind of internal consistency to the argument at all?
 

Because he's a grifter and the grifted will defend him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Jim Sterling was doing the arch-reactionary 'anti-SJW' conservative bit early in his career, saw it wasn't working, then shifted to the lefty persona he has today. He said he saw that he didn't like himself and changed it, but there's still people skeptical because there's some shit that he does that makes you wonder if everything is an act.

Dude is making bank on patreon though.

(Image removed from quote.)

I don't really get "grifter" from that when he's putting up free Youtube videos and asking for support via Patreon, though.

I will not call him a grifter, but a disingenuous hypocritical cunt that appeals to the common denominator in gaming controversies while still trying to present himself as progressive because he doesn’t want to get called out by people.

[Pissy F Benny]

He's also a fat tub of goo

[Hermit]

he really is an enormous mass of human

his face alone weighs more than half of me

[Boredfrom]

Jim Sterling was doing the arch-reactionary 'anti-SJW' conservative bit early in his career, saw it wasn't working, then shifted to the lefty persona he has today. He said he saw that he didn't like himself and changed it, but there's still people skeptical because there's some shit that he does that makes you wonder if everything is an act.

He acts the same way he did when he was a anti-SJW shitposter just with a different political wind.

[Nintex]

I liked it better when he was still writing and you had the occasional NeoGAF freak-out when he scored a big game a 3/10 to ruin its Metacritic average.

[bork]

STERDUST

[paprikastaude]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-sterling-marvels-avengers-is-one-big-corporate-cash-grab.266151/

Can't believe they have monitized the avengers brand like this these characters deserve better

Me thinks you've fallen for sarcasm.

Likely not, as every resetti is super scared to get banned over sarcasm and hence labels these things with "/s".

[Uncle]

it's fairly obvious that blame space is jim sterling

[benjipwns]

Imagine just brushing away a number of exposés on subjects ranging from false advertising, addiction, gambling, political censorship, to sexual assault and more as just "getting people angry at toys."

Couldn't be me.

"exposés"

Last I knew, the dude reads something off a website, throws a shitty tantrum for about twenty minutes and then the whole thing just sorta ends...

[benjipwns]

Yes, each country has their own FDA, or government agency that will approve drugs or vaccines for domestic use. They can also offer emergency approval to targeted demographics before official approval if they think it's warranted. A number of drugs and treatments are under emergency approval right now fighting coronavirus. Which is why I rolled my eyes at the idea of the Russians or anybody else trying to 'steal' information on vaccine production when that was reported a month or two ago. We should encourage collaboration whenever possible, this fucking novel coronavirus is affecting everyone on the planet. You might have other countries already having a previous agreement to start production and distributing to their own citizens as well.

Did the Russians cut some corners? Probably, but so is everyone else. I‘d personally wait a little longer, but, whoever claims that they would unleash a „bioweapon“ on their own populace just for the sake of being evil, has watched too many comic book movies.

You guys are ALL overlooking the increasingly likely possibility that they create an actual successful vaccine very soon, get the entire world to copy it, and once we're all injected BY FORCE they ACTIVATE THE SECRET STRAINS THEY HID INSIDE THE RNA just before the election and knock off track suits swarm the polls to re-elect Trump.

[Pissy F Benny]

Sterling’s vids where he’s making fun of shitty games are were decent, he just never does them anymore

Now 90% of videos are him bitching about the same handful of topics multiples times per week and it’s

[jorma]

Yes, each country has their own FDA, or government agency that will approve drugs or vaccines for domestic use. They can also offer emergency approval to targeted demographics before official approval if they think it's warranted. A number of drugs and treatments are under emergency approval right now fighting coronavirus. Which is why I rolled my eyes at the idea of the Russians or anybody else trying to 'steal' information on vaccine production when that was reported a month or two ago. We should encourage collaboration whenever possible, this fucking novel coronavirus is affecting everyone on the planet. You might have other countries already having a previous agreement to start production and distributing to their own citizens as well.

Did the Russians cut some corners? Probably, but so is everyone else. I‘d personally wait a little longer, but, whoever claims that they would unleash a „bioweapon“ on their own populace just for the sake of being evil, has watched too many comic book movies.

You guys are ALL overlooking the increasingly likely possibility that they create an actual successful vaccine very soon, get the entire world to copy it, and once we're all injected BY FORCE they ACTIVATE THE SECRET STRAINS THEY HID INSIDE THE RNA just before the election and knock off track suits swarm the polls to re-elect Trump.

are you suggesting that the entire corona pandemic is an elaborate scam by the russians and the chinese to get Trump reelected? because everything makes so much sense now!

[Hermit]

 

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/halo-infinite-delayed.266394/

Stinkles’ vengeance

Is totally because the Covid-19 pandemic folks...

[thetylerrob]

I never expected Sterling would end up being the most successful Destructoid alum but damn son he's making decent cash. Hopefully Nintendo is hooking up my boy Chad Concelmo with a decent salary.

[benjipwns]

are you suggesting that the entire corona pandemic is an elaborate scam by the russians and the chinese to get Trump reelected? because everything makes so much sense now!

Russia's only trying to cure the virus to prop up Trump's re-election chances, that's all they care about. Wake up sheeple. Focus on the big picture! Trump!

It was all in the leaked playbook they left on the bus.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

are you suggesting that the entire corona pandemic is an elaborate scam by the russians and the chinese to get Trump reelected? because everything makes so much sense now!

Russia's only trying to cure the virus to prop up Trump's re-election chances, that's all they care about. Wake up sheeple. Focus on the big picture! Trump!

I think that's an awfully short sighted point of view to take.

They're also trying to ruin Disneys Road To Ten Billion.

[Nintex]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/halo-infinite-delayed.266394/

Stinkles’ vengeance

Is totally because the Covid-19 pandemic folks...

yet another mic drop megaton moment for Xbox

[Switters]

Jim Sterling is what cable access looks like in hell.

[benjipwns]

Can't wait for Jim Sterling's hard hitting investigative expose on the Halo Infinite delay due to Frank O'Connor's ALLEGEDLY uncontrollable (since the stroke) perversions.

[Don Rumata]

are you suggesting that the entire corona pandemic is an elaborate scam by the russians and the chinese to get Trump reelected? because everything makes so much sense now!

Russia's only trying to cure the virus to prop up Trump's re-election chances, that's all they care about. Wake up sheeple. Focus on the big picture! Trump!

It was all in the leaked playbook they left on the bus.

What if it's all a big hoax, and we cure COVID for nothing? 

[Hermit]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/halo-infinite-delayed.266394/

Stinkles’ vengeance

Is totally because the Covid-19 pandemic folks...

11 pages in 15 minutes 

[HaughtyFrank]

(Image removed from quote.)

 

Sterling's insults used to have a bit more fire

[benjipwns]

What if it's all a big hoax, and we cure COVID for nothing? 

It's just going to encourage people to cure more diseases and viruses and that's not a world I want to live in.

[Nintex]

So Microsoft pulled in all these extra teams like The Coalition to help get HALO out the door and they can't do it so now not only will HALO miss launch their other games will suffer delays as well 


Activision sliding into Spencers DM's for a 2-week exclusivity on Call of Duty rn 

[BisMarckie]

Do any of you idiots think it's a coincidence that a vaccine is announced one day after Lukashenko won the election? 

[benjipwns]

I demand a special counsel investigation into this vaccine and Trump's ties to it and how he could benefit.

I nominate Jim Sterling to head it.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/halo-infinite-delayed-until-2021.266394/page-6#post-42253689

Great news. I bet all those devs are breathing a huge sigh of relief.

Hahaha they are probably afraid of losing their jobs next year if the game underperforms. This decision was made because the game is probably in a shit state and they don’t want another Master Chief’s Collection fiasco again. They probably feel more pressured now given their abysmal track record.

[benjipwns]

I didn't even think of the worst part of this vaccine, what if people in Poland can get it? Despite living in a country that's transphobic?

[Nintex]

Interesting post by ResetEra man(?) here

Microsoft will do something to take the sting out of this announcement. I'm curious what it'll be.

Marvel Avengers HALO Infinite costumes?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/halo-infinite-delayed-until-2021.266394/page-6#post-42253689

Great news. I bet all those devs are breathing a huge sigh of relief.

Hahaha they are probably afraid of losing their jobs next year if the game underperforms. This decision was made because the game is probably in a shit state and they don’t want another Master Chief’s Collection fiasco again. They probably feel more pressured now given their abysmal track record.

It would not surprise me that we will see new leadership at 343i again and people moving on as a result.

[Boredfrom]

Good. No or little crunch and delay games as much as any developer wants. 

 

Are this guys aware that delays don’t mean that they will avoid crunch time?

[BisMarckie]

All I am saying is that the Russians cured the Rona to get Lukashenko re-elected. They need to one-up themselves to get Trump re-elected. They will probably cure male pattern baldness

[benjipwns]

oh, I didn't need to shitpost, I could have just copy-pasted:

Ya'll really desperate enough to fall for this shit? There's no Russian vaccine. At best, this is a ploy to get Trump re-elected to really throw America fully into the shitter.

[Boredfrom]

Honestly seriously proud of 343 for this.

Things like the lack of raytracing at launch and the fact that this build only four months from release had so many graphical issues indicated to me that the game was just not there yet. And worse, that the devs would have to seriously crunch to get it to a good state.


I can't think of a single developer under more pressure to NOT release the game. Like seriously. This is Halo, on an xbox. The two are synonymous and yet we haven't had a launch Halo since Combat Evolved. This was literally a personal thing for Phil Spencer and many people at 343 and xbox. Xbox also is trying to come back hard and strong after the xbox one. They need to come out swinging, they need a big hit.

I literally cannot think of any developer under more pressure not to delay. Anyone ever.

Kudos to 343 and kudos to Microsoft for this decision. I hope that it gets the time it needs.

“I’m proud this studio is so shitty that they cannot release an acceptable presentation of their flagship game after 5 years of development.”

[Joe Molotov]

They should have given the corporate tie in skins bigger tiddies

Marvel x Hooters 

Marvel x Femboy Hooters

[benjipwns]

Do any of you idiots think it's a coincidence that a vaccine is announced one day after Lukashenko won the election? 

They're trying to take all the hype out of Biden's VP announcement! Just like Microsoft and the Halo Infinite news!

[Nintex]

I literally cannot think of any developer under more pressure not to delay. Anyone ever.

Super Mario 64 for the Ultra 64.
But Yamauchi said to Miyamoto: "Don't worry kid, take your time, make this game the best it can be. The console won't launch until you are ready"

Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64
And Chris & Tim Stamper said to Nintendo: "We got you fam, Diddy Kong Racing is ready to go!"

[Switters]

Would Vaccines be considered micro-transactions?

[HaughtyFrank]

Honestly seriously proud of 343 for this.

Things like the lack of raytracing at launch and the fact that this build only four months from release had so many graphical issues indicated to me that the game was just not there yet. And worse, that the devs would have to seriously crunch to get it to a good state.


I can't think of a single developer under more pressure to NOT release the game. Like seriously. This is Halo, on an xbox. The two are synonymous and yet we haven't had a launch Halo since Combat Evolved. This was literally a personal thing for Phil Spencer and many people at 343 and xbox. Xbox also is trying to come back hard and strong after the xbox one. They need to come out swinging, they need a big hit.

I literally cannot think of any developer under more pressure not to delay. Anyone ever.

Kudos to 343 and kudos to Microsoft for this decision. I hope that it gets the time it needs.

“I’m proud this studio is so shitty that they cannot release an acceptable presentation of their flagship game after 5 years of development.”

I wonder why 343 just can't get their shit together.

[Boredfrom]

People still don't get it. Delays do not alleviate crunch. They prolong it. 

I mean, yeah maybe. But I guess the moral of the story is fuck it all then? If devs crunch to meet a date that sucks, but if they delay the date to give the devs more time that just means more crunch? Kind-of a lose-lose scenario.

The moral is “incompetent management can be justified by corporate speak of “we are totally concerned for our workers”. The fact that they delayed their launch title for the new Xbox console means that the game is probably in a worse state than everyone thought it was.

[ShutUp]

Infinite is going to shut tons of people up. Can't wait.

And there are going to be more games delayed due to the pandemic and problems trying to work from home, this is just the first announced.