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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11880 on: January 21, 2022, 07:19:59 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wapo-biden-trying-to-prevent-trump-and-the-gop-from-invalidating-elections-is-just-as-dangerous-as-trump-invalidating-elections.542690/

When Trump says not to trust the election results, it’s fascism, but when Biden does it we should all take him very seriously.

As I understand it, this article will create the fourth Reich

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If history is anything to go by they’ll be thrown in jail or executed, so that’s why I don’t understand why they think American fascism will be any different.

They’ll gladly follow orders if they can keep making money.

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« Reply #11881 on: January 21, 2022, 07:34:29 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/meat-loaf-has-died.542321/page-3#post-80665787
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Damn, man. RIP

Edit: Whaaaa? I didn't realize he was an anti-vaxxer.
wtf dude.
Sounds like COVID got him real quick too.
Doubt he was vaccinated.
It's one of those RIP LEGEND to instantly edited posts of fuck for having conservative views.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11882 on: January 21, 2022, 07:43:15 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wapo-biden-trying-to-prevent-trump-and-the-gop-from-invalidating-elections-is-just-as-dangerous-as-trump-invalidating-elections.542690/

When Trump says not to trust the election results, it’s fascism, but when Biden does it we should all take him very seriously.

What are the odds excel read more than the headline this time?


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Journalism doesn't exist anymore
It's not journalism.  It's opinion you media illiterate.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2022, 07:50:31 PM by clothedmacuser »
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11883 on: January 21, 2022, 07:48:10 PM »
Sounds like they agree with Ted Koppel

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“I’m terribly concerned that when you talk about the New York Times these days, when you talk about the Washington Post these days,” Koppel began. “We’re not talking about the New York Times of 50 years ago. We are not talking about the Washington Post of 50 years ago.

Koppel answered, “I think opinion belongs on the opinion page. That’s why they call it the op-ed section. That’s where the opinion pieces are, the columns, that’s where the editorials are and that’s where it belongs. I don’t like seeing opinion being expressed on the front page of a great newspaper.”

He went on, “Having said that, let me say again, I think the Times, the Post, the Wall Street Journal are doing some of the best journalism that I have seen over the past 50 years. I just wish they wouldn’t step into that category… It bothers me when I see them losing some of the criteria that always used to keep a wall between opinion and news coverage.”
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We’re talking about organizations that I believe have, in fact, decided as organizations that Donald J. Trump is bad for the United States.”
:'( :maf

https://www.yahoo.com/now/ted-koppel-blasts-news-media-201219470.html



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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11884 on: January 21, 2022, 07:49:32 PM »
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« Reply #11885 on: January 21, 2022, 08:37:59 PM »
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Well I don't feel so bad for not liking his music at all.

You need help.

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My friend was in Meat's band for years. They actually called him "Meat" in case anybody was wondering what he was comfortable being called. My buddy posted a really nice eulogy on Facebook which I'll share with names redacted if anybody wants to read it. It was a lovely take on a legend who was actually incredibly down to earth.

My friend talked about how incredibly down to earth he was, and how separate his public persona was from his private one. I've heard a lot of stories about Meat over my career and he's always come off as an incredibly supportive and kind man.

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lmfao

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11886 on: January 21, 2022, 08:59:04 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wapo-biden-trying-to-prevent-trump-and-the-gop-from-invalidating-elections-is-just-as-dangerous-as-trump-invalidating-elections.542690/

When Trump says not to trust the election results, it’s fascism, but when Biden does it we should all take him very seriously.

What are the odds excel read more than the headline this time?


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Journalism doesn't exist anymore
It's not journalism.  It's opinion you media illiterate.
It's a known fact people on ResetEra can't read at all.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11887 on: January 21, 2022, 10:11:38 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/datingera-this-isnt-like-one-of-your-animes.666/page-448

Messy being so active in the dating thread is hilarious because he's married and his wife was procured by his parents. What advice could he possibly provide? "Be an islamic fundamentalist"?

"Make sure your parents have a credit card"

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« Reply #11888 on: January 22, 2022, 01:05:40 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/who-still-uses-a-computer-for-general-web-browsing.542774/
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99.9% of my web/era browsing is done on my phone. Even if I’m at home I’ll use my phone instead of my laptop. Sometimes I’ll use the iPad but only if I’m charging my phone.

Laptop is for video stuff

IPad is for drawing and streaming

Phone is for era

I sometimes worry that the pics I use in my threads look different on a full size screen but I don’t know cause I’m on mobile. Oh well🤷🏻‍♀️

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11889 on: January 22, 2022, 02:43:21 AM »
Reeeeesetera

Fuck capitalism!  :gamergate :social :social2

Also Reeeeesetera

https://www.resetera.com/threads/who-still-uses-a-computer-for-general-web-browsing.542774/
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99.9% of my web/era browsing is done on my phone. Even if I’m at home I’ll use my phone instead of my laptop. Sometimes I’ll use the iPad but only if I’m charging my phone.

Laptop is for video stuff

IPad is for drawing and streaming

Phone is for era

I sometimes worry that the pics I use in my threads look different on a full size screen but I don’t know cause I’m on mobile. Oh well🤷🏻‍♀️
« Last Edit: January 22, 2022, 04:27:47 AM by Potato »
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11890 on: January 22, 2022, 02:59:19 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/bitcoin-crashes-to-five-month-low-as-russia-proposes-crypto-ban.542636/#post-80696294
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As usual, all Era's focus is on crypto as an investment, and none is on it as a means to pay for goods and services. Would have thought there would be more empathy for the drug dealers and sex workers whose lives it makes easier and safer.
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« Reply #11891 on: January 22, 2022, 04:16:30 AM »
You gotta have a little empathy for the big beautiful drug dealers :trumps
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11892 on: January 22, 2022, 04:29:50 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/bitcoin-crashes-to-five-month-low-as-russia-proposes-crypto-ban.542636/#post-80696294
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As usual, all Era's focus is on crypto as an investment, and none is on it as a means to pay for goods and services. Would have thought there would be more empathy for the drug dealers and sex workers whose lives it makes easier and safer.
:lol

This guy seems to know a great deal about the writings of one of those groups. Hmmm...

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Lol what sex workers take crypto? The sex work industry has stayed far away from anything related to cryptocurrencies.
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11893 on: January 22, 2022, 05:22:39 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/bitcoin-crashes-to-five-month-low-as-russia-proposes-crypto-ban.542636/#post-80696294
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As usual, all Era's focus is on crypto as an investment, and none is on it as a means to pay for goods and services. Would have thought there would be more empathy for the drug dealers and sex workers whose lives it makes easier and safer.
:lol

This guy seems to know a great deal about the writings of one of those groups. Hmmm...

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Lol what sex workers take crypto? The sex work industry has stayed far away from anything related to cryptocurrencies.
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As someone who occasionally works in the sex industry; you are saying incorrect wrong things.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11894 on: January 22, 2022, 05:42:55 AM »
Won't someone think of the Colombians


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« Reply #11895 on: January 22, 2022, 06:34:58 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/isn%E2%80%99t-it-weird-how-humans-are-the-only-species-that-has-to-wipe-their-ass-after-taking-a-shit.542798/
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I was just thinking about this…other animals just have to squat down and shit and they don’t have to worry about wiping…

so my question is..are we just shitting the wrong way? Are we supposed to squat down to shit instead of shitting in a sitting position?

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11896 on: January 22, 2022, 07:01:35 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/wapo-biden-trying-to-prevent-trump-and-the-gop-from-invalidating-elections-is-just-as-dangerous-as-trump-invalidating-elections.542690/

When Trump says not to trust the election results, it’s fascism, but when Biden does it we should all take him very seriously.

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What the fuck....This is probably a dumb question, but what are actual good publications/newspapers now-a-days?
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I like the guardian

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11897 on: January 22, 2022, 08:43:59 AM »
Okay, yeah I think Tahnit is definitely a troll lol

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11898 on: January 22, 2022, 12:02:24 PM »
Pretty sure I've read on ResetERA.com that The Guardian is centrist transphobic trash that should probably be a banned source.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11899 on: January 22, 2022, 12:18:29 PM »
User Banned (2 Weeks): Racialized concern trolling

Has ERA cancelled Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka yet for their NFT shilling? Didn’t want to start a new thread.
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11900 on: January 22, 2022, 12:49:47 PM »
???
How is that racialized ???

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« Reply #11901 on: January 22, 2022, 01:23:52 PM »
???
How is that racialized ???
They're black celebrities and we know that only white celebrities can be bad, so obviously they're being racialistic...or something.
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11902 on: January 22, 2022, 02:15:52 PM »
after this video it's baffling to me this forum will let people continue to enthusiastically promote what is essentially gambling and even worse a straight up scam
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The former owner of this site was neck deep in Crypto himself and I doubt he was the only one at the top with some investment.
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that's fucking sad. especially coming from what i thought was supposed to be a more left leaning site

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11903 on: January 22, 2022, 02:23:11 PM »
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what i thought was supposed to be a more left leaning site

The most common phrase uttered on RE

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11904 on: January 22, 2022, 02:33:59 PM »
I like Winstead, but not enough to make me watch an Ahsoka show.
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y tho. Ahsoka’s story has been great and Dawson was wonderful
Didn't watch Clone Wars, didn't watch Rebels, don't care about and don't have any affinity for the characters from those shows.
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If you didn't watch any of the Dave Filoni animated shows, you are probably not in the target demographic for any of the Davi Filoni live action shows.
Correct. I was not a child when those shows came out, so I didn't watch them and as a result I'm not itching to see the characters in live action.
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lol. tear those nerds a new one, friend.
Not meant to be a put-down. Clone Wars and Rebels are kids' shows and I just wasn't in the prime demographic for them. I can't do plucky kid protagonists.

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…..what?

And then, why are you in the thread? Some of y’all need to learn to let your eyes glaze over shit you aren’t into instead of giving so much energy to things you allegedly don’t like.
I always admire their ability to hijack an entire thread lmao.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11905 on: January 22, 2022, 03:41:07 PM »
These people seemingly have no idea what a ponzi scheme is.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11906 on: January 22, 2022, 03:48:13 PM »
after this video it's baffling to me this forum will let people continue to enthusiastically promote what is essentially gambling and even worse a straight up scam
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after this video it's baffling to me this forum will let people continue to enthusiastically promote what is essentially gambling and even worse a straight up scam
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The former owner of this site was neck deep in Crypto himself and I doubt he was the only one at the top with some investment.
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Crytpo thread is longer than this thread. Also, I love the huge crypto ad at the bottom of my page.

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I am tempted to petition the mods to ban crypto and remove the damn ads for it
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I got a ban for suggesting that banning crypto discussion would be a positive thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if I get one for posting this as well. I don’t care in either case because I’m right. There should not be space for people to push scams, especially ones that are so staggeringly damaging to the environment. B-Dubs has said that asking for a ban on the topic is posters attempting to say who should be welcome here, which is a gross mischaracterization of what people want. I don’t care if crypto bros want to talk about Zelda, but they shouldn’t be allowed to push their grift. No platform that claims to act from an ethical position can justify allowing crypto evangelizing. Crypto and NFT discussion should be banned, full stop.
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Ill take the ban too if thats what it takes

The mods are welcome to refute the mounting evidence that this video and its sources provide in an attempt to balance the discussion but I have a suspicion there won't be much substance. Ill wait
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After this video there's no question - Crypto/NFT discussion should be banned on Era.
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Signed, and I would be willing to take a ban for saying it.

Also:
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i was very disappointed at moderator response to climate denialism and downplaying in the last crypto thread i made, as someone personally impacted who might not be able to have a future at all past the next hurricane season, should these trends continue.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11907 on: January 22, 2022, 03:56:19 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/line-goes-up-the-problem-with-nfts-dan-olson.542492/page-4#post-80737049

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Nobody gives a shit about this website, though. NeoGAF actually had some small relevancy to the outside world at large because it was the largest video games forum at a time when that still meant something. Nobody cares about what happens on Era except for the users that browse it and a handful of sad Kiwifarms trolls.

Banning topics is stupid though. Just ban the people unironically peddling it.
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« Reply #11908 on: January 22, 2022, 05:00:35 PM »
I like Winstead, but not enough to make me watch an Ahsoka show.
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y tho. Ahsoka’s story has been great and Dawson was wonderful
Didn't watch Clone Wars, didn't watch Rebels, don't care about and don't have any affinity for the characters from those shows.
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If you didn't watch any of the Dave Filoni animated shows, you are probably not in the target demographic for any of the Davi Filoni live action shows.
Correct. I was not a child when those shows came out, so I didn't watch them and as a result I'm not itching to see the characters in live action.
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lol. tear those nerds a new one, friend.
Not meant to be a put-down. Clone Wars and Rebels are kids' shows and I just wasn't in the prime demographic for them. I can't do plucky kid protagonists.

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…..what?

And then, why are you in the thread? Some of y’all need to learn to let your eyes glaze over shit you aren’t into instead of giving so much energy to things you allegedly don’t like.
I always admire their ability to hijack an entire thread lmao.
The gotcha
https://www.resetera.com/threads/welcome-to-tatooine-mary-elizabeth-winstead-joins-the-cast-of-the-ahsoka-series.542675/#post-80699153

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11909 on: January 22, 2022, 05:39:43 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/mark-cuban-provides-what-us-government-won’t-affordable-generic-drugs.542963/

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I hate this. All this will do is further entrench the notion of the "benevolent billionaire" to solve society's problems. So government action is unnecessary.

 :wut
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11910 on: January 22, 2022, 05:45:35 PM »
all good things are technically bad things because it's possible to tangentially associate them with the problematic

 :rollsafe
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« Reply #11911 on: January 22, 2022, 05:59:20 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/india-plans-to-criminalize-marital-rape-so-some-men-are-boycotting-marriage.542885/#post-80724290
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"all sex is consensual if I am married" has the same energy as "I cannot be racist if I marry a PoC"

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11912 on: January 22, 2022, 06:12:28 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/line-goes-up-the-problem-with-nfts-dan-olson.542492/page-4#post-80737049

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Nobody gives a shit about this website, though. NeoGAF actually had some small relevancy to the outside world at large because it was the largest video games forum at a time when that still meant something. Nobody cares about what happens on Era except for the users that browse it and a handful of sad Kiwifarms trolls.

Banning topics is stupid though. Just ban the people unironically peddling it.
He's not giving ResetEra enough credit. In fact we talk about them all the time at the annual GamerGate conference.
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11913 on: January 22, 2022, 06:48:07 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/xbox-game-studios-bethesda-softworks-otxvi-the-age-of-infinite-horizons.508242/page-342#post-80629232

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That Jason Schreier tweet is so ridiculous on so many levels, it truly is a “when the mask falls off it really makes a thud “ moment.

He writes under the guise of being a TRUE gaming journalist but is just cosplaying as “Trent Grimm, The Independent” when it comes to his stories but then proceeds to call people responding to his ridiculous tweets as “Xbox fanboys.”

You’re supposed to be a god damn journalists but are no different than a Fox New reporter tweeting “To all the woke soy boys…” before going on some factually incorrect statement to just to gaslight people in an attempt to vindicate your ridiculous views.

Btw I’m still waiting on his long teased exposé on the chaos going on at 343i. Oh… wait… Halo Infinite is a critical acclaimed GOTY winner? Guess that killed that narrative for your big piece.

When it comes to stores about Xbox, he’s been clearly wrong before and not just “my sources were wrong” incorrect, but in a “my personal biases clearly affect my reporting” and that’s again dangerous for someone who is regarded as and regards himself as someone who is a real gaming journalist and not a glorified PR person. No. You are a PR person, YOU just don’t know it. Or maybe he does, he just would never admit it.

I’m sorry for the rant and maybe this isn’t the place for it but it’s again ridiculous to see someone with so much clout and respect be so wrong, particularly about Xbox and solely Xbox and that tweet was just the shit icing on the shit cake as Mr. Lahey would say (RIP John Dunsworth)

That’s the last I’ll ever discuss him on this forum and this thread because it’s clear he’s just not a trustworthy source on this subject.
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11914 on: January 22, 2022, 07:21:24 PM »
Billionaires making generic drugs available to struggling low-income people  :nope

Billionaires buying massive game studios  :ohyeah
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« Reply #11916 on: January 22, 2022, 07:39:23 PM »
Jason Schreier should write a book about the Switch Pro  ;)
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11917 on: January 22, 2022, 07:53:28 PM »
Jason Schreier should write a book about the Switch Pro  ;)

Co-authored with Imran
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« Reply #11918 on: January 22, 2022, 07:57:33 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/xbox-game-studios-bethesda-softworks-otxvi-the-age-of-infinite-horizons.508242/page-342#post-80629280
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By Blizzard, IIRC. They worked on the Diablo 2 remake and now are working on Diablo IV but not with the name "Vicarious Vision" anymore.
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Blizzard

they still exist just are considered Blizzard in Albany... currently nameless.
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can they be brought back?
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11920 on: January 22, 2022, 08:00:52 PM »
:piss https://www.resetera.com/threads/jason-schreiers-press-reset-on-steep-sale-on-kindle-2-99-usd-cdn.542918/:piss2
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Admittedly, the stories of these studios and how badly they are managed are quite interesting. The author seems to have done his due diligence in research and interviews to capture the volatility with the games industry.

What I don't appreciate is the author's incessant need to inject his own political bias in to some of these stories. Too often I am towards the end of a chapter and it suddenly becomes about how 'this person' is a republican feeding the capitalist agenda or 'that person' expressed support for Trump on Twitter... What do these facts have to do with the studios' closure? The book would have been much better without these mentions.

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After reading Blood Sweat and Pixels I was very excited to read this book. I've follow Jason's investigative pieces for years and am always interested in a good story from the gaming industry. Overall, the book is worth reading if you're interested in the background goings on within videogame studios just don't go in with very high expectations.

It seems like a majority of the chapters could've been longer and a bit more fleshed out, especially considering every chapter follows the same arc. This book is at it's best when you get little details of things that are unique to the studios. The 38 Studio stuff in particular was memorable whereas the majority of the book lacks in the finer details. The end where Jason proposes solutions seemed sloppily written and hastily put together. Also the random political injections miss their mark and often come off as self serving.

Again, still worth reading if you're big time into this kind of stuff, whereas I feel like I could recommend Blood Sweat and Pixels to basically anyone that plays videogames. If there were half stars I would probably give this book 2.5 stars. Still looking forward to what Jason comes out with next.
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The book is interesting, but the author randomly inserts political opinions. They just pop up out of the blue, and they are not nuanced. Sort of like talking to a college freshman that has just discovered politics, and is "fighting evil" by randomly insulting people. This immaturity brings a 3 star book down to 2.
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Very Pro-union as if that would solve all the issues. If it’s not a good field then people should leave and then it would get better. If people stay then it must be ok and better than what else they could be doing. Grass isn’t always greener on the other side
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I got Blood, Sweat and Pixels for $2 and it was fine, but a lot of the Amazon reviews (beyond the amusing ones I quoted here) suggest this one isn't as good, and it's $3.
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11922 on: January 22, 2022, 08:09:18 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kyle-rittenhouse-seeks-return-of-ar-15-style-rifle-used-in-kenosha-shootings.542822/
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This guy should be in jail on a life sentence for murder. At minimum they shouldn't let him have the gun back.
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I think he should be locked away until the end of time
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If he sticks it up his ass and jizzs on it, then he could get even more money from some sick fascist.

He should do society a solid and just kill himself with the rifle and ammo when he gets it all back.
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I’d get banned for saying what I hope he uses it for.
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« Reply #11923 on: January 22, 2022, 08:09:20 PM »
What I always found interesting is that Schreier and friends lay the blame for shitty games entirely with management, CEO's and stockholders for pushing release dates.
Although that is is a factor the same management often gives a 'creative director' millions to burn through up to 5? 10? years of directionless 'pre-production'.

Can EA as a publisher really be blamed for something like Anthem except for the fact that they pulled the plug 5 years too late?

It usually comes down to: "Everything was a fucking mess but we made this cool demo that made management reconsider shutting us down and then these capitalist pigs actually expected us to deliver a fully functioning video game"
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« Reply #11924 on: January 22, 2022, 08:12:54 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kyle-rittenhouse-seeks-return-of-ar-15-style-rifle-used-in-kenosha-shootings.542822/
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This guy should be in jail on a life sentence for murder. At minimum they shouldn't let him have the gun back.
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If he sticks it up his ass and jizzs on it, then he could get even more money from some sick fascist.

He should do society a solid and just kill himself with the rifle and ammo when he gets it all back.
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I’d get banned for saying what I hope he uses it for.
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That user who just shared his fantasy of Kyle should get banned for saying he should just kill himself.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11925 on: January 22, 2022, 08:13:54 PM »
B-Dubs gave the inmates a taste that they can get entire topics banned (Thanks Kyuuji) and they want another hit. B-Dubs' life would be a lot easier now if he'd just ignored Kyuuji and let the forum talk about CP 2077, flaws and all.

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« Reply #11926 on: January 22, 2022, 08:19:13 PM »
Or take away Incelsiorlef's thread making privileges.

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« Reply #11927 on: January 22, 2022, 08:25:08 PM »
The irony is that CP2077 discussion had died sooner if they had not had a hissy fit about allowing CP2077 topics or not.
Considering the state it launched in especially on consoles, it had about 2 - 4 weeks in the spotlights until people realized it wouldn't be patched and fixed in such a short timeframe.

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« Reply #11928 on: January 22, 2022, 08:49:01 PM »
Kyle Rittenhouse wants the gun he used in the Kenosha shootings back so he can destroy it

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/us/kyle-rittenhouse-requests-seized-property/index.html


Rittenhouse family spokesman David Hancock said Thursday that Rittenhouse wants to destroy the rifle and plans to throw out his clothing so that no one can use any of it to “celebrate” the shootings.

“At the end of the day, two people did lose their lives, period,” Hancock said. “That weapon was involved in that. That weapon doesn’t belong on a mantle. It doesn’t belong in a museum. It belongs where Kyle wants it, and Kyle wants it destroyed. ... There’s plenty of people out there who would like to hold these items up, on both sides. That’s nothing Kyle’s interested in.”


I'm pissed we don't get to see the Era spin on how this is some Trump dimensional thinking to really, you know, do stuff.
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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11929 on: January 22, 2022, 08:50:47 PM »
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« Reply #11930 on: January 22, 2022, 09:03:09 PM »
I'm pissed we don't get to see the Era spin on how this is some Trump dimensional thinking to really, you know, do stuff.
The thread seems to think he's lying so that he can simply sell it for millions. (In the real world there's a dispute about whether or not the rifle is Rittenhouse's rather than his friends, which is why the state still has it as that case is ongoing.)

As an aside, I like how The Guardian article calls it an "AR-15 style rifle" rather than its actual model as if it should mean something important.

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« Reply #11931 on: January 22, 2022, 09:20:48 PM »
B-Dubs gave the inmates a taste that they can get entire topics banned (Thanks Kyuuji) and they want another hit. B-Dubs' life would be a lot easier now if he'd just ignored Kyuuji and let the forum talk about CP 2077, flaws and all.

I imagine he is afraid of how TransEra would react given how reactionary and vindictive they are.

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Re: Other Forums Containment Thread
« Reply #11932 on: January 22, 2022, 09:32:17 PM »
What I always found interesting is that Schreier and friends lay the blame for shitty games entirely with management, CEO's and stockholders for pushing release dates.
Although that is is a factor the same management often gives a 'creative director' millions to burn through up to 5? 10? years of directionless 'pre-production'.

Can EA as a publisher really be blamed for something like Anthem except for the fact that they pulled the plug 5 years too late?

It usually comes down to: "Everything was a fucking mess but we made this cool demo that made management reconsider shutting us down and then these capitalist pigs actually expected us to deliver a fully functioning video game"

If a decade of Kickstarters has taught us anything, it's thank Christ for publishers.  :lol

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« Reply #11933 on: January 22, 2022, 09:46:28 PM »
What I always found interesting is that Schreier and friends lay the blame for shitty games entirely with management, CEO's and stockholders for pushing release dates.
Although that is is a factor the same management often gives a 'creative director' millions to burn through up to 5? 10? years of directionless 'pre-production'.

Can EA as a publisher really be blamed for something like Anthem except for the fact that they pulled the plug 5 years too late?

It usually comes down to: "Everything was a fucking mess but we made this cool demo that made management reconsider shutting us down and then these capitalist pigs actually expected us to deliver a fully functioning video game"

If a decade of Kickstarters has taught us anything, it's thank Christ for publishers.  :lol

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. Although that is is a factor the same management often gives a 'creative director' millions to burn through up to 5? 10? years of directionless 'pre-production'.

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What game you are talking about that it took 10 years (Outside of Last Guardian )? Also you think Ubisoft and Call of Duty games have creative control.  :neogaf


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« Reply #11934 on: January 22, 2022, 10:16:38 PM »
I'm pissed we don't get to see the Era spin on how this is some Trump dimensional thinking to really, you know, do stuff.
The thread seems to think he's lying so that he can simply sell it for millions. (In the real world there's a dispute about whether or not the rifle is Rittenhouse's rather than his friends, which is why the state still has it as that case is ongoing.)

As an aside, I like how The Guardian article calls it an "AR-15 style rifle" rather than its actual model as if it should mean something important.

I like how I had to go to The Root to find the relevant text saying he wanted to destroy so it doesn't become an icon.  Even though they they omit the "destroy," part from their headline they put the most context behind Rittenhouse's reasoning. 

I wonder if they are nazi now according to Excel for including such radical centrist coverage.
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« Reply #11935 on: January 22, 2022, 10:54:16 PM »
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BIllionaires, millionaires, anyone who exploits the labor of others to enrich themselves are bad categorically.

He said, on the forum that just sold for 4 million dollars, built on the back of unpaid labor, to one of the unpaid labourers. Without a shred of irony or self-awareness.
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« Reply #11936 on: January 22, 2022, 11:10:38 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/xbox-game-studios-bethesda-softworks-otxvi-the-age-of-infinite-horizons.508242/page-342#post-80629232

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That Jason Schreier tweet is so ridiculous on so many levels, it truly is a “when the mask falls off it really makes a thud “ moment.

He writes under the guise of being a TRUE gaming journalist but is just cosplaying as “Trent Grimm, The Independent” when it comes to his stories but then proceeds to call people responding to his ridiculous tweets as “Xbox fanboys.”

You’re supposed to be a god damn journalists but are no different than a Fox New reporter tweeting “To all the woke soy boys…” before going on some factually incorrect statement to just to gaslight people in an attempt to vindicate your ridiculous views.

Btw I’m still waiting on his long teased exposé on the chaos going on at 343i. Oh… wait… Halo Infinite is a critical acclaimed GOTY winner? Guess that killed that narrative for your big piece.

When it comes to stores about Xbox, he’s been clearly wrong before and not just “my sources were wrong” incorrect, but in a “my personal biases clearly affect my reporting” and that’s again dangerous for someone who is regarded as and regards himself as someone who is a real gaming journalist and not a glorified PR person. No. You are a PR person, YOU just don’t know it. Or maybe he does, he just would never admit it.

I’m sorry for the rant and maybe this isn’t the place for it but it’s again ridiculous to see someone with so much clout and respect be so wrong, particularly about Xbox and solely Xbox and that tweet was just the shit icing on the shit cake as Mr. Lahey would say (RIP John Dunsworth)

That’s the last I’ll ever discuss him on this forum and this thread because it’s clear he’s just not a trustworthy source on this subject.
This is 100% factual except for the misspelling of Trent Crimm, The Independent
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« Reply #11937 on: January 22, 2022, 11:31:40 PM »
Apparently the site-wide banner trying to get people to participate in GOTY voting isn't getting enough interest, because they just hit everyone with this alert:


So on track to be 2/2 for underwhelming responses to the GOTY poll after they made GOTY voting a pain in the ass? This is actually getting people to vote, although the mass-alert means some people just post without reading the rules.

B-Dubs gave the inmates a taste that they can get entire topics banned (Thanks Kyuuji) and they want another hit. B-Dubs' life would be a lot easier now if he'd just ignored Kyuuji and let the forum talk about CP 2077, flaws and all.

That they're continuing down this path for future Harry Potter content basically guarantees the cries to ban shit will never die down; they can't allow Hogwarts game hype without pissing off TransEra, and the tenuous link there (banning something because there are likely royalties from it going to someone who sucks, despite said person having apparently nothing to do with the product) is going to make other posters think more directly egregious stuff should be equally banned.

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« Reply #11938 on: January 22, 2022, 11:52:45 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/sony-is-making-ps5-console-covers-releasing-january-21st-2022-55.526753/page-21#post-80734226
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55 bucks for this? Coming from a poor country this feels like a shameless robbery!
What do we have now in 1,5 half years? A bunch of colorful plastics for 55 bucks each, 3 exclusives, successfully alienated indies, catalog relying on PS4 games to stay above the water .
Sony, you become one big fat greedy corporation!

I wish MS would buy AMD soon and Phill would arrive in front of the media with his nerdy corporate smile and promise to "Honor the old contracts for chip deliveries''.(continues to gibberish talk in poor country language in his man-cave)

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« Reply #11939 on: January 23, 2022, 12:24:32 AM »
Apparently the site-wide banner trying to get people to participate in GOTY voting isn't getting enough interest, because they just hit everyone with this alert:
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So on track to be 2/2 for underwhelming responses to the GOTY poll after they made GOTY voting a pain in the ass? This is actually getting people to vote, although the mass-alert means some people just post without reading the rules.

Someone chuck in Cerium as a no.1 vote, he definitely came out as a winner to those suckers in 2021 haha.