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rocketman

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OA sucks.
« on: September 08, 2006, 01:42:03 AM »
Discuss.

ToxicAdam

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2006, 01:47:21 AM »
I think that's its appeal.


brawndolicious

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2006, 01:49:09 AM »
well it's got gaming news and magazine leaks and every type fanboy you can imagine so that makes it good.

CajoleJuice

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2006, 02:04:14 AM »
I've never been.
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Vizzys

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2006, 02:05:58 AM »
I find it highly amusing. In a sophmoric way of course.
萌え~

Christopher

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2006, 02:13:09 AM »
Typical post:

XFAGS THE WII ROCKS AND LOLZ IT WILL HAVE THE BEST GAME EVER

:hipplaugh

the rest of the posts being just smilies.

Mondain

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2006, 02:39:58 AM »
I've never been.

then instead of inherently thinking that it sucks, come and judge for yourself... this forum makes people far less naive

its gloomy but cynical, unabashed perspective on things is refreshing

and personally, I find OA's shocking humor to be about 20 times better than what GAF offers

can't remember even one GAF gag or situation I've ever laughed at

yes there're a whole lot of morons like on every other forum, you just got to ignore them... but some members produce absolute gems of creativity




« Last Edit: September 08, 2006, 02:41:59 AM by Mondain »

CajoleJuice

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2006, 02:42:37 AM »
Who said I think it sucks? I just don't feel like checking out another forum, I waste enough time as it is.
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TVC15

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2006, 02:42:54 AM »
OA blows.  It's sucked ass since the end of the EZboard days.
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Mondain

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2006, 02:44:01 AM »
OA blows.  It's sucked ass since the end of the EZboard days.

same can be said for GAF then

its spirit died with the Gamesquad server
« Last Edit: September 08, 2006, 02:52:37 AM by Mondain »

TVC15

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2006, 03:37:30 AM »
OA blows.  It's sucked ass since the end of the EZboard days.

same can be said for GAF then

its spirit died with the Gamesquad server

Sorry.  GAF is still readable.  OA is only readable if you consider emoticons and racism as discourse.  Enjoy your 911 conspiracy loonies.
serge

Mondain

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2006, 04:07:19 AM »
OA blows.  It's sucked ass since the end of the EZboard days.

same can be said for GAF then

its spirit died with the Gamesquad server

Sorry.  GAF is still readable.  OA is only readable if you consider emoticons and racism as discourse.  Enjoy your 911 conspiracy loonies.

Hmmmm, that's arguable. Most prolific GAF threads are simply unbearable... too much noise and threadcrapping, and catchphrases, unfunny pictures... there're a bunch of insiders but also tons of arrogant hacks, and the ratio of good versus bad opinions I find it to be much, much lower on GAF too. When you want to know the real deal you constantly have to browse through 4-5 or more pages of unfunny drama.

I find it much easier to browse through OA equivalents of GAF threads, it is straight to the point and much more sensible. And there are a bunch of very good serious discussions too every week, where I overall learn a lot more than what the "competition" offers.

cloudwalking

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2006, 04:09:05 AM »
Who said I think it sucks? I just don't feel like checking out another forum, I waste enough time as it is.

Yeah, that's basically how I feel.

Polari

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2006, 08:01:55 AM »
I'm pretty stoked Hans banned me. That place is just too negative.

Bacon

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2006, 08:36:59 AM »
Go fuck yourself.

morphix

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #15 on: September 08, 2006, 08:48:06 AM »
I :heartbeat OAs

BUN

Diablos

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #16 on: September 08, 2006, 10:36:55 AM »
Hans is a dipshit and he is one of the numerous reasons why I don't post there anymore.
Even demi would be a better admin than Hans.

The forum is just a joke. A monumental waste of time and I regret even registering there.
taco this, distinguished black fellow that, blah blah. Fuckin' boring place.

Third

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #17 on: September 08, 2006, 11:07:38 AM »
Funny place, OA is.

MrAngryFace

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #18 on: September 08, 2006, 12:24:50 PM »
OA gives them a place to be that isnt here. I value OA for that reason.
o_0

Phoenix Dark

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2006, 12:51:56 PM »
distinguished black fellow this distinguished black fellow that. Fuck them.

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rocketman

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #20 on: September 08, 2006, 01:12:41 PM »
The constant racism in that place is astounding. It's funny for a joke or two, but it gets boring over time.

This taco fanboyism that has plagued the forums is one of the main reasons I've quit posting there. It's unbelievable how people can become so emotional and uptight about their favorite system, and deny that any other system is worth buying.

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #21 on: September 08, 2006, 01:43:06 PM »
I've been posting there a little bit, the racism shtick has pretty much been diluted by its over use. Doesn't phase me anymore.

Other than that, its only appeal is its over the top nature. Thats about it.
:9

Van Cruncheon

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #22 on: September 08, 2006, 01:58:54 PM »
Opa-Ages is amusing solely because they have the good taste to prefer PC gaming and the 360 as a majority. That, and most of the dumb fuckers who post there manage their lives as poorly as they do their internet acumen, and you'll generally hear a few hilariously awful stories or admissions. It's certainly a lot funnier than GAF for that reason alone -- OA is actually ashamed of its collective inability to interact with the real world, whereas the GAF OT seems unrepentantly proud of its geekhood. OA has only one Teddman and one Fishie; GAF is overrun by 'em.

Anything else -- specifically, social commentary or political analysis -- is just fuckin' embarrassing teenboy blithering of the most uninformed and inarticulate variety. It leaps between drooling circlejerk and raving hatefuck at the drop of a hat, which is ultimately about as amusing as one of Jotaro's long-winded pseudo-Nietzchean monologues, albeit rendered slightly more tolerable by those wonderful emoticons they have.

The only reason anyone defends OA is because the freaks like to pretend that they aren't part of a circus but are instead somehow a community, no matter how dysfunctional. The Amazing Acne-Boy may hate the Hentai Wonder Twins who in turn may loathe Kid Terminal Shut-In, but they'll get their back up when the normals try to poke a stick in their shared cage. Good times!
« Last Edit: September 08, 2006, 02:09:31 PM by Drinky Crow »
duc

whiteACID

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2006, 02:07:37 PM »
OA has only one redWOOD  :-[
boo

Van Cruncheon

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #24 on: September 08, 2006, 02:11:22 PM »
 :o
duc

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #25 on: September 08, 2006, 02:13:19 PM »
:-*
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Mondain

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #26 on: September 08, 2006, 03:54:29 PM »
The only reason anyone defends OA is because the freaks like to pretend that they aren't part of a circus but are instead somehow a community, no matter how dysfunctional. The Amazing Acne-Boy may hate the Hentai Wonder Twins who in turn may loathe Kid Terminal Shut-In, but they'll get their back up when the normals try to poke a stick in their shared cage. Good times!

Eh, that's kinda hyperbolic.  :lol

Actually although it has faded a lot, that's the board's biggest attraction, and the best contribution that Opa-Opa has imparted to these communities: in reaction to GAF's uptightness, learn to unabashedly present themselves with all their lousy pride and their defaults with no shame.

Also, I believe the forum has stinked a lot more since of the Invision iteration since it's become too stable for its own good. Past OA forums (and the first couple of months of the Invision era) were good and memorable justly because of the instability: constant leadership changes, admins pissing members off and everyone discussing the controversy, joke characters using anonymity to spoof and attack others (instead of creating a gimmick), everyone posting without knowing if it would be their last threads ever... since it's too stable it becomes big and the dimwits who only want attention constantly infest all threads.

When the forum risks disappearing, the nagging idiots and worthless posters with nothing to say don't care for long and post back to GAF or somewhere else.

Waychel

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #27 on: September 08, 2006, 07:10:40 PM »
OAs for life! :'(

The Fake Shemp

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #28 on: September 08, 2006, 07:36:52 PM »
OAs for life! :'(

I don't get how you can post there where their userbase makes fun of you more than any online.
PSP

Van Cruncheon

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #29 on: September 08, 2006, 09:06:34 PM »
like i said: stockholm syndrome. waychel's the poster child for it.
duc

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2006, 09:18:50 PM »
like i said: stockholm syndrome. waychel's the poster child for it.

 :rofl

Stockholm Syndrome has never been used better
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morphix

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2006, 09:41:38 PM »
You are too much for me OAs, you sonofawhoreson bitch! I wish I knew how to quit you.
BUN

demi

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #32 on: September 08, 2006, 09:45:35 PM »
i dunno what to put in this thread
fat

rocketman

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2006, 11:52:07 PM »
i dunno what to put in this thread

Let's shoot for a suicide note, k?

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #34 on: September 09, 2006, 12:23:24 AM »
Mondain, ever the OA apologist...  ::)
BKO

Shuri

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #35 on: September 09, 2006, 04:33:48 PM »
I like how people are debating 'freedom' on a gaming forum as if it was a meaningful cause. Seriously guys?

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #36 on: September 09, 2006, 04:34:41 PM »
:9

Mondain

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #37 on: September 09, 2006, 05:47:57 PM »
I like how people are debating 'freedom' on a gaming forum as if it was a meaningful cause. Seriously guys?


I like how people are constantly saying that "people take the Internet so seriously", when every time they're just bored and entertain themselves

no in fact I don't really like this... at all...  >:(

Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #38 on: September 11, 2006, 05:24:16 AM »
I like OA, and OA likes me :)
P90

rocketman

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #39 on: September 11, 2006, 10:43:17 AM »
I like OA, and OA likes me :)

Don't kid yourself.

whiteACID

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #40 on: September 11, 2006, 12:46:15 PM »
OA loves me
boo

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #41 on: September 11, 2006, 01:26:12 PM »
More than you know

 :-*
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Van Cruncheon

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #42 on: September 11, 2006, 01:35:53 PM »
OA loves me too
duc

Melissa

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #43 on: September 11, 2006, 01:41:38 PM »
Most OAers don't care much for me...but I wouldn't say the place sucks.

demi

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #44 on: September 11, 2006, 02:10:10 PM »
I AM A GODSEND AMONG THE COMMUNITY WOARRRRRr
fat

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #45 on: September 11, 2006, 04:44:10 PM »
Most OAers don't care much for me...but I wouldn't say the place sucks.

So what's this GameLife I keep hearing about?  :-*
BKO

Melissa

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #46 on: September 11, 2006, 05:48:02 PM »
So what's this GameLife I keep hearing about?  :-*

I'm glad you asked!



or you can read this more indepth 3-pager:
http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid19081.aspx

 :)

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #47 on: September 11, 2006, 05:48:53 PM »
Have any of your co stars hit on you at some point Melissa?
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The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #48 on: September 11, 2006, 05:53:37 PM »
Heh, "Robert Ashley". Bet that guy was the saddest kid on the playground back in his day.  :lol



Erm, nice job too.... I guess. But seriously, MTV?  :S
BKO

Melissa

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #49 on: September 11, 2006, 05:54:19 PM »
Have any of your co stars hit on you at some point Melissa?
Nope, and I spent days with them when they flew out for E3.

I was being obnoxious above in my reply.  This thread is about OA Sucking, not Gamelife.  Please stay on topic, Blue.

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #50 on: September 11, 2006, 05:58:35 PM »
I was being obnoxious above in my reply.  This thread is about OA Sucking, not Gamelife.  Please stay on topic, Blue.

:meeble

I've actually kinda warmed up to OA

 :-[

We need more people here on Evilbore though, there can be a upwards of 10 viewing the forum at once and no one will post. Everyone just lurks! I'm gonna gonna go stealth viral market Beyond3d.com lawlz
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morphix

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #51 on: September 11, 2006, 06:11:39 PM »
Most OAers don't care much for me...but I wouldn't say the place sucks.

Melissa OAs makes funs of the ones they like the most.  Well not in the case of Mondain, no one likes him.
BUN

MrAngryFace

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #52 on: September 11, 2006, 06:13:54 PM »
Well Evilbore sez people are here even if they left their PC to go do something else. I like the community right now but I know we could be more.

All I can do is make a few threads a day and hope people are interested. LIKE SOME CHEAP WHORE
o_0

The Fake Shemp

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #53 on: September 11, 2006, 06:18:02 PM »
I've got to say, although traffic has taken a noticeable dip with the departure of several posters, namely PhoenixDark, I like it better now.

The plan is to build a community and not to fill it with lots of shit just so we can roll around in piles of shit.
PSP

BlueTsunami

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #54 on: September 11, 2006, 06:25:10 PM »
I agree with that. I guess it better to have more insightful posters and a tight community like that. Either way, I make daily stops to Evilbore during the week so see whatsup no matter what.
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MrAngryFace

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #55 on: September 11, 2006, 06:26:05 PM »
I won't be going back to GAF, and Penny Arcade Forums are pretty strict, so this is my spot.
o_0

Melissa

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #56 on: September 11, 2006, 06:30:25 PM »
I won't be going back to GAF.
GAF is absurdly lame.  They ban me, and any mention of Gamelife, because their users can't control themselves when the topic comes up.

At this point I'd even take GameFAQs, the armpit of video game forums, over GAF.

Third

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #57 on: September 11, 2006, 06:35:28 PM »
Watching Gamelife isn't very good for my blood pressure. I get so mad @ them.

That fat guy with the glasses is so annoying. And let's not talk about that long distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.

URGH!  :'(

The Fake Shemp

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #58 on: September 11, 2006, 06:35:32 PM »
Evilbore taught me what GameLife is.  True story.
PSP

Mondain

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Re: OA sucks.
« Reply #59 on: September 11, 2006, 06:41:05 PM »
The reasons as to why traffic doesn't pick up is that there is no compelling reason to constantly keep coming back. On OA and GAF there's the console war to analyze and follow every day, with tons of new events every day that are very interesting to follow, along with a large pool of personal stories and random odd news and debate topics to participate into. Here there are only fragments because people come randomly when bored for a couple minutes.

Maybe we should try to make a gaming subsection so that the people's interests can be more focused. There should be more quality gaming posters too. We should invite these over.