Recent content by DiscoRhombus

I'm going to go the unpopular opinion route and say I don't care about the fact The Escapist treats their content creators differently to their regular users. If that's a problem to the mods they can see the evidence in Iceforce's post about lack of mod action. I know that Yahtzee said...

I get where you're coming from completely and if you saw my earlier posts on the issue you'd notice that I mentioned that very point. That against a new player I will give them the opportunity to get back in the game. To teach them a few things if I can, especially in fighters. I don't like to...

I really don't understand this train of thought. Why should an individual profit from the work of a game company? If most of these Let's Players didn't have a game to play then we wouldn't watch them. They owe their entire success to the games they play and the companies that develop them. I...

I see your point but I still feel there's a distinction. I don't care if I'm completely ignored for my performance every match. I don't want praise. I just don't want to attract negative comments and criticism when all I'm trying to do is enjoy myself in a multiplayer game.

This is the exact mentality I don't understand. Am I really restricted to playing a sub-par game if nobody else feels like playing properly? Should I just play a bit worse so everyone on my team and the opposing team isn't offended by my desire to play to the best of my abilities? Also...

Hehe of course it's not always the case. My example was exaggerated for comedic effect, admittedly. But certain games really are that incomplete - Kenshi for example. I've gone for quite a few early access games and they can be incredibly fleshed-out (i.e. Starbound) but I still don't feel that...

That's not really an accurate analogy though. It's like paying more to get into a theme park except only half the rides work and there's always a chance they'll stop you mid-ride to fix up a bit of the track. Then after your ride you have to fill in a survey about what was right and wrong about...

I can understand it a little more in that context but I think, as with any term on the internet, it's not always used correctly and often is used simply to berate someone for playing well or caring about their performance. I just don't understand it because surely in a competitive game you...

I'm not too sure that the part about the nightwear is allowed on The Escapist. It may constitute as advertising since there's a link and everything.

I'm hilariously moral when I play games too. I struggle to be the asshole even when it's kind of required. Back before the days of the standalone I found myself in much the same position. After much failing and being murdered by other players I managed to find a decent weapon and some useful...

There is, but even the comic is insulting in that instance. Suggesting that the only time you get called a tryhard is when you're unsporting and feel the need to win at all costs. You're right, it shouldn't be such a point of contention for me. It's just so irritating because of the negative...

I had the same issue. I lost around 6 hours of gameplay early on. Thankfully the issue has never cropped up again for me since and I never looked into it (assuming I may have shut the game down incorrectly and lost the data myself). It's a little worrying that they haven't bothered to fix it...

I absolutely despise the term tryhard. Maybe it's just me but I find it to be a very bitter and accusatory term and I hate to hear it used whether in reference to me or another player. Now I know that everybody has a different opinion on what exactly video games are. By that I mean some...

I think it's a great idea when the model is utilised properly. I've bought a few early access games and I don't really regret any of those purchases. I think of it as a pre-purchase except at a discounted price and with the ability to play various versions of the game, bug test it and provide...

Wow, what a lovely gift! Out of interest - since I was considering purchasing one of the Pokemon 3DS XL's myself. Do they not come with the game already installed like most of the other 3DS special editions? I'm assuming not since there's a boxed copy of Pokemon Y with it too!