Freedom of speech doesn't guarantee quality, which in a way is one of it's good sides.Iconsting said:Good to know that someone else is "Worse" about making effective use of their freedom of speech.
It's because we're terrified of any possibility that it won't be good. Not saying those guys are right, just that they have their reasons. The more you love a work of fiction, the more you fear for its future. Personally, I'm a little more optimistic, but I still can't help but worry when BioWare talks about how "accessible" the game is going to be.Racecarlock said:That mass effect fans are really easy to piss off. Seriously, mention mass effect 3 and streamlining in the same fucking paragraph, and they're all like "OMG THEY'RE TURNING IT INTO A GENERIC DUMB HALO and/or GEARS OF WAR SHOOTER AND THEY'RE REMOVING EVERYTHING THAT EVER MADE IT COMPLEX GAAAAAAAAH!". Seriously people, there are what, two trailers out and because of a few mentions of streamlining you're ready to dismiss it as a gears of war clone? They're just shooting sections. It's not a big deal.
I have unfortunately learned this as well.Mr Thin said:...it's that arrogant white teenage atheists aren't just common; on the internet, they're the norm. And that more often than not, the only thing separating me from them is that I keep my contempt to myself.
I couldn't possibly agree with this more! you are so exactly right that I am sure some "genius" will try to disagree with you.Jegsimmons said:No matter how much a forum/thread says they are fair, civil, and reasonable if they are on the internet...they are not.
blakfayt said:it's that a lot of the people on here are idiots disguised as geniuses, who think that they're right because they can type entire paragraphs of shit that equals nothing because it's a bunch of huge "look at me I'm smart" words that tend to have little relevance to the conversation at hand, and then go on a mod rage (reporting you, then telling their friends to report you) because you point out everything that they said is wrong, and then say that what they said is full of shit.
What Blakfayt said...
sadly this is far too true all over the internet,most of the time from people marginalizing all Americans based on the few extremists they may have encountered,or worse,only saw/heard about...on the internet.AbsoluteVirtue18 said:That people can bash Americans as being intolerant of other people's cultures while bashing Americans for their culture.
Nope, I think you just about covered it.TheNaut131 said:Well it taught me that:
I'm a moron
People have opinions
Children are evil
COD is trash
COD is only for children
Portal references are overused
Everything is overused
Religion is for idiots
Every game is art
Politics are complicated
America sucks ass
There is no reason to have faith in humanity
Everyone here is a "genius"
Cynicism is a second language
Common phrases are retarded
TV tropes is trap
90% of everything is crap
Older people like MLP:FiM
Videogame characters will constantly want to have sex/kill/dance/or live with you
Your avatars are the same as videogame characters
We're all gonna survive the zombie apocalypse
Most of us are full of shit
We're all hipsters and haters
"Everyone's an idiot, but not me of course"
And that's pretty much it. Whether or not I believe any of it doesn't matter, but here's what I've seen and "learned."
Oh and I almost forgot:
People actually think what they post on some internet forum actually means something.
Did I forget anything?