Jimquisition: Better Does Not Mean Good

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medv4380

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QUINTIX said:
Hopefully I am not the first to post this... good points all around, but no one, NO ONE is EVER denied ER/ICU care in the united states as of a lack of ability to pay.
Actually they are in the frame Jim put it in. As long as you're not dying then the ER doesn't really have anything to do does it. Also unpaid medical bills, including the ER and ICU, go onto your credit report making it so you'll never get out of the hole you're in since bad credit will prevent you from getting many good paying jobs. Not every disability is covered by SSI and Medicare ether. Example, my father has deformed thumbs. Made it so the military wouldn't take him, is bad enough that a fair number of employers won't hire him if it involves working with your hands blue collar, or greeting customers then he wont get the job. When he was finally laid off with his entire department from his job of 20 year he was unable to find any employer who would hire him because of his Age and Thumbs. If my brothers and I weren't around he'd be in pretty bad shape.
 

Sunrider

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Daystar Clarion said:
Sunrider84 said:
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Daystar Clarion said:
Subtle product placement Jim, subtle :D

I agree.

Being punched in the stomach is better than being kicked in the junk.

Doesn't mean I'm going to start lining up for gut punches any time soon.
There are people who enjoy getting kicked in the junk!
Yup, and those guys can't breed :D
I saw a video about a guy like that once. This guy had videos on youtube where people jumped on his stuff, had balls thrown at them and so on, and lastly there was a small clip about him becoming a father.
I wish I was joking. =(
Did he look like this guy?

No, he looks like this.

 

OldDirtyCrusty

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AntonMTL said:
Sure, quoted for truth but it doesn`t stop people fom complaining AND buying. EA has still a few nice games after all.

The problem is that many of the buying people are the ones who don`t read game related stuff or visit sites like this one.
They keep buying recycled minor updated series or/and support their games without questioning. At least it seems that way (i don`t have any numbers to back something up).

Another thing are games everyone waits for and wants to play. When those hit the shelfes it get`s hard to keep the whole "no DLC"atitude and don`t support this publisher or that publisher.

Keep spreading the word and maybe some people will start thinking.
When it comes to spending money most people are forced to take a better look sooner or later.
After all only sales numbers seem to change something.



Great episode.
 

Podunk

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Hee hee hee, thanks to the GOW ads all over the friggin place, I got to watch Jimquisition with the line "Before he was a god, he was a man" above the entire video. I think it added something to the experience. XD
 

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Thank you sir for giving me the hope that I could be as fantastic as Jim Sterling. I won't let you down!

Though I must say even fresh Raisin Bran tastes stale.

[insert general agremeent that people already mentioned]

And I feel nerdy for actually knowing what a frenulum is. Well played there.
 

Chris Errett

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i've noticed that games companies up charging up to £20 extra on new games just because they think there going to be popular i que up at midnight for the release of cod mw3 and paid £40 for it the next day i went into the shop the game was then being sold £55 with £5 off if you paid £20 for ms or psn points
 

mjc0961

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Raisin Bran! I almost died laughing. Well played, Jim.

Anyway, I can't agree more with this episode. "It could be worse" isn't a defense or justification for all the shit publishers try to pull. Sure, EA could be worse. They could send an employee to my house to supervise my gameplay instead of forcing me to install Origin and always remain connected to the internet. That doesn't mean that Origin and a required interent connection for fucking single player games stops sucking. It still sucks ass and I will not say "Eh, could be worse" and take it up the ass. It could be better, and EA had damn well better make it so if they want my money again.

And that goes for a lot of publishers (and some developers, looking at you and your lack of QA Bethesda), not just EA. EA is just the biggest asshole in the industry right now, so they were the first to spring to mind for an example.
 

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theultimateend said:


I laughed the entire time because of that advertisement line above this.

A touching tale, indeed.
That advertisement had me in perfect spirits for this video, which was great.
 

BehattedWanderer

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Aww, sounds like someone had their feelings hurt that they were losing to EC.

You do make a good point though, Jim. There are always things could be better, and ways they could be worse. I personally am in the habit of punching people in the mouth anytime they utter the words "well, it could be worse" if they intend to follow up with how, precisely, things could be worse, because there is no faster way to alert the gods of such things that they overlooked you. However, harping on and on about minutia when there are larger issues at play, for instance, having to type in a code when they could do something like outright limit the number of available multiplayer slots to number of discs sent out to retailers, or something even worse, is petty. Yes, it could be better, but since you only rarely offer up suggestions, and merely drag on and on about how it takes three minutes out of your ever-so-important life, I'm inclined to say the message of "a problem is still a problem" coming from the guy who's barely inconvenienced rings a bit retardedly.
 

IamLEAM1983

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ManupBatman said:
So pretty much consumer Stockholm syndrome?
Yeah, pretty much. Like how I bought BioShock two times. Once as a physical copy with activation limitations, thinking that hey, it could be worse; I've got shitty DRM but an awesome game. The second time as a Steam release that happened to be on sale, because Steam's take on DRM is a lot more tolerable and a lot less restrictive than 2K's bullshit initial strategy.

"You paid good money for our game? Well good for you, Sonny-Jim, because you'll have to buy a second copy after five installs! And another one five installs later! And another one! And another one! And-

Oh, that actually pisses you off? Well, shoot. Have a Revoke tool, then, and shut your mouth."

Thanks for that, 2K.

So I've been known to fall to the whole "It could be worse, right?" mentality, but I also know that opposing this approach doesn't necessarily warrant some of the shit pulled off by the Mass Effect zealots, for instance. We have a right to ask for nice things, but we have to ask for these nice things in a reasonable and civil manner.

Honestly, the real problem is that there doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground between being a subservient fanboy who just takes it because it's Their Favorite Studio, and stirring up a whole lot of shit because YOUR demands were not met.

Some healthy level of critical thought is needed.

CAPTCHA: sin, cos, tan
No, not math! Please, no! NOOOOO-
 

mjc0961

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Hosker said:
I think what people mean when they say things like that is you should simply appreciate what you have, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't strive for better. That's what I mean, anyway.
Then why say it at all? By complaining, people are telling the developer or publisher that they don't like whatever they did. Same thing when people decide not to buy certain games or content. This is how you strive for better. So why would you tell people not to complain because they should appreciate the shit they have, but don't stop striving for better? That's what we're doing: striving for better. You make even less sense than the people who genuinely think that people should not complain about anything because someone has it worse.

Aureliano said:
Here's a comparison for you: the Jimquisition is to sushi like Extra Credits is to lead paint. You can consume both, but only one of them makes you dumber the more of it you take in.
But watching Extra Credits doesn't make me dumber the more of it I take in. It just makes me realize how dumb the writers of that show are the more of it I take in, and it makes me question the intelligence of the people who actually like EC and take it seriously as well (really, how can you take them seriously when they don't even know what the fuck a first person shooter looks like?). You need a simile that just results in EC being a complete waste of time.

BehattedWanderer said:
Aww, sounds like someone had their feelings hurt that they were losing to EC.
Losing? Oh no, stupid people like a stupid show better than an intelligent one. Why would any rational person have their feeling hurt by stupid people doing something stupid? That's like having your feelings hurt by the sun coming up every morning. Just doesn't happen.
 

BehattedWanderer

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mjc0961 said:
BehattedWanderer said:
Aww, sounds like someone had their feelings hurt that they were losing to EC.
Losing? Oh no, stupid people like a stupid show better than an intelligent one. Why would any rational person have their feeling hurt by stupid people doing something stupid? That's like having your feelings hurt by the sun coming up every morning. Just doesn't happen.

Awww, look, someone on the internet has an opinion! One that has to be vigorously defended by demeaning the opposing side! How cute. Like a child in a tiny Halloween costume, wanting people to take him seriously. And you'd be surprised what upsets various "rational" people. Things like opinions, for example.
 

anthony87

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Jimothy Sterling said:
BehattedWanderer said:
Aww, sounds like someone had their feelings hurt that they were losing to EC.
Pfft. I'm too busy winning hearts to be winning polls!
The very second I read that my face lit up and this instantly popped into my head