My friend thinks I'm stupid for choosing Arkham City over Battlefield 3

[Kenbo Slice]

Apparently I'm stupid because I'm getting Arkham City instead of Battlefield 3. He thinks Arkham City will be shit while Battlefield 3 will be the best game ever. I just said Arkham City seems more fun than Battlefield 3. But he still retains "I'm stupid." I hate ignorant people. He also thinks every metal band is screamo and that every celebrity has had plastic surgery and that the upcoming game Rage stole the name from the old game Primal Rage.

I love him to death but sometimes I just want smack him.

Discussion value, talk about your experiences with ignorant people.

 

[AgnosticMessiah]

Solution: Smack him and firmly tell him no

 

[the spud]

The best solution here is to flick this man in the nose and if he repeats spank him.

OT: I have met some incredibly ignorant people in my time (living in the southern states and all) the worst offender of which is my room temperature IQ'd cousin, inbred hillbilly number 3. All he does is try his best to sing (his best being a term I use losely), tell rascist/homophobic jokes, go on about how "the love guru" is the greatest addition to the arts since the dukes of hazard, and declare pretty much anything I like to be "faggoty". Never stopped me from kicking his ass, because I'm a good foot taller than he is, and when he hits me, I swing back. The thing is, I was the one that always got in trouble. Like it is OK for little kids to hit big ones, but when the little baby gets picked on, shit hits the fan.

Sorry if they seemed like a rant, I just had to get that off my chest.

 

[WeAreStevo]

Oh man...I loved Primal Rage.

OT: Batman: Arkham City > Battlefield 3.

My reasoning for this? Battlefield 3 will be just like Battlefield 2 and 1. A generic military based FPS that is looking to cash in on it's fanbase and is going head to head with MW3.

Arkham City is going to be more expansive than Arkham Assylum, and will have a whole shlode more than the original had, while keeping with the same theme. Thus, it will be a great sequel.

 

[Kenbo Slice]

I'd have an easier time agreeing with the guy if the game in question was CoD: MW3. Now, these games are not even close to being in the same genre to be viewed that way. Your friend's a moron.

I even said you can't really compare them because they're so different and his only answer was "It's still gonna suck."

 

[Owen Robertson]

My classmate says Oblivion "is stupid. It's just stupid. It sucks, like it's so stupid, man." I swear to god that was his argument. I just laughed at him for being too simplistic to come up with even a bullshit reason, like "Magic is for queers." At least then, it would look like he formed an opinion and gave it the tiniest fraction of a thought, but no, "It's just stupid, man." Also, your friend thinks that Battlefield 3, a game whose replay value hinges on there being a network of people to play it with, is a moron. If I pay 60 dollars for a fucking video game, it better not even come out of my system for a month, it better not be left un-played for more than two days at a time, and it better not rely on me having a light-speed equivalent internet connection, so i don't get fucked by the "system". Oblivion, Fallout 3, Arkham Asylum, and most Final Fantasy's do that, for me at least.
To summarize, your friend has no viable opinion and you shouldn't seek his council even when it comes to Battlefield. If a games sole selling point is its multiplayer than it isn't really worth 60 dollars. Ignorance will be the death of us all so we Escapists need to bomb the planet and repopulate it with reasonable, informed youths, who can reflect on our atrocity and think "... It was for the best."

...Lol >>

 

[WouldYouKindly]

Tell him that while he trundles around on the ground shooting shit, you'll be swooping down on men in clown outfits like an epitome of the night.

Honestly, they'll probably both be good games but since they are completely different genres, it's not like it's really an argument that one is better than the other since you can't really compare them.

Also, have him listen to Falconer, the Swedish metal band with an incredible singer.

Lastly, who really cares if a name was stolen? There are like 50 songs with the same or similar names.

 

[Kenbo Slice]

My classmate says Oblivion "is stupid. It's just stupid. It sucks, like it's so stupid, man." I swear to god that was his argument. I just laughed at him for being too simplistic to come up with even a bullshit reason, like "Magic is for queers." At least then, it would look like he formed an opinion and gave it the tiniest fraction of a thought, but no, "It's just stupid, man." Also, your friend thinks that Battlefield 3, a game whose replay value hinges on there being a network of people to play it with, is a moron. If I pay 60 dollars for a fucking video game, it better not even come out of my system for a month, it better not be left un-played for more than two days at a time, and it better not rely on me having a light-speed equivalent internet connection, so i don't get fucked by the "system". Oblivion, Fallout 3, Arkham Asylum, and most Final Fantasy's do that, for me at least.
To summarize, your friend has no viable opinion and you shouldn't seek his council even when it comes to Battlefield. If a games sole selling point is its multiplayer than it isn't really worth 60 dollars. Ignorance will be the death of us all so we Escapists need to bomb the planet and repopulate it with reasonable, informed youths, who can reflect on our atrocity and think "... It was for the best."

...Lol >>

He actually asked me if I was getting it haha. I told him no I'm getting Arkham City instead and I would by BF3 as well but I'm also saving up for a new car, so I'm only limiting myself to games I know I really, really, really want.

 

[Kotaro]

My little brother refuses to play any games that his friends aren't playing. And all they play is CoD and Halo (two of the most overrated series ever, imo). To paraphrase our exchange when he saw me playing I don't remember what:
"That game doesn't have multiplayer?"
"Nope."
"Wow, that's so dumb."

I proved him wrong when I got him Mass Effect for his birthday last year. Took him a couple months to try it, but now he freaking loves Mass Effect. He even ended up buying 2 on his own, and we're both counting down the days until 3.

 

[Arionis]

Tell him that while he trundles around on the ground shooting shit, you'll be swooping down on men in clown outfits like an epitome of the night.

Honestly, they'll probably both be good games but since they are completely different genres, it's not like it's really an argument that one is better than the other since you can't really compare them.

Also, have him listen to Falconer, the Swedish metal band with an incredible singer.

Lastly, who really cares if a name was stolen? There are like 50 songs with the same or similar names.

Or Katatonia, another Swedish metal band with an incredible singer.

OT : Your friend should probably have been swallowed instead of conceived, as calling someone stupid for their opinion is just childish and ignorant, as you've said. If he could provide a legitimate reason, then MAYBE I'd say "To each their own" in his defense, but, he apparently hasn't.

Personally, I prefer Arkham City, and could care less for MW3, BF3, or even upcoming Halo 4. (and I actually LIKE Halo), so, I approve your decision.

Also, for a look in ignorance, go to Dayton Job Corps.

 

[AceAngel]

Clearly you guys have some sexual tension between you two that needs solving. I say, have a nice big sweaty tumble with him, and give him a good one, and that should solve all the issues.

Who knows, he might let you even play with his Carbine later on, and him with your Batarang once the games comes out.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

Battlefield 3 has stopped trying to be its own thing and is trying to be more like Call of Duty with all the good bits taken out, like how Call of Duty wants to be Halo with all the good bits taken out.

Arkham City has Batman in it.

Is there really any contest?

 

[octafish]

Maybe he just doesn't like the dull action sections that get in the way of the pretty good stealth sections in Arkham Asylum.

I for one am excited about Battlefield 3 and have nothing but antipathy for Batman: Arkham City. I don't think you prefering one game over another makes you stupid, but I see no appeal Arkham Asylum 2 myself.

I'm not one for modern FPSs normally but DICE get my attention. I don't think BF3 will be as good as Frozen Synapse but I'm having some fun in the Beta and it isn't even a proper BF map. If DICE want to make a full WW2, Korean War, or Vietnam Conflict based game using their new engine and system then they can have my money for that too, especially if the make a WW2 Burma campaign for it.

I'll probably buy RAGE too.

 

[kouriichi]

Simple. Go without friends.

I have 2 main friends. They both know i dont tolerate pigheaded comments about their fanboyism, and crossing me will get them a stern talking to about all the reasons their wrong.

That makes me sound really mean doesnt it? Huh, oh well.

I played the beta for BF3. I wasnt impressed. I know, "it represents the games alpha state". Well if thats the best beta they want to give out, im fearful of what the real game will be like.

Besides, its your 60$. You cant be called stupid for spending it on something of equal value. Honestly, i think Batman is a better choice. You can get away from the scum of the internet with it.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Ha, I remember once, a friend of mine was playing some Naruto game or another, and another friend saw the main character running really fast (it was free roaming) and declared that the whole game was a ripoff of Sonic.

The same guy also claimed that FEAR was a ripoff of Doom 3 because they're both semi-horror shooters. Yeah...

 

[Nouw]

Let him have is opinion. But his attitude isn't as nearly as valid.

 

[Atticus89]

Tell him if he feels this strongly then he should buy you a copy of Battlefield 3.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

Well, your friend is stupid for being a judgmental asshole.

How is that for logic?

 

[The Almighty Grigard]

Tell him that while he trundles around on the ground shooting shit, you'll be swooping down on men in clown outfits like an epitome of the night.

Honestly, they'll probably both be good games but since they are completely different genres, it's not like it's really an argument that one is better than the other since you can't really compare them.

Also, have him listen to Falconer, the Swedish metal band with an incredible singer.

Lastly, who really cares if a name was stolen? There are like 50 songs with the same or similar names.

Sorry to sorta hijack this thread but I love this guy right here! Falconer for life!

And yeah, tell him to stop comparing games of two completely different genres that both seem to be the top dog of their respective genre and targeted audience. Also, tell him to not be so damn excited by yet another generic shooter with improved graphical fidelity.