(got rid of the shouty-ness.)-Datura- said:
Nope, but in his description of his proposed conflict resolution system, Bob never specified that as a requirement. In fact, he specifically states "...aaaand then the other guy leaves. But only gets the Silver."
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Again, I must reiterate my objection to this new... feature.
First, it's mostly just a voiceover with bland, 50's art style faces and the occasional relevant jpeg. The faces are going to get old quickly for everyone. They're already hackneyed to me.
Second, the video really comes across as "oh, this was something that popped into Bob's head that caused him to maybe look up one or two things and then spew out an opinion." There actually is very little going on in the way of discourse.
What I mean by that is: rather than presenting a stance on a subject, providing support for his position, then offering and refuting possible counter-arguments, and finally reinforcing the original position, it's just Bob talking about what Bob thinks. This strikes me as lazy, slipshod, uninformative (aside from some observations about American culture-specific superheros in the past), and ultimately unproductive; frankly, I expect more out of Bob, because when he actually tries, he can be pretty damn insightful.
No, The Big Picture reeks of something that Bob agreed to but either isn't willing or able to actually put in the time to make it a quality product. He 'padded his stats' by opening with a topic that would cause a large amount of pageviews simply because of the subject matter, but this week, it feels like he had an idea pop into his mind and then slapped something together in an hour or so.
I would hope that the Escapist staff considers whether or not they're getting their money's worth out of this.
Personally, I'll give tBP one more shot: after all, when starting something new, there are likely going to be false steps. That said, I'm not hopeful that things will change. Bob has demonstrated in the past that he can be very resistant to any sort of constructive criticism.
