What's the deal with the ZP hate?

[Nivag the Owl]

Seems like people have a grudge against site-users who enjoy Zero Punctuation. I like a lot of the things here but ZP is what brought me here, and in my opinion it's the funniest part of the site. I like Stolen Pixels, don't really like Unforgotten Realms and haven't watched enough De-Rez to have an opinion.

I think this is by far the best forum community I've been a part of and best source for news on things I actually care about. Nobody seems to really hate anybody and all is well but what's with all the bad blood between ZP lovers and everyone else?

 

[Avatar Roku]

Well, if you hadn't noticed, some people on this site are a bit elitist, and anything that brings in more of the "Unwashed masses" is bad to them.

That said, go to the threads for Yahtzee's videos. Those people I mentioned earlier aren't completely wrong, even though it did bring in people like you and me.

 

[Spartan Bannana]

There's no issue with liking ZP, lots of us like ZP.
The problem is the people it attracts, like people from the roosterteeth and GameFAQs forums who only post on the ZP threads to be first post. They're all idiots who treat the Escapist like just another forum site, instead on one where we don't use the words "ive" or "u".

 

[Ace of Spades]

I never would have joined this site if it weren't for zero punctuation. I do like the forum community here, but I would not even know about the escapist if it weren't for Yahtzee's trailer on YouTube.

 

[mokes310]

What's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld style questions?

All kidding aside, I think it's easier for people to vent their displeasure on something that's equally vocal as opposed to something like the Escapist Show. If someone is harsh towards a game that you may like, how willing will you be to listen to them, let alone support them?

 

[Caliostro]

What's the deal with plane foo-...Oh wait.


In all honesty, most of us, the way I see it, don't hate ZP. Personally I found The Escapist through ZP myself. Our issue is with the 'tards that treat The Escapist as "The Zero Punctuation Fan Forum".

 

[stormcaller]

I'm another follower of the fully ramblomatic turned ZP but once I got here I noticed "Hey there's alot of cool shit here for me to argue about" and so I joined

And I think the hate mainly comes from as has been said people who think the site only exists on wednesdays for the purpose of ZP

 

[Nivag the Owl]

The thing is, I'm a bit of an elitist myself but there doesn't really seem to be anyone here who needs to feel the wrath of my displeasure. Nobody's opinion on anything has genuinly frustrated me, because I am yet to encounter an argument that lacks personal (and therefore acceptable) logic. To be honest though, thinking about it, I'm also yet to encounter a ZP Episode that lacks several banned users for speed-posting "FIRST!" or similar useless posts of pointless self satisfaction. But as stated, they're banned for it and so don't remain in the community.

 

[Viking Moose]

I'm still kinda new at the site, but I would never had come here unless it was for ZP on X-play. I'm so glad I came here though. I never knew that there are people that used the internet that know what grammar and spelling are.

 

[not a zaar]

Why do some people only like Indie rock bands? Because they are elitists who can't stand the idea that some stranger (probably dumb) might like the same things as them.

 

[RobinHood3000]

I'm one of those people that came here through Zero Punctuation (I'm also a RoosterTeeth member), but I don't consider myself a moron, and it doesn't long to catch on that Escapist is a different class of forum.

:shrug:

 

[Phase_9]

I like ZP, I never would have joined without it (or without my Game Design professor showing me ZP), but I also enjoy the site for other reasons. I can see both sides of the argument. Yes, many people who post on ZP threads are, to put it lightly, the reason why I support natural selection; however, others on the Escapist can come off as elitist. That isn't to say that I haven't seen idiotic posts outside of ZP threads, but they do seem to congregate there, and there are a whole lot of lofty, condescending folk on the Escapist, but to be honest, neither of these groups really bother me, because I do my very best to avoid them so that I don't feel the need to go on a rampage.

 

[perfectimo]

Seems like people have a grudge against site-users who enjoy Zero Punctuation. I like a lot of the things here but ZP is what brought me here, and in my opinion it's the funniest part of the site. I like Stolen Pixels, don't really like Unforgotten Realms and haven't watched enough De-Rez to have an opinion.

I think this is by far the best forum community I've been a part of and best source for news on things I actually care about. Nobody seems to really hate anybody and all is well but what's with all the bad blood between ZP lovers and everyone else?

I don't know why no-one else point this out but you gave this thread the wrong name. It's meant to be "Why all the hate on ZP?" You could just edit it to fix that.

 

[51gunner]

I came here for Zero Punctuation, and stayed for the quality forums. That said, I find it irritating when people quote Yahtzee verbatim in lieu of any original comments or thoughts. It's as bad as when people quote comedians verbatim in lieu of actually being funny.

 

[klc0100]

Because everything popular on the internet attracts trolls I love ZP but for every one good member it attracts it gives the forum at least one troll a troll that is quickly slayed but a troll never the less.

That and I don't like all you new guys getting more posts than me making my e-penis feel small D:

 

[Jursa]

Ya I joined because of zero punctuation and I still watch the old ones from time to time to get my mood up, but to be honest I'm glad I joined these forums, the community here is beyond awesome. Every time I got on the computer I used to check my mail and do what I came to do, now there's always at least a 10 or more minute stop every day. Actually I'm a big fan of De-rez and Unforgotten realms, I also always anticipate the escapist show to see Russ humiliate himself for our amusement. To be honest this is the best site I've ever been to and I'm glad I joined. I don't realize why a lot of people dislike ZP either to be honest. It's one of those little things that keep me from banging my head against the wall till I drop dead.

P.S. Can somebody explain the need to say First! on comments... it always struck me as an action similar to... Look at me I'm an idiot!

 

[Clairaudient]

What's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld style questions?

Mokes you're always spot on. Always.

 

[TMAN10112]

I origionly came here looking for ZP, and once I got here I started watching all the other video series. Eventualy I saw a few interesting topics that I wanted to post on, so I joineed the forums. Now I love these forums, and I go on them quite often. Plus since I got here my grammer has improved significantly.

 

[xitel]

I don't hate Zero Punctuation. In fact, I love it. But what I do hate is the people that comment on his videos with inane drivel. Seriously, those comments are as bad as Youtube comments. Yes, I have commented on ZP before. In fact, I commented on the most recent one. But those are the few comments that make sense, and actually add something to the video. Plus there's the fact that every Wednesday we start dealing with all the trolls that leak in from ZP into the forums. And that's not fun for anyone.