You must create the biggest shitstorm the forums have ever seen, what do you do?

[sageoftruth]

After sales hit new heights, Apple buys up Steam, Sony, and Microsoft. "All subsequent game releases will be 'Free-to-Play' only," says Apple CEO. "That is what our customers want."

 

[sageoftruth]

Jack Thompson successfully sues to cancel Shenmue 3 and the Final Fantasy 7 remake. Judge declares "It seems you were right all along. These games have no value whatsoever and their existence is harmful to society and unconstitutional." With newfound popularity, Mr. Thompson enters the campaign for US presidency.

 

[Paragon Fury]

Spread rumours that Anita Sarkeesian is to head the development of the next Grand Theft Auto.

This headline.

"ROCKSTAR GAMES HIRES SARKEESIAN AS SENSITIVITY CONSULTANT FOR GTA VI
'She has a lot of good points,' says game's head producer Zoe Quinn"

(Sorry for stealing your idea, MarsAtlas, but I prefer to regard it as "pulling a Shakespeare.")

This would be an improvement. I'd get to drive around a freeform simulation of a city without being distracted by Rockstar's stupid attempts at humor every 10 seconds.

Holy shit; GTA IV looks amazing without that crappy Rockstar filter on it.

 

[sageoftruth]

New copyright law passed worldwide requires customers to pay for the privilege of reading or watching game reviews. "We work hard to make these games and customer satisfaction should not be a factor in our annual profits," says EA CEO.

 

[veloper]

It definitely has to be something relating to GG, for any serious effect. Maybe combine GG with a link to some news article about a drunk student being accused of rape.

That should make for a great combo, if you can type a convincing piece tying the article to pro-GG.

Good luck Josh!

 

[Asita]

"EA has purchased Valve and announces new Half-Life MMO to be released next spring." Source

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

Honestly I'd just release Half Life 3 and sit back to watch half the community give it 10/10 and the other half 9.5/10. It'd be absolute chaos!

 

[sageoftruth]

It definitely has to be something relating to GG, for any serious effect. Maybe combine GG with a link to some news article about a drunk student being accused of rape.

That should make for a great combo, if you can type a convincing piece tying the article to pro-GG.

Good luck Josh!

Even better if it's unconvincing. Make an unconvincing argument, like "The rapist was recently seen on a GG discussion thread" followed by a picture of something barely related to GG, and then have tons of people wholeheartedly agree with it and people will lose their minds.

 

[veloper]

It definitely has to be something relating to GG, for any serious effect. Maybe combine GG with a link to some news article about a drunk student being accused of rape.

That should make for a great combo, if you can type a convincing piece tying the article to pro-GG.

Good luck Josh!

Even better if it's unconvincing. Make an unconvincing argument, like "The rapist was recently seen on a GG discussion thread" followed by a picture of something barely related to GG, and then have tons of people wholeheartedly agree with it and people will lose their minds.

Sounds good. Now the post should go onto the game industry boards, but maybe post it in R&P as well, but with a different title, making it look like a regular R&P rape topic at first glance.

 

[sageoftruth]

It definitely has to be something relating to GG, for any serious effect. Maybe combine GG with a link to some news article about a drunk student being accused of rape.

That should make for a great combo, if you can type a convincing piece tying the article to pro-GG.

Good luck Josh!

Even better if it's unconvincing. Make an unconvincing argument, like "The rapist was recently seen on a GG discussion thread" followed by a picture of something barely related to GG, and then have tons of people wholeheartedly agree with it and people will lose their minds.

Sounds good. Now the post should go onto the game industry boards, but maybe post it in R&P as well, but with a different title, making it look like a regular R&P rape topic at first glance.

"Recent Tragedy Reveals the Cause of the Sudden Rise In Rape Across the World"

 

[sageoftruth]

Konami threatens to slaughter entire game development staff if Metal Gear Solid V doesn't sell 2 billion copies.

...And only if Hideo Kojima cancels his kickstarter.

 

[runic knight]

Post video where Anita reveals she doesn't care at all about anything she has said relating to video games , that she was doing it solely to troll people, and to spread confusion to further the goals of her lizardman masters. Then have her take off a mask, turn into a demonic bat lady and devour Yatzee's hat, the source of his power. Then have her recant and claim she did it all in the name of feminism.

 

[Mister K]

Make Bioware game where you can romance characters that are of the same sex as you ONLY. And also make each and every romancable character transsexual.

Oh boy, I am SO going to enjoy that.

 

[Godhead]

A person and your pet is drowning in a whirlpool, you can only save one, they have differing opinions on every political stance.

 

[Asita]

Make Bioware game where you can romance characters that are of the same sex as you ONLY. And also make each and every romancable character transsexual.

Oh boy, I am SO going to enjoy that.

...Since we're going for maximum shitstorm, does that mean that when you say only same sex romances with transsexual love interests, male players get MtF love interests and female players get FtM ones so we can add misgendering to the equation?

 

[Mister K]

Make Bioware game where you can romance characters that are of the same sex as you ONLY. And also make each and every romancable character transsexual.

Oh boy, I am SO going to enjoy that.

...Since we're going for maximum shitstorm, does that mean that when you say only same sex romances with transsexual love interests, male players get MtF love interests and female players get FtM ones so we can add misgendering to the equation?

Hell, I dunno, I never really cared about such details.
Whichever causes greater brewing I guess.

 

[happyninja42]

Probably something about Gamergate, and transgender people, and Anita, aaand...*thinks*, something about representation of women in gaming, uh, let's see. Something involving republicans probably to add a little spice to it. Toss in a dash of conspiracy theory, let it simmer in an oven of Pre-Order Positive statements for about 10 hours, then garnish it with some DLC and subscription gameplay discussion.

I think that would probably be the recipe for a forum clusterfuck of Epic Mealtime Proportions. I'm sure I'm missing some groups out there, but hey, different dishes have different mixes based on the region. So feel free to experiment to find your favorite flavor!

 

[Ihateregistering1]

From what I've seen previously, here are the two easiest ways:

-Make ANY thread that has anything to do with Transgender...anything. Example: "I think Transgenderism is a mental disorder".

-Make any thread in which one could apply the label "victim-blaming" and watch the sparks fly.
Example:
-"Christy Mack didn't deserve to be beaten, but she shouldn't have gotten involved with a convicted criminal named 'War Machine' either".
RRRRRRAAAAAAAWWWWWWRRRRRRRRR