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[Frumple]

That there are people willing to do that kind of arguing for pages and pages doesn't necessarily speak to whether they were enjoying it, so much as whether they were under the impression that it would be possible to "win" the argument which they had engaged in, and that doing so would have positive rather than negative consequences.

It... doesn't even mean that. People have been willing to take some time off (if that -- it's a lot easier to play and type than it used to be. I know I was waiting for some turns to finish processing while I was typing some of th'stuff I threw in) from games to talk about them since games were a thing. Not because they want to "win" or anything. Just because they like talking about video games. I enjoy playing video games enough I'm willing to shoot the shit a 'lil in the down time, or while m'doing something else, y'know? And then there's other reasons, o'course.

[Shadowlord]

I stand corrected, then.

[scrdest]

My evidence being that there's 12 pages of people that think arguing about whether they do or do not suck or eating imaginary popcorn is more fun than PLAYING games.

That there are people willing to do that kind of arguing for pages and pages doesn't necessarily speak to whether they were enjoying it, so much as whether they were under the impression that it would be possible to "win" the argument which they had engaged in, and that doing so would have positive rather than negative consequences.

Your post indicates that you seem to be one of them.

RONIN'S LAW !

You can't argue with internet laws...

scrdest's Law

You can argue with anything, given motivation. Including this law.

[The13thRonin]

Toady you can close this thread if you think it's causing more harm than good at this point.

I didn't start it to cause a shitstorm...

I really did just want to discuss the state of modern gaming.

I guess maybe it's just too contentious a topic to discuss.

[werty892]

We have a new game to discuss though.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

We have a new game to discuss though.

holy absolute fuckery, gaben has delivered!

EDIT: April 1st. watch the fuck out,.

[miauw62]

Toady you can close this thread if you think it's causing more harm than good at this point.

I didn't start it to cause a shitstorm...

I really did just want to discuss the state of modern gaming.

I guess maybe it's just too contentious a topic to discuss.

Ronin, we did discuss the state of modern gaming and concluded that it's not shit. #wow #whoa

[Mech#4]

You heard it here first folks. Bay 12 Forum goers declare modern games "not shit". What will they declare as an encore? Stay tuned to find out!

[TripJack]

There are a few genres that just DIED in the modern day.

Heck even First Person Shooters that aren't Military shooters have suffered quite a bit, with Halo being sort of being the outlier (and it has become REALLY military shooter after the first game)

Real Time Strategies have been really struggling after Westwood just stopped being good at making them. I think Company of Heroes is like... the only one left.

don't forget the RPGs

[Glloyd]

We have a new game to discuss though.

holy absolute fuckery, gaben has delivered!

Meh.

Am I the only one who really dislikes the half-life games?

[freeformschooler]

We have a new game to discuss though.

holy absolute fuckery, gaben has delivered!

Meh.

Am I the only one who really dislikes the half-life games?

Yes.

[Levi]

We have a new game to discuss though.

holy absolute fuckery, gaben has delivered!

EDIT: April 1st. watch the fuck out,.

And its a fake URL.   

[PrimusRibbus]

We have a new game to discuss though.

holy absolute fuckery, gaben has delivered!

Meh.

Am I the only one who really dislikes the half-life games?

I find them to be thoroughly mediocre, even compared to their contemporaries. A good example of nostalgia glasses, imo.

[Neonivek]

There are a few genres that just DIED in the modern day.

Heck even First Person Shooters that aren't Military shooters have suffered quite a bit, with Halo being sort of being the outlier (and it has become REALLY military shooter after the first game)

Real Time Strategies have been really struggling after Westwood just stopped being good at making them. I think Company of Heroes is like... the only one left.

don't forget the RPGs

I think it is too early to tell if RPGs are just outright "over"

I mean the Tales games are still going and in some respects they are as good as ever, even if they are games held up almost exclusively by characterization and not story.

While Dark Souls is unlikely to stop and while Dark Souls 2 isn't as solid as the first game, it is still a good game...

I mean sure Final Fantasy is dead and replaced with something entirely alien, Romancing Saga is dead, dragon quest is dead, Tactics Ogre is dead.

As well Bethesda is making more and more shallow games without stop, and Bioware keeps making the same game over and over again...

Hmmm... I guess RPGs are really in rough shape. But at least there are still strong RPGs being made.

[MoLAoS]

Toady you can close this thread if you think it's causing more harm than good at this point.

I didn't start it to cause a shitstorm...

I really did just want to discuss the state of modern gaming.

I guess maybe it's just too contentious a topic to discuss.

Ronin, we did discuss the state of modern gaming and concluded that it's not shit. #wow #whoa

We did? Not in this thread.

Also, Ronin, if you didn't want a shit storm, why did you use the words sucks and rant? That kind of language makes the Defenders of the Status Quo(TM) quite, well, defensive.