Please Read

I get on the forum because I enjoy reading what people have to say about games. I think it is great when I can find people discussing a game and how good they think it is or how bad they think it will be based on the information they have been able to find. It is cool how people debate and makes bets on what score a game will get. And when the game comes out, one side has a period of "ownage" that the other side must accept. Then the process starts over. But lately, this board has been filled with too come crap for that to happen in a way that is enjoyable.

Now before I go on, I will say that I own only a XBox 360 so I guess it makes me a lemming to some on you. I don't really show loyalty to any system and I am not really biased when it comes to scoring them. You can choose to judge me on that if you want, but it is not really the point.

Recently, things have reached a new low here at system wars. It has been happening for awhile now but has only gotten worse with the release of Halo 3. It got a score of 9.5 and it was sent people into a hissy fit. I see more thread on this forum about how bad Halo 3 is or how gamespot was paid off for the score or how the Halo 3 disc detroys XBox's, which I personally think it happening from people playing it too long. The thing that bothers me though, and I could be wrong but I doubt I am, is that most of the people doing the complaining never had the intention of playing the game in the first place. They just can't stand to see the 360 with a well scored game. So they search sites until they find one with a rating they like and claim that it holds the true score while all the other sites are lying. A stupid arguement if you ask me.

Now this doesn't only apply to Halo 3 or 360 games. It goes for all systems. Argue, debate, have some fun, claim or take the ownage, and then let it go. In the end, it doesn't really matter what score a game got. If you aren't going to play it anyways, it shouldn't bother you if it scores high. If you do play it and love it, it shouldn't bother you if it scores low. Take that or leave it as you will.

I ain't disagreeing with you. But I'm loving Halo, and I thought Gamespot's review was garbage.

But this reaction to the review is to be expected.

Sweet, no grammar mistakes. Well said.

Yea sometimes I wonder what's the age of these haters. I'm pretty new here but I suppose most of SW is supposed to be a bunch of whiney little kids complaining about or worshipping one system or another.

I completely agree. I am so sick and tired of fanboy this and fanboy that. I own all three systems and I play my xbox way more than the ps3 and the wii. I'm not saying that the ps3 and wii are bad systems, they just dont have the games or fanbase to keep me into them. I am so sick and tired of people harping on other people just because they say they like one system better than another. Thats the way things work, just because you can't get someone to agree with you, doesn't make them stupider than you. I am also tired of the the whole cow lemming and other assorted creatures names. It is just plain retarded. Calling someone a fanboy or a sheep is not as exciting or degrading as you think it is. Every console has good games and bad games and features, and if someone says they only want the ps3 for blurayor the360 sucks, so what? If you want to argue fine, but just calling them a fanboy or anything else is NOT a valid argument, and just makes you look stupid.

I understand what system wars is and I have never been offended by people dissing a game. I actually think it is quite funny some times. I personally don't join in myself, but I like reading what other people have to say. It was just my opinion. I guess your right though, people get on here to act like complete idiot and whine and complain whenthey don't get there way. Or, posting something completely pointless such as "Wall of text".

'If your system of choice has mediocre games, disregard the media giving them scores you don't like'

Works in lots of ways

I read it only because you seemed polite.

i have nothing to add.