[QUOTE="JiveT"]The proper response to the original post is this: Wall of text FTL KTHXBYE. No one used this so deduct 10 points from your total meta-game score.Jandurin

Does using leet speak get me moar points?

YEH, N FOR T3H 4X MULTI ON UR SCORE, U NEED TO BADLI SPEL UR SENTANCE N PUT IT IN ALL CAPS!!!!!!!11twentyseven-and-a-quarter!!!!!!

I think I just simultaneously scored a whopping bonus and a genocide on my brain cells :?

i guess it would be _TrueGamer (i think that his name, the guy who supports Crysis). i like his posts about Crysis that mock it (ie: but where is teh gameplay?) and then gives a big paragraph explaining all the great features. keep on posting _TrueGamer, i salute you.

/salute

DDX2

In all honesty, I think he's a PC fanboy. To call consoles 'the bandaid to human stupidity' and disregard any benefits they've had on gaming as a whole seems pretty silly to me.

That said, he's right about Crysis. If it's the thread pointing out the PCGamer article you're talking about, then that one was legendary. I don't care much for FPSs, and yet I'm hyped through the roof for the game now.

Hard to say at this stage. Halo 3 has something like 4 and a half million pre-orders, do we have pre-order figures for SMG?

In Japan though, Halo 3 will be as chaff before a hurricane.

Interesting analogy, much kudos to you for sharing it.

In the case of fanboys/mobbing/personal attacks, I personally attribute the mentality to a fundamental instinctive behaviour. In a nutshell, humans were originally tribal creatures, and though it isn't as apparent today, you can still see a LOT of it around if you're willing to draw the parallels. We get instinctive satisfaction from achieving a higher 'rank' in a social 'hierarchy', regardless of whether that hierarchy is clearcut or subconscious.

Insulting/attacking another person makes one feel superior and gives satisfaction, as you're artificially placing yourself above that person in the hierarchy. You see a lot of the hierarchy mentality in schoolyards with bullies and clubs/cliques/'popular' groups etc. As an example, don't you feel good about yourself for being 'better' than people like the posters who go down in legend with comments like "Who/what the hell are the Zerg?". Not levelling that last bit as a criticism at anyone, it's just natural.

Fanboyism is a bit of an extreme case of this, as a person tries to take themself to a much higher 'rank' by completely denying the opinions and beliefs of anybody who feels differently about gaming/consoles/companies. It can often backfire though, as some fanboys get pretty agitated when others effectively debunk their one-sided arguments, making their rank seem less 'secure' and killing the satisfaction they try and achieve.

This also plays a part in fakeboyism/trolling, as by making others over-react, you feel good by playing with people's opinions and emotions, it gives a sense of superiority that you can make people act in a certain way by using yourself as flamebait. It's a form of manipulation, and it makes one feel more intelligent by 'outwitting' others.

I must admit my beliefs don't really fit in with the meta-gaming argument from what I can see, but I just thought I might try and contribute a tidbit to an interesting, original thread.

Oh, and for playing in character, you must be getting a decent EXP boost, you lucky sod. You're gonna out-level me at this rate :(

Having a favorite poeter is kind of geekish

Neal_Gore

One could argue that being a member of a gaming forum is pretty geekish in the first place, especially if one is a consistent poster.

Well, I've only signed up recently, but here are some names I've come to recognise:

the_very_best

fuzzysquash

Vandalvideo

foxhound_fox

Panzer_Zwei

dreams_visions

ArisShadows

DaysAirlines

Riverwolf007

Michael85

subrosian

There's probably a whole bunch I forgot seeing as I'm an alarmingly vague person, will update this when my memory starts being good for stuff other than video games, music instrumentals, and where to buy bread.

wtf, arent you a super-cow? o.0 forget ur meds this morning?flclempire

You must be thinking of someone else. This is the-very-best you're talking about, he's actually a very good poster, and about as impartial to console fanboydom as one can be on this crazy forum.

And on an unrelated note, OUT OF CHEESE ERROR, REDO FROM START. MELON MELON MELON, MILLENIUM HAND AND SHRIMP. BUG'REM.

"Casual fun" and "family friendly" being what, exactly? Bright colours and simplistic gameplay?

KirbyFan10101

......You want the most realistic graphics instead, 'Kirby Fan'? :|

On a side note, I'd rather slightly-upgraded graphics with a new control scheme for a budget price than the same gameplay I already have on my PS2 disguised by superior graphics for a MUCH higher price.

While it's still up in the air, I think it's probably looking to be Nintendo. Initially 3rd-party devs were sceptical of the Wii (rightly so, after the relative failure of the N64 and Gamecube), but after seeing it trounce the 360 and PS3 in sales, they'd almost have to be crazy not to be making games for it. I think a lot of 3rd-party games that we know nothing about yet will be announced for the Wii.

That said, Sony still has a lot of cards to play, and I'm sure MS does too. The ultimate winners are the gamers though, in any case.