Wasn't redit at least partially responsible for that dude getting sacked? Also neogafs morals>every other website.
Wasn't redit at least partially responsible for that dude getting sacked? Also neogafs morals>every other website.
Why does Gaf get singled out? We're not even that strict. If Gfaqs had the same registration/ban system they'd be far, far, far worse. At least here I'm treated like an adult.
hivemind? Have you seen other forums? /v/ is a hivemind but far, far more hostile. r/gaming is a hivemind too.
Devs post here? Not many. Reddit has developers and other famous people posting there all the time. What makes neogaf so special?
We've always been a community of gamers with a diverse set of opinions. Why is this so difficult for these people to understand? Why are we labeled as a hivemind?
Wasn't redit at least partially responsible for that dude getting sacked? Also neogafs morals>every other website.
Cliff jumping looks like fun.
No we aren't.Because we are a hivemind. And I dont think its a bad thing.
The what? :lol
I would bet money that without the always online elements of Diablo 3 that it would have sold half of that.
dirty deals in the back of limos of course! Nothing lewd unless it is something lewd!
Interesting I didn't know Tyler took over the site I thought he started it. Whats the story on that? Did you buy it from the previous owner?
If we are a hive mind we're a schizophrenic one that rarely agrees on anything. Also most of dem haters either members or banned...
Vire said:What did GAF do to earn such ire from all sides of the media?
Schattenjäger said:I'm insulted at the snub of OT! OT is just as breaking with news stories as the gaming side is with gaming related news!
OT represent!
I think you totally misinterpreted what he meant.I like CliffyB, but he just says some straight-up stupid stuff from time to time. Some of his views on the industry are very poisonous. Skimming over that post he makes some really dumb points. That someone was right in saying that the Wii was a virus. I guess it was a virus in the sense that it spread to Microsoft and gave them a huge boost in sales with Kinect.
But what is worse is the defending of always online. I have never read a sound argument on that. But then he lets loose this gem:
Seriously? I am going to go out on a limb and that say a large chunk of the sales were from the Diablo name, and the kind of game that entails, on its own. But wasn't one of the main reasons for always online the auction house? Something that the former director admitted hurt the game? Maybe it got a boost in sales because of misguided gamers trying to become millionaires.
As far as Adam Orth and whatever happened to him, that isn't our fault. Nobody forced him to say those things. He could have responded tactfully or not at all. Instead, he made the power and vacuum comments. I thought what he said was incredibly stupid, and not at all like what someone should be saying to try to comfort or persuade people about always online (something that I have seen no one from the industry actually do). He shouldn't have been fired or had to resign over that. In a month people will probably forget this whole incident for the most part anyway.
APZonerunner's feature should have a detailed account of that when it hits shortly.
Why do you even care what CliffyB thinks? Who cares?
I'd be more annoyed with his ramblings if I actually gave a shit.
Because we are a hivemind. And I dont think its a bad thing.
Sometimes you get that creepy and vengeful, internet lynch-mob thing going on, but most of the time it's just passionate dudes who are really excited to contribute to the best videogame news website out there.
Read it in between your sets of arm curlsVery cool. Ill look out for it.
EL and the team have done a great job making this the best place to talk about games on the net.
Bingo!Absolutely, where else could I bring up a game that came out in 1986 and have a forty page discussion on it? The passion that people have for games on this site, is simply unrivaled.
We may not always agree, but I value nearly everyone's opinion on here.
I think you totally misinterpreted what he meant.
Mike Capps said something stupid that he regretted later, but that wasn't reason for him to get fired was his point. He's saying that good, talented people make honest mistakes.
(P.S. Mike Capps was right…the Wii was a virus after all.)
EviLore you fool!
You could have sold GAF, watched as the inevitable changes caused a backlash, and started a new site. "From the mind of EviLore, the previous owner of NeoGAF, comes a new groundbreaking discussion forum: NewGAPH - Be Credulous."
Schattenjäger;53585400 said:Read it in between your sets of arm curls
That's not what it means.If all it means by being "always online" is the same as it is with a PC, 360 and PS3 ect currently are, why is there even a debate?
Amazing/awesome a 7 figure sum was offered for it and it was rejected. I wonder whether the site would hold it's popularity/charm if say IGN owned it.
I disagree with that premise.How are we a hivemind? I don't think I've seen a single opinion on GAF without multiple people disagreeing with the premise.
Me too. Just found this with Wayback Machine:
History right there!
Why would IGN buy it? Don't they keep backups of their articles in their own database?
Nice lol combo.I disagree.
I disagree with that premise.
Edge said:Adam Orths apparent departure from Microsoft last night might just be NeoGAFs defining moment, for better or worse.
I should start a podcast. That way people can disseminate my vapid hyper-ego bluster to the far reaches of the internet with minimal personal effort. It'll be even better than having an unemployed blog!
I should start a podcast. That way people can disseminate my vapid hyper-ego bluster to the far reaches of the internet with minimal personal effort. It'll be even better than having an unemployed blog!