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if you want to talk about patrick please use the Kotaku thread. this thread is solely for discussing dan's former beard and bread's gerbils.

surprised they haven't done a QL of the Halo 4 beta yet

they looked at it on a recent UPF in youre really hankering for some video of it.

 

[def sim]

surprised they haven't done a QL of the Halo 4 beta yet

Did they add new maps or change them up? As freedom said, they played quite a bit of it during a UPF already.

 

[hammertomb]

surprised they haven't done a QL of the Halo 4 beta yet

Halo 5.
Its pretty great.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Blasto was on the awful block? Blasto wasn't that bad....

 

[Liamc723]

Did they add new maps or change them up? As freedom said, they played quite a bit of it during a UPF already.

There's new content every week, this week a new mode and 2 new maps were rolled into the beta.

 

[thechristoph]

I asked about VinnyVania at the end of one of the failed PC builds (might have been the stream where Vinny announced his daughter's birth) and got a definitive yes, complete with point at camera.

I wouldn't worry about VinnyVania this year.

Whoa, when was this? I got really out of touch with GB content last year...

 

[def sim]

There's new content every week, this week a new mode and 2 new maps were rolled into the beta.

Oh, I didn't know that. I'm sure the crew will give it a look then.

 

[Anjin M]

An embarassment of riches with all the articles. I'm going to feel slighted when they stop posting as much.

 

[Bacon]

Vinny is very transparent about the goings on at giantbomb. Jeff can be too but he usually relegates that to Jar time. I like when they get candid like Vinny's article today.

 

[Shiny Llama]

Whoa, when was this? I got really out of touch with GB content last year...

This was the first PC stream, but there was at least one more, maybe two.

 

[Brashnir]

I was never anti-Patrick. His content was fine. But it was definitely the content I looked at the least. I'm excited to see GBEast grow.

It's sad to see Patrick leave, but that seems a fair trade for the type of content I tend to consume from GB--videos.

I see Patrick leaving as a win/win. The stuff I liked the most from him was stuff he did solo, which I imagine he'll still continue to do, while GB East gets another sorely-needed duder. Plus, it seems like this move was something he wanted to do, which is good for him as well.

 

[Liamc723]

Oh, I didn't know that. I'm sure the crew will give it a look then.

Yeah, the new game mode they've added is fantastic.

 

[Frenden]

I see Patrick leaving as a win/win. The stuff I liked the most from him was stuff he did solo, which I imagine he'll still continue to do, while GB East gets another sorely-needed duder. Plus, it seems like this move was something he wanted to do, which is good for him as well.

Yeah. I agree with everything you said.

 

[firehawk12]

I see that they did Tetris Ultimate, but I hope Jeff remembers to do Puyo Puyo Tetris since he got that copy in the mail before the break.

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

So Dan needed surgery because he had too many veins in his balls.

 

[stump sock]

I live right outside of Annapolis, Maryland and it sounds like there are two more storms next week for our area. M/T looks like just wintery mix, but the ABC 2 affiliate in Baltimore said there could be an all snow event W/Th. I'm not sure I heard correctly, but they might have said if it becomes a Nor'easter, we could be seeing 6"-12".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM0YQXlNCWE

son of a bitch

 

[Scizzy]

That Jeff hated Barry Bonds (who was awesome) so much that he almost completely lost his love of baseball entirely makes me do the unthinkable: question whether Jeff is really cut out to lead the Giant Bomb Sports Team.

 

[The Dear Leader]

That Jeff hated Barry Bonds (who was awesome) so much that he almost completely lost his love of baseball entirely makes me do the unthinkable: question whether Jeff is really cut out to lead the Giant Bomb Sports Team.

I wish they would just require Roids™ in baseball, imagine how much more dope it would be if everyone was jacked up and super strong and fast.

 

[Fotheringay]

That Jeff hated Barry Bonds (who was awesome) so much that he almost completely lost his love of baseball entirely makes me do the unthinkable: question whether Jeff is really cut out to lead the Giant Bomb Sports Team.

Pete Rose chose to be banned for life so that the results of the investigation into his betting would never be published. The steroids guys did far less to ruin the integrity of the day-to-day games being played, their fuckery comes with the sort of longevity records they were able to accomplish by maintaining their primes for longer.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

That Jeff hated Barry Bonds (who was awesome) so much that he almost completely lost his love of baseball entirely makes me do the unthinkable: question whether Jeff is really cut out to lead the Giant Bomb Sports Team.

fuck barry bonds

 

[Jimmyfenix]

So Dan needed surgery because he had too many veins in his balls.

 

[Brashnir]

I wish they would just require Roids™ in baseball, imagine how much more dope it would be if everyone was jacked up and super strong and fast.

They might as well require as many illegal things as possible while they're at it. Murder, Rape, Arson, Drunk Driving....

Spoiler

they already allow stealing. *ba dum tish*

 

[Fjordson]

That Jeff hated Barry Bonds (who was awesome) so much that he almost completely lost his love of baseball entirely makes me do the unthinkable: question whether Jeff is really cut out to lead the Giant Bomb Sports Team.

Damn, that's interesting. I agree that the steroids era was a low point for baseball, but it never bothered me enough to where I disliked the sport. Guys like Bonds were still phenomenal athletes.

Bonds in particular I guess I'm sort of indifferent about, despite being a Giants fan. Our greatest successes have come (way) before and after him, so that whole era feels like a lifetime ago after these last few titles. Certainly respect the talent he had, though.

 

[Scizzy]

fuck barry bonds

Haters gonna hate

 

[Brashnir]

Pete Rose chose to be banned for life so that the results of the investigation into his betting would never be published. The steroids guys did far less to ruin the integrity of the day-to-day games being played, their fuckery comes with the sort of longevity records they were able to accomplish by maintaining their primes for longer.

And the number of home runs they hit in individual seasons. It's not a coincidence that over half of the 50-HR seasons in the 130 years of baseball history happened in a 12-year span.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Follow the money

yes

do it

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[Zaph]

The literature renaissance continues http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/rorie/blog/more-like-bore-lords-of-lame-bored-am-i-right/108801/

 

[close to the edge]

Fair play, Quake Wars was way better than it had any right to be. Shame it came out in 2007 in the middle of so many other fantastic shooters. Damn that year was insane.

You're right, that was the same year that also had TF2, CoD: MW and Halo 3. In a weaker year, ET:QW might have made more of a splash.

 

[stump sock]

The literature renaissance continues http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/rorie/blog/more-like-bore-lords-of-lame-bored-am-i-right/108801/

hahah that fucking title. Rorie rules

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Haters gonna hate

sorry

barry bonds is an okay guy*

 

[stump sock]

sorry

barry bonds is an okay guy*

well I mean he's certainly no Jose Canseco

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Drew/Dan/Jason/Rudds should be next

 

[cb1115]

yup meant Halo 5 lmao

eh whatever they're all the same anyway

 

[Zaph]

You're right, that was the same year that also had TF2, CoD: MW and Halo 3. In a weaker year, ET:QW might have made more of a splash.

And STALKER, UT3, Crysis, Bioshock

Bonkers year.

MISTAKE! In Shadowmoon Burial Grounds, you do not fight 'Gul'dan'. You fight Ner'zhul! I cannot believe this huge mistake.

Gul'dan is in the new expansion? Haven't played in years, but I remember the epic 2 hour guild argument when Skull of Gul'dan finally dropped from Illidan and everyone wanted it.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

The literature renaissance continues http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/rorie/blog/more-like-bore-lords-of-lame-bored-am-i-right/108801/

we only managed to kill Gul’dan after I died when he had a few percent of health left, on maybe our fourth attempt.

MISTAKE! In Shadowmoon Burial Grounds, you do not fight 'Gul'dan'. You fight Ner'zhul! I cannot believe this huge mistake.

 

[Volotaire]

Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but if you can’t bother to capitalize your own name when submitting a resume, don’t apply for a writing gig.

Jeff sifting through applicants it seems.

 

[daydream]

welp there go my chances

 

[Zaph]

Jeff sifting through applicants it seems.

Good thing Patrick emailed Ryan, not Jeff

 

[Frenden]

I'm with team Jeff on this one.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Jeff sifting through applicants it seems.

no man, the person who wrote that in is all about breaking new ground, going against the grain or whatever The Man says you should do

wonder why he doesn't have a job

 

[Curufinwe]

Haters gonna hate

Heads gonna expand at an alarming rate.

 

[SteveWinwood]

my name is capitalized

 

[bigwinnerx]

Class that joint up, Boss.

Also probably means person won't be under 30. Nooch.

 

[Megasoum]

I'm with team Jeff on this one.

Yeah this is something that always bugged me in general... I'm no grammar nazi (especiall for english since it's my second language) but lack of capitalization is a big no no for me.

 

[KnightHart]

And STALKER, UT3, Crysis, Bioshock

Bonkers year.

You're forgetting Mario Galaxy, Rock Band, Uncharted, Assassins Creed, Civ 4 Beyond the Sword, World in Conflict WoW Burning Crusade, Rogue Galaxy and Manhunt 2

So do these major release year explosions just happen by coincidence or do all these devs secretly collude to drain money out of people because holy SHIT 2007 was an abnormally great year

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Good think Patrick emailed Ryan, not Jeff

"but we like your shit and think you could be a good addition to the team"

And that's why Ryan was the best.

 

[Zaph]

I'm with team Jeff on this one.

I don't think there's any debate there. If you're applying for a job, even one involving comedy/entertainment, you still keep your resume formal as fuck.

You're forgetting Mario Galaxy, Rock Band, Uncharted, Assassins Creed, Civ 4 Beyond the Sword, World in Conflict WoW Burning Crusade, Rogue Galaxy and Manhunt 2

So do these major release year explosions just happen by coincidence or do all these devs secretly collude to drain money out of people because holy SHIT 2007 was an abnormally great year

We were referring to shooters specifically, but yeah, absolutely nutso year across the board.

 

[Dany]

Was Alex on agdq

 

[Brashnir]

Was Alex on agdq

yes, he "ran" Big Rigs, and was on the commenter's couch for Town With No Name

 

[Archaix]

Was Alex on agdq

Yep