Hot Coldman
Banned
I will do. It's a good list, but frankly I couldn't be bothered to fuck around with the current OP at this stage. It's definitely going in the next OP (which should include a better idea of ongoing video content anyway).
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I will do. It's a good list, but frankly I couldn't be bothered to fuck around with the current OP at this stage. It's definitely going in the next OP (which should include a better idea of ongoing video content anyway).
Oh yeah, I didn't mean for this OT since it almost done anyway.
bigwinnerx
Member
Comments section of Gamespot posting about the GB membership sale is a sad bunch. Props if any of you were posting positivity there.
I don't really like it as much as Terra Battle. In order to progress a lot easier you have to team up with people, of course it's not overly easy to do so, and you probably have to join the Line gaf group to get regular parties. Doing it solo just becomes a bit of a bore, especially when it's a pain in the ass to get the materials to Evolve/Ascend your monsters.
Just about everyone in games journalism could make more money by just quitting games journalism. It is why so many use is as a stepping stone to a dev/community manager/PR job.
Good luck getting a mortgage off the back of a successful Paetron. Fine in the short term if you are relatively young but no real way to live.
Good luck getting a mortgage off the back of a successful Paetron. Fine in the short term if you are relatively young but no real way to live.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Where exactly?
But..then I'd have to go to Gamespot.
I thought this comment was the funniest / most absurd:
"why is there a subscription fee for a site that is owned by a multi-million dollar company (cbs)?"
Obviously folks are free to dislike GB and all that jazz, but sometimes it's just bizarre seeing how different the demographics are between GB and GS.
Edit:
Gamespot has a short news story about the membership sale.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/get-a-30-discount-on-your-giant-bomb-subscription/1100-6423614/
It is mostly just people saying "why would you pay for anything on the internet" which is far from a unique view and the sort I would expect from the Gamespot audience. There are people who like GB and post on here that share the same view. I remember teasing some dude about a week or so back who said they could never justify paying for website content.
TBH the GB fan who is replying to every negative comment is doing more harm than good.
Thousands watching Jeff clean out his garage or listening to him drive home from work Vs. hundreds of people watching the super well produced The Lobby.
It is why the much heralded merger doesn't make a lot of business sense at the moment.
It has in the past. Which is no guarantee but I would say it is likely.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Does GB do Christmas sales? I'm not exactly in the position this month to drop another $35, what with all the game releases, but I have enjoyed the premium stuff so far.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
This is a great comment
Actually, this guy is really convinced about that stuff since he repeats it later on.
Anyway, it's fair to dislike Premium stuff, but I'm pretty used to paying for....uhm things I enjoy. So paying like 50$ which is cheaper then an AAA game for a year worth of content, while supporting cool people doing cool things doesn't seem that crazy to me.
Nah, seeing as they have a sale now they'll probably not do another sale for a few months.
It's not surprising that a lot of people are just opposed to the idea of paying for anything on the internet.
It is okay to be a fan and not want the extras. I am a fan of a number of sites that I would not dream of paying for.
I originally only started paying to support the site as I feared it would go under otherwise. I am happy with the value I have had over the years though.
yeah, I think they only stopped having regular sales because when they re-coded the site the infrastructure to spit out gift codes was just not available.
This is basically what it boils down to. I rarely watch TV anymore, GB content took it's place years and years ago. Cheapest TV subscription ever. Granted I say that while only just becoming a member again, I didn't have the time to see all of the content they had been producing but I'm back and hopefully can continue to be a member from here on out.
"Premium Premium Sale (non-recurring) member till Oct 26, 2016"
I'm in it for a long time
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I wish they wouldn't have this sale in the most expensive gaming month of the year for me.
I think it has more to do with not knowing the site. When I first joined GB I wouldn't have paid anything for it (though IIRC there wasn't even a premium option back then). Why? Podcast is free, QLs are free and paying for stuff on the internet seemed krazy with a k. It was after spending enough time on the site and learning to appreciate the crew and what they do that I was ready to pay for something.
If you never paid for a premium membership anywhere it seems crazy, so I can understand some of them.
I think it has more to do with not knowing the site. When I first joined GB I wouldn't have paid anything for it (though IIRC there wasn't even a premium option back then). Why? Podcast is free, QLs are free and paying for stuff on the internet seemed krazy with a k. It was after spending enough time on the site and learning to appreciate the crew and what they do that I was ready to pay for something.
If you never paid for a premium membership anywhere it seems crazy, so I can understand some of them.
That's true. I like to listen to things about games while playing Destiny.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Did they just add controller support to Vice City ? I loaded it up and my 360 pad works perfectly.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Exactly. Can I watch Metal Gear Scanlon on TLC? I thought not!
ratcliffja
Member
The irony is that GB is one of 2K's harshest critics.
Jeff being paranoid about birds in the Far Cry 4 QL and
was some of the funniest stuff I've seen in a long time.
This round of sales on Premium memberships, is the sale price only applicable for new members or can you stack another year at this price if you're already a member?
Brad freaking the HELL out when they were subsequently attacked by an eagle
This round of sales on Premium memberships, is the sale price only applicable for new members or can you stack another year at this price if you're already a member?
You can stack it.
Considering the recent mass culling of Gamespot employees I'd say those people should perhaps reconsider their positions.
Hot Coldman
Banned
It's one of those things that's hard to understand the value of until you have it. I was lucky enough to be gifted my first year by a fellow GB-GAFfer, who I'm eternally grateful to, but since then I'm paid the $35 two years in a row just because fuuuuck I love the content so much.
It's my favourite thing on the internet. That's worth something to me, and if that something is £30 or so than so be it.
It's my favourite thing on the internet. That's worth something to me, and if that something is £30 or so than so be it.
Incandenza
Banned
santeesioux
Member
Exactly, if it wasn't for sports, I'd only need GB, Crunchyroll, Netflix, and possibly Hulu, plus Youtube subscriptions like Redlettermedia. If NBA League Pass didn't black out local teams, i wouldn't need cable at all.
NumberThree
Member
Far Cry 4 really seems to be just Far Cry 3: Himalayas. A bit disappointed (though I don't know what I was expecting)
The Dear Leader
Banned
Yeah I feel the same, I immediately get turned off from a game when I see it using the exact same animations, gun models, HUD, and basically everything else from the previous game, It seriously looks like a Far Cry 3 expansion pack with new environment, characters, and few new animals, like those mother fucking birds.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Ubisoft Game: Himalayas
Eh, Far Cry 4 at least has the emergent shit going for it though. Never been better than it was in 2, mind.
Eh, Far Cry 4 at least has the emergent shit going for it though. Never been better than it was in 2, mind.
I didn't play FC3 and I actually came around on 4 over the course of the QL. Seemed way more interesting to me. I'd probably pick it up if I had a PS4.
NumberThree
Member
Yeah, this looks like something that'd come out the following year after FC3. Even the bait system probably was in FC3 but got scrapped (since it's in Blood Dragon).
While I sometimes find myself hoping for more sequels to games I love (like Deus Ex), every time I see one of these games I'm glad that they take their time making those.
The birds are cool, though.
bigwinnerx
Member
I rage uninstalled FC3 twice on PC. Can't remember what the last straw was...maybe I should try a third time.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I loved Far Cry 3 and I'm still excited for 4 but I dread the future for this franchise. If we see Far Cry 5 next year, I'll cry.
Some hitching issues when they're playing Sonic, but seems to be fine when they move onto other games (I'm about 25 minutes in). Good episode too!
Haha thanks guys. I'll put it off til next week bc I'm a procrastinator.
The Dear Leader
Banned
I was just about to post this, it's hitching for me as well.
Hot Coldman
Banned
This HotD2 demo is brutal. Those zombie Vega guys are insanely tough.
Seems like an insane decision to put that as the second thing in your demo.
Infinite Justice
Member
hmmm
No Jeff is kinda disappointing since his knowledge would be fucking great here especially but its also fun hearing the experience of these 2
No Jeff is kinda disappointing since his knowledge would be fucking great here especially but its also fun hearing the experience of these 2