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[ajcacio]

I said right there in the podcast that I would let everyone know when I hit level 30 and otherwise there's nothing left to talk about. Good lord.

I haven't played Destiny nor do I ever intend to but it's interesting to hear your take vs. Jeff's; not tired of the discussion.

 

[Fleet_of_Foot]

I think the reason I'm not tired of it is because both sides are represented. If it was just endless love (or endless hate) I couldn't deal with it.

 

[Celegus]

I said right there in the podcast that I would let everyone know when I hit level 30 and otherwise there's nothing left to talk about. Good lord.

That's what I was referring to actually. I was just saying I hope that actually happens and Destiny doesn't accidentally take over the conversation for half an hour again, as it seems to have a way of doing. Sorry if I sounded like complaining, it was more of a "I'm holding you to this!" than anything else. Because, like you said, pretty much every topic of conversation about the game has been exhausted.

 

[m_shortpants]

With regards to Destiny, I made it to 20 mostly by myself and then just didn't want to play it anymore. I may have been interested in the raid but what I'm not interested in is grinding to level 26 and then not having matchmaking.

I've been playing the crucible sporadically here and there, but it just hasnt hooked me like Halo did although the mechanics might be a little tighter. There's just too many ways you can be instakilled for me.

Oddly enough, playing Destiny got me to resub to WoW after many many years. I feel like I might be up to grinding in Destiny while watching something else on a second monitor, but it requires to much effort. I can mindlessly level in WoW on the other hand.

 

[Leafhopper]

Thank you.

 

[TouchMyBox]

Borderlands 2 humour is bad, Saints Row 4 is totally rad.

Ok then Giantbomb.

Saint's Row is a bit more clever than "hey! Remember when people said this on the internet?! Ha! Classic right?"

It doesn't all hit but it can be genuinely funny.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

The Twitch thing was interesting, even as someone who watches a good bit of comp videos and such (10 years running!). But yeah Jeff, people do that. It's one of the reasons it's so hard to push yourself to get better at games: the instant it's out there on the web, shitters shit on you (but you know this even better than I do).

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

Borderlands 2 humour is bad, Saints Row 4 is totally rad.

Ok then Giantbomb.

Almost as if their manner of humor and delivery of said humor is different.

 

[Basileus777]

Almost as if their manner of humor and delivery of said humor is different.

It helps that Saints Row actually has good writing.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

What is biodegradable? /Dan Ryckert

 

[Haunted]

Spoiler

I agree with you, just wanted to post that .gif.

 

[Yaboosh]

I said right there in the podcast that I would let everyone know when I hit level 30 and otherwise there's nothing left to talk about. Good lord.

You get exasperated at the strangest things.

 

[Volotaire]

I'd love a Brad twist on the Vinny music editing. I loved the sound mixing aspect. I didn't realise or comprehend how much work Vinny put into that aspect.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Jeff really hit the nail on the head with Borderlands 2 re: the downgrade in writing and the weird loot system. It's soooo close to being one of the best games ever.

Nah. Everyone loves bl2 except him and you.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Jeff didn't play much at all. I got an upgraded Oz tank 1 hour in. Even if your tank depletes, your health barely ticks down...so I don't see anyone ever dying from lack of oxygen. It's mainly there to think about as a trade-off when using the glide jump or ground slam.

And you can just play as claptrap and never worry about it.

 

[Brandon F]

I don't care that they're critical of it at all. The criticisms toward Destiny are accurate, like I said.

My point is that we're halfway through October headed into the biggest season for games and the focus of discussion for a month now has been a game largely considered to be a disappointment. All the while games they loved aren't talked about a whole lot. There was a decent chunk on Mordor and IIRC one person stated they loved Bayonetta 2 but no one inquired any further than that. I am merely pointing out how frustrating it is that this one game is getting more attention than better games, even when the people talking about it agree those games are better.

It's like listening to a podcast featuring TV reviewers who spend 20 minutes every show talking about how stupid American Idol is rather than how good Hannibal is.

I get the complaint and was kind of bummed that some of the other games were swept under the rug with no real discussion, but at the very least I was completely engrossed in the Destiny talk. There was actual enthusiasm driving that debate from both sides, something that has felt missing from the podcast for a long while.

As of now it seems difficult to really expect much else given that assignments for other major releases are set and thus most of the panel can't really interject much perspective on Bayonetta, Evil Within, and other major releases if only the early sections have been played and/or one member has checked them out. Can be frustrating I guess, but it sounds a bit fickle expecting so much from these guys, especially when half of them spent all weekend playing Destiny and little else.

 

[Celegus]

Nah. Everyone loves bl2 except him and you.

I really liked the first game, but BL2 was just too similar and tried too hard to be funny. I couldn't even finish it, thought it was incredibly disappointing.

 

[Basileus777]

Nah. Everyone loves bl2 except him and you.

Plenty of people share Jeff's opinion.

 

[LiK]

I said right there in the podcast that I would let everyone know when I hit level 30 and otherwise there's nothing left to talk about. Good lord.

hey Brad, let's coop sometime. I have a headset now!

 

[cackhyena]

Plenty of people share Jeff's opinion.

I'm one of them.

 

[njean777]

I said right there in the podcast that I would let everyone know when I hit level 30 and otherwise there's nothing left to talk about. Good lord.

I love the Destiny talk actually, the game is very interesting in the type of way it gets talked about. It is interesting to hear you and jeff go back and forth over the game. Don't mind the haters Brad.

 

[Talon]

Gonna make an app that tells you the time stamps for Destiny discussions in podcasts.

Or a Chrome extension that replaces "Destiny" with "My Butt."

 

[Bacon]

Gonna make an app that tells you the time stamps for Destiny discussions in podcasts.

Or a Chrome extension that replaces "Destiny" with "My Butt."

"My butt has a lot of issues."

 

[Celegus]

"My butt has a lot of issues."

My butt has less issues than Destiny!

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Or a Chrome extension that replaces "Destiny" with "My Butt."

"There needs to be more things you can do in My Butt."

 

[Ketch]

Gonna make an app that tells you the time stamps for Destiny discussions in podcasts.

Or a Chrome extension that replaces "Destiny" with "My Butt."

I wonder what went wrong with my butt.

OR

Bungie really fucked my butt up.

 

[Aurongel]

Gonna make an app that tells you the time stamps for Destiny discussions in podcasts.

Or a Chrome extension that replaces "Destiny" with "My Butt."

Some people are totally fine grinding in my butt. I am not one of them.

 

[AwakenedCloud]

Borderlands 2 humour is bad, Saints Row 4 is totally rad.

Ok then Giantbomb.

Borderlands 2 is the only game I quit solely due to writing. I was even streaming my playthrough for others to watch, but it was just unbearable.

 

[Talon]

"I'm really content with the expansion for 'my butt.'"

 

[KJ869]

Borderland 2 humor was just referencial humor that didnt contribute to the jokes them self. In Saintsrow 4 the gameplay was big part of most jokes and the jokes had good timing and structure for most of them. Not just referencial internet jokes.

 

[danm999]

'The drops from my butt last night were pretty shitty'.

 

[Basileus777]

"I spent hours this weekend doing helium runs for My Butt."

 

[Antiwhippy]

Borderland 2 humor was just referencial humor that didnt contribute to the jokes them self. In Saintsrow 4 the gameplay was big part of most jokes and the jokes had good timing and structure for most of them. Not just referencial internet jokes.

I think you're talking about tiny tina mostly.

Other than her it's not really that meme-fueled.

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

Can anyone else not stand Brad lately? He comes off as extremely argumentative and smug in virtually every piece of media he's featured in. He's always kind of been that way but since he's taken up hosting duties its getting way more noticeable, and annoying.

 

[littlegrasshopper]

Can anyone else not stand Brad lately? He comes off as extremely argumentative and smug in virtually every piece of media he's featured in. He's always kind of been that way but since he's taken up hosting duties its getting way more noticeable, and annoying.

 

[soxinthebox]

Can anyone else not stand Brad lately? He comes off as extremely argumentative and smug in virtually every piece of media he's featured in. He's always kind of been that way but since he's taken up hosting duties its getting way more noticeable, and annoying.

Dota withdrawals

 

[swazzyswess]

Can anyone else not stand Brad lately? He comes off as extremely argumentative and smug in virtually every piece of media he's featured in. He's always kind of been that way but since he's taken up hosting duties its getting way more noticeable, and annoying.

hey, leave Brad "more to the point" Shoemaker alone!