As always, great video dark1x. Hope to see you back here soon. I too share a love for the nostalgia that were 90s shooters. Recently purchased the game and look forward to giving it a go. Hang in there.
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Looks like Dark isn't going back to Era. Good.
That said, I don't want to gloat about it either and say "woo, Gaf won!" because honestly, I don't think that's something John would want either. It's not a happy thing that the "quintessential video game forum" is this friggin toxic and consistently scaring off well-meaning industry people. Frankly, I wouldn't want to go back to gaf either after some of the shit John has dealt with everywhere. Forums are not helpful for one's mental health unless they're extremely small.
Also, I'd like to talk about this post:
People do understand that, that’s why they are asking for a simple disclaimer on a video that will expose this game to a lot of people who don’t know about the issues with this game. Hello?
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I know more than a few developers, both indie and mainstream (as well as content creators, but that's a different discussion entirely), so I think I have some insight on this. And guess what, you're right trashtabby, it's not being "too progressive" that scares developers away from ResetEra. It's the black and white thinking that you bullies apply to fucking EVERYTHING that you've deluded yourselves into THINKING is progressive that scares these people away.
You know what's not progressive? Guilt by association. More than a few banned "personalities" over there are, while not necessarily beloved icons, well-liked individuals in the industry, and not just among the "alt-right chuds" as you would categorize them. Colin Moriarty for example, who is good friends with Cory Balrog and Neil Druckmann. Do they agree with everything he says? Of course not, people can be friends with others that have wildly different political beliefs, provided those beliefs aren't something they'd see as irreconcilable (like I doubt Druckmann would be friends with a Holocaust-denier for example). Or what about how you got a multi-page thread on Boogie being INVITED (not presenting) to the Game Awards and directly harassing Keighley over it (who was smart to not acknowledge it).
Why do you think the ONE Squanch Games developer stopped posting there? Because you designated everyone at the very small company a Nazi after Roiland cut a commercial with Jontron, a guy that several people have since vouched for both in the industry and out as not hateful, including Jirard the Completionist, who would have been directly affected by his dumbass rhetoric back in the 2017 stream that he 100% no longer believes.
On the flipside, you know who ISN'T well liked in the industry and people just put on a face for? Jason Schreier. He's seen as an obnoxious baby that can't handle criticism and is the primary reason many developers blacklisted Kotaku (some not publicly). Of course I expect him to be irrelevant by this time next year now that he's defied the hive by working for a billionaire.
I think at this point, Gameexplain is the only entity that seems "in" with both the Era crowds and everyone else who isn't insane, but for all I know, they could be getting fed up with the place too. They're 4th hand entities for me (friend of a friend of a friend), so any info I get will be a bit diluted.
And this is just scratching the surface by the way. I would hit the character limit (is there still one here, I don't actually know?) before I could name every single issue that the bulk of the industry has with Era, and what I've said isn't even the biggest one. So yeah, I guess to any Era lurkers here that want to keep an eye on what the "alt-right communities" are saying, there's some food for thought for you. No matter how much the site grows, your aggressive community will NEVER be the big hub for gaming industry people that Gaf once was. Maybe someday you'll grow some self-awareness and realize why.
Edit: Oh, and there's A LOT of vulnerable people (mental health-wise) in the industry. It kind of comes with the territory of any creative medium, but it's pretty damn pronounced. Era being one big pool of negativity has had some chilling effects on developers that have done their best to keep up with a "quintessential gaming community". You could say the same about several marginalized people in the industry who just see it as too much and in some ways infantalizing while simultaneously a ridiculous tightrope walk. Like, it can't be understated just how many people see the place as a negative influence at this point and wish it would just go away.
