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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 II - The Definitive Edition
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Good grief. That has to be some kind of a new record. -_-;
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
SteveWinwood
Member
That doesn't sound like junioring to me.
And I had really come around on him too.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Sorry about the edit, :lol.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Finally finished Dark Souls. Wow. Just...wow. Hands down the best £3 I have ever spent. I think I'll leave the DLC for another time, way too drained now.
Thought you lose your avatar with a permaban?
Thought you lose your avatar with a permaban?
Intheflorsh
Banned
Just an urban legend. Also, congrats.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
No. That's just a glitch that doesn't happen with every perma.
SteveWinwood
Member
That's a myth.
The Thief OT should be named 'RIP Derrick'
or 'he died for your sins'
or 'derrick's goty'
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
Thanks! And I'm totally the same way, I was always a hair-trigger away from just saying fuck it and shelving it, but my
I was really just brute forcing my way through this game just so I could be done with it (though I still took some time to explore because that was the only part of the game I really enjoyed). But still, 700 is way low. teach me yo mad skillz :O
Anyway, I've been playing Papo & Yo now, and this might be the best indie game I've played so far. It's colorful, imaginative, fun to explore... It's great. I'm not sure what the plot's going to be, but I'm sure that quote at the beginning of the game will end up pretty relevant sooner or later.
My only problem is that the game runs like shit even at the lowest settings on my shitty laptop
Shut up, you were the one who introduced me to Naya's Quest, so it's only your fault that I really like it!
lol, that's impossible. I haven't reached that part yet, and watching it I'm glad I didn't.
Kiru
Member
Yeah I thought so too and asked the same thing in here but it's apparently just a bug.
EDIT: Great. I'm not a junior anymore!
yup if you dont like a game whats the point going on and on arguing about it
EmCeeGramr permabanning someone is weird. It's come full circle I guess.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Derrick's a... special case.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
puttin my vote for this one
Thanks, the sense of accomplishment is unlike any other game I've finished, even knowing that the DLC probably has tougher bosses.
Oh right, fair enough. Damn, that's unfortunate.
I don't think that was permabannable, he was probably juniored on his last ban, and a junior ban is a perma.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Derrick was not juniored, he made this thread a few days ago:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=763487&highlight=
scorpscarx
Member
All his statements regarding Thief were spot on, I don't use this site for anything but this thread anymore so I don't know the full story, but that's my take. Kinda sad when I have zero hype for a franchise release that was one of my defining pc games.
jaundicejuice
Member
To celebrate, I'm going to pre-order Thief right now.
Krusenstern
Banned
In memory of Derrick I'm going to play Lords of Shadow 2 on release date.
RIP
RIP
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Mods keep track and pretty much tally your transgressions so I think the amount eventually became too big.
I'm reading through Derrick's post and I don't see anything worth banning over. Come on emc.
That's a bit circular. I think he's only a special case because people make him one-- he certainly isn't the only person to share a pessimist outlook on Thief/etc, but every time he does you get half a page of "that's so Derrick."
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I did like the 8 minute video recently released quite a bit. The temptation to grab it off one of those GMG coupons is quite high.
I was wondering the same thing, maybe they were edited?
Only thing I can think of is that he had been warned about posting in said threads. I can't imagine any other explanation, because he didn't post anything wrong (in my opinion) this time.
That's true. It's like he built a character out of himself, so some people see his username and a negative post and immediately disregard its content, saying "It's just Derrick hating on games again". Which is a shame, since I like reading his opinions.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Why do you think people made him a special case? Was it arbitrary?
mcfishstick
Member
I didn't agree with all his criticisms and comments, but he did have a lot of good points when it comes to mainstream AAA games.
I'll definitely miss him.
Krusenstern
Banned
I liked him too actually. Maybe I'm weird but it was always interesting to read his posts. Some view him as too negative but he never came of as annoying or something, at least for me. Liked his input on some things.
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No, it's because he's overly harsh with games he dislikes. Which isn't wrong, he knows what he likes and what he doesn't.
Perhaps his crime was posting in threads about games he disliked, instead of skipping them. But I still don't see that as ban material.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
He was very negative but he also carried a certain passion about wishing to see games return to a specific standard. I may not have agreed with his stance on AAA games but I was glad we had someone like him around to fight that fight.
On a side note, bet EmCee's getting that one tattooed somewhere. It's like taking out Moby Dick or somethin.
On a side note, bet EmCee's getting that one tattooed somewhere. It's like taking out Moby Dick or somethin.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I think maybe a lot of why he was banned is because when he'd start posting negative stuff in a thread, the thread would stop being about whatever it was about and start being about him. Just his presence tended to derail threads to a certain extent. Like in the GOTY thread, when he got banned the next page or two of the thread was just "I wonder what Derrick's GOTY is".
How is that his fault? That's everyone else's fault for basically putting him on a sort of pedestal simply because his opinions were different or abrasive.
MarcoZombieCannon
Member
Honestly, it seemed like, more often than not, people took offense to Derrick coming into threads full of praise or hope, and then stating his, admittedly harsh, opinion. It wasn't so much what he said, but how he said it. I didn't mind his posts, I thought they broke up the echo chambers that certain threads tend to turn into. I can see why people would get so peeved off about him though.
I'll miss him if he's gone for good.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Oh no, it's not his fault at all, which does make it a bit sad. But again, that's only my speculation. Can't really back it up or anything.
Being told "don't post in threads about things that interest you or else you're going to get banned again" would certainly be... interesting.
But, yeah, if he got unbanned and came back under a different name and different avatar, I expect nobody would pay much attention.
I don't know, maybe he had a real reign of terror before I started posting here, but a lot of times I see him banned, I also see people discussing him being banned and saying things like "I don't see anything particularly ban-worthy."
I wonder why they removed achievements from the store pages. Kinda miss that feature, hopefully they'll bring it back. Any news on that?
Why, I think this post qualifies for thread whining, especially considering the history he had. Eh, I didn't really agree to a lot of his opinions, but you have to hand it to him, the first two Thief games are that good.
That's what happens when you actually try to play the games you've bought!
Why, I think this post qualifies for thread whining, especially considering the history he had. Eh, I didn't really agree to a lot of his opinions, but you have to hand it to him, the first two Thief games are that good.
I go play Animal Crossing and Derrick gets banned?!?!?!?
That's what happens when you actually try to play the games you've bought!
jediyoshi
Member
I find that a wild blanket statement. From a criticism standpoint, it's much easier to break something down than to build something up. Critics put out infinitely less of themselves out there when making a judgement compared to someone actually making something.
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