Who are your favourite posters on GAF?

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NinjaBoiX said:
I dunno, TD is quite funny and displays some semblance of intelligence.

So I highly doubt it.
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Yeah, blame space had to be taken onto another level, particularly as of late. There is that one post of him I've quoted several times tho.
blame space said:
that's deceptive.

disputes "exist" in their current form on this forum because of the gaming side. kids, like me, raised on video game journalism are taught that everything is either the best thing ever created or the most disgusting piece of shit ever flushed down the toilet.

console wars, review scores, game sales.. whatever you want to blame it on, people on this forum want to declare something either the best or the worst, and they want it backed up by empirical evidence. you said something was good? au contraire, good sir, i argue that it is in fact a piece of garbage!

some people value their time greatly. whether it applies to actual time they've spent with a video game or their personal biases towards a certain corporation or studio, people here are more than eager to argue that their opinion of something is right instead of valuable. this kind of mindset is backed up by others, which creates two and only two camps in the minds of boarders: for or against.

i really hate to recall the whole debacle, but Dyack was probably right. groupthink exists, and it persuades. it's so much easier to subscribe to something than it is to actually think something that's original. this is where "trolling" comes into play here -- and, don't get me wrong, as it does at many other websites on the internet -- it becomes a place where it's extremely easy to predict what will go against the grain; what will cause the most raucous.

and yet, debate is glorified. this idea that one idea is the correct idea, reinforced by ideas or "defense forces", fuels some kind of omnipresent metacommentary. um, hey, i don't know if you saw the thread, but that stupid thing you just said is banned. because you people took it too far; because you people wore it too thin; because you people are already dead!

i just truly hate binary opposition. whether it's political or whatever.. everywhere i look i see people immediately divided by an initial reaction. oh, this person said this, they're an idiot. oh, this person likes this, they must be stupid. oh, this place values groupthink over individuality, i'm gonna make a long post about it on a video game message board.

and that's just it, i'm not classifying anyone here specifically. i'm just pointing out things i've noticed on both sides of this forum that i've frequented for more than a few years. more than ever i've been just trying to add something that couldn't be posted by a robot who's posted here for years. mob mentality and the bystander effect are similar in their persuasive nature.. peer pressure is normal. but if you take the time to think about things rather than buy into a knee jerk reaction to any topic, including a video game, you might find yourself forming an actual thought.
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The posters who speak their minds even when they know they're going to get banned for their opinions. I don't want a homogeneous forum where everyone shares the same viewpoint.

No members I can name though, I rarely pay attention to anything besides post contents.
 
Hematocryal... He actually just got banned today. Poor guy.

Anyways, he is my favorite poster because he is literally one of my best friends outside of neogaf. I've known that man for 5+ years plus he bought me my Wii U. Good times.
 
NinjaBoiX said:
In have no idea what he is actually trying to say. It's just some random, barely coherent ramble about review scores and "groupthink", whatever the fuck that is.
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You have to take it in context, and yeah he's top on my list. I'll never be even half as good.
 
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NinjaBoiX said:
In have no idea what he is actually trying to say. It's just some random, barely coherent ramble about review scores and "groupthink", whatever the fuck that is.
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Here is an "enhanced" version. It's about Final Fantasy and its community, but the same can be said about Gaming by and large, really.
APZonerunner said:
I just don't think it needs to be sliced and divided into sections. It causes this bullshit, ridiculous gang mentality that just damages the ability for the Final Fantasy community to be a strong thing. There's a lot of amazing people who love the series and could build one of the better gaming communities online, but they undermine themselves with this stuff.

The same is true of any gaming community - there's always going to be fights and battles, be it Wind Waker versus Twilight Princess, SF4 versus Third Strike or Sakaguchi era versus Modern era, but I feel the venom spat in the FF community is far worse, and over the last five years in particular it's become one of the most conflict-driven, uninviting gaming fanbases online. That's sad.

People are entitled to their opinions, even within that fan base, and the reason people get so upset, riled up and complain so much is because they care. FF is special to them. The complainers don't deserve to be sneered at for their opinions any more than those who love the newer games, and the respect the two groups should have for each other is a two way street. I see plenty of 'haters' at the throats of FF13 fans just because, utterly failing to actually make any points about why they feel how they do, but I see an equal number of people on the other side of the fence doing the Iraqi information minster act, writing off opinions of people who don't like it because they assume they're just another negative nancy out to dump on Lightning.

If you look at other similar fan communities - say Zelda or Sonic - they have the same differences of opinion floating throughout them, but without the venomous, poisonous snide that's in FF. It's true on GAF, or the fan sites. Kagari knows this theory of mine well, but I think of all game series' Final Fantasy is most similar to Sonic in its fans and their reaction to the path the series has taken (FF14 is our Sonic 06?) There is a split, absolutely (black eyes versus green eyes!) and the series has definitely gone in interesting places, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but that community has always kept their shit relatively together through all that, while the FF community both at GAF and at large just seems to keep splitting itself over and over into these ridiculous camps.

I don't know you, dude, and that comment wasn't intended as a direct comment on you (and was probably a bit poorly phrased), but I can't describe how much things like what you said, slicing the fan base up and essentially encouraging the groups to cannibalize each other and in-fight until people get so pissed off they leave irritates me. The labels basically end up promoting fighting over intelligent discussion, and they're also... well, they're labels. They're basic, restrictive, and don't allow for the nuance that being a real fan entails. For most of these people it isn't about hating all the games after or before a certain point, but far more than that, and just labelling them as 'Nomuraites' or 'Sakaguchi disciples' or whatever else doesn't cover it, and it just causes the two camps to butt heads harder than they otherwise might. It's one of the reasons I don't show up in the FF threads or communities too often these days - the constant stream of fighting over thoughtful discussion slays me.
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KevinCow, I care.
Flying Toaster said:
Favorite poster by far Yoshichan. The diablo thread was epic.
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I've been an utter disappointment since then, but thanks a lot man!
 
I enjoy all of the posters in the depression thread who try and help other posters out, like Fiction and Bagels (among others)

Ultimately, though, there can be only one true favorite poster of mine:

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Like this if u read his posts in jc's voice evrytim
 
Yoshichan said:
Thanks a bunch man! Why don't you ever join me/us in GAF Mumble :(?
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I'm a social recluse. This sparkling personality you see is a mere front for my social inadequacies, I'm incredibly hard to get along with IRL.

I might well do fella, PM me the deets!
 
NinjaBoiX said:
I'm a social recluse. This sparkling personality you see is a mere front for my social inadequacies, I'm incredibly hard to get along with IRL.

I might well do fella, PM me the deets!
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Sounds like a rough gf :3 I can handle you well!

edit: I have mute right now btw, waiting on a call!
 
NinjaBoiX said:
Sorry Yoshi, I don't understand what you mean!
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Hah, I'm just being silly! I PM'd you the Mumble info, but I won't be able to talk for another 20-30 minutes~
 
NinjaBoiX said:
This attitude may explain it dude. Seriously, stop being so expectant of others sympathy and attention.

I don't mean to beat you down, I'm not trying to belittle you. But this "woe is me" attitude doesn't exactly endear people to you.

Sorry man, that sounds harsh, I don't mean to, I'm just trying to give you some advice.

Edit: Oh, and for the record, I cared enough to ask!

:)
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For real, that's some of the best advice I ever got from people that cared about me. There was this period in my life, where I was single, and just miserable about everything. Finally, someone just laid it on me about being so damn negative and pessimistic, and it opened my eyes.

Now, I try and keep an upbeat attitude, even when things are frustrating and difficult. That "inner peace" affected my outer persona and confidence, and I'm much happier now (and married, and have a great job I love).

Also, KevinCow, I care about all my PSBR (and Vita, actually) bros and bro-ettes. :P
 
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