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General discussion (archive)Repeated downreping - Lousy behaviour(205 posts)(205 posts)
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Posted January 10, 2013
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Navagon: That's assuming they grow enough of a spine to... post their opinions on the internet. LOL It's sad to share a species with people who are basically just plankton, but there it is. I honestly don't think it would up the agro much. It might even reduce it by stopping all the rep bitching that goes on.
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LiquidOxygen80: ...good point. You'd figure internet anonymity would drop some peoples' inhibitions a little, but eh. There's always a trade off.

I do wish people would stop banking on rep so much, though. It's an arbitrary number, ffs. That's all. Don't be a douchebag and you're probably gonna be okay in this community. :D
Wait...So you are saying that my rep is an arbitrary number? *Gasp* But...but...I'm a gamer! Next you will be saying that my gamerscore on Xbox Live is an arbitrary number.
Posted January 10, 2013
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cbean85: Next you will be saying that my gamerscore on Xbox Live is an arbitrary number.
Or that your credit score and net worth are.

Regarding the "unreasonable minority" mentioned on the previous page by a user, if someone is willing to downrep a user, their name should be public. Facing one's accuser is a fundamental tenet of the legal system. I think a little less anonymity, and a little more accountability never hurts.
Posted January 10, 2013
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kromcita: "If you run into an a**hole in the morning, you ran into an a**hole. If you run into a**holes all day, you're the a**hole."
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Aaron86: Can I put this in my signature when they're turned back on?

Also, to those who say I should man up and reply to a post instead of downvoting it: Has arguing on the Internet ever accomplish anything? Ever?
Yes?
Posted January 10, 2013
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anjohl: My "blinded by nostalgia" argument has yet to be defeated. Noone has set up the blind trial of gamers isolated from gaming media, who have not played any of the DE games, to play the three and rank them.

I cannot imagine how any self-respecting gamer could possibly rank the series in an order other than:

1) Human Revolution
2) Invisable War
3) Deus Ex

...unless they were blinded by nostalgia/sentimental attraction to the first/groupthink.
A blind playtest like you are proposing would be influenced by the fact the modern gamers have played Oblivion and shit like that and are used to modern trapping the original Deus Ex lacks. They are just as influenced by their typical gameplay exposure as the people who grew up with the original are.

Human Revolution is not objectively better, it is objectively more modern.
Posted January 10, 2013
No, no, no. We are evaluating the medium now, with the perspective we have now. You cannot say that users NOT exposed to the game in it's time of being current tech are negatively impacted, we are talking about best games of ALL TIME, not of THEIR TIME.
Posted January 10, 2013
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kromcita: There's a saying:

"If you run into an a**hole in the morning, you ran into an a**hole. If you run into a**holes all day, you're the a**hole."
There's another saying. It goes like this:

"Downvoting a cunt doesn't stop him being a cunt, it only turns him into a super cunt. All poor old Ivory ever wants when checking out the GOG Forums are the latest gaming newz and opinionz. So could you all, for his sake, please stop being cunts? Thank you."
Posted January 10, 2013
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anjohl: My "blinded by nostalgia" argument has yet to be defeated. Noone has set up the blind trial of gamers isolated from gaming media, who have not played any of the DE games, to play the three and rank them.
Hehe, yes, I'm sure they're going to do that because of your very important opinion :-) I actually have provided you with objective reasoning at multiple occasions, and not only me. You never responded. Funny how that works, eh?
Post edited January 10, 2013 by Fenixp
Posted January 10, 2013
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Fenixp: My "blinded by nostalgia" argument has yet to be defeated. Noone has set up the blind trial of gamers isolated from gaming media, who have not played any of the DE games, to play the three and rank them.
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Fenixp: Hehe, yes, I'm sure they're going to do that because of your very important opinion :-) I actually have provided you with objective reasoning at multiple occasions, and not only me. You never responded. Funny how that works, eh?
Agh confusing misquote. x_x
Posted January 10, 2013
will this thread never end
Posted January 10, 2013
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djranis: will this thread never end
But look how it's evolved! Now it's about Deus Ex for some reason!
Posted January 10, 2013
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djranis: will this thread never end
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Gazoinks: But look how it's evolved! Now it's about Deus Ex for some reason!
lol its like a virus infestation, has a mind of its own
Posted January 10, 2013
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anjohl: My "blinded by nostalgia" argument has yet to be defeated. Noone has set up the blind trial of gamers isolated from gaming media, who have not played any of the DE games, to play the three and rank them.

I cannot imagine how any self-respecting gamer could possibly rank the series in an order other than:

1) Human Revolution
2) Invisable War
3) Deus Ex

...unless they were blinded by nostalgia/sentimental attraction to the first/groupthink.
I wanted to add multiple laughing gifs but the damn forum won't let me, so I post only one:
http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/girls-laughing-5.gif
Post edited January 10, 2013 by keeveek
Posted January 10, 2013
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anjohl: It's like film snobs who talk about Felini this, and Bergman that, just because Criterion told them they were the pinnacle, or music snobs who extol the virtues of the Foo Fighters just because the singer is a kickass drummer from one of the most famous bands of the 90's. It's like people don't have their own opinions anymore, there is this massive groupthink, spawned and maintained by popular internet critics and sites, and while noone can pinpoint why exactly this status quo is preferable to any other, dissent from this dogma is met with instant ostracizing.
I don't know where this comes from but who cares about crap like that? Judge an individual by his action alone, not because his action happens to fall in line with a bunch of people that are prejudiced, ignorant or otherwise incapable of thier opinion.

FYI, it's not like enjoying Human Revolution over Deus Ex is so hipster or heterogenous or whatever you want to call it. There's loads of praise for it, alone, regardless of the fact that it happened to be in the Deus Ex series. Personally, I think both games have great merits and even Invisible War for its short comings is a rather interesting game altough drastically inferior to the other too (IMO).

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Gazoinks: But look how it's evolved! Now it's about Deus Ex for some reason!
It's great, isn't it? I love it when threads derail on a forum where it's allowed. :)

I wonder what will be next? It's too early for Godwin's Law I presume.
Posted January 10, 2013
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Nirth: SNIP
You know who likes Godwinning threads?

EDIT: Hmm, why didn't the whole post I wanted to quote load?
Post edited January 10, 2013 by hedwards
Posted January 10, 2013
Anybody know what the cap is on how much rep can be gained from one post?
Post edited January 10, 2013 by Egotomb
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