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joats posted:This video seems like the reviewers are on a pay roll from the developers. Tech/gaming reporting and really trade reporting in general is all access-based. But more importantly Polygon is (I'm guessing) mostly VC funded. The VC types want to maximize views, which means the reporters are under a lot of stress to produce content quickly. This shouldn't be surprising to anyone. Where it gets far more shady is when the VCs want to drive funding into *the industry,* which then produces content that brings ad revenue into the publications. It's a glorious self-licking lollipop and is not even about Star Citizen really. It's just how trade rags and VC-funded blogs cover games, tech, model trains ... whatever. CIG doesn't have to pay any publications to give them good coverage, there's just few incentives to do otherwise. Edit: Basically this is a recipe for a giant blob of hype for every conceivable thing spreading across the media industry. What I don't understand is why Star Citizen fans feel aggrieved and oppressed by Derek Smart and The Escapist. For crying out loud, 99 percent of the coverage has been breathless hype. The company has scored $93+ million. There are media organizations with tens of millions of dollars in combined VC funding promoting it. In terms of crowdfunding games, Star Citizen is commercially dominant over all competitors. It's not even close. BrutalistMcDonalds fucked around with this message at 09:31 on Oct 23, 2015 |
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Szcwczuk posted:It's also sweeter then an entire bowl of sugar, It's fun when you're a kid but after a point you drink it after seeing it and instantly regret the whole idea. Ugh... reminds me of the time as a kid when I bought a bottle of chocolate flavored soda. It was the grossest thing I've ever tasted and I don't think they sold those for very long. The label had a picture of a clown in it, which was fitting as I certainly felt like one for buying it. Nation posted:this is a doxx: Holy poo poo. That guy was a total creep but can't help but feel sorry for him anyway. That poor family...
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That is not the way to be accepted, Seraph.
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i saw someone in these and i think they got doxxed please advise
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Meta-Mollusk posted:Ugh... reminds me of the time as a kid when I bought a bottle of chocolate flavored soda. It was the grossest thing I've ever tasted and I don't think they sold those for very long. The label had a picture of a clown in it, which was fitting as I certainly felt like one for buying it. This thing was released recently for a limited time around here. It was supposed to be in celebration of a cookie, what it did for me was make me regret food for a while.
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Szcwczuk posted:Please tell me there's somewhere I can read more poo poo like this. old sa was a lot more personal - people would gladly post their pictures, tell you they sniff panties...a golden age of posting also someone posted that in gbs a few days ago, there are so many crazy saga's, gooncon/camp was a loving horror show oh and one of my favourites; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdCyJgfQsRo
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Nation posted:this is a doxx: It's also hilarious.
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:14 |
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I'm out! Finally!
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The Mantis posted:i saw someone in these and i think they got doxxed
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Szcwczuk posted:Why would he post that on a loving comedy forum, god this place is hosed up. Whoever doxxed him took him seriously in GBS . Goons eat goons.
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Ayn Randi posted:star citizen: the doxtor is in
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:20 |
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Oh, and welcome back Seraph. Glad you're back. Please don't stop posting.
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:22 |
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Wulfling posted:
I'm not trying to be lovely but why would you drop nearly a thousand bux on a video game? I mean I get it's a hobby and we all spend a poo poo load on it but that's a lot for one game. What was the thought process? was it all at once or over time? What did you think the game would be all said and done? What specifically drove you to a refund?
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:23 |
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Szcwczuk posted:I'm not trying to be lovely but why would you drop nearly a thousand bux on a video game? I mean I get it's a hobby and we all spend a poo poo load on it but that's a lot for one game.
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Well if that's not the perfect answer to all those questions.
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:25 |
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Man, that thread I linked earlier is hilarious. This one SC guy is basically going "nuh uh" the whole time to his own logic being used against him and he uses the tried and true method of "yeah but you're poo poo posting" as his final retort. These guys are really loving adorable and not in the "they're so cute can we keep them?" way, but in the "they're so full of cognitive dissonance they can't figure out whats going on" kind of way. Even if this game never comes out, we've already won at it
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SneakyFrog posted:never noticed it being pink but i totally agree with the rest. Huh, apprently it's a regional thing. Here's what cream soda looks like in my part of the world: You don't want to know what that does to a man.
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:28 |
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Holy poo poo this thread really moves fast, from creepy goon food to goon doxxing. God I love this thread so much! But I think I'll go back to killing ratmen now.
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:29 |
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Szcwczuk posted:I'm not trying to be lovely but why would you drop nearly a thousand bux on a video game? I mean I get it's a hobby and we all spend a poo poo load on it but that's a lot for one game. Szcwczuk posted:was it all at once or over time? Szcwczuk posted:What did you think the game would be all said and done? Szcwczuk posted:What specifically drove you to a refund?
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Wulfling posted:
Wow, you really were in deep. Congrats for regaining your sanity. Szcwczuk posted:
I can believe that. My incident was like 20 years ago and the mere thought of it still makes me shudder.
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Omi-Polari posted:Kinda. I doubt it's direct like that. Here's how it works: Oh I understand the need to have good standings with developers, publishers, and other media sources. I am a fan of Giant Bomb's (a professional review site about video games) honest video coverage of gameplay in quick 30 minute segments. And I have read a bit about the repercussions and strange dealings with publishers and media outlets. However, what is being said in the video I have linked has no weight in sanity given towards what is coming out of their mouths. It might as well be as transparent as a GIF image of Chris Roberts throwing money around and yelling "talk about my game and we will give you more stuff". Especially since Giant Bomb has shown that speaking the truth, while upsetting to the developer, can be entertaining to the viewer. Honest opinions and media can still be successful but rare.
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Keith Elwood posted:gently caress you for doxxing me Derek. You're not a good person and deep down you know it. Bring the pain rear end in a top hat, if you come after me with lawyers I'll blow my brains out live on the internet. Then what? I hope it's Seraph again. Hey, buy me the smart tag.
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Thanks for that it's cool to hear some back story.
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Wulfling posted:
jfc congrats on successfully bailing on part of your stupidity e: i'm liking the number of duck avs on this page
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joats posted:Oh I understand the need to have good standings with developers, publishers, and other media sources. I am a fan of Giant Bomb's (a professional review site about video games) honest video coverage of gameplay in quick 30 minute segments. And I have read a bit about the repercussions and strange dealings with publishers and media outlets. However, what is being said in the video I have linked has no weight in sanity given towards what is coming out of their mouths. It might as well be as transparent as a GIF image of Chris Roberts throwing money around and yelling "talk about my game and we will give you more stuff". Especially since Giant Bomb has shown that speaking the truth, while upsetting to the developer, can be entertaining to the viewer. Honest opinions and media can still be successful but rare. It can indeed be successful in the sense that people will click on it and engage in a conversation, but it's not financially viable in this day and age sadly. We've also entered the Era of opinion = fact, and the lines between editorial and news are becoming increasingly blurred. It's dangerous.
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TheRoadbeer posted:
non-cultist posted:
TheRoadbeer posted:You know, if you cant make your point in a couple short sentences, it's a lie. In other words "LALALALALALA, CAN'T HEAR YOU I AM RIGHT AND YOU'RE WRONG, LALALALALALA"
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duckfarts posted:jfc It's a rabbit.
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Paladinus posted:It's a rabbit. it's a DUCK
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Unfunny Poster posted:Sure, and I said your theory is flawed because you're not supporting your assumption with any supporting evidence or facts. You're supporting your assumption with another assumption. In other words "LALALALALALA, CAN'T HEAR YOU I AM RIGHT AND YOU'RE WRONG, LALALALALALA" [/quote] If mental gymnastics were in the Olympics this would have taken Silver at least.
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duckfarts posted:it's a DUCK Rabbit!
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LOL, why do people even engage those idiots.
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Wulfling posted:
Congrats on not falling down the hole and wasting more money on promises to come. Were there any delays, backpedals, better offers if you stick with them or was a painless release? joats fucked around with this message at 09:50 on Oct 23, 2015 |
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B_of_InfoRedux posted:In other words "LALALALALALA, CAN'T HEAR YOU I AM RIGHT AND YOU'RE WRONG, LALALALALALA" If mental gymnastics were in the Olympics this would have taken Silver at least. [/quote] Edit: this was in regards to the it's to long therfore a lie response in the OP.
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:47 |
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This is the best thread!
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no_recall posted:This is the best thread! You can tell this man isn't lying!
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B_of_InfoRedux posted:If mental gymnastics were in the Olympics this would have taken Silver at least. Those were from 40 mins ago, he just posted this TheRoadbeer posted:Still nothing eh puddin? That's ok, I didn't expect much when you started covering your bullshit in multi paragraph spleuging. Come back when you come up with something, I'm sure it'll be adorable. Him being made into a cuckboy on Reddit must have hit close to home for him. Mekchu fucked around with this message at 10:01 on Oct 23, 2015 |
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Nation posted:a lot of people were young and very naive about the internet back then, poo poo a lot of ppl still had 56k Star Citizen: 56k burn a jpeg
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# ? Oct 23, 2015 09:54 |
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joats posted:Congrats on not falling down the hole and wasting more money on promises to come. They straight up tried to ignore me for ~11 days after they asked to confirm the details of the refund. On day 11, I sent them 4 messages, two of which outlined my beginning to go to amazon to charge back every single payment to RSI/CIG, which totaled more than the refund. They Processed it the next day, money went through two days later. Chargebacks really get them in a panic and will do what ever you ask of them at that point.
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Wulfling posted:They straight up tried to ignore me for ~11 days after they asked to confirm the details of the refund. On day 11, I sent them 4 messages, two of which outlined my beginning to go to amazon to charge back every single payment to RSI/CIG, which totaled more than the refund. They Processed it the next day, money went through two days later. DUCK!
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Ducks are badass and cool.
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