Hot takes

[Crashbandi]

So the title just says "Hot Takes" I know it's in the retro gaming discussion section, but here's my non game related hot take.

Nirvana was a garbage band and Kurt Cobain was a terrible musician. Hole was a better band and Courtney Love was 10x more talented then he was.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Video game companies did nothing wrong , gamers enabled everything they did.

 

[moonbits]

Video game companies did nothing wrong , gamers enabled everything they did.

Uh no, everything was Bethesda's fault when they released an optional, worthless downloadable pack for horse armors. The people who bought it are not at fault, not in the absolute slightest; not one nano millimetre of fault.

The people that bought MW2 at launch and catapulted the industry into a worldwide phenomena is not at fault; it was infinity Ward that created a game that people wanted to play so bad. They are at fault.

The death of physical media in PC gaming is Valve's fault, not the gamers. Never the gamers.

The gamers are never at fault, ever.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Uh no, everything was Bethesda's fault when they released an optional, worthless downloadable pack for horse armors. The people who bought it are not at fault, not in the absolute slightest; not one nano millimetre of fault.

The people that bought MW2 at launch and catapulted the industry into a worldwide phenomena is not at fault; it was infinity Ward that created a game that people wanted to play so bad. They are at fault.

The death of physical media in PC gaming is Valve's fault, not the gamers. Never the gamers.

The gamers are never at fault, ever.

And who enabled microtransactions? Why gamers didn't boycott it? Why gamers buy a new COD game say it's shit then buy the new one again? What you mention isn't gamers fault but everything else? The state of the industry right now.....half assed releases.......one of the biggest offenders still happening video game companies proved they aren't trustworthy yet some people still buy their games...

 

[moonbits]

And who enabled microtransactions? Why gamers didn't boycott it? Why gamers buy a new COD game say it's shit then buy the new one again? What you mention isn't gamers fault but everything else? The state of the industry right now.....half assed releases.......one of the biggest offenders still happening video game companies proved they aren't trustworthy yet some people still buy their games...

GAMERS ARE NEVER WROOOOONG

 

[KaiserMk7]

And who enabled microtransactions? Why gamers didn't boycott it? Why gamers buy a new COD game say it's shit then buy the new one again? What you mention isn't gamers fault but everything else? The state of the industry right now.....half assed releases.......one of the biggest offenders still happening video game companies proved they aren't trustworthy yet some people still buy their games...

It's kinda human nature to pick the shitty option that's available to them over doing without...

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

GAMERS ARE NEVER WROOOOONG

YES THEY CAN BEEEEEEE

 

[moonbits]

YES THEY CAN BEEEEEEE

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

YEEEEEEEEEEEEES

 

[MasterEn]

@Pandaprewmaster325 @moonbits
girls, girls, you're both pretty.
now, settle down.

 

[KaiserMk7]

Are we under obligation to bow out of the hot takes thread whenever our counterarguments to someone's take have sufficiently deescalated to be widely considered reasonable and sensible and therefore to post them would be to post cool takes?

 

[MasterEn]

being more serious, both parties are at fault.
the gaming companies make enough money, they just want more money than they could possibly ever need. they take advantage of systems set up to help improve games after release, such as patch updates and dlc.
and some gamers have poor impulse control. a lot of people with gambling problems play games to try and steer such impulses into something that isn't financially damaging but still stimulating. and when gaming companies decide to turn their properties into slot machines, those people can't help themselves but spend.
and a lot of people would prefer to pay a few bucks to skip putting in the hard work.
there's a lot to talk about on both sides of this.

 

[KaiserMk7]

being more serious, both parties are at fault.
the gaming companies make enough money, they just want more money than they could possibly ever need. they take advantage of systems set up to help improve games after release, such as patch updates and dlc.
and some gamers have poor impulse control. a lot of people with gambling problems play games to try and steer such impulses into something that isn't financially damaging but still stimulating. and when gaming companies decide to turn their properties into slot machines, those people can't help themselves but spend.
and a lot of people would prefer to pay a few bucks to skip putting in the hard work.
there's a lot to talk about on both sides of this.

This is the kind of shit I was just talking about in my last message. Heh...

 

[dropsmegamega]

gaming companies are brainwashing the children to spend all their parents money in HORSE ARMOR

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

being more serious, both parties are at fault.
the gaming companies make enough money, they just want more money than they could possibly ever need. they take advantage of systems set up to help improve games after release, such as patch updates and dlc.
and some gamers have poor impulse control. a lot of people with gambling problems play games to try and steer such impulses into something that isn't financially damaging but still stimulating. and when gaming companies decide to turn their properties into slot machines, those people can't help themselves but spend.
and a lot of people would prefer to pay a few bucks to skip putting in the hard work.
there's a lot to talk about on both sides of this.

You said it better than i could.

 

[MasterEn]

It's kinda human nature to pick the shitty option that's available to them over doing without...

This is the kind of shit I was just talking about in my last message. Heh...

yeah, that's what humans will do. we can and will be lazy when the opportunity presents itself.

 

[KaiserMk7]

yeah, that's what humans will do. we can and will be lazy when the opportunity presents itself.

I meant the "if our counterarguments to hot takes are so middle ground that they don't themselves count as hot takes, should we avoid posting them?" message

 

[MasterEn]

I meant the "if our counterarguments to hot takes don't themselves count as hot takes, should we avoid posting them?" message

oh, i thought you meant the other post.
i think, by the nature of making the response in the first place; it is a hot take, mostly against the other person's hot take.

 

[moonbits]

@Pandaprewmaster325 @moonbits
girls, girls, you're both pretty.
now, settle down.

I was being, very obviously sarcastic and joking.

 

[MasterEn]

I was being, very obviously sarcastic and joking.

your later posts were more jokey and sarcastic, but that first post seemed more sincere. there are people that do think that part of the downfall of gaming was helped out by that horse armor dlc.

 

[moonbits]

your later posts were more jokey and sarcastic, but that first post seemed more sincere. there are people that do think that part of the downfall of gaming was helped out by that horse armor dlc.

which I deliberately described as optional, worthless downloadable pack
not my best material

 

[MasterEn]

which I deliberately described as optional, worthless downloadable pack
not my best material

i know. i remember hearing about it long ago. but apparently it sold fairly well since the company went overboard with the dlc stuff in fallout 76.
you don't need the armor for your horse, but some people wanted it, whether for 100% completion, or just showing some support for a company that they like.
and then it snowballed from there.

Post automatically merged: Aug 2, 2025

Post automatically merged: Aug 2, 2025

don't know why my posts merged together, thought that was a long enough gap to make a new one, but whatever. more lythero!!

 

[shadowcat]

My favorite Devil May Cry game is the remake. From the campy, Hot Topic coated rip off of the plot of They Live to having in my opinion, the most fun combat mechanics in a Devil May Cry game, it is the only one in that series I even find myself going back to.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Saying that the classic Sonic games reward memorization and skill isnt an excuse for them to always interrupt your speed

 

[Emonoferus Emonoferus]

My favorite Devil May Cry game is the remake. From the campy, Hot Topic coated rip off of the plot of They Live to having in my opinion, the most fun combat mechanics in a Devil May Cry game, it is the only one in that series I even find myself going back to.

*Reboot