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[killroy87]

Sorry if old.

Overwatch

What it is: A team-based competitive game where players control cartoony heroes, all of whom shoot each other with outlandish weapons.

What they’ll talk about: The way Blizzard has tweaked the balance, which usually draws complaints. Whatever new hero has been unveiled, usually in a splashy animated short.

Uncontroversial Statements:

“They keep buffing and nerfing Dva and I can’t keep up!”

“I stay away from competitive play these days. Too much salt.”

“I just wish people would stay on the payload!”

“All I know is, Hanzo is the worst!”

“All I know is, Genji is the worst!”

“I’ve seen some really good Overwatch cosplay over the last year. The work these people put in! Amazing.”

Don’t bring up: Anything related to how attractive you think a character is, or with whom you think they should be sleeping.

Eject button: Say that you played Overwatch a whole bunch last year, but don’t really anymore. Too many changes to the meta.

A good reference guide for Gaffers

 

[Spukc]

Hanzo player manual

 

[Omega Kirby]

or just say you dont play the game.

 

[old manatee]

It's weird that they are leaking their own site's writing handbook.

 

[ghostjoke]

 

[Goldenroad]

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

 

[youbastards]

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

EDIT: Beaten like a German cannibal while Aunt Irma is in town.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Destiny

Eject button: Tell people you quit playing back when the Loot Cave was a thing and that you haven’t looked back.

So true.

 

[hatchx]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

 

[wapplew]

Not another Ubisoft tower.

 

[Makonero]

The thing about Arsenal is, they always try and walk it in!

 

[hotcyder]

I'll tell you something about e-sports though, something that i think applies to overwatch as well, is that, if you think about it, most of the time, usually the player who makes the most points is the winner, and that means they're probably the best player

 

[Ferrio]

How to fake your way as a journalist.

 

[Plum]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

I once told someone I wasn't interested in getting into Destiny, got dirty looks for weeks.

 

[Qasiel]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

People who want to be seen as "cool" because video games are a thing. It's sad, but I do know people like this; I was having a conversation with a friend once when Portal 2 came out (we were talking about meeting online for co-op) and someone came up to us, said "Portal? Yeah, the cake is a lie, man" and then tried to convince us that they'd played it. If only there had been some sort of cheat sheet/reference guide for them back then...

 

[Spukc]

How to fake your way as a journalist.

Oh snap

 

[Magnet]

or just say you dont play the game.

That's covered at the end of the article:

Never forget that you can always just say, ”I didn't play that game," and wait for the subject to change. It's a less fun option, but definitely valid.

 

[Laws00]

That's just stupid.

I'm not going to talk about anything I don't really give a fuck about even if it's video game related

 

[PMS341]

Did they copy/paste this from Gamestop's GA handbook?

 

[Aurongel]

It's weird that they are leaking their own site's writing handbook.

owtheedge.jpg

 

[Falchion]

I wish people would stay on the payload.

This is probably the best bet.

 

[Boke1879]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

You'd be shocked at the amount of people that do this bullshit, and it's not just with games either.

Not that it makes sense, but I think it's because they want to act like they are part of something or know what they are talking about.

 

[zelas]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

You never been or seen anyone accosted by fans of a tv show when you say you're not watching it? Or had to deal with an annoying cashier at gamestop? Some people prefer to have those type of conversations ended in the fastest and least socially awkward way possible. I imagine some people would like to show some interest in others' hobbies as well if they're trying to get to know someone.

The BotW weapon degradation is a perfect recent example. Jump into the OT and talk about how you don't like it. It's like throwing gasoline on a fire.

 

[Erevador]

I'm just glad Call of Duty's going back to its boots on the ground roots.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Kotaku

What it is
Click baity trash journalism about video games and popular culture (nerd stuff).

Uncontroversial statements
"jason schreier is the only good thing about them"

"Are they not banned on GAF yet?"

"They're not as bad as Polygon"

Don't bring up
Hulk Hogan sex tape and being black balled by publishers.

Eject Button
Tell people you haven't read their latest breaking news because you read it first on GAF last week.

 

[Jeffrey]

Makoto? Everyone is all about Becky if you look at the fan art.

Persona fans are freaks.

 

[Goldenroad]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

Because literally Kotaku has run out of things to write about.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Overwatch:

Don't bring up: Anything related to how attractive you think a character is, or with whom you think they should be sleeping.

maybe i follow the wrong people on Twitter but isn't this like half of Overwatch's appeal right here

also y'all need to lighten up. it's a comedic article.

 

[excelsiorlef]

People are aware this article is what we call a joke yes?

It's not actually intended as advice.

 

[Neptonic]

I thought it was a funny article

 

[UnluckyKate]

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

EDIT: Beaten like a German cannibal while Aunt Irma is in town.

Jesus kudos. So much win here

 

[Haly]

I enjoyed it, particularly because I've only played Overwatch and Dark Souls out of all those games and yet I feel intimately familiar with all the faux talking points.

 

[Gorilla Blade]

Don't bring up

Hulk Hogan sex tape and being black balled by publishers.

 

[dracula_x]

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

The thing about Arsenal is, they always try and walk it in!

same thoughts exactly

 

[True Fire]

How to fake your way as a journalist.

Leave them alone, they have student loans to pay off and rigorous quotas to meet

 

[Corpekata]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

You've really never experienced a situtation where a bunch of people around you are talking about Hot Topic X you have no experience with and had to just nod along?

I mean, it's a joke, but it's not exactly hard to see what what they were going for, it's a pretty common scenario that's the subject of a lot of similar jokes like the oft quoted IT Crowd picture in here.

 

[Razlo]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

As long as no one does this in real life. So much cringe by those that fake knowing about things in a conversation.

 

[rrs]

maybe i follow the wrong people on Twitter but isn't this like half of Overwatch's appeal right here

also y'all need to lighten up. it's a comedic article.

like 7/5ths is about the skins and spending too much on the crane game loot crates

 

[Johndoey]

Yeah, this is an awful thing to promote. Just be a real person.

Yep. Yep. They're definitely encouraging this and clearly not just making a quick humor article.

 

[bubumiao]

Kotaku - "How to fake game journalism"

 

[Erevador]

It's a cute, low-content article. Gaming culture fluff. Not the kind of clickbait worth getting upset about.

 

[Pinko Marx]

I don't understand this reaction to the article at all.
It's a small little comedy piece. Not meant to be taken seriously at all. Why all the super negativity? Didn't we just have a thread about being nice to one another?

 

[nachum00]

Why would anyone ever want to fake that? Seriously, I can't envision a scenario where someone would need to do this.

I fake all the time

 

[sonicmj1]

I thought the whole reason people read GAF was so we could fake our way through conversations about games we never played.

Just me?

 

[Haly]

I thought the whole reason people read GAF was so we could fake our way through conversations about games we never played.

Just me?

 

[Makonero]

I don't understand this reaction to the article at all.
It's a small little comedy piece. Not meant to be taken seriously at all. Why all the super negativity? Didn't we just have a thread about being nice to one another?

Gamers is serious business

 

[Goldenroad]

Yep. Yep. They're definitely encouraging this and clearly not just making a quick humor article.

That's cool, but they can't then turn around and ask people to take their next article about gender issues or violence in video games seriously. Nothing wrong with being a parody site like the Onion, but you can't have it both ways.

 

[Akainu]

I only played on the free weekend.

 

[Obliterator]

This is a pretty great article. Really funny in spots

 

[Nanashrew]

I thought the whole reason people read GAF was so we could fake our way through conversations about games we never played.

Just me?

We all fake it every now and then.