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Despite all the crap going on I still love this place as a gaming community
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Crimson_Echidna
Banned
If you dig your head deep enough in the sand, you can give anything a pass.
Where did poligaf move to? That's the only off-topic I really need. I never got the discord
A lot of PoliGAF has found a home at SL&ENT. Great place and actually looks like what a redesigned NeoGAF should be.
Waypoint is also another place for former NeoGAF users, and it's cool, but they're actually a bit more strict in some of the topics.
And, well, there's the rumored ResetEra.
And honestly, most of us are done with this place. Shame, because of the community and history of post here, but I really recommend SL&ENT and other places. It's time to move on.
I'll lurk here for a couple of more days just to see if I can get in touch with other users who need a new home. But I doubt I'll come back, especially without Off Topic.
Bye ya'll.
ShadowKingpin
Member
GAF has always been my go-to place whenever I had questions or wanted to buy/sell gaming-related stuff and more. I love the forums and plan to stay here.
Hip Hop
Member
Agreed.
He made the right move to ban all political and social justice crap. But its too late maybe
OT was a parody at this point.
VR_RaidenXOF
Member
Honestly I've frequented this forum every single day since March 2013. The thread to end all threads dropped that month...
"Ground Zeroes & The Phantom Pain revealed as Metal Gear Solid V"
"Ground Zeroes & The Phantom Pain revealed as Metal Gear Solid V"
MAX PAYMENT
Member
I don't think it killed mass effect, but like all other gaming forums, this place is toxic.
BuddyTheBestPuppy
Member
. Agreed
Dude, i love this place. And agree, hopefully all the bad eggs go somewhere else in protest.
I don't know if evil lore is crazy or not, but who cares. I bet the house you live in was built by a company managed by a crazy person, the country you live in is managed by a crazy person, the car you drive was built by a company, managed by a crazy person
Surprise, YOU are the bad eggs, fuckin' enabler.
Bye bad egg
Ive been posting here since 2001, the OT used to be great fun..over the last 5 years or so its become a disgusting political and social cesspool of place. Good riddance.
That said I might be done with GAF period due these disgusting allegations and the gross hypocrisy from ownership over the years..need to see how this pans out.
That said I might be done with GAF period due these disgusting allegations and the gross hypocrisy from ownership over the years..need to see how this pans out.
It seems like a lot of members, like more than half or way more, are more interested in off topic discussions when this place is for gaming news (at least it's what I am here for). Look at everyone posting now, it's like deep down, they wanted this place to be NeoGAFingtonPOST or FoxGAF (I am not western so I just grab random examples without any alignment to your so called left or right wing stuff). It's like they want this place to crash and burn .. lol.
I am not here for anyone, the owner, a criminal, a saint, god, trump, bill gates, doraemon, hello kitty, spiderman or anyone else. Just for gaming news.
This forum is for gaming.
This forum is for gamers.
Despite the fact people may dislike the owner or antics, a community is not just made up of one person.
I am not here for anyone, the owner, a criminal, a saint, god, trump, bill gates, doraemon, hello kitty, spiderman or anyone else. Just for gaming news.
This forum is for gaming.
This forum is for gamers.
Despite the fact people may dislike the owner or antics, a community is not just made up of one person.
Well it seemed less toxic to me due to the heavy moderation compared to most.
So all politics are social justice? This logic isn't squaring up.
riskVSreward
Member
Guys, guys! You don't need to virtue signal anymore! No one gives a shit about your moral outrage!
OT got out of hand and was dominated by a small group of people pushing their views. Shame about all the good bits being lost but it's a smart move.
Wendel Clark
Member
WilsonX100
Member
i just need another forum to replace gaf...
buttery fistful
Member
i'm with you, OP. i discovered gaf by googling red dead redemption and following the OT for days until release and there's really nothing i like that compares to a good game OT
I hate gaf when it's a leftist echo chamber where people scream NAZI at everything. When there's witch hunt threads that goes on and on. When people are dogpiled because they have a slight different opinion. I hate gaf when mods enforce the lunacy in some of these threads.
I love gaf when people actually talk about games. I love gaf when people are helpful, enthusiastic about games. When threads are informative and there's good discussion.
Ziltoidia 9
Member
Luckily we are starting to get into the big gaming season. Great games coming out now. Hopefully things will cool down.
Calming down from being upset about sexual misconduct?
FlaygletheBagel
Banned
To anyone who's unaware: There's a successor forum going up called "ResetERA" that should be up by the end of the week. Similar in structure to GAF, and a lot of the old GAF userbase is flocking there.
If you're looking for a similar place to talk games, movies, TV, etc. that'll be a solid place to go. Plus you don't have to support Tyler, which is a huge plus.
If you're looking for a similar place to talk games, movies, TV, etc. that'll be a solid place to go. Plus you don't have to support Tyler, which is a huge plus.
Ame
Member
If GAF is going to be all about gaming going forward, it'll be for the better.
Odyssey comes out Friday. Were gonna be good fam.
WizardofPeace
Member
This, what else is there? I felt lost without gaf for these last few days.
Rayderism
Member
There are precious few active gaming forums left. It would be a shame if this one died, especially since I only recently was granted the ability to reply here. I just like to read/comment on my favorite hobby and don't really care about any of the other stuff that may or may not be going on.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Man, now that everything has come to this, people feel empowered to actually use loaded terms like SJWs in GAF huh?
Sad.
That's the impression I got when reading that Klepek's article about this whole fiasco. I guess you're right, although it feels like something will be missing from GAF's identity with no Off-Topic, perhaps only Gaming will be better for this forum going forward.
Valkerionseven
Member
Yeah, gaf is my go to for gaming news, tidbits, and opinions. Even I don't agree with everything posted here there are some awesome people roaming it.
No idea whats up but its not my business. Just want to continue talking about fighting games, resident evil, and gundam.
Love you guys!
No idea whats up but its not my business. Just want to continue talking about fighting games, resident evil, and gundam.
Love you guys!
The former mod team aint no better bro.
Mashin Haters
Member
I would like to support going to where ever the majority of the moderators are going to. They're the ones who put time and effort into this site and community and not Evillore. If the good ones are moving to ResetEra than I am too!
QuixoticNeutral
Member
I echo this completely. I stuck to gaming side and generally stayed out of the community celebrity drama threads, and the expertise, institutional memory, and depth of love for video games was what made this place worth browsing compulsively.
But this weekend's shutdown was so thoroughly bungled that it's difficult to trust the stability of the community you and I treasure anymore, at least not here. Until now I trusted that GAF would be relatively stable and outlast all kinds of internal troubles or shifts in the industry. Without that trust, a lot of the prolific and insightful posters who made this place what it was are itching to pack up and set up shop elsewhere. I'll go where the content goes, and in spite of how community splintering rarely works out, I'm no longer sure it will be here. The massive volunteer effort involved in building the content-rich side of this place and holding it together wants out.
eBay Huckster
Member
Stranger Things
Banned
i love this forum, glad it is back up
for some reason i can't make a new thread topic? says my account does not have enough privileges or needs to be authorized or something?
for some reason i can't make a new thread topic? says my account does not have enough privileges or needs to be authorized or something?
Aces&Eights
Member
I love this place. Not going anywhere.
FlaygletheBagel
Banned
I mean post their grievances that probably accumulated over the years and they finally leave.
I'm glad the site is back up. The community here is so large and active and is really just a solid place to talk games. And it's going to be fun over the next few weeks with all the big games coming out.
Although I do hope the Off Topic forum comes back as well. I need a place that will understand my misery when I inevitably miss out on an iPhone X pre-order this Friday.
Although I do hope the Off Topic forum comes back as well. I need a place that will understand my misery when I inevitably miss out on an iPhone X pre-order this Friday.
Hip Hop
Member
No more walking on egg shells with many of the terrible mods gone.