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[Blastoise]

Don't you guys think that Polygon wants you to keep talking about them, whether it be negative or positive. By responding to people on twitter and on GAF Polygon is able to maintain relevance. Its pretty much the same strategy B and C list celebrities employ when their fame is starting to wane.

Spoiler

Can't wait for the leaked sextape

 

[Derrick01]

It still kind of feels like Gaf has always had it out for Polygon and loves witch hunts, regardless of what Polygon has done. Gaf's hated them from the beginning (not that some of it isn't warranted).

At least you'll always be there to defend them. And anyone else we go after.

 

[RobotMafia]

It still kind of feels like Gaf has always had it out for Polygon and loves witch hunts, regardless of what Polygon has done. Gaf's hated them from the beginning (not that some of it isn't warranted).

You have come to Polygons and Maxis' defense in pretty much every thread that outs their bullshit only to defend them. It's really bizarre. Honestly, do you work for them?

 

[Quadraphonic]

Why is Arthur Gies speaking for Maxis? Didn't the 'community' release an offline patch for Sim City a few days earlier anyway?

Someone compared him to Hitler, so therefore the patch doesn't exist.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

At least you'll always be there to defend them. And anyone else we go after.

What? Where was I defending any of this? My statement was mere observation. Even way before the Sim City crap went down it was true.

I never said they didn't deserve to be criticized for their recent antics. I don't like your assumptions.

You have come to Polygons and Maxis' defense in pretty much every thread that outs their bullshit only to defend them. It's really bizarre. Honestly, do you work for them?

I think I had like 4 posts total about it over 2 threads. Just my initial thoughts, I really don't care one way or another.

 

[NoirVisage]

I've personally had Crecente steal a story idea from me after I know he read it, and then when I called him out about it on my shitty little blog he even posted a comment to tell a bald-faced lie about giving me credit in his version on Kotaku. Here's the post on my site about it.

OOOOOOOH!!!! HIM!!
I remember this, he's actually one of the first people to make me dismiss games journalism as a whole..little did i know he wasn't even a journalist..and that this would become the norm.

 

[Alo81]

It still kind of feels like Gaf has always had it out for Polygon and loves witch hunts, regardless of what Polygon has done. Gaf's hated them from the beginning (not that some of it isn't warranted).

Gaf isn't a single entity. It's made up of thousands of individual posters. I had no issues with Polygon at all and was totally interested in it because the design seemed appealing.

They've earned the reputation that they have.

 

[Yagharek]

Don't you guys think that Polygon wants you to keep talking about them, whether it be negative or positive. By responding to people on twitter and on GAF Polygon is able to maintain relevance. Its pretty much the same strategy B and C list celebrities employ when their fame is starting to wane.

Spoiler

Can't wait for the leaked sextape

McElroy and Skyrim again?

 

[paperboywriter]

Because he wants a job there most likely. At best he sees himself as part of the elite gaming industry and thinks the fans are all mouth breathers.

if this guy really is working for EA sometime in the future and gaf still exists, the meltdown..

 

[Curufinwe]

He already has an account. Last time he posted was nearly a month ago.

I'm sure he's worried about GAF giving him a new one, which is why he isn't posting here.

If he does come back here, I hope his first post is to say he's finally coughing up the $10 he owes djblackice.

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=48010522

 

[firehawk12]

If he does come back here, I hope his first post is to say he's finally coughing up the $10 he owes djblackice.

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=48010522

Holy damn. lol

 

[partyphone]

It still kind of feels like Gaf has always had it out for Polygon and loves witch hunts, regardless of what Polygon has done. Gaf's hated them from the beginning (not that some of it isn't warranted).

That documentary that got made about them building a video game website made it painfully obvious that they're completely full of themselves. On top of that they're hyperdefensive and react negatively to the tiniest of perceived slights. It's the perfect storm for internet pile-ons.

 

[CambriaRising]

That documentary that got made about them building a video game website made it painfully obvious that they're completely full of themselves. On top of that they're hyperdefensive and react negatively to the tiniest of perceived slights. It's the perfect storm for internet pile-ons.

Not to mention that microsoft directly sponsored the documentary.

 

[Meatvillain]

More people to perm!

 

[Lord_Nergal]

I'm trying too hard.

You really are.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

That documentary that got made about them building a video game website made it painfully obvious that they're completely full of themselves. On top of that they're hyperdefensive and react negatively to the tiniest of perceived slights. It's the perfect storm for internet pile-ons.

Yeah, this makes sense. That video rubbed me the wrong way, but their feature stories won me back (along with the nice design). Their reviews have always been something I read and take with a grain of salt on the actual score, Dead Space 3 a 9.5? Ehhhh.

The whole Sim City score change is something that does need discussed industry-wide as it's something we haven't really dealt with before. I'm not sure what the overall answer is, but it needs to be discussed. A lot of people are saying "they should have waited until it launched to review" but did anyone do this for games like Halo 4 or BF3, both games that had server issues (nowhere near SC, but still)? Where do you draw the line? Can you ever re-analyze your score?

It's almost like Polygon just has too many big personalities over there. Their feature stories are amazing, if they'd do a spin-off site with just those I'd read that only.

 

[Empty]

it's amazing just how much the documentary set the tone for the site going forwards. it seemed like it might just be a single hilariously misguided idea, but so much of they've done since has been in the same self-aggrandizing mold.

 

[Chuck]

Twitter is really awesome sometimes, isn't it?

 

[RedNumberFive]

That documentary that got made about them building a video game website made it painfully obvious that they're completely full of themselves. On top of that they're hyperdefensive and react negatively to the tiniest of perceived slights. It's the perfect storm for internet pile-ons.

Don't you understand? They're put everything down on the line for Polygon. Some of them had to move! Some of them had to get tattoos! Some had to play guitar to their wives! New games journalism in 2013 is serious business!

 

[Terrell]

It still kind of feels like Gaf has always had it out for Polygon and loves witch hunts, regardless of what Polygon has done. Gaf's hated them from the beginning (not that some of it isn't warranted).

When they aren't giving people a reason NOT TO hate them, calling it a witch hunt in this context is hilariously counterintuitive.

 

[RobotMafia]

I think I had like 4 posts total about it over 2 threads. Just my initial thoughts, I really don't care one way or another.

Well maybe I was wrong then. I can admit that, unlike Gies.

 

[Squidofman]

a moment's silence for the 97% of games writers/journos that are smart enough to stay the fuck off twitter with their shop talk.

 

[NoirVisage]

More people to perm!

??!! oh wow :O

a moment's silence for the 97% of games writers/journos that are smart enough to stay the fuck off twitter with their shop talk.

Word.
And the person in your avatar is the HARRDEST MOTHER ****** to ever smoke a cig.

 

[Easy_D]

I actually love how Twitter shows us who are the dumbasses and bigots on the internet. Because let's face it, most of these guys have no restraint when they are given their own platform to speak. Twitter doesn't even need to do anything. These guys willingly air out their stupidity and prejudice on their own accord so the rest of us know which people to avoid.



Yeah, this is a great example of how full of BS Polygon, and specifically Gies can be. The MP clearly impacts the SP especially in how the game is saved.

And given that he calls it an ACTION game it does seem to "deviate from the gameplay loop" considering it's supposed to be a horror franchise.

It reads more like something you'd find on the back of the game box, not a review.

 

[Jackpot]

Brian, you lied at long and painful length, making me look like a fool. I'm too angry to discuss this tonight.

Has Walker elaborated on what lies Crecente was feeding him?

 

[Patapwn]

Mmmm... what's that I smell? polygon twitter fuck ups?

My favorite treat!

 

[kadotsu]

Looking at the Alexa metric of the site it seems that it has a high bounce percentage but its reach is comparable to NeoGAF. It seems their "controversial" approach to reporting is working out for them, the brand name is out there.

Now they only need people to stay on their site for longer than it takes to read a headline and a score.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

It still kind of feels like Gaf has always had it out for Polygon and loves witch hunts, regardless of what Polygon has done. Gaf's hated them from the beginning (not that some of it isn't warranted).

Are you implying that the various stupid things their staff has done should not be called out and criticized?

 

[famousmortimer]

Looking at the Alexa metric of the site it seems that it has a high bounce percentage but its reach is comparable to NeoGAF. It seems their "controversial" approach to reporting is working out for them, the brand name is out there.

Now they only need people to stay on their site for longer than it takes to read a headline and a score.

Ad Block locked to on whenever I have to go to that stinkhole.

 

[thehypocrite]

Polygon staff are shill for hire and Gies is the poster boy for that behaviour. Why is Gaf so lenient with these guys?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

... yes. The only complaints with SimCity are related to server issues.

Jesus Fuck.

This is Gies' favorite tactic: Only He, Arthur Gies, Lord and Center of the Universe, is allowed to decide what other people's opinions actually are. He can't accept that people can disagree with him for legitimate reasons in good faith; they're all liars.

When Brad Shoemaker played ME3 for the first time a few months ago, Arthur was there to make sure that Brad knew that the only complaint people had with the game was that the "ending wasn't happy," and you are a liar if you say otherwise. When someone called him out for constantly erecting strawmen, his response was "What you call strawmen, I call getting to the root of the argument."


I'm nearly sure there have been other concrete examples of this exact same tactic; getting into an argument, shifting the argument, claiming that other people aren't smart or honest enough to realize what they're actually arguing for.

 

[OverBlood 3]

you are now Prince.

Arthur needs to purify himself in lake rockpapershotgun.

*Arthur nakedly climbs into lake kotaku*

That's not lake rockpapershotgun.

*Arthur blushes and clasps at his breasts*

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Has Walker elaborated on what lies Crecente was feeding him?

I think that was after the fact that Crecente actually had linked to his original article came to light.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I think I had like 4 posts total about it over 2 threads. Just my initial thoughts, I really don't care one way or another.

I skipped a few and got bored of searching as of your posts from three days ago or so.

I like Polygon, Gaf doesn't like anyone that posts news/reviews that's not Gaf. News at 11.

It does. a majority of people on Gaf find sites they hate and then proceed to find every nitpick they can just for an excuse to bash them in their own thread. From what I've seen of Polygon they do the best (aside from Giant Bomb, Shack, and maybe RPS) articles/reviews out there. Are they required to knock points off for DRM? Is anyone? Does anyone?

Polygon has some amazing features and solid writing, you just need to be wary of reviews from any site. Read them, digest them, and combine them with every review to get a consensus, then make your own opinion.

I enjoy their site and will keep reading reviews there because it's not really about the number score and their written text is usually good.

I don't see how they were wrong for reviewing the game on time. No one waited for Call of Duty to come out to put the review up and they have had server issues (not to this degree) each of the past few games. Why now should everyone be waiting and those who don't are just "wrong?"

Should every site now wait to review every single game with some form of online component?

This is getting old.

Oh get over yourself. They have made a few missteps here and there but they seem to be leagues above the typical Kotaku stuff we get here. Their feature articles are some of the best in the industry (take a look at the Levine one, or the KAOS Studios one) and their news reporting is generally solid. They do still need to nail down their reviews though.


From the sound of this mod it's a bit deceiving. You lose the ability to save, so how is this a good thing? Spend 3 hours making a city only to have to be online to save. Step in the right direction, sure, but Gaf's acting like it's a miracle of science.

At what? Because their feature stories are amazing, and they do solid news reporting. Reviews need some tweaking, but they're new.



Are we 12 years old now? Come on Gaf, you're better than this.

Gaf needs to seriously get over Polygon.

What goes around comes around. Gaf shits on them at every chance. Yeah, they've had a few missteps lately but they also do somethings really well. Instead of attacking each other we should be helping each other.

I'm confused being that this is the second thread I've mentioned my views in, and I just posted about it this morning. I happen to like their features, and I don't hate their site overall. I just think Gaf goes a bit far at times. Polygon needs to review their, ahem, review policies for sure. I'm not in disagreement there. Arthur also needs to cool down on Twitter, as he goes overboard a lot.

 

[Emarv]

When someone called him out for constantly erecting strawmen, his response was "What you call strawmen, I call getting to the root of the argument."

This sounds hilarious.

 

[KPJZKC]

I can only hope that one day Gies becomes so full of himself that he explodes a la Creosote

 

[Empty Space]

It still kind of feels like Gaf has always had it out for Polygon and loves witch hunts, regardless of what Polygon has done. Gaf's hated them from the beginning (not that some of it isn't warranted).

Polygon staff are shill for hire and Gies is the poster boy for that behaviour. Why is Gaf so lenient with these guys?

Hmm...

In all seriousness I often get the impression that GAF has just picked Polygon as their new whipping boy for the gaming press as a whole. I recognize that some of the staff has done and said stupid stuff, but since day one most people on GAF have been complaining about them and never gave the site a fair chance. Neither did I, but that has more to do with the site is organized and less and with the staff or the content they put out.

Edit: Well, shit! I guess Dead Cyclone is a long time Polygon sympathizer, but I still mean what I said.

 

[OverBlood 3]

I skipped a few and got bored of searching as of your posts from three days ago or so.

Beautiful. This thread just keeps on giving.

 

[Wallach]

When Brad Shoemaker played ME3 for the first time a few months ago, Arthur was there to make sure that Brad knew that the only complaint people had with the game was that the "ending wasn't happy," and you are a liar if you say otherwise. When someone called him out for constantly erecting strawmen, his response was "What you call strawmen, I call getting to the root of the argument."

LOL, please tell me you can find this because it sounds too hilarious to be real.

 

[thehypocrite]

Hmm...

In all seriousness I often get the impression that GAF has just picked Polygon as their new whipping boy for the gaming press as a whole. I recognize that some of the staff has done and said stupid stuff, but since day one has been complaining about them.

They brought this on themselves with this:

http://www.polygon.com/press-reset

If you are part of the bunch of gaming industry big publisher stroking press don't pretend that you aren't. There's also the fact that MSFT paid 750K for them to set this up and they don't think there's some conflict of interest. I think they should be banned for all the attemps to lie and deceive the gaming comunity.

If they had any integrity Gies would be fired for all the shilling that he does.

 

[paperboywriter]

Hmm...

In all seriousness I often get the impression that GAF has just picked Polygon as their new whipping boy for the gaming press as a whole. I recognize that some of the staff has done and said stupid stuff, but since day one most people on GAF have been complaining about them.

Edit: Well, shit! I guess Dead Cyclone is a long time Polygon sympathizer, but I still mean what I said.

I don't see the downside of complaining about public figures.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

LOL, please tell me you can find this because it sounds too hilarious to be real.

https://twitter.com/aegies/status/277845600735723521

@aegies @bradshoemaker the issues with the ending never had to do with a happy/winning ending. Lazy awful false straw man

@BrentNahmias what you call a strawman i call getting to the root of the problem.

 

[Derrick01]

I skipped a few and got bored of searching as of your posts from three days ago or so.

Wasn't he doing that with Maxis/Simcity too? I vaguely remember it, but there were other more prominent long time defenders of that game that stick in my head a lot clearer.

 

[alr1ght]

I skipped a few and got bored of searching as of your posts from three days ago or so.

this post gets 5 dorito popes

 

[RobotMafia]

I skipped a few and got bored of searching as of your posts from three days ago or so.

Guess I wasn't wrong. I change my review score!

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Has Walker elaborated on what lies Crecente was feeding him?

Crecente was acting as if he wrote that article independently of the story on RPS, when that's obviously not the case.

 

[Uno Venova]

Deadly to replace Agies as he moves onto EA?

 

[EatChildren]

https://twitter.com/aegies/status/277845600735723521

To be fair, numerous dumbass writers were parading around this bullshit argument irrespective of glaring counter arguments. Gies wasn't alone.

 

[Bedlam]

Sorry Gies, wrong again.

This guy.... it's hilarious.

 

[Wallach]

https://twitter.com/aegies/status/277845600735723521

Hahaha, god damn. I like the response.