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[Scooter155]

Aw man, now I miss Vinnie...

Side note - on the bombcast before this most recent one, someone asked "So what are the big releases we've got left in 2014?" and they all listed off all the games they could think of... and Smash was not one of them. I was pretty upset. Anyone else?

 

[Jaeger]

Real or fake, Dark Pit is ok with me.

 

[The Great Gonzales]

You don't need to say anything more than "Are you serious?" if you have the picture, since it gets the point across so well. It's such a bad argument that it can be dismissed with a single gif.

But tact is important, too. Just posting a picture may be enough to refute an argument, but remember that you're not merely refuting an argument; you're talking to another person, so a little diplomacy is required. In a debate, your interpersonal skills are just as important as the validity of your arguments.

 

[Troubled Bat]

Can't you see?!

THIS 'LEAK' IS TEARING ALL OF US APART!

 

[PadWarrior]

I hope all of those are alts!

Gotta pay for them lol

 

[SenorArdilla]

That's absolutely right.

Will it get two sequels no one asked for as well as a supplementary novel?

EDIT:
Oh right, that fan-fiction is a thing.

 

[Nickle]

Someone make Dr. Mario look like an altered version of this.

 

[Vashzaron]

Posting a gif without saying anything or saying 'are you serious?' aren't pointing out fallacies. In my opinion, anyway. But again, whatever. If people think that's the best way to carry out discussion with other members far be it from me to stop anyone.

Did you miss the Dr Mario poster saying "... are we done now?"

Like why would I spend time writing a argument to it when I have a visual one just like his one, that does the job.

 

[emb]

Aw man, now I miss Vinnie...

Side note - on the bombcast before this most recent one, someone asked "So what are the big releases we've got left in 2014?" and they all listed off all the games they could think of... and Smash was not one of them. I was pretty upset. Anyone else?

Haven't checked it out recently at all. Vinnie's not there any more though?

Other than maybe Patrick it never seemed like any of the people there were big on Nintendo though. So it's not totally surprising.

 

[Beelzebufo]

But tact is important, too. Just posting a picture may be enough to refute an argument, but remember that you're not merely refuting an argument; you're talking to another person, so a little diplomacy is required. In a debate, your interpersonal skills are just as important as the validity of your arguments.

How is responding to a gif with another gif uncalled for? This is a ridiculous conversation, there's nothing childish or tactless about posting the Sunshine gif.

 

[The Great Gonzales]

Can't you see?!

THIS 'LEAK' IS TEARING ALL OF US APART!

We need chapter 9 of the fic to bring us together again. O mystery fic writer, where art thou? We need you, now more than ever!

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Can't you see?!

THIS 'LEAK' IS TEARING ALL OF US APART!

keikaku doori

 

[PadWarrior]

Someone make Dr. Mario look like an altered version of this.

Those need to be alts

 

[Regulus Tera]

He looked way older at 23.

what

 

[KelpPlankton]

Aw man, now I miss Vinnie...

Side note - on the bombcast before this most recent one, someone asked "So what are the big releases we've got left in 2014?" and they all listed off all the games they could think of... and Smash was not one of them. I was pretty upset. Anyone else?

The GB crew's never really cared about Smash too much. Whenever Jeff's talked about it he just laments how they don't dig deep enough or weird enough with their character choices. I think he'd be a fan of Duck Hunt Dog but groan at Bowser Jr even existing as a character. He doesn't like modern Nintendo stuff, not a big surprise.

They'll probably have a good Quicklook for both games though.

 

[PadWarrior]

We need chapter 9 of the fic to bring us together again. O mystery fic writer, where art thou? We need you, now more than ever!

They probably got scared away looking at this thread. They will probably have everyone killed at the end lol

 

[OricWindstar]

How is responding to a gif with another gif uncalled for? This is a ridiculous conversation, there's nothing childish or tactless about posting the Sunshine gif.

Being rude is not the best response to rudeness. Fire with fire, situation.

 

[SmithnCo]

Wow, some of the #Teamreal members are being completely rude about their positioning.

Fact is that we could just wait a little while rather than arguing about minutia. It's so close to release it's not even worth it to take the sides thing so seriously.

 

[PreyingShark]

But tact is important, too. Just posting a picture may be enough to refute an argument, but remember that you're not merely refuting an argument; you're talking to another person, so a little diplomacy is required. In a debate, your interpersonal skills are just as important as the validity of your arguments.

Yeah, but this is 4cha-

*checks url*

Oh, it isn't? When reading this thread I swore it was...

 

[Loco4Coco]

He looked way older at 23.

what

He kinda looked like a Japanese Dr.Oz at 23.

 

[emb]

Like why would I spend time writing a argument to it when I have a visual one just like his one, that does the job.

I think it does the job better, too. It communicates the idea quickly and effectively, and is immediately understandable. An image or gif is more eye catching too, while text can easily be scanned over and missed in the conversation. I think it's appropriate here.

 

[Zalman]

He looked way older at 23.

what

Smash Bros. fan tears > fountain of youth

 

[Greenzxy]

Sakurai at age 29 is hilarious. He looks like a lumberjack.

 

[GoodlifeX]

Aw man, now I miss Vinnie...

Side note - on the bombcast before this most recent one, someone asked "So what are the big releases we've got left in 2014?" and they all listed off all the games they could think of... and Smash was not one of them. I was pretty upset. Anyone else?

I also miss Vinne. He is apparently all over the site. I don't browse their site because their videos don't really do anything for me and I just don't have the time. I wish they vwould just never him skype in.

But yeah that was pretty ridiculous. Smash is the release of 2014 to me. However it's not too surprising. No one on the bombcast is super into the 3ds or Wii U.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Being rude is not the best response to rudeness. Fire with fire, situation.

There's nothing rude about it in the first place, it's just getting the information across in a visual way. Anyway, this is ridiculous, like I said. Let's not talk about it anymore.

 

[Neoxon]

He looked way older at 23.

what

That's before he discovered the Fountain of Youth.

The bigger question is if his wife knows of it.

 

[Exterminieren]

Posting a gif without saying anything or saying 'are you serious?' aren't pointing out fallacies.

It's a totally valid response to someone posting a gif and

...are we done now?

though.

 

[IntelliHeath]

I kinda hope the next thread is XIII-2. What other thread gets the chance to do that?

Nope, we will jump straight to 14.

Can't you see?!

THIS 'LEAK' IS TEARING ALL OF US APART!

Because you left us in first place.

 

[Caladrius]

This is truly the Final Fantasy 13 of Smash OTs.

Hopefully that means it will get better towards the end.

Spoiler

Unfortunately, just like Final Fantasy 13, I'm going to have to leave before that point.

 

[SmithnCo]

Haven't checked it out recently at all. Vinnie's not there any more though?

Other than maybe Patrick it never seemed like any of the people there were big on Nintendo though. So it's not totally surprising.

Vinny is in NY with Alex, they put out a decent amount of stuff and are getting the office together.

And Dan seems pretty big on Nintendo.

 

[Scooter155]

Did you miss the Dr Mario poster saying "... are we done now?"

Like why would I spend time writing a argument to it when I have a visual one just like his one, that does the job.

Being rude is not the best response to rudeness. Fire with fire, situation.

*Hums* We didn't start the fire...

 

[OricWindstar]

*Hums* We didn't start the fire...

Haha! Someone is playing this song in our break room right now...are you in here somewhere?

 

[Beelzebufo]

So which weapons would you guys like to see for Dark Pit? Do you think he'll get Pits old Up B, or just a slightly longer ranged one, or just the same with red sparks? What will be his Final Smash?

 

[Vashzaron]

I think it does the job better, too. It communicates the idea quickly and effectively, and is immediately understandable. An image or gif is more eye catching too, while text can easily be scanned over and missed in the conversation. I think it's appropriate here.

Images are typically what spread like wildfire across the internet as well.

When these comparisons come up like the Shulk-Little Mac, Wario, Mario-Dr Mario come up people just grab the images and skedaddle to spread them all over Gamefaqs, Reddit and whatever.

"Text only counter points? lol"

 

[Tathanen]

Every time you dudes write CSS it gives my web-developer brain a small spasm of confusion.

 

[Hatchtag]

So which weapons would you guys like to see for Dark Pit? Do you think he'll get Pits old Up B, or just a slightly longer ranged one, or just the same with red sparks? What will be his Final Smash?

I would guess Dark Pit would have better aerials and better recovery than normal Pit, being that he can fly on his own. I don't know how his attacks would change, though.

 

[Scooter155]

Haven't checked it out recently at all. Vinnie's not there any more though?

Other than maybe Patrick it never seemed like any of the people there were big on Nintendo though. So it's not totally surprising.

Yeah Vinnie left for NY, still a big presence on the site but no bombcast anymore. Makes me a sad panda.

I also miss Vinne. He is apparently all over the site. I don't browse their site because their videos don't really do anything for me and I just don't have the time. I wish they vwould just never him skype in.

But yeah that was pretty ridiculous. Smash is the release of 2014 to me. However it's not too surprising. No one on the bombcast is super into the 3ds or Wii U.

They hate skype for podcasts, and frankly, so do I. I've quit more podcasts because of bad skype call quality than for almost any other reason.

Jeff tried to give Link Between Worlds Game of the Year last year, and they've all played and have a kind of love/hate relationship with Animal Crossing... Jeff pretended to be excited about Pushmo World... I know they're not completely ignorant about Nintendo, I just wish they'd give them a chance. Their quick look of NSMBWii was so fun... and they all seemed to have a great time playing it too. Maybe that was mostly Ryan, I don't know... he had a super positive energy no matter what he was doing. There's good stuff going on over there and the whole "No one cares about Nintendo anymore" thing is a self-fulfilling prophecy, they don't talk about it, so it's not in the public awareness, so no one asks them to talk about it, so they assume no one cares about Nintendo anymore.

Aaaaand derailment over.

 

[Spinosaurus]

Every time you dudes write CSS it gives my web-developer brain a small spasm of confusion.

I'm glad I'm not the only one haha

 

[superNESjoe]

Random comment alert!

I've actually been hoping for an NES era alt for Toon Link. Toon Link looks great as-is, but his art style makes it possible to do an NES style alt without being too odd looking.

 

[The Great Gonzales]

How is responding to a gif with another gif uncalled for? This is a ridiculous conversation, there's nothing childish or tactless about posting the Sunshine gif.

In general, it's blunt and dismissive. When you post a gif/pic without any explanation, it often comes across as, "you're argument is obviously wrong, I shouldn't even have to explain why. You should be able to tell from this pic just how wrong you are." On the other hand, taking the time to write an actual explanation (saying what exactly is going on in this pic you posted and why it refutes the other person's argument) is a sign you understand that everyone sees things differently, an that what seems immediately obvious to you doesn't necessarily seem that way to other people. It's a sign that you're willing to engage the other person in a dialogue, that you're willing to listen to what they have to say. Posting a pic without any text often comes across as simply shutting the other person down.

In short: it's a way of showing respect for the other person.

 

[PadWarrior]

Sakurai at age 29 is hilarious. He looks like a lumberjack.

Lol

 

[Scooter155]

Haha! Someone is playing this song in our break room right now...are you in here somewhere?

Ha, no, just a little too fond of Billy Joel.

 

[Troubled Bat]

Because you left us in first place.

I am not that important to this thread.

 

[emb]

Random comment alert!

I've actually been hoping for an NES era alt for Toon Link. Toon Link looks great as-is, but his art style makes it possible to do an NES style alt without being too odd looking.

Brawl already had one similar to this idea.

But you probably already knew that.

 

[RiggyRob]

Alright guys, whatever. Still think it's a dumb, childish response.

You're under the impression this isn't a dumb, childish place.

Jesus, another thread? There's no keeping up with you people.

 

[Anth0ny]

Aw man, now I miss Vinnie...

Side note - on the bombcast before this most recent one, someone asked "So what are the big releases we've got left in 2014?" and they all listed off all the games they could think of... and Smash was not one of them. I was pretty upset. Anyone else?

heh, yeah I caught that. They didn't mention a single Nintendo game. This is the Bombcast we're talking about.

 

[emb]

In general, it's blunt and dismissive. When you post a gif/pic without any explanation, it often comes across as, "you're argument is obviously wrong, I shouldn't even have to explain why. You should be able to tell from this pic just how wrong you are." On the other hand, taking the time to write an actual explanation (saying what exactly is going on in this pic you posted and why it refutes the other person's argument) is a sign you understand that everyone sees things differently, an that what seems immediately obvious to you doesn't necessarily seem that way to other people. It's a sign that you're willing to engage the other person in a dialogue, that you're willing to listen to what they have to say. Posting a pic without any text often comes across as simply shutting the other person down.

In short: it's a way of showing respect for the other person.

I'd agree it's more respectful to add some words in.

But there's a big difference between responding with gif of someone laughing or being surprised vs responding with a gif that specicifcally shows a relevant flaw in the other person's reasoning, and does so in an intuitive, concise way.

 

[Scooter155]

Brawl already had one similar to this idea.

But you probably already knew that.

Just the colors though, yeah? The ALBW Link had the old-style rounded nose and simpler details like the NES Link, it'd be fun if he was represented in Smash.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Every time you dudes write CSS it gives my web-developer brain a small spasm of confusion.

As a PC gamer, I tend to think more along the lines of Counter-Strike: Source.

 

[emb]

Just the colors though, yeah? The ALBW Link had the old-style rounded nose and simpler details like the NES Link, it'd be fun if he was represented in Smash.

Yeah, just colors. Would definitely be cool if they ran with it a little more.