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Leon Belmont
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Why Darksiders 2 DLC - Shadow of Death it's so expensive? $4.99 I would like to have this armor, I love it! 
And about Tony... man I love that guy, he's doing a great work here!
And about Tony... man I love that guy, he's doing a great work here!
There were/are plenty of community managers that post here and some only post in threads related to their site/game and none of them have gotten the shit Tony has.
What exactly happened?
entitled gamers!
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Platform megathreads tend to get territorial. Borderline fanatical, at times.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Wait, was there some other event that happened after the Steam thread thing? Because Tony continued posting after the Steam thread thing. He stopped posting here kind of randomly.
And let's not get things twisted either: what happened in the Steam thread made sense. You can claim a double standard with other community manager types or try to say the Steam thread people are zealots all you want, but it simply doesn't make sense to post random, unrelated things (which ultimately benefit your job) in threads.
I like Tony and I like and appreciate what he does here, but let's not twist or contort the truth or the policies of this place just to make a broader point about groups of people here.
With that said, I think the last thing Tony would want is for this stupid argument to be brought up again. It's annoying from all sides.
And let's not get things twisted either: what happened in the Steam thread made sense. You can claim a double standard with other community manager types or try to say the Steam thread people are zealots all you want, but it simply doesn't make sense to post random, unrelated things (which ultimately benefit your job) in threads.
I like Tony and I like and appreciate what he does here, but let's not twist or contort the truth or the policies of this place just to make a broader point about groups of people here.
With that said, I think the last thing Tony would want is for this stupid argument to be brought up again. It's annoying from all sides.
Again sorry for bringing it up. First thing that stupidly popped into my head since people were asking where Tony went seemed like there was more backlash besides the initial incident.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
I'm not going to comment on this a whole lot more because, as morningbus pointed out, it isn't productive.
This mentality, expressed with less maturity (thanks for keeping your opinion cool morningbus) is why I only post here in sporadically and usually in response to questions.
To be clear, I was posting not just in the Steam thread, but in other random threads about a wide variety of topics.
There was a battery of arguments around whether or not I should post about deals we were running, or random stuff (like the tattoo thing, or the XCOM livestream I did with Jake, or the Borderlands 2 party we had with Take 2 and Joystiq).
My response to this was "cool guys, I won't participate in the community as a gamer who is willing to talk to you about what being in the industry is like and the kinds of stuff I do". This spawned yet another round of conversation around whether or not I was "actually in the industry", at which point I stopped posting.
There isn't a negative connotation to any of this by the way, I'm happy to pop in here from time to time and answer questions about what sales we're running, when we're running them, when coupons expire, etc. But I'm not popping in every day to just chat like I do on CAG, which is what drives a bunch of the community/conversation over there.
If you want to play video games with me, get invited to parties, hear about me getting tattoos with guys from Take 2/2K, watch live streams of various games, hear about Q&A, etc. I'll still be doing all of that, most of you know where to find me
.EDIT: Again, to be 100% clear, posts like this aren't an attack or anything, just a clear explanation of my stance. I'm not some talking head spouting off marketing speak at you, I'm a dude who loves video games and gets to work with them every day. I try to be as transparent as possible with you because, ostensibly, you all are the same.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony my man, you should really pm the mods when that happens. I'm sure they'd love to hand out some bans to the people acting like dicks to you. I know I sure would.
Bunch of people acted like fools to Tony pretty much. For no good reason.
Mods did nothing to stop them either, which reflects poorly on their part.
Leon Belmont
Member
Hey my friend Tony, do you know if there will be a Darksiders II DLC deal? I would like to buy the Darksiders 2 DLC - Shadow of Death (and some other DS2 dlc) but I think that's a but expensive!
Thank you! ;D
Thank you! ;D
SniperHunter
Banned
I'm not going to comment on this a whole lot more because, as morningbus pointed out, it isn't productive.
This mentality, expressed with less maturity (thanks for keeping your opinion cool morningbus) is why I only post here in sporadically and usually in response to questions.
To be clear, I was posting not just in the Steam thread, but in other random threads about a wide variety of topics.
There was a battery of arguments around whether or not I should post about deals we were running, or random stuff (like the tattoo thing, or the XCOM livestream I did with Jake, or the Borderlands 2 party we had with Take 2 and Joystiq).
My response to this was "cool guys, I won't participate in the community as a gamer who is willing to talk to you about what being in the industry is like and the kinds of stuff I do". This spawned yet another round of conversation around whether or not I was "actually in the industry", at which point I stopped posting.
There isn't a negative connotation to any of this by the way, I'm happy to pop in here from time to time and answer questions about what sales we're running, when we're running them, when coupons expire, etc. But I'm not popping in every day to just chat like I do on CAG, which is what drives a bunch of the community/conversation over there.
If you want to play video games with me, get invited to parties, hear about me getting tattoos with guys from Take 2/2K, watch live streams of various games, hear about Q&A, etc. I'll still be doing all of that, most of you know where to find me
EDIT: Again, to be 100% clear, posts like this aren't an attack or anything, just a clear explanation of my stance. I'm not some talking head spouting off marketing speak at you, I'm a dude who loves video games and gets to work with them every day. I try to be as transparent as possible with you because, ostensibly, you all are the same.
Cheers,
Tony
try pming bishpotl or evilore. I don't think ad-hominem attacks are allowed on neogaf.
What happened in that steam thread was a new low for some members at the time, not going to generalize but some people acted like real assholes and werent punished, I've been banned for a lot less.
I love Tony and keep up with his posts at CAG, Thanks to his awesomenes Amazon got a lot of my money lately.
I love Tony and keep up with his posts at CAG, Thanks to his awesomenes Amazon got a lot of my money lately.
Refreshment.01
Member
I'm not one that goes around licking boots, but i fully agree with this statement. Amazon gamer shows a dedication and love for his job that its comendable and to top it off it benefits customers significantly. He stays in touch with people, this is the type of employee companies should strive for.
I'm been sincere here btw.
I didn't find a missconduct on his part there, since it was the equivalent of any random poster trying to help fellow members by pointing out places which sport better deals. I.E., like we have when someone recomends a game fromm Gren Man or Gamer's Gate.
Leon Belmont
Member
As I said before, Tony is doing a great job here, he's respectful, it's a nice person who doesn't deserve to be treated like some gaffers did in the steam thread, but I must say that there's a lot of gaffers that like Tony, so he's not alone!
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
Like GW2 I'm pushing for a DS2 oct deal and asking for DLC too. Stay tuned.
Cheers,
Tony
Leon Belmont
Member
Thank you Tony!
C'mon Tony, don't let some fools bring you down! You managed to secure many awesome deals, while all they could do was troll and say stupid things. So don't hate us all, please.
Oh, and if you could get a sale on Spec Ops (like $10 or so) you'll get a purchase from me
Don't forget about the guy who started ranting bullshit about how Tony didn't have a gaming tattoo, which made him take a pic of it and upload it here. Totally unnecessary, and I can't really blame Tony for wanting to avoid hostile territory.
a secret-boss
Banned
I can hook u up with that just *coughgimmesomeundergrounddealscough*
AwesomeSauce
MagsMoonshine
Hey Tony,
You are appreciated
Sincerely,
AwesomeSauce
You are appreciated
Sincerely,
AwesomeSauce
Sye d'Burns
Member
It's a real shame how you've been treated by some. I haven't been to CAG in ages, but I may have to check it out sometime. I guess I'm just posting to add another notch in the "you're appreciated and missed" column.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Hey Tony,
Everyone gets burned by the Gaf for something. Dont take it to heart. Your work is appreciated and asking actual customers what they want is an awesome business model digital distribution sites should mimic.
Love you!
-Al
Everyone gets burned by the Gaf for something. Dont take it to heart. Your work is appreciated and asking actual customers what they want is an awesome business model digital distribution sites should mimic.
Love you!
-Al
Well, I don't mean for him to personally just go and make another account, I was thinking like a special case, or maybe just a name change. I don't like him posting all over the board using the Amazon name, personally. It's honestly hard to not see the company he works for right there and think "there's no way he can say anything bluntly or honestly because he's ALWAYS representing his company."
I don't think it's fair to him, either, because he'd obviously love to be a member of a community like GAF, but people jump down his throat like he stated, and he really can't ever just speak bluntly about something without running the risk of further scrutiny. Plenty of members here work at places that, were their employer placed right in their username, would also likely receive some backlash for participating in certain discussions.
Scitek, I can't agree with you.
How is it any different than a mod posting in a thread? They're still a member of the community, and should be treated the same.
He's not going to say anything bad obviously, do you want him to get fired?
At the same time, he's not just a mindless shill.
How is it any different than a mod posting in a thread? They're still a member of the community, and should be treated the same.
He's not going to say anything bad obviously, do you want him to get fired?
At the same time, he's not just a mindless shill.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
I guess I missed all the Steam thread shenanigans. That's really unfortunate because Tony has always been so cordial and helpful. I only ever post on GAF sadly (although I do have a CAG account).
One thing to keep in mind, Tony, is that the OT is generally quite different than Gaming. If you're looking to ever just shoot the shit, hit up some of the threads over there (especially the sports threads). Always good banter to be had. More often than not, people who post a lot in OT never even visit the gaming side.
One thing to keep in mind, Tony, is that the OT is generally quite different than Gaming. If you're looking to ever just shoot the shit, hit up some of the threads over there (especially the sports threads). Always good banter to be had. More often than not, people who post a lot in OT never even visit the gaming side.
I'm not going to comment on this a whole lot more because, as morningbus pointed out, it isn't productive.
This mentality, expressed with less maturity (thanks for keeping your opinion cool morningbus) is why I only post here in sporadically and usually in response to questions.
To be clear, I was posting not just in the Steam thread, but in other random threads about a wide variety of topics.
There was a battery of arguments around whether or not I should post about deals we were running, or random stuff (like the tattoo thing, or the XCOM livestream I did with Jake, or the Borderlands 2 party we had with Take 2 and Joystiq).
My response to this was "cool guys, I won't participate in the community as a gamer who is willing to talk to you about what being in the industry is like and the kinds of stuff I do". This spawned yet another round of conversation around whether or not I was "actually in the industry", at which point I stopped posting.
There isn't a negative connotation to any of this by the way, I'm happy to pop in here from time to time and answer questions about what sales we're running, when we're running them, when coupons expire, etc. But I'm not popping in every day to just chat like I do on CAG, which is what drives a bunch of the community/conversation over there.
If you want to play video games with me, get invited to parties, hear about me getting tattoos with guys from Take 2/2K, watch live streams of various games, hear about Q&A, etc. I'll still be doing all of that, most of you know where to find me
EDIT: Again, to be 100% clear, posts like this aren't an attack or anything, just a clear explanation of my stance. I'm not some talking head spouting off marketing speak at you, I'm a dude who loves video games and gets to work with them every day. I try to be as transparent as possible with you because, ostensibly, you all are the same.
Cheers,
Tony
Oh wow.
Tony provides us with information, game keys, and basically previews as well. And this happens?
Come on Gaf? Just shut your mouth sometimes.
YianGaruga
Banned
kurtrussell
Banned
Mackenzie 92
Member
To be clear it's mostly just Steam Gaf who are hostile, those guys are well... yeah.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
FYI, in the spirit of keeping the conversation more active here, our deal of the week next week, starting Sunday will be:
$9.99 for a bundle with:
Deus Ex Human Revolution Augmented Edition + DLC
Supreme Commander 2
Hitman Blood Money
The Last Remnant
Just Cause
Just Cause 2
Quantum Conundrum
+10% off Hitman Absolution for people who buy this bundle, or who have purchased those games from us in the past.
All of these games will be steam codes and you'll get an individual code per game in the bundle.
This is a stupid awesome deal...$1.42/game
Cheers,
Tony
$9.99 for a bundle with:
Deus Ex Human Revolution Augmented Edition + DLC
Supreme Commander 2
Hitman Blood Money
The Last Remnant
Just Cause
Just Cause 2
Quantum Conundrum
+10% off Hitman Absolution for people who buy this bundle, or who have purchased those games from us in the past.
All of these games will be steam codes and you'll get an individual code per game in the bundle.
This is a stupid awesome deal...$1.42/game
Cheers,
Tony
holy. fuck.
legacyzero
Banned
Just Cause 2 is worth that.
Fuck.. Only need Blood Money from that, but otherwise would be all over it.
You don't say. I wan to buy it and I own almost all of those games already.
YianGaruga
Banned
What.
Why do I own all of these games.
This is pretty much the best bundle in the history of videogames.
Gully State
Member
That is a stupidly good deal. Last Remnant by itself is never that cheap...
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