Well there's kind of some context for all that from last year, and whether you knew it or not, telling people to "grow a pair" or that they're "great scions of social responsibility" is going to make you sound like you're in some unfortunate company.
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Giant Bombcast - 04/07/15
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Well there's kind of some context for all that from last year, and whether you knew it or not, telling people to "grow a pair" or that they're "great scions of social responsibility" is going to make you sound like you're in some unfortunate company.
backflip10019
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There are those questions (which I'm fine with), but there are also other pretty big pieces of news that he seems genuinely completely unaware of, which really puzzles me because he works in the video game news business. I can't think of a specific example, but I remember thinking this several times during this week's podcast.
firehawk12
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He makes videos about people who talk about video games. I'm sure there are people who work behind the scenes at ESPN who don't care about sports.
backflip10019
Member
He's also on a podcast where they discuss video game news. If he doesn't care about games, why is he on the podcast?
And works with 4 guys 5 days a week who all follow the videogame industry.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Probably because he was the only one left when Ryan passed and Patrick moved.
And now we move onto the logical conclusion where he did well to fill the gap but now his services are no longer needed since Jason is here.
dugdug
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backflip10019
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I don't see your point. Why fill dead air with someone who quite obviously isn't really that interested in the industry?
This is pretty much what I'm saying.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I don't disagree, but I don't know if they're looking to change anything any time soon.
Most of my hopes are on a GBeast podcast. That they can somehow convince Patrick to come in on.
No, my point is supporting you. He is surrounded by these guys that follow the videogame industry, surely they discuss it off-air and Drew picks up on it?
SatelliteOfLove
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"Drew when scuba-diving and partied with Sammy Hagar and described it in under 5 minutes and it's not interesting!"
Today kids, we learn yet again about the sinister whittling down of what "difficulty" means to only execution leading to games being too easy (this example is from the upper skilled end).
Today kids, we learn yet again about the sinister whittling down of what "difficulty" means to only execution leading to games being too easy (this example is from the upper skilled end).
backflip10019
Member
Ah, gotcha. Good point. There has to be some overlap of knowledge, especially since he frequently sits in on quick looks and other actual content.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I assume Drew is like Alexis. They have the game they like (Halo) and don't really care about anything else.
I see what you're saying, but I never said to anyone specific that they should grow a pair. I said "people who behave in X manner should grow a pair". I was always very careful to not specifically call anyone names, but criticize those that fell within a generalization. If someone felt they fit into that generalization (like, the type of people who condone censorship of entertainment media based on the current political climate), and took offense to it, then they were the ones I was talking about.
man Jeff is so fucking disrespectful towards his "fans"...
Some people are actually using their time to watch him play a game and complimenting him on his skills and he mocks them with a retarded voice ? Does he actually think people talk like that ?
That man is so full of hate, it's making me sad.
Some people are actually using their time to watch him play a game and complimenting him on his skills and he mocks them with a retarded voice ? Does he actually think people talk like that ?
That man is so full of hate, it's making me sad.
Poor Drew. He's not up on the latest happenings in the video game news cycle and now people are calling for his exit.
I like his participation in the Bombcast. His little remarks like "What are you, Dan's mom?" reminds me of Vinny's remarks from way back then. He even does stuff outside of video games like Vinny did.
I like his participation in the Bombcast. His little remarks like "What are you, Dan's mom?" reminds me of Vinny's remarks from way back then. He even does stuff outside of video games like Vinny did.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
He cares about the games he likes, but doesn't care about Nintendo Directs or PS4 firmware updates or the types of swords in a Souls game and all the other noise that people expect him to know about.
Also, somehow he ended up being stuck in the Patrick role by being forced to play broken indie horror games for a while. So he's an expert in that too, I suppose.
Ah, a Gawker/Vox fan? That is a question, not a statement.
I'll call Gawker and Vox sites socially-retarded all day long. If that makes me a jerk (corporations aren't people, but feel free to worship them as if they are), then please ban me.
Hate is his coffee. It's the major thing that fuels him. Besides, he's still trying to be in denial about how much he respects Bloodborne.
He's been spending too much time outside. We just prefer "locked in some niche game no one else wants to touch" Drew.
exactly. and isnt that how this entire site works? they care about the games they care about
it's half the reason giantbomb became what it is
Then what do you want him to say? Pretend that it's actually really hard? Jeff is right, Souls games aren't that hard.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think the problem is that since he doesn't have much to contribute, he remains silent for 90% of the podcast. Just standing there, silently, until the weird emails from DOD contractors who build F-15s come in for him.
backflip10019
Member
But the games that he cares about are games that nobody listening to the podcast cares about. F1 sims, random mobile MOBAs -- who really wants to listen to that? It's not great entertainment because nobody has any context for what this stuff is. And most of the time, it's not worth checking out.
And honestly, as someone who has played a ton of Halo, his knowledge of the series is not great. He's been flat out wrong about updates made the MCC on past podcasts. I suspect this is because he played only one or two matches and had to come up with something to say about it when asked because he's their "Halo expert."
Right but I could make a post now about how anyone complaining about moderation decisions on video game websites is unfavorable ad hominem X or Y and while it wouldn't be calling you out by name, the sentiment would be pretty transparent.
I guess what I'm saying is taking bad sentiment where you're effectively insulting people and attempting to get away with it by tweaking the language or pretending you're speaking to some broad generalization that happens to apply to your fellow posters is likely to be seen through right quick.
Not take a "douchebag" voice when relaying what the people watching and complimenting him are saying ?
Please re-read my post and realize that I wasn't commenting on the games difficulty at all.
He soloed BSB on his first try. This is an impresive thing and his fans are telling him they are impressed. Then he shits all over them in his podcast. nice.
edit : maybe I am overreacting to this because I don't understand the streaming and twitch culture and would never give my time to watch someone play a game on twitch. Still, guy's a douche and turned me off listening to the podcast.
I don't think he was acting like a douchebag at all.
lol, no. just thought it was funny you went through so many words to essentially say "those sjw meanies are oppressing me with their media narratives and website moderation!!"
the comment about Patrick made it especially transparent
easier than Kirby games.
This is jeff's shtick. You're blowing it way out proportion
Do you understand the "voice" hes doing when voicing what his fans are saying ?
That is the douchebag voice. As if, all the people complimenting him are retarded as fuck.
He does care about video games, he just doesn't care about the same things in games as you do.
Quite the generalization and assumption to make.
Lol this is pretty accurate
But I said nice things about Patrick, and explained very well why I thought him joining kotaku was a bad move. You cherry picked that part out.
I'm not in any way affiliated with the whole GG debacle, but if there are people associated with it that happen to agree with my opinion that Vox and Gawker have serious problems, and therefore then I'll get lumped in as GG and am "anti-women", "anti-this", "anti-that" - well, that's a very immature way to view the world IMO.
I think there is a subreddit out there for you.
Internet dad syndrome is the worst.
Jeff's description of combat in Bloodborne and Souls is accurate. Dodge then attack, or attack first and lock the bad guy into a stunned state with repeated attacks. Of course, dodging is often easier said than done, and the punishment for failure is harsher than in other games. Dying in Arkham Asylum or Assassin's Creed practically requires putting the controller down for a minute.
Devilgunman
Member
Not sure what the fck you're trying to do but I'm sure this place is not where you and your conversation belong.
Well, Jeff's mostly right about Bloodborne. It's much more forgiving than it's predecessors as it doesn't treat health as this scarce resource and the dodge is quicker and takes up less of your animation frames.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Ha very true.
And what exactly are you trying to do? NOT be a jerk? Your comment is hypocritical, it doesn't belong here either, then.
Don't be one of those people that gets offended when someone else doesn't have the same opinion as you, especially if said opinion is as benign as mine.
You are. By a lot. Jeff doesn't hate his fans.