Because the entire argument is about the hashtags and how TB insulted the people who only went as far as retweeting calling them slacktivists.
No he said put in more effort than just a retweet.
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Total Biscuit arguing for no used game sales
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Because the entire argument is about the hashtags and how TB insulted the people who only went as far as retweeting calling them slacktivists.
It's not even his opinions, it's purely the way he speaks to people. What an arsehole.
The fact that he DEMANDS respect, respect is earned...
Total Biscuit makes good content but man he can really be an arrogant dick. This little tantrum he's currently throwing on twitter is really more about his refusal to admit he was wrong than anything else. And his tweet about Turkey was just ridiculous. I mean, by that logic, he shouldn't be making videos complaining about a lack of fov options in a videogame then. But apparently if it doesn't directly effect him he doesn't give a shit who it affects. I still watch his content but that's really because I've always thought of him as an arrogant dick who happens to produce good content and I'm ok with that. I don't have to like everyone's content that I consume or else I'd consume little to no videogame content.
I'd never be jealous of this guy. He treats his fans like dirt.
NeededSleep
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So i was checking out some of his tweets today to see what he had to say after MS announcement(same with some from polygon staff and PA). I went and made some food, came back and refreshed, he is gaining a lot of followers out there on his twitter feed from this. So he does have some sort of audience and it is growing, that or its more people that want to yell at him.
Either way this whole ordeal with him being so damn negative towards his fellow gamer has gained him some attention and he really is feeding off it.
Either way this whole ordeal with him being so damn negative towards his fellow gamer has gained him some attention and he really is feeding off it.
Eh, he is pretty adamant about not liking Let's Plays.
I subscribed to his YT for a few months because he covers games I'm interested in. I think his videos are mostly fine, but after I followed him on Twitter, I quickly lost interest. The way he handles people who disagree with him is often gross and petty. All this stuff has been the final nail in the coffin for me.
Portugeezer
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Lol that has nothing to do with it, there are good people and annoying people.
Game videos on Youtube? DO NOT WANT. I heard making game videos on Youtube takes away the fun, especially if you get big as it influences what you can play due to what gets views.
TB has to play shitty games and regurgitate news you have probably read a few days earlier on the GAF.
Beautifully spoken. I couldn't have typed it more eloquently myself.
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He treats his fans and followers like shit. We are not asking him to change his stance or opinion because he is entitled to it. All i want to see is common courtesy and not the passive aggressive/talking down on people/dickish behavior he displays.
Hm, not really sure there was this amount of TB hate on gaf and twitter a few months ago as people had to have respect before they lost it.
haha this made me laugh
He doesn't like doing Let's Plays but he is an adamant defender of them. I was linked to some video of his defending Let's Plays in a recent thread because of Nintendo not being too high on videos doing entire campaigns.
Heavy's Sandvich
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He's a geordie Jeremy Clarkson which makes him an incredible plum.
He's always been arrogant and a huge prick, it's just that the 12 y/o kids love his stuff so he somehow is considered relevant.
I wish Nanners talked about the industry more, he seems like a genuinely nice person and it'd be nice to hear the views of someone who isn't a cynical asshole.
I wish Nanners talked about the industry more, he seems like a genuinely nice person and it'd be nice to hear the views of someone who isn't a cynical asshole.
He makes YouTube videos. I guess he's a game journalist but not in the traditional sense
You mean watch. He makes YouTube videos.
He also shit on Sega after Shining Force LPs were taken down.
And to think I started to dislike Jon Blow. Holy shit, I'm so sorry I ever doubted you, #based Jonathan Blow
CrankyKong
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If he can keep the first part and lose the second part, he'd be set.
It's not that he's just disagreeing, it's that he's acting like a pompous asshole about it.
Yup. If his job is to be a "personality" and his personality sucks, there's a problem there. He could at least work on it, but he seems to like the attention.
The_Player
Member
People should get used to opinions different from their own.
Exactly.
So we have TB offering up a different take on the matter. So what? It would be boring if we agreed on everything.
That's not even close to what is happening.
Currently people are just hating on him because he thinks hashtags are lazy and he is responding in a dickish way on twitter. He articulates his points much better in youtube comments like this one.
Item_Screen
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Wait, he argued against DRM, but also against used games? I'm missing something.
Hall and Oates burn!
That comment is still nonsensical garbage.
There was a very reasoned and well thought out, detailed letter, behind the NoDRM campaign, it was right on the website itself.
The retweets and the hashtags served their purpose, which was that of making volume, numbers, noise, to get the attention of people that mattered to the issue.
It worked like a charm.
Time for him to eat crow and move on.
It seems to me like he's just mad because his observation/prediction of the situation turned out to be completely wrong. This has nothing to do with his argument about used games but more with the fact that the hashtag actually did something; he was completely 100% wrong and admitting that is somehow not possible for him.
I think his arguments against used games were okay, it's his opinion. However, he should have stopped talking about the damn hashtag once it actually took off. Yes, it's Internet users protesting in a simple way but it worked. It might not be the main reason why companies did what they did but it was enough to get the message onto people's radar. Everyone from Sony who has publicly talked about this knows about the hashtag and recognized it as something they should think about.
At this point he should just shut up about it. He was wrong, it was a fine idea. I personally am very skeptical of online petitions, hashtags and things like that, but it's pretty cool that everyone united and send their message to Sony and Microsoft and that both companies actually listened to their customers, appreciated the feedback and for once didn't argue that the people complaining are just a vocal minority that doesn't represent the gaming community at all. They listened and took everyone seriously. When higher ups tell us that they value the community's response, their actions and their willingness to voice their opinion then that should be worth way more than a person making fun of people who actually achieved something. He's a popular YouTube person and I wouldn't go out and say "you know there's real work out here. You could be helping people in need but instead you sit in front of your pc and record videos for YouTube" or similar things.
The idea of YouTube as a job is at least as ridiculous as protesting via twitter, to be honest.
Portugeezer
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I think the whole used games debate is a good indication that the console video game development is on the wrong path. Developers should focus on people not wanting to sell their games rather then getting a cut from used game sales. A lot if games still go for high prices because people don't want to sell their copies. Look at Nintendo games.
WrenchNinja
Member
"You make youtube videos"
Fuck, that is just beautiful.
Fuck, that is just beautiful.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
Did he really compare people losing their rights in Turkey to DRM and used games? Saying that we cannot compare our small actions to big ones that fight bigger issues?
Dude I have one word for you : PERSPECTIVE! Ever heard of it?
Dude I have one word for you : PERSPECTIVE! Ever heard of it?
That line made me realize what a fucking hypocrit this guy is. He's suddenly a major activist because he makes youtube videos about consumer rights and "feature complete games", but a bunch of people collectively coming together to prevent a horrible path for the industry aren't? How much more effort could it take to create a video you get paid to create compared to taking to twitter and organizing a campaign?
This is a bit of a side issue, but complaining that businesses are being "greedy" within a capitalist system is a bit of a silly insult. Capitalism is based on greed and we should expect businesses to attempt to make the maximum profit possible.
When people cannot convey their opinions in a respectable manner and instead resort to insults to make their point, why should we pay them any attention?
cripterion
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Many of his videos were informative, but shit this guy is way too full of himself. He's off my Youtube. Much prefer guys like AngryJoe, or Sidestrafe.
I could never stand this guy. He's so smug towards us non-internet-famous gamers hashtagging to spread a message while he talks about FOV sliders in every god damned video as if its inclusion in an option menu would end every war in history retroactively...
He is the very definition of hipocrisy if you ask me.
He is the very definition of hipocrisy if you ask me.
That last tweet is golden,TB is now just spouting random BS to save his 'pride'.
TB pretty much insults half the world giving his opinion, which makes people a bit more angry I guess.