Escapist News Network: Minced Words: Blizzard's Real ID

[Nuke_em_05]

Probably my favorite episode so far.

Sometimes I wonder what developers are thinking when they hear crazy requests/demands from customers. I imagine that clip summed it up pretty well.

Well done on the archived stories... and so is this a family business, or is Graham some kind of News Timelord?

Loved the commentary on the Real ID issue.

Graham, you should just tell her that she "can't touch this"

 

[toastMonger]

so... is the proper response to the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire,

a. We don't need no water let the mother fu**er burn, burn mother fu**er burn? or

b. We don't need nothing, but weed and a lighter.

Hmm,
apparently b has been edited out of existence from a large part of the internet. Probably a vast Bloodhound Gang conspiracy.

 

[Danpascooch]

Lol, rumble in Kinect.

There are tons of reasons to hate Kinect, rumble isn't one of them.

 

[Seth Smith]

You know, I really don't have to worry about this. I already use my real name. Go me!

 

[Vrach]

Meh, found the Real ID part boring and, well, wrong, but I'm not gonna get into that here.

Rest of the vid was awesome though, loved the previous ENN's, was brilliant and you didn't overdo it (as it often happens with these kind of jokes)! Graham trying to get funkey at the end was brilliant too ^^ (/compassion hug from a fellow reference addict)

 

[RvLeshrac]

I would see Real I.D actually taking trolling to an entirely new level. A troll begins to harass you so you stop responding to him. The next day you receive a phone call from him, making inflamatory and threatening remarks. Pizza's that you didn't deliver start being sent to your door. Hell if you have were you work posted online, imagine all the damage that could be done when the person calls your place of employment in a rant. All these things happened to Blizzard Employee Baishok just an hour after he posted his real name on the forums, as a sign of good fate.

Also don't get me started on google. A potential employer googles your name, the first thing that comes up is a 15 page argument on whether Death Knights are overpowered or not. That will almost always leave a bad impression.

Blizzard could fix about 90% of the trolling problems if they just bothered to fork out an extra couple thousand bucks a month for some full time moderators. Hell, they could appoint community moderators and do it for free.

Or they could simply tie a single forum account to a single game account.

You know, like DDO and LOTRO. And every other sane MMO.

 

[The Random One]

Awesome. I had to rewatch the Kojima flashbacks because I was laughing too hard to pay attention the first time.

Also, did anyone else notice the sound effects during the Escapist intro seem to be playing twice? It's not the first time I noticed this, is the Escapist running some sort of ARG or what?

 

[TheSchaef]

Loved the homage to Walter Winchell in the last Metal Gear flashback. Made the entire gag worth it.

Also, I appear to be the first one this week to confess to be totally smitten with Kathleen. I got so distracted I forgot to use my elderberry bushel before harvesting. You cost me mastery points, you conniving seductress!

 

[CobraX]

The Hideo Kojima joke nearly killed me.

It's just... It's just too funny...

agreed

 

[Grahav]

Ah, freedom of speech. Being white in Brazil where racism is a major crime (more than physical assault, go figure...) means that I can't speak like Chris Rock else I go to jail.

Thank god for the internet, where I can liberate my vile biles of racism, sexism, trolling, duck and wasp loathing and general hatred.

I may take a glass of ultraracism. Sounds delicious.

 

[Eponet]

Nooooooooooo!

I want Zone of the Enders

 

[Terrified Android]

chung smuggler

 

[soapyshooter]

Retro ENN FTW. This might just be my favorite episode, something about it makes me like it more than the others. Quality stuff.

 

[Adventurer2626]

Oh my god! The satire! It burns!!!!!11!!1@$$%#1!%I_love_kittens_$%1!!!

 

[Seamus8]

Somehow I think Funk got the part solely because he was the only one with a blizzard hat on hand.

 

[UtopiaV1]

TAKE IT OFF GRAHAM!!!

Take it alllllllllll off...

 

[Rick1940]

Ah, freesom of speech. Being white in Brazil ... means that I can't speak like Chris Rock else I go to jail.

Thank god where I can liberate my vile biles...

Can white Brazilians call people chuwero?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/11/10/

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/7/14/

Also "Vile Biles" would be an excellent name for a rock band.

 

[addeB]

Best ENN... ever!

 

[Sonicron]

The Rumble Kinect bit had me in stitches. Seriously, I'm still crying manly tears of laughter here.
The Kojima roast and the layers of hate speech were excellent as well.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

It's amazing how much one Penny Arcade comic has entrenched itself in gamer culture...

John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory is an important part of modern psychological studies across the world, you chun-smuggler