Least intellectual gaming network?

[Hobo Joe]

I'm going to have to agree with GameBattles as well; it's the only forum I've really read (apart from here of course + WoW forums) that displayed such a consistent level of absolute stupidity, trolls and so on. The WoW forums aren't too bad, there are plenty of arguments but they're usually *slightly* coherent debates on class vs class balance, trolls not withstanding of course.

 

[ErGo]

I'd say the Gametrailers forums. The content is awesome in my opinion, but the forums ... oh god the forums...

 

[Akai Shizuku]

Sadly, it is my favorite game which has probably the most degenerative community around. It's called Endless Online, and it's basically 4chan with sprites. In huge contrast with The Escapist, the game is entirely unmoderated.

I dare you to read their forums.

 

[ErGo]

My immediate answer was /v/ but then I remembered how goddam smart they can be over there, so I pick gamefaqs.

Has anyone even been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Spoiler: Enormous Image Beware

What the hell is that supposed to mean ... wait wait let me try, "Has anyone ever wanted to look and g.." ... no no no, "Has anyone ever wanted to decide to look something something ..." ... okay I give up.

 

[slipknot4]

What the hell is that supposed to mean ... wait wait let me try, "Has anyone ever wanted to look and g.." ... no no no, "Has anyone ever wanted to decide to look something something ..." ... okay I give up.

Mindfuck indeed

 

[cuddly_tomato]

Youtube (the gaming posters, or the posters who post on anything on youtube in fact).

Other than that, The Escapist.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

Thought I would check out the Gametrailers general gaming discussion forum.

Thread: Forgettable Game

What game did you play but you forgot you played it because it wasnt that good or their was nothing special about it

I don't know, I must have forgotten.

Maybe I should check another part of the site, for some reason I want to watch the Sins of a Solar Empire review and see what the other users think of it.

hmmm..

hmm.

You insensitive fag... I hope you get banned...

ke cool

Zooming out makes you feel so big.

Oh, Gametrailers.

Yeah, I'll admit, I am picking on them for comic effect and it isn't like I'm that great and so on.

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

As far as I know, Youtube has no moderation at all and every video even slightly related to games turns into a giant flamewar.

 

[orangebandguy]

Steam Forums are horrible. I'm not in the mood for "cool story bro" or "/10char" or the like.

The TF2 ones are the worst of all the steam forums.

 

[Flos]

This is the only true gaming community I've been part of, other than the Steam forums, and I only joined that something like a week a-

Wait, no. I was part of the WoW forums. I pretty much paid my account just so I could browse there. That lot whined quite a bit. Nerf this, buff that, the zombie event was stupid. Blah blah blah.

When the Shamans were nerfed once again the collective community of shamans broke the shaman subforum. It was great.

Whiners.

Steam Forums are horrible. I'm not in the mood for "cool story bro" or "/10char" or the like.

The TF2 ones are the worst of all the steam forums.

The Left 4 Dead 2 forums would like to challenge this statement.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

Gamespot, and Gamebanshee. Gaaaaawd, it feels like a room of 2 million 12 year olds angsting and failing in every aspect of english class at once.

The Escapist is by far the most intellectual.. and sane. (Most of the time)

 

[dodo1331]

GameFAWKS. By far.

 

[B4D 9R4MM3R]

My immediate answer was /v/ but then I remembered how goddam smart they can be over there, so I pick gamefaqs.

Has anyone even been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Spoiler: Enormous Image Beware

Is it a good thing or bad thing that that made me laugh my ass off? For five minutes straight?

I assume by "less intellectual" networks you actually mean networks with a higher proportion of... those people. I haven't been on many, but Gamespot/GameFAQs has been the worst I have seen to date.

 

[Jonny49]

I'd say the Gametrailers forums. The content is awesome in my opinion, but the forums ... oh god the forums...

My god...those forums, they are a vision into internet hell.

 

[slipknot4]

Steam, because if your still playing the PC then your an idoit!!!!

Who would post such and retarded thing on a thread about non-intellectual forums...

Get one of these before this get's ugly.

 

[SnakeF]

Steam, because if your still playing the PC then your an idoit!!!!

Who would post such and retarded thing on a thread about non-intellectual forums...

Get one of these before this get's ugly.

I was thinking a similar thing.

OT. Probably GameFAQs, there are alot of very opinionated idiots on those forums and messageboards.

 

[AdamG3691]

relating to ingame chat, does the phrase
"LOL FAG"
ring any bells?

 

[slipknot4]

relating to ingame chat, does the phrase
"LOL FAG"
ring any bells?

World of Warcraft?

 

[Mr. Fister]

Gamesradar forums is especially bad. Seriously. There's barely any intellectual posting, the mods have a stick up their collective rears, and the admins only show up like once a decade. And that's not mentioning how horribly outdated their format is.

On a related note, anyone know of any decent pro-Nintendo boards out there? Send me a PM if you do.