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Penguins. hollywood, STOP IT. STOP IT NOW. do a movie about dung beetles.
To the MNK/DNC tanking Briaeus- STUN HIS FREAKING TP MOVES.
It makes no sense how a 3-man next to us can blink/bounce tank the mob, meanwhile im there with a full alliance, but I end up having to main heal the guy (who has no defensive skill) while we watch him run around the whole area during the "I GO PEWPEW" phase. there's a reason I quit stress-healing in MMOs.
This also goes to all the people out there who herp-derp attack blindly- tanks in league of legends, extra monsters on page burns for no good reason, and anyone else. STOP IT!
if groups of people worked remotely in better sync, id have a better "day job".
I'm sick of Corporate BS. Im sick of nickle and Diming DLC, and sequels where the makers LOSE features. When I want to play a fighting game, I expect more then freaking time attack, survival, multiplayer and arcade WHEN I SPENT 50-60$ on the game! I'm sick of seeing the same old shooters 15,000 times. the only shooter I've bought since 2001 was Painkiller.
I hate HD,, Blu ray, and 3d (the last one in both movies AND GAMES). These things are fscking albatrosses over the game industry, and I've always enjoyed the games that can't or won't do these things for something different. the amount of money put into this programming leaves you with less to put elsewhere. as a mechanics player, so long as the game looks right for its graphics, I don't need special texturing, and I wish more people didn't gawp at it.
I really wish people would work together more, but the more I look around, the more disheartened I get each day. in my years ive been a games and gaming activist of sorts, spreading the word about good games, and trying to get people to see the potential of them, like they did in my life. like the Extra Credits folks, but much less inarticulate. When they came along it was a breath of fresh air for me, and it made me want to KEEP doing this. I once thought that there was a chance that if I kept telling people about good things, they'd go for them...
but as the bigger specters become more known to me, I realize that while I may be not the only person now, we have a lot more to do, and it almost seems insurmountable to me. the Diablo III always online thing is such water under the bridge to gamers I know who ARE savvy, that it makes me shudder to think what the Joe everygamer is gonna do on release day. DO they understand the implications of what they even purchase? do they care? or will they reason with it.
"it prints money!" indeed, and this time, the consequences seem damning. Movies may be writ in stone now due the formula being figured out, but here as the tech continues to alter, its OUR right as consumers that we point out WHEN things should change. but on this one the fact I even have to chide the company which GAVE me my gaming through my father on how not to segregate gamers baffled me so hard I was shocked to tears. It broke my silence on these forums because I HAD to say something. my inner child weaps OPENLY at blizzard, despite the fact I know things can change. thing is, its almost worthless to fight a power player like them. who even cares now?
I see my gaming for the overall arrangement of EVERYTHING in a game and around its interface. the average gamer seems to just see graphics, and perhaps core game play. nothing wrong with it, but when you don't care for minor features, it leads to companies being able to pinch you and the collective fan-base. they are testing limits. SHOW THEM when you can't stand for it!
I'm only 21, and i feel like I'm too old. maybe the gamer like me is already gone. maybe I'm just being sentimental. but is it to much to ask to see potentially good games not get hamstrung by the greed of their development heads?
My apologies if I offend anyone here- I was drawn to the venting thread immediately because ive just got a lot of frustration airs right now.
