Poll: Hype ruining everythink?

[Cowabungaa]

The inverse proportion of the mouth versus the brain. If everyone plays Halo, then I should play, right? If everyone plays WoW, then I should get an account, right? If everyone is hooked on smack, crack, and booze, then I'd better go under for the eighteenth time, am I right?

Wrong.

If everybody's singing its praise, then it might be good, but it can't be THAT good. But then, why are the voices so loud? If hype means nothing, why do it? If I should ignore it, then other people don't need to SAY anything. But...people being people...have to blather. And that gets on the nerve. If you don't understand, then I believe you haven't been talked to by enough dumb people. Nobody, short of Buddhist monks, are THAT tolerant. And if you ARE such a monk, whachu doin' on the internet, yo?

Bearing in mind, of course, that you're really looking for logic in the wrong place, and an argument with the wrong guy.

Because hype is fun, hype bonds. It's why I still do it, it's very exciting to jump up and down in glee when hearing new information about Star Wars: The Old Republic, it's just fun. But that doesn't mean it will block me from judging the game, I learned that from Spore, nor do I let other people's hype hype me up. I only hype myself up, perhaps share it with 1 or 2 close people, but the mob is irrelevant to me, only my own fun is relevant to me.

And that's why I don't understand your reasoning. The mob is still 'controlling' (by lack of a better word) you; if 'they' shout about Halo, you won't play it. You're still letting the mob guide you, just the other way around. I can understand why people want to join that great mob of shouting fanboys as humans are a natural pack animal. But what I don't get is people who want to cut themselves loose from the mob, like what you are doing, but in term still are letting the mob make decision for them. You still care about 'their' judgement; why?

And yes, I talk to those stupid people on a daily basis. At one point I just stopped caring, just decided to not pay attention to the fanboys. It's why I still enjoyed Halo 3. All that talk about it being the greatest entertainment release of all time just bounced off me. Why would I want to bother with what other people have to say about it? Of course, I'll be happy to listen if someone has a well-thought out opinion about it, it might point out some flaws in the game, but in the end all that counts is whether I will enjoy it, and it's a choice you make if you let fanboys spoil that fun for you. Fanboys (or anti-fanboys, in the case of say Twilight) have nothing to do with the actual content of the game, movie, book or whatever, so why let them influence your enjoyment of the product in question? I just noticed that there was no reason at all, so I stopped letting them influence me. It's quite easy.

As for why I'm on the internet, for the same reason why I hype myself up; fun. It's a pretty entertaining place.

 

[Reaper69lol]

Hype, can leave one very dissapointed in the end. Not always the case though, I believe hype can go both ways, it can either live up to the expectations, or fail badly, In a way, i think I agree with you, nowadays, alot of things get overhyped more than they deserve.

 

[Silent Eagle]

When i get hyped up about a new movie or game that is of interest to me,i prepare for not all of my wishes about the game/movie getting fulfilled.
If all your wishes get fulfilled about media than thats the perfect game for you.

NOTE:This means NOTHING is wrong,or you just like certain parts of the game so much,you dont even notice the flaws.

 

[pirateninj4]

I get annoyed by hype because it always shits itself once the game comes out. It's like for 3 months you hear about how this is going to revolutionize the gaming world and then once it's out it's like well whatever the fuck next please.

 

[Denamic]

Hype is essential.
Without hype, the game market would die.

And why would other people's opinions have any effect on your experience whatsoever?

 

[SonicKoala]

I don't really understand how hype could ruin one's experience with a game - I'd like to hope that people are able to determine what they like and what they don't, and not be influenced so strongly by the opinion of other people.

I don't really pay attention to hype - I learn when games are coming out, mark it on my calender, and leave it at that. I'll usually read a review or two if I can, but I certainly don't let that influence my overall impression of a game.

 

[Doctragon]

I'm not totally sure if hype exists or not. I understand how it might, you think something is going to be AMAZING because people have said so but then it can't live up to your expectations. However, I saw movies like Watchmen that totally did live up to the expectations. And I didn't think the new Alice in Wonderland was that bad so maybe I just don't listen to the hype. But I prefer to not read about stuff coming out. I don't like spoilers and while I'll still play something even if I've gotten spoilers, I'd rather experience it myself first.

 

[Keepitclean]

Too much hype ruins things by giving people unreasonably high expectations of things. A prime example of this is Halo 3, this game was hyped up so much that my little 14 year old mind expected it to be a piece of God himself. When it turned out to be a 7/10 shooter that lasted 9 hours I was cut. On most scales 7/10 for a game is a decent score, above average but my high expectation ruined it for me.

Maybe I was to blame for getting sucked into the hype. I have never bought into hype for anything ever since.

 

[De Ronneman]

I hate hype. Usually when something is hyped, I don't go with it. that's why I've always neglected Dan Brown, but his books are pretty good. They're not the next shakespeare, but hey.
I had the same thing with Harry Potter, but granted The guy was the same age as me in every single book I read for the first time, I loved teh progression.

The internets did the same to Portal and Bioshock. They're great, but that doesn't mean I want to hear that every time.

I like stuff that's awesome without a hype.

 

[lwm3398]

I watched Iron Man two nights ago for that exact same reason. I liked it, thought it was well-writen, and it definitely kept my attention. I just wish it was more actual Iron Man and less cocky rich douchebag. Though it did seem like it was a setup for a sequel that would have more action, I'll give it that.

People say Spore's E3 hype was what ruined it for them. I, though, never go to E3, meaning I missed that hype and got the game with my expectations normal. That's why I loved it.

 

[Demons_Bane]

I fell asleep on three separate occasions trying to watch transformers. I should be ashamed but about a quarter of the way through it totally lost me every time. Maybe the longest I have lasted is watching until halfway then giving up.

 

[Legend of J]

I watched Iron Man two nights ago for that exact same reason. I liked it, thought it was well-writen, and it definitely kept my attention. I just wish it was more actual Iron Man and less cocky rich douchebag. Though it did seem like it was a setup for a sequel that would have more action, I'll give it that.

People say Spore's E3 hype was what ruined it for them. I, though, never go to E3, meaning I missed that hype and got the game with my expectations normal. That's why I loved it.

See thats the same with me i don't and wouldent ever go to E3 for that reason its to hyping up the biggest hype up of all being the WII. "The wii will follow your hand motions exactly" "Now the wii motion plus to make the wii follow your hand actions exactly"...i sit there and think wait a second wasent the orginal WII getting hyped up to be so perfect and now you have brought somethink out which will make it perfect.

 

[Phase_9]

Hype does not ruin things, but it can create unrealistic expectations. But really, bashing Dark Knight and Iron Man? They were great films, even from a cinematic point of view and not a comic book standpoint.

 

[Legend of J]

Hype does not ruin things, but it can create unrealistic expectations. But really, bashing Dark Knight and Iron Man? They were great films, even from a cinematic point of view and not a comic book standpoint.

I dislike dark knight i dunno why guess. But i don't think the hype helped (im not a big fan of christiean bales batman films) the dark knight felt to long and nothing special.

With iron man i was told it was an epic movie like you see this movie and its perfect and i knew it wasent going to be perfect i just thought the movie built itself up a bit for the ending fight which was terrible.

 

[FalloutJack]

-Snipology-

Nnnope. Still not convinced. You're a cog in a wheel and I don't think you understand. You are one of those tomatoes, I'm afraid. You have made your case and I have already dismissed it, but you wish to press on. Alrighty. You apparently don't believe that too much hype is a bad thing. You also claim to have ignored it all. No. It doesn't count if you agree with them. Some hype, probably good. I've been known to tow the Persona line, and that's reasonable. Not everyone's ga-ga over it.

There is such a thing as too much of anything. Too much food, too much drink, too much joy - Etc. To believe otherwise is to allow an instability to occur which screws up the status quo of life. What is that status quo? The balance by which your life is governed. Tilt the balance too far in any direction and something else falters. That much isn't so much an opinion as a fact of life. Hang out with your friends too much and your academics suffer. Study too much and you have a poor social life.

Gaming never created violence (the violence people show was in themselves already, you see), but it does cause apathy when overused. When EVERYONE joins in on something, it becomes this monster of time-consumption that so many fall into. They fall in and they lose themselves in it and then their lives are consumed. Everything massively big in entertainment will be abused, misused, badly-addicted, and somehow corrupted by those who are on it. When something is good, people will say it's good and that's fine. When people shout "HALO IS TEH SHIT!!!!!!!!" five hundred billion times, something has gone wrong.

A guy working at a game store introduced me to Blazblue, explained to me that it was made by the same guys as Guilty Gear, and that alone seemed like enough hype 'cause I knew enough about Guilty Gear to know that Blazblue was probably gonna be good. If he'd tried to ram so much into my face like an FPS junkie, I'd've been twigged that this game causes people to go crazy. Instead, he told me the online multiplayer was good, but don't use headphones 'cause alot of the players there are abusive assholes. Smart guy.

Hype is ruining things because no, you CAN'T ignore it. The ones who overhype are TOO loud, and if you say you ignore them, then you aren't ignoring them. You're ONE OF THEM. You agree with them. You're in their camp. And the more you shout at me to convince me otherwise, the more you prove my point. I said that Halo is probably a decent game. You'll note I didn't say that people made it suck. In the end, I decided to take Yahtzee's side on it. I don't believe everything he says, and he knows that he shouldn't believe in his own hype, so I don't either. But if someone starts talking sense, like the popularity of Halo is mostly fan-driven and not because it's the most amazing thing ever, you should listen. I don't get on a game for the fans. Fan-driven means I'd have to like the people on there, and I don't think I'll like the people who play too much Halo. No offense.

Anybody else want to go on the merry-go-round? I've got enough for everybody, should you be so inclined.

 

[Awexsome]

With hype always comes the hype backlash and the bigger the hype the bigger the backlash.

The backlash can be softened if the hyped thing is actually pretty good. The Lord of the Rings movies were getting major hype by the time the third came around and it kicked ass so it was just even better for it. You can have slighly negative/slighly positive hype like Halo 3 was. Multiplayer lived up to it but the campaign was definetly not up to par with what the hype made it to be so it got backlash for that. If you want a major hype backlash MW2 is a pretty sad scenario, at least around this forum's parts it is.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Nnnope. Still not convinced. You're a cog in a wheel and I don't think you understand. You are one of those tomatoes, I'm afraid. You have made your case and I have already dismissed it, but you wish to press on. Alrighty. You apparently don't believe that too much hype is a bad thing. You also claim to have ignored it all. No. It doesn't count if you agree with them. Some hype, probably good. I've been known to tow the Persona line, and that's reasonable. Not everyone's ga-ga over it.

O no I think you're misunderstanding me. Too much hype is a bad thing, of course it is. I just don't let it cloud my judgement. I ignore the screaming fanboy and enjoy the product on it's own merits. That's not that hard to understand now is it? The hype surrounding a product is not part of the actual product, hence why I don't care. Give me one reason why I should. Give me one reason why I should not play Halo because there's a rabid horde of fanboys surrounding it.

Hype is ruining things because no, you CAN'T ignore it. The ones who overhype are TOO loud, and if you say you ignore them, then you aren't ignoring them. You're ONE OF THEM. You agree with them. You're in their camp. And the more you shout at me to convince me otherwise, the more you prove my point. I said that Halo is probably a decent game. You'll note I didn't say that people made it suck. In the end, I decided to take Yahtzee's side on it. I don't believe everything he says, and he knows that he shouldn't believe in his own hype, so I don't either. But if someone starts talking sense, like the popularity of Halo is mostly fan-driven and not because it's the most amazing thing ever, you should listen. I don't get on a game for the fans. Fan-driven means I'd have to like the people on there, and I don't think I'll like the people who play too much Halo. No offense.

You can't tell me what I can and can't do. I do just fine ignoring the Halo fanboys, it doesn't matter what you say, I just do it. You don't know me except for the few posts you read of me, what do you know? You're not making a point, you're just saying that I can't do something I am simply doing. You're not giving making any argument or giving any proof whatsoever. I ignored all the people shouting that Halo 3 would be the greatest entertainment launch ever. That I did that is a simple fact, what makes you think that I can't? The fact that you can't doesn't mean anyone else can't either. They're too loud for you perhaps, not for me. You're not forced to listen to fanboys, you're not forced to read their comments, hence there's nothing stopping you from ignoring it. So why, according to you, am I apparently not able to.

And yes, of course the popularity of Halo is fan driven, all popularity is. Thing is, I just don't care that much about popularity. I don't care whether Halo is popular is not, I enjoyed it on my own (never bothered with the multiplayer that much). Nor do I care about Micheal Bay being hated so much; I enjoyed The Rock, The Island, Bad Boys (2 not so much) and even Transformers. I just switch my brain off and let myself be entertained by lots of 'splosions and big robots. I really don't care about it being hated. Give me one reason why I should.

 

[Aur0ra145]

I think hype is damaging to a franchise. Pretty much, any company that has enough to money to outrageously market their product to the extent of crazed over the top hype, will most likely fall short of most peoples expectations.

However this isn't the fault of the company, they're marketing their game the best way they know how. The consumer should blame themselves for having a big imagination and not looking realistically at the claims the marketing department is making.

 

[nick n stuff]

hype destroyed the 'bird id the word' joke on family guy for me cos it was funny but not as funny as it could have been due to everyone quoteing it.

 

[Anarchemitis]

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