The Big Picture: Fair Game
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The BBC do the whole fairness thing. And it's so much better than having to suffer fox news.
And it's only natural to compare what you have with it's competitors, seeing as that's all you can compare against. fanboyism is just an extension of this mixed in with a hefty dose of brand loyalty, which is created by either good business practice or a clever marketing division.
We judge Gears of war by killzone because they are alternatives. You can't say "New Vegas has bugs, yet pong never glitched" without looking ridiculous, you compare to what you know.
And it's only natural to compare what you have with it's competitors, seeing as that's all you can compare against. fanboyism is just an extension of this mixed in with a hefty dose of brand loyalty, which is created by either good business practice or a clever marketing division.
We judge Gears of war by killzone because they are alternatives. You can't say "New Vegas has bugs, yet pong never glitched" without looking ridiculous, you compare to what you know.
What if I happen to agree with this video, but I find many of your other videos as something I can't agree with (not all, just a good number of them). Does that make me a fanboy? Because I'm not sure how your logic applies to this situation.
Hate to say it but yet again Bob hits the nail on its head- and id say Escapist is even worse then most- numerous times ive had to bite my tongue (for want of a better phrase) in fear of my opinion being labelled as a massive flame.
But then again theres the alternative, which creates a horrible and unenjoyable atmosphere of little more then digital swearing matches.
So with no immediate middle ground apparent what are our options?
(also could it be that these unwritten rules may have developed to limit the existence of the second situation?)
But then again theres the alternative, which creates a horrible and unenjoyable atmosphere of little more then digital swearing matches.
So with no immediate middle ground apparent what are our options?
(also could it be that these unwritten rules may have developed to limit the existence of the second situation?)
I've never really come across this sort of behaviour on the internet, though maybe this post will jinx it and I will be immediatly flooded with accusations of unreasonable bias.
It's the anonymity of the internet that creates this, not just from allowing inexcusable behavior with no repercussions (as from greater internet fuckwad theory), but from the distrust of the source of the information. You don't know if a poster is a honest fan praising Killzone for its virtues, or a viral marketer for Sony trying to sway your opinion. We can't trust the source of opinions because we know nothing about their source, so our natural fear of the unknown causes us to assume the worst by default. That?s why sites like gametrailers can pan games without it being seen as fanboyism, because we know where they?re coming from and trust that they?re not pushing any agenda.
Bob, my new hero. I never thought anyone would touch on this subject, but thank you!! It's cool to have an opinion just as long as you aren't a dick about it... think about those trolls you mentioned... no one really likes them, they're just downers...
edit: I own a Wii since it was big when it came out and I can't afford any more consoles (or they're games, they're just more expensive) and I like Link and Marth. I must be a Nintendo fanboy!!!
I like the Halo series just as well. I'll admit to being an FF7 fanboy, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy Mass Effect either.
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edit: I own a Wii since it was big when it came out and I can't afford any more consoles (or they're games, they're just more expensive) and I like Link and Marth. I must be a Nintendo fanboy!!!
I like the Halo series just as well. I'll admit to being an FF7 fanboy, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy Mass Effect either.
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My definition of a fanboy is someone needlessly praising his/her favorite movie franchise/game system/game as the only good one and claiming the others suck. In your example the fanboys are not the ones being called "fanboys", they are the ones doing the calling.
