Valve's Gabe is a brony

[GaryH]

STOP IT. You're a fan of something, that doesn't make you a member of some goddamn fan club. I can't stand it when someone has to call themselves a "brony" or a "gleek" or a "lostie" or a "whovian" or a "trekkie" or "potterhead" or...You get the picture. Why isn't enough to just LIKE those things? Why do you have to come up with a stupid title for your own fandom?.

Because it's more efficient to use a single word rather than to say "I am a fan of x" every time you need to reference a hobby or interest in conversation. People label things to make them easier to communicate to others, if we didn't we'd struggle to have even the most basic of conversations.

 

[Loop Stricken]

I have lost all respect for Mr Newell.

Clearly you didn't have all that much to begin with then.

Say, I liked Game of Thrones - I wouldn't change my avatar and literally embark on a crusade to make everyone aware of and watch GoT. Bronies come off as a cross between man-children and cultist recruiters.

Spoiler: Well now you're just asking for it...

 

[Doclector]

Well, good for you gabe. And good for you, all you other bronies. I may not like it, I may not even understand it, but you're free to watch what you want as long as it's not disney teen movies.

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but mark my words! I will never lay eyes upon that show, I am pure cynic, muhahahaha! I will hole up in my fort with Dr cox, dr house, and francis from left 4 dead and you can send all the brony herds you want, as they will be torn asunder by machine gun fire and pure, bitter cynicism towards all your friendship and niceness! WE ARE BITTER! WE ARE GRUMPY! WE WILL TRIUMPH!

Spoiler: None shall escape our loving wrath!

O.T:Huh. That's...cool, I guess. Doesn't really change anything.

Launch the anger missiles! Yes, the ones with the yahtzeemind warheads!

People are butt devastated because this is the first thing that pops into most people's minds when they think of the word "brony."

You owe me a clean jumper, my tea has ended up everywhere from laughter.

And a fresh cup of tea, while you're at it.

 

[Stemer]

Firstly who cares what he does in his spare time, as long as it's not illegal.
Secondly can someone post a legit source for this story, because Op's video looks fake as hell.

 

[Doclector]

Well, good for you gabe. And good for you, all you other bronies. I may not like it, I may not even understand it, but you're free to watch what you want as long as it's not disney teen movies.

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but mark my words! I will never lay eyes upon that show, I am pure cynic, muhahahaha! I will hole up in my fort with Dr cox, dr house, and francis from left 4 dead and you can send all the brony herds you want, as they will be torn asunder by machine gun fire and pure, bitter cynicism towards all your friendship and niceness! WE ARE BITTER! WE ARE GRUMPY! WE WILL TRIUMPH!

...um what does being a cynic give you? Happiness is far better than being a cynic, there already enoguh sadness in the world. Be a happy man.

It gives me a sense of humour darker than hitler's porn collection, and that makes me a happy man.

The dark sense of humour, I mean. Not hitler's porn collection.

 

[Durgiun]

Imagine if Valve made a My Little Pony game.

I'd be interested.

You, me, and 99% of all gamers.

You know what, maybe someone should make a suggestion to Gabe. Who knows, it could take off. Get Lauren Faust on the team as a writer, or something, and the game will be sold-out in a day.

 

[oZode]

Well, just remember that just because you say you are loving and kind doesn't mean you are.

 

[Hasido]

Now this means valve fanboys (whom are MLP fanboys) will be even more obnoxious about their MLP fanboyism, doesn't it?

seeing as i am one and i wont, no.

but then again, i sould think i would learn to not try and say, "a group i am a part of is fine because i am." as someone will inevitably prove wrong.

 

[GoaThief]

Could well be going after publicity and/or interwebz points.

If not, as long as he doesn't allow the immaturity to "inspire" and cross over into Valve games then I have no problem.

 

[Mikeyfell]

My Little Half-Life: Science is Magic!

Or are we going to see Pony themed hats in Team Fortress now?
I wouldn't be the only person with a Rainbow Dash wig on my sniper.

Having only finished MLP on Netflix yesterday I'm happy about this because I loved that show too.

 

[DasDestroyer]

Wrong. I had tons of respect for Gabe and what he and his company have done for the industry. Hell Valve making TF2 granted him and every higher up in Valve near infinite respect and love for me.
That is until now. And every male over the age of 4 who likes that show loses any respect they have from me if they had any @ all to begin with.

That show is a cancer on the internet. Everywhere I turn someone on some forum I'm on is shoving images of that show down my throat. I am sick of that shit being strewn all over the net. I just wish this damn fad would end soon. It makes all he damn Chuck Norris jokes, Spiderman images, and other overused memes tolerable by comparison which is sad considering most of those overused memes (note most) are crap as well and to make them seem good by comparison makes my eyes bleed.


Captcha = oh brother. Hmmmm seems oddly appropriate Captcha. I agree.

Welcome to the internet, you must be new here. If anyone tells you they have the ability to shove an image down your throat through your monitor, they're lying. If someone posts something you don't like, you don't have to read it, or even visit that site at all.

 

[GoaThief]

If someone posts something you don't like, you don't have to read it, or even visit that site at all.

It's a bit hard to miss your avatar, for example.

That's the point he's getting at, of course you're having difficulty understanding it as you're a fan thus the almost constant bombardment doesn't irritate you.

 

[Human_Sacrifice]

Pony-themed hats. RIGHT. NOW.
I want a cupcake goddamnit. I WANT ONE ON MY HEAD.

 

[DasDestroyer]

If someone posts something you don't like, you don't have to read it, or even visit that site at all.

It's a bit hard to miss your avatar, for example.

That's the point he's getting at, of course you're having difficulty understanding it as you're a fan thus the almost constant bombardment doesn't irritate you.

I don't particularly enjoy being insulted on the basis that I have a certain pastime, hence I usually will often stay away from brony threads on the escapist, because that's what usually ends up happening.
I don't enjoy it, I avoid it. Simple as that.
In rare cases I do want to discuss/argue about the merits of people who watch mlp(like right now) and I know exactly where I can find people who say that anyone over 4 who watches mlp doesn't deserve a shred of their respect regardless of what else they've done in their lives.

 

[Hasido]

If someone posts something you don't like, you don't have to read it, or even visit that site at all.

It's a bit hard to miss your avatar, for example.

That's the point he's getting at, of course you're having difficulty understanding it as you're a fan thus the almost constant bombardment doesn't irritate you.

And people who post things of inflammatory nature don't bother me?

not saying you are, but i have plenty of images that annoy/frustrate/disgust/offend me, but you don't see me going around saying that "this and that are the scourge of the internet/society/whatever, we should oppose it!" because, guess what, i believe people have a right to their opinion, and unless they are actually harming someone, i have this amazing ability called "thick skin" which allows me to shrug those sorts of things off.

 

[Detective Prince]

I frankly am disgusted that this man enjoys something made for entertainment. Seriously? I mean that surely means he does things in his spare time...

I've never really got the Brony hate.

 

[DasDestroyer]

I frankly am disgusted that this man enjoys something made for entertainment. Seriously? I mean that surely means he does things in his spare time...

I've never really got the Brony hate.

You fail to see the true root of the problem... it implies that Gabe HAS spare time, and doesn't spend every waking moment trolling the Half-Life community with promises of Half-Life 3, which is quite frankly a disgrace.

 

[oZode]

To be blatantly honest, I just like to make fun of the fan base because I mean, the more you look into the MLP fan base the more things you find to make fun of like how many people freaked out over something one of the voice actors did over their twitter feed or the name of some background character.

Learn to laugh at yourselves already as the whole fan base is a big joke, can't you see that?

(To be fair, I pretty much see almost every fan base like this, even the fan bases of things I like)

All I see here is yeah, he sometimes watches MLP in his spare time like... So? I don't care as long as he doesn't start making a MLP reference in ever other thing he does.

 

[SonofaJohannes]

Gabe Newell likes My Little Pony? No way, so do I!

 

[GoaThief]

hence I usually will often stay away from brony threads on the escapist, because that's what usually ends up happening.
I don't enjoy it, I avoid it. Simple as that.

That's great, but what happens when MLP is brought into nearly every other thread on this website in one form or another? Sure, you can avoid the blatantly obvious MLP threads (such as this one) but what is he supposed to do when people bring in brony memes and crappy pony youtube vids into completely irrelevant topics? Just as you're entitled to speak in favour, he is entitled to speak against it.

As an aside, what are the merits of people who watch MLP as opposed to those who don't? What inherent quality do they have?

i believe people have a right to their opinion, and unless they are actually harming someone, i have this amazing ability called "thick skin" which allows me to shrug those sorts of things off.

That's what most do, but this is the internet where it's easy (not to mention occasionally fun) to overdo things with a nice slice of hyperbole. I see plenty of bronies go around attempting to convert others to the Way of the Hoof, what you are seeing from the likes of "bronies should burn" people is the equal and opposite reaction.