What do you think of The Escapist community as a whole?
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Pretty different to my usual regular community, so much so that the people there tend to hate this place.
I like it for it's ability to talk about a lot of different things, expressing a ton of different opinions about it, without feeling like there's a cloud of self-righteousness over it all. Some buzz words make me cringe hard, though.
May need a better sense of humor, though.
I like it for it's ability to talk about a lot of different things, expressing a ton of different opinions about it, without feeling like there's a cloud of self-righteousness over it all. Some buzz words make me cringe hard, though.
May need a better sense of humor, though.
Overall I enjoy the community. I'm sure I'm on a few people's ignore lists and considered one of the retards in this community but that's alright.
I mostly enjoy lurking and sometimes giving my opinion when I'm more interested than usual. Gotta say I don't like the 'debating' on this site very much. I've learnt so many ways to say "Fuck you, your opinion is wrong and you're a dumbass for thinking so" in nice mod friendly words than anywhere else so I guess that's something.
I don't find this site very intellectual though. About the same as any other forum except we weed out the trolls. Which is a shame because I personally believe trolls are fun to deal with. Oh and Strawman. Can't forget using that word at least 100 times in any argument.
I mostly enjoy lurking and sometimes giving my opinion when I'm more interested than usual. Gotta say I don't like the 'debating' on this site very much. I've learnt so many ways to say "Fuck you, your opinion is wrong and you're a dumbass for thinking so" in nice mod friendly words than anywhere else so I guess that's something.
I don't find this site very intellectual though. About the same as any other forum except we weed out the trolls. Which is a shame because I personally believe trolls are fun to deal with. Oh and Strawman. Can't forget using that word at least 100 times in any argument.
Generally good, intelligent people that are a bit pedantic sometimes (this whole objective/subjective stuff. Stop it). That said, we're no where near as haughty as we used to be, and there's less people with 'issues'.
It like with anything some are good some are bad.
Yea you get some arseholes here but come on this is the human race here we all have the potential to be arseholes.
Yea you get some arseholes here but come on this is the human race here we all have the potential to be arseholes.
As a whole, it's okay. Half of the community is great and usually have fun things to talk about, the other half has a tendency to be ridiculously elitist.
Love the good side of the community, but the other side can make the forums a really aggravating place to be sometimes.
I still enjoy the place though. Hence me still being here to grace you wonderful, wonderful people.
Love the good side of the community, but the other side can make the forums a really aggravating place to be sometimes.
I still enjoy the place though. Hence me still being here to grace you wonderful, wonderful people.
We certainly have an annoying habit of rehashing old threads on gun control, sexism, are-games-art and other such threads, but it's overall a cool place. The best forum I've found so far on teh internet, and one I'm glad to be a member of.
I also quite like that we have a relatively international audience with less than half our members hailing from the land of guns and freedom, and a good number of members outside the Western world.
I also quite like that we have a relatively international audience with less than half our members hailing from the land of guns and freedom, and a good number of members outside the Western world.
My big gripe with the forums is the over abundance of riduculous "discussion" about various social issues. (Right now, mostly sexism related). When people are unable to have civil discussions of these issues 90% of the time face to face, on the internet its just simply hopeless.
But whenever the community climbs up from that pit of agonizing, whining, overall terrible shitsauce, I see plenty of entertaining/thought provoking threads about gaming and more.
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I just wish all feminism/sexism/gun control/tipping/etc. threads were thrown into the blazing fire of Religion and Politics, so we could have a new, beatiful and pure age of offtopic.
But whenever the community climbs up from that pit of agonizing, whining, overall terrible shitsauce, I see plenty of entertaining/thought provoking threads about gaming and more.
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I just wish all feminism/sexism/gun control/tipping/etc. threads were thrown into the blazing fire of Religion and Politics, so we could have a new, beatiful and pure age of offtopic.
I find it an okay place.
As much fun as it is to have interesting conversation about video games, a majority of it just turns into crap and people arguing about useless topics. I get it, there are some serious issues to talk about, some including games, and some not.
But, at the end of the day, games are supposed to be fun. Some have deeper meanings, but, as long as you've had fun while playing the game, it served its purpose.
Of course, the only other online community I can say I'm "part of" is sparse posts on /tg/, which is mediocre.
As much fun as it is to have interesting conversation about video games, a majority of it just turns into crap and people arguing about useless topics. I get it, there are some serious issues to talk about, some including games, and some not.
But, at the end of the day, games are supposed to be fun. Some have deeper meanings, but, as long as you've had fun while playing the game, it served its purpose.
Of course, the only other online community I can say I'm "part of" is sparse posts on /tg/, which is mediocre.
I tend to enjoy this site a lot more than other gaming communities. It seems to be a hotspot where people can share their opinions and find a lot of people that are like them. That being said, there are some things that I saw posted in this thread that I've noticed, and not noticed before until thinking about it. The community seems to be split evenly into two camps: the youthful, more aggressive and zealous people, and the older, more reserved people, who have well rounded opinions.
One person mentioned that this site is a male dominated community. That I already knew. But the part that was surprising was that the site was racist and homophobic. I dunno, it's hard for me to say if I've seen that or not, since I tend to stay away from those types of threads. The only time I noticed the 'male-domination' in off-topic threads is when people post in transgender or 'what would you do if you were the opposite sex' threads.
I can understand the impetus behind wanting to talk about a new game or a new highlight in current events around the world. But put up one controversial thread about either one, and that thread will not die for days on end with nothing really gained except a lot of posts made by people regurgitating their arguments back at each other.
The material presented on the Escapist is also mixed for me. Yahtzee's material hasn't really changed, but I still enjoy it. I like the LRR's material a lot. And the Big Picture is well put together. There is some controversy with some of Bob's material, but that's another topic. There was some bad material that was thankfully discontinued. Game Dogs and Retro Show come to mind. I'm also not a fan of the Top 5 lists. Especially the cosplay one. It seems that the worst opinions on cosplay and everything about it come from people who don't cosplay at all.
Other than that, I have enjoyed my time here. The RP threads have been a good community, and I still chat with those guys.
One person mentioned that this site is a male dominated community. That I already knew. But the part that was surprising was that the site was racist and homophobic. I dunno, it's hard for me to say if I've seen that or not, since I tend to stay away from those types of threads. The only time I noticed the 'male-domination' in off-topic threads is when people post in transgender or 'what would you do if you were the opposite sex' threads.
I can understand the impetus behind wanting to talk about a new game or a new highlight in current events around the world. But put up one controversial thread about either one, and that thread will not die for days on end with nothing really gained except a lot of posts made by people regurgitating their arguments back at each other.
The material presented on the Escapist is also mixed for me. Yahtzee's material hasn't really changed, but I still enjoy it. I like the LRR's material a lot. And the Big Picture is well put together. There is some controversy with some of Bob's material, but that's another topic. There was some bad material that was thankfully discontinued. Game Dogs and Retro Show come to mind. I'm also not a fan of the Top 5 lists. Especially the cosplay one. It seems that the worst opinions on cosplay and everything about it come from people who don't cosplay at all.
Other than that, I have enjoyed my time here. The RP threads have been a good community, and I still chat with those guys.
True Dat... Never in the field of human endeavour had so many taken offence at so little with so few (reasons for actually getting offended).anthony87 said:
Indeed it seems with some of those unfortunate people the rod up their asses actually had a rod up its ass. Sad story. And I believe a genuine medical condition.
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The passive aggressiveness is probably the most alienating thing here for me. it seems sometimes people are trying to insult you without incurring mod wrath or trying to enrage you in to bringing said wrath upon yourself.
Sometimes the issues raised in Off Topic and such seem a little....young. But then I'm way older than the typical Escapist it seems. (young whippersnappers! get off my lawn!)
On the positive side though some of you guys really helped me to think about things in a different way. I really like the politeness of the site and even within the flamewars there are diamonds of reasoned and cogent debate, and some good points.
I come here every day both to watch the vids, pick up the news and find out what ye crazy bastards are arguing about now
I also really love how there are so many people genuinely passionate about so many kinds of games on here.
So a rating 80% awesome overall for me!
I like the fact that it is overall a mature community, and unlike other forum based websites- punishes users for really stupid non-contributing comments. On that note, I also like how strict and diligent the moderators are. An offending comment won't be left ignored for long, and if the offense is bad enough the user of said post will be suspended or booted from the forums.
I also like that insults are generally not tolerated. Especially when it's just simple arguing.
It's one of the reasons I went to this place.
Kotaku was really tiring, with all the people there that are just...ah. Really annoying. 9/10 if you disagree with someone your bound to get insults thrown at you without any sort of intelligent argument.
The only thing I don't really like about this site is the whole PC Master Race nonsense, and the occasional "better hardware better games!" mentality.
I also like that insults are generally not tolerated. Especially when it's just simple arguing.
It's one of the reasons I went to this place.
Kotaku was really tiring, with all the people there that are just...ah. Really annoying. 9/10 if you disagree with someone your bound to get insults thrown at you without any sort of intelligent argument.
The only thing I don't really like about this site is the whole PC Master Race nonsense, and the occasional "better hardware better games!" mentality.
I agree with this. There are people that seem to over-react when feminism and gender politics pop up. I attribute that mostly to cultural differences depending on which side of the pond you are on. PM those people with a "Hey...what gives?" and civility returns quite quickly.alphamalet said:
I do enjoy the (mostly) civil and well thought out debate. I enjoy being corrected respectfully when I make mistakes (which I do, I will admit to that). And I enjoy great answers to legitimate questions I have instead of the "ZOMG N00B!" thing many other forums have.
I really appreciate the community here, but you guys are way too sensitive. Learn to take some constructive criticism every once in a while folks, you'll appreciate it in the long run. Overall, the average intelligence level around here seems to be a bit higher than at other forums, something that makes me feel at home. Thank Dog for that.
Slightly off-topic: the mods here seem to be slightly overzealous in their moderation duties. I've gotten warnings for really petty things that wouldn't have warranted attention at other sites. That's going to take me some time to get used to.
Slightly off-topic: the mods here seem to be slightly overzealous in their moderation duties. I've gotten warnings for really petty things that wouldn't have warranted attention at other sites. That's going to take me some time to get used to.
I'm really fond of the community here. You get bad eggs, sure, but that's true of any community. I love how you can actually have an intelligent discussion about the thing we're all passionate about: video games.
In short, I'm really really glad I found this place.
In short, I'm really really glad I found this place.
The Escapist community is smarter in general than other gaming forums. I find more individuals who are enjoyable to converse with.
But, there is a lot of sensitivity floating around, too. I mean, in regards to almost everybody sees a disagreement as a personal attack. It's very silly. And nobody likes it when I point out that they're being silly. Everybody's silly!
Also, there's an overabundance of the straight white male attitude. "Woe is me for being born in such tough times for the straight white male! Everybody else has it easier than me!" seems to come up every fifth topic. That's something the Escapist community should be embarrassed about.
But, there is a lot of sensitivity floating around, too. I mean, in regards to almost everybody sees a disagreement as a personal attack. It's very silly. And nobody likes it when I point out that they're being silly. Everybody's silly!
Also, there's an overabundance of the straight white male attitude. "Woe is me for being born in such tough times for the straight white male! Everybody else has it easier than me!" seems to come up every fifth topic. That's something the Escapist community should be embarrassed about.
Everyone else sort of speak for me, But I would like a list of badges I could get on the site. Also Im not sure if were doing badges still. Please do not take them away
I like the site a lot, but there are times when I just have to take a break, usually when there is some kind of way overblow crusade against companies and such, or anything political for that matter.
This site is too PC on most things, no I'm not talking about computers, but political correctness. I'm not talking about mods either they are fine and the site rules are fine. I'm talking about any subject under the PC banner that comes up, and it becomes a situation well you just have no feelings or whatever if you aren't on our side. That some topics can never be joked about and such.
I really can't stand what many people here stand for when it comes to feminism and equality in gaming. The push for more equality in gaming is gone about all wrong, people attack games that offend them on some feminism activist level in some way, instead of looking to push for more new equality or female protagonist games. Basically, people that let what the Anita woman is doing slide, even though she clearly isn't putting effort(no hard research whatsoever) into what people paid her to do, basically releasing a couple weeks of super procrastination lazy work over a year's time.
But I'm digressing there with my over explanation as I tend to overwrite things to get my point across.
Lastly going with my points above, most of the time the form can be too Liberal for me, well considering I'm pretty much a die-hard Conservative for the most part. But with a good deal of the user base being young, I can see where the Liberalness comes from.
But, I will say that most of the Liberals here argue and are a little more civil than elsewhere.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.282858-The-Escapist-Forum-Badge-Gallery-Badges-875-Version-II?page=1
This site is too PC on most things, no I'm not talking about computers, but political correctness. I'm not talking about mods either they are fine and the site rules are fine. I'm talking about any subject under the PC banner that comes up, and it becomes a situation well you just have no feelings or whatever if you aren't on our side. That some topics can never be joked about and such.
I really can't stand what many people here stand for when it comes to feminism and equality in gaming. The push for more equality in gaming is gone about all wrong, people attack games that offend them on some feminism activist level in some way, instead of looking to push for more new equality or female protagonist games. Basically, people that let what the Anita woman is doing slide, even though she clearly isn't putting effort(no hard research whatsoever) into what people paid her to do, basically releasing a couple weeks of super procrastination lazy work over a year's time.
But I'm digressing there with my over explanation as I tend to overwrite things to get my point across.
Lastly going with my points above, most of the time the form can be too Liberal for me, well considering I'm pretty much a die-hard Conservative for the most part. But with a good deal of the user base being young, I can see where the Liberalness comes from.
But, I will say that most of the Liberals here argue and are a little more civil than elsewhere.
Here you go.IshimaruHayato said:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.282858-The-Escapist-Forum-Badge-Gallery-Badges-875-Version-II?page=1