Which video game franchise do you think has the least pleasant fanbase?
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Which game community is the worst? Oh, I don't know. Any game community that breeds an air of superiority and exclusion? So....
Call of Duty
Halo
Gears of War
Starcraft
Any MMO ever
Dota and it's spin(rip)offs.
Fallout
Sonic
Hardcore RPG/JRPG crowds
Skyrim
Any group formed to fawn over one genre and hate on all others as "inferior"
Etc, etc, etc
Oh, also the communities that crop up solely to hate on and insult other gamers who like a game the group doesn't. The epitome of childishness.
Am I jaded and cynical? You bet ya. Am I speaking mostly truth with the above? More than likely.
Call of Duty
Halo
Gears of War
Starcraft
Any MMO ever
Dota and it's spin(rip)offs.
Fallout
Sonic
Hardcore RPG/JRPG crowds
Skyrim
Any group formed to fawn over one genre and hate on all others as "inferior"
Etc, etc, etc
Oh, also the communities that crop up solely to hate on and insult other gamers who like a game the group doesn't. The epitome of childishness.
Am I jaded and cynical? You bet ya. Am I speaking mostly truth with the above? More than likely.
I think Bethesda fans defending Oblivion is a more irritable offense then Skyrim.[/quote]David Bjur said:
Well, I haven't met many hardcore Oblivion fans, so I can't really have an opinion that matters to that.
Final Fantasy. And less specifically, Squareenix Fans. I've had people try to chew their way through their computers and into my throat for voicing an opinion against FFXIII.
The RPG crowd is the one that comes to my mind now especially Bioware's "fans" whether there's news about ME3 or that new game they've been teasing
I hear a lot of bitching about how ME3 is going to some CoD rip-off because the 2nd game ditched the crap inventory system so you didn't have to go through all your teammates equipment to make sure it the best then change it again because you found a crate with more weapons or armor 5 minutes later because you found some more stuff and have to start all over again.
The 2nd game also improved the combat and 3rd will add different modes and multiplayer to try and give an enjoyable experience to everyone which dooms the entire game to be crap
And then there's the new project that they're working on with the only clues being 1 picture and a 2 second long video with some tanks driving around. A lot of the reactions I've read are like this:
1. "That's it, I've lost all faith in Bioware"
2. "It looks like Bioware's finally sold out to make a CoD rip-off"
3. "It's set in a desert/wasteland=Fallout"
I hear a lot of bitching about how ME3 is going to some CoD rip-off because the 2nd game ditched the crap inventory system so you didn't have to go through all your teammates equipment to make sure it the best then change it again because you found a crate with more weapons or armor 5 minutes later because you found some more stuff and have to start all over again.
The 2nd game also improved the combat and 3rd will add different modes and multiplayer to try and give an enjoyable experience to everyone which dooms the entire game to be crap
And then there's the new project that they're working on with the only clues being 1 picture and a 2 second long video with some tanks driving around. A lot of the reactions I've read are like this:
1. "That's it, I've lost all faith in Bioware"
2. "It looks like Bioware's finally sold out to make a CoD rip-off"
3. "It's set in a desert/wasteland=Fallout"
Anyone that defines themselves as a "fan" of a videogame to the point where they argue with people about how great their chosen game is, is a tool. They're of a common genus with console fanboys. There are more important things than videogames.
I just got into TF2 about a month ago, and it's better than any other competitive FPS I've ever played. It gets updated regularly, so what's the problem with playing it?Stubee said:
Um...what? Name me one game that has a better class-based formula than TF2? One that's improved, more varied, more unique, and more balanced. And no, games like Battlefield 3 don't count as they have very limited class options and barely differ in the ones offered.Stubee said:
Also, everyone I know that still plays (myself included) still play TF2 because, ignoring the fact that it's fun as hell, it is STILL the best online, class-based FPS available. It's not because it's made by Valve.
Likewise, it's because it's still supported. Something most other online games lose after the first year. We're still getting loads of free updates and content. We're still getting addons and such.
So...maybe so many are still playing the game because it's still a fantastic game instead of, you know, because we're just "stupid fanboys". Or is that too hard for you to believe?
League of Legends, maybe? I don't know. Quite a few candidates.
Of those that I'm a part of, though, probably the Touhou fanbase. Rarely aggressive, hateful or anything like that, mind you, and there ARE many fans that are quite nice and generally don't fit into this category in the slightest, but few fanbases are quite as unsettling and/or creepy. It's really quite something, and my main reason for not readily admitting to being a fan of the series in many places. Unfortunate, really.
Of those that I'm a part of, though, probably the Touhou fanbase. Rarely aggressive, hateful or anything like that, mind you, and there ARE many fans that are quite nice and generally don't fit into this category in the slightest, but few fanbases are quite as unsettling and/or creepy. It's really quite something, and my main reason for not readily admitting to being a fan of the series in many places. Unfortunate, really.
I'd say Elder Scrolls because of the non stop in my face hype and a mentally challenged fanbase.
I've had the worst experience with the Halo fanbase, watch any Halo gameplay video on YouTube in which the player is of average or below average skill, the comments section will definitely be full of people who are crying for this guy's head because he's a "noob". Also most of them are too young to play the game and think that since they have anonymity they can do and say anything, which leads to a lot of really annoying 12-year-olds in pre-game lobbies who never shut up. I once received a message after a match of Halo that said "u suck fag", how charming and mature.
All of them. Every single game of every single genre has a hardcore militant wing who will tell you; "You suck! Go play instead."
People who only like pretentious, "arty" indie games like Braid. Which is kinda hard to take seriously when Braid was a relative bestseller and (apparently) cost $180K to make. C'mon, guys, you can't seriously tell me you've never wanted to just shoot people? ...Ever? Modern Warfare 1 has the scene where you get nuked, if you still want your shooter to be "arty"...Oh hell, what do I care? Keep your head inside your XBLA hole; just stop judging others for playing 'fun' games, even just as a break between more thought-provoking stuff.