You must create the biggest shitstorm the forums have ever seen, what do you do?

[Asita]

"EA has purchased Valve and announces new Half-Life MMO to be released next spring." Source

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

Honestly I'd just release Half Life 3 and sit back to watch half the community give it 10/10 and the other half 9.5/10. It'd be absolute chaos!

 

[sageoftruth]

It definitely has to be something relating to GG, for any serious effect. Maybe combine GG with a link to some news article about a drunk student being accused of rape.

That should make for a great combo, if you can type a convincing piece tying the article to pro-GG.

Good luck Josh!

Even better if it's unconvincing. Make an unconvincing argument, like "The rapist was recently seen on a GG discussion thread" followed by a picture of something barely related to GG, and then have tons of people wholeheartedly agree with it and people will lose their minds.

 

[veloper]

It definitely has to be something relating to GG, for any serious effect. Maybe combine GG with a link to some news article about a drunk student being accused of rape.

That should make for a great combo, if you can type a convincing piece tying the article to pro-GG.

Good luck Josh!

Even better if it's unconvincing. Make an unconvincing argument, like "The rapist was recently seen on a GG discussion thread" followed by a picture of something barely related to GG, and then have tons of people wholeheartedly agree with it and people will lose their minds.

Sounds good. Now the post should go onto the game industry boards, but maybe post it in R&P as well, but with a different title, making it look like a regular R&P rape topic at first glance.

 

[sageoftruth]

It definitely has to be something relating to GG, for any serious effect. Maybe combine GG with a link to some news article about a drunk student being accused of rape.

That should make for a great combo, if you can type a convincing piece tying the article to pro-GG.

Good luck Josh!

Even better if it's unconvincing. Make an unconvincing argument, like "The rapist was recently seen on a GG discussion thread" followed by a picture of something barely related to GG, and then have tons of people wholeheartedly agree with it and people will lose their minds.

Sounds good. Now the post should go onto the game industry boards, but maybe post it in R&P as well, but with a different title, making it look like a regular R&P rape topic at first glance.

"Recent Tragedy Reveals the Cause of the Sudden Rise In Rape Across the World"

 

[sageoftruth]

Konami threatens to slaughter entire game development staff if Metal Gear Solid V doesn't sell 2 billion copies.

...And only if Hideo Kojima cancels his kickstarter.

 

[runic knight]

Post video where Anita reveals she doesn't care at all about anything she has said relating to video games , that she was doing it solely to troll people, and to spread confusion to further the goals of her lizardman masters. Then have her take off a mask, turn into a demonic bat lady and devour Yatzee's hat, the source of his power. Then have her recant and claim she did it all in the name of feminism.

 

[Mister K]

Make Bioware game where you can romance characters that are of the same sex as you ONLY. And also make each and every romancable character transsexual.

Oh boy, I am SO going to enjoy that.

 

[Godhead]

A person and your pet is drowning in a whirlpool, you can only save one, they have differing opinions on every political stance.

 

[Asita]

Make Bioware game where you can romance characters that are of the same sex as you ONLY. And also make each and every romancable character transsexual.

Oh boy, I am SO going to enjoy that.

...Since we're going for maximum shitstorm, does that mean that when you say only same sex romances with transsexual love interests, male players get MtF love interests and female players get FtM ones so we can add misgendering to the equation?

 

[Mister K]

Make Bioware game where you can romance characters that are of the same sex as you ONLY. And also make each and every romancable character transsexual.

Oh boy, I am SO going to enjoy that.

...Since we're going for maximum shitstorm, does that mean that when you say only same sex romances with transsexual love interests, male players get MtF love interests and female players get FtM ones so we can add misgendering to the equation?

Hell, I dunno, I never really cared about such details.
Whichever causes greater brewing I guess.

 

[happyninja42]

Probably something about Gamergate, and transgender people, and Anita, aaand...*thinks*, something about representation of women in gaming, uh, let's see. Something involving republicans probably to add a little spice to it. Toss in a dash of conspiracy theory, let it simmer in an oven of Pre-Order Positive statements for about 10 hours, then garnish it with some DLC and subscription gameplay discussion.

I think that would probably be the recipe for a forum clusterfuck of Epic Mealtime Proportions. I'm sure I'm missing some groups out there, but hey, different dishes have different mixes based on the region. So feel free to experiment to find your favorite flavor!

 

[Ihateregistering1]

From what I've seen previously, here are the two easiest ways:

-Make ANY thread that has anything to do with Transgender...anything. Example: "I think Transgenderism is a mental disorder".

-Make any thread in which one could apply the label "victim-blaming" and watch the sparks fly.
Example:
-"Christy Mack didn't deserve to be beaten, but she shouldn't have gotten involved with a convicted criminal named 'War Machine' either".
RRRRRRAAAAAAAWWWWWWRRRRRRRRR

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

Pfft, easy. Make an account and claim to be Anita Sarkeesian. Watch as word spreads and people jump in. Preferably do this when Anita would be too busy to comment on twitter.

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

Create a feminist hate movement and then masquerade as the movement really only being about ethics in game journalism.

It just happens that all the unethical journalists are feminists! Not my fault where the dice fall no sir. Ive totes got (definitly non photoshopped) pictures of forum posts that were deleted as proof!

 

[Arkliem]

Announcement: We've had all moderators recreate their accounts and have added two more into the mix. We won't tell you who was who, only that the two we've added are Jack Thompson and Anita Sarkeesian.

And it plays out like the party game werewolf/mafia.

 

[Dango]

Create the biggest shitstorm ever on the Escapist? Easy.

Tell 'em Yahtzee's been fired.

"Yahtzee Croshaw Fired After Making Sexist Tweets"

 

[FalloutJack]

Create the biggest shitstorm ever on the Escapist? Easy.

Tell 'em Yahtzee's been fired.

"Yahtzee Croshaw Fired After Making Sexist Tweets"

Would that really surprise anyone? (Just kidding, Yahtzee.)

 

[jklinders]

Half Life 3 announced.

Gordan Freeman is replaced by focus group created female protagonist stewarded by Anita Sarkesian.

Oh, but the real twist is that it's being developed by Dice as Valve could not be arsed to finish it and EA has taken over.

 

[OldNewNewOld]

Something about Nintendo buying out Naughty Dog. If well written (not hard to make it better than Naught Dog's writing), Sony fans will buy it and the shitstorm will start.

Konami hiring Anita as gaming consulant.

Or, escapist rehires Bob.

I understand the 2nd one, but what's so bad about the first one? It's not like Konami didn't reach the terminal stage.