Fallout_Fan_VII
Novice
Calis said:Calling Gamespy the evil empire is so 1998.Fallout_Fan_VII said:I honestly don't know if I should laugh or cry. It's not like I had any respect for GameSpy to begin with, but this guy just validates everything I thought of the place.
First off, I have no respect for GameSpy (either its webmaster, its staff, its writers, period). No where did I go: Liek OMFG GameSpy iz zee eViLLLellle!!! LOLZ im da koolz!!!
It may be "so 1998" but I dislike them for more reasons than "it's the in thing." It's dull, boring, and utterly uninteresting, in terms of web design, writing, game coverage, services, etc.
I would also like to go on record saying that at least two Gamespy writers are stand-up guys (Magedragon and Kyote).
I judge a company, that is supposed to be providing a service, by the whole. There may well be lots of great, "stand-up guys" on the writing staff, but we have had an EDITOR (a position of some sort of authority) use a service of his company to angrily lash out at potential customers.
We've had another here who can't seem to grasp the difference between a layman (Vault Dweller, Codex Posters) and a professional (someone who does what they do for GAIN or LIVELIHOOD; their CAREER), and instead thinks the latter is some sort of shield that protects him from criticism and accountability.
I'm glad there are stand-up guys on the writing staff, but that doesn't make me like GameSpy, as a whole, any more or less than I all ready do.
Gamespy is no worse than any (well, most) of the other commercial gaming press, online or offline.
I agree. So what, though? Would you have liked it if I had generalized, and said "This just validates everything I thought about gaming journalism."? I chose to keep it specific to GameSpy, as that is for whom this particular journalist works.
I responded to your post because you tried to imply I hate GameSpy because it's the "in" thing to do. I just wanted to let you know that I'm not some mindless drone that follows behind others. If I jump off a bridge, it'll be because I'm committing suicide, not because everyone else is doing it! :wink: