NSFW Best Thread Ever [No SJW-related posts allowed]

[Xor]

Wanted to post this yesterday but maintenance didn't let me.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/11/13/more-games-should-have-day-one-dlc/

I didn't think I'd get the chance to use this so soon after saving it, but

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I’m familiar with the arguments against day-one and on-disc DLC – making it takes away from production of the main game, publishers are locking a part of something you should have already bought for $60, and so forth. The problem is that they make no sense. The problem is I don’t care.

Yeah, that's precisely the problem.

 

[Zewp]

So he would rather pay for content that should be in the game in the first place, because if new content releases later he doesn't care about the game any longer?

When did Forbes' standards start slipping so low with regards to the intelligence of those who write for them?

 

[Oriebam]

do they usually censor the comments?

 

[Kattze]

Pity, I thought Forbes were one of the last bastions of integrity in mainstream games journalism.

 

[Roguey]

Pity, I thought Forbes were one of the last bastions of integrity in mainstream games journalism.

They're not journalists; they're bloggers, each with a different set of opinions.

 

[Kattze]

still better than ign.

 

[Spectacle]

I’m familiar with the arguments against day-one and on-disc DLC – making it takes away from production of the main game, publishers are locking a part of something you should have already bought for $60, and so forth. The problem is that they make no sense. The problem is I don’t care.

Yeah, that's precisely the problem.

I'd much prefer it if developers were actually able to charge more than $60 for games that are worth it rather than trying to sneak in higher prices with DLC. Unfortunately the mouth-breathing masses are unable to do a proper cost-benefit analysis on the fly and will balk at any game with a higher price tag than they are used to. They'll accept DLC since that is a separate purchasing decision and so doesn't trigger the reflex that they are paying more than they are used to.

Day one DLC inevitably leads to piecemeal game design and disjointed games, and is an abomination that should be discouraged whenever possible.

 

[Angthoron]

Some decent comments to that article.

Day 0 DLC is just an additional way to cash in on the hype, anyway.

 

[Pika-Cthulhu]

Less DLC more Expansion packs, that way the ADHD tards have a reason to dust off a game if it holds more than 15 minutes of new shiny, people dont feel like they are being nickel and dimed by companies, developers can put more effort into fixing things and expanding on elements in their story and customers actually enjoy the game content.

Perhaps DLC is indicative of the new breed of business ideology, where you only look to the next quarter profit margin instead of annual growth.

 

[Harg Harfardarssen]

What the Forbes post implies, but doesn't really engage with, is the author's support for de-bundling, the latest trend/fad in product pricing. The rationale he proposes for supporting Day 1 DLC basically boils down to breaking the game into its constituent parts, then selling each of those parts individually. In theory, debundling gives consumers choice (especially in areas where discrete products were bundled, like cable tv and music albums), but in my experience its used primarily to attempt an "upsell" at a moment in which the customer is least discerning.

So essentially the author is unaware that all he is doing is criticizing gamers for disagreeing with the latest b-school conventional wisdom.

 

[Brinko]

 

[LivingOne]

Btw was this already posted somewhere?:

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2012/11/15/they-got-him-ron-gilbert-is-a-brony/
They Got Him: Ron Gilbert is a Brony.



Posted by Dack on 15 Nov 2012



First it was just little girls into My Little Pony; then it was a select group of adults; soon adults who formed conventions; then Andrew W.K; now? Game developers. That’s right, Ron Gilbert. As seen in the tweet below, Gilbert has admitted to his brony-prowess:

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The man known for such classic adventure games as Manic Mansion and Monkey Island is addicted to the game so much that he’s willing to risk playing it around sketchy people on trains. Clearly, this is all Tim Schafer’s fault. Before Gilbert signed up with Double Fine, we nary heard a peep about rainbow-colored ponies. Now he’s tweeting about it. For shame, Tim Schafer. For shame.
Still, a panel with Gilbert and Andrew W.K. at Canterlot Gardens would be epic. Maybe it’s not so bad, after all.

 

[Tzaero]

Gabe Newell is also a Brony.
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/gabe-newell-joins-herd.html

 

[LivingOne]

In b4 MCA is a brony too and ensuing Codex meltdown.

 

[circ]

I'd be more worried about people seeing me with a shit phone than a game with rainbow ponies.

 

[Menckenstein]

It's like Hasbro and God teamed up to create a way to identify those that must be killed.

 

[Ulminati]

I occasionally spend a few minutes on cellphone horsey games while waiting for the train as well. No fucking ponies though.

As a mindless pick up and waste 2-5 minutes distraction it's right up there with fruit ninja and edge. Once the bus is actually there I switch to King of Dragon Pass, Neuroshima Hex or Ticket to Ride since the trip to work is 35 mins.

 

[FeelTheRads]

The disturbing thing is that he can hear things through the mic. That would fucking creep me out.

 

[Hirato]

Always~ I want to be~ with you~!
And make believe~ with you~!
And live in harmony-harmony oh~ yeah~!

 

[Ulminati]

 

[Infinitron]

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER TOP 100 LIST: http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/all/

This one is a bit more interesting as they divide by decade.

 

[Ulminati]

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER TOP 100 LIST: http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/all/

This one is a bit more interesting as they divide by decade.

Skimmed quickly. Why is Ass Erect 3 on the list?

 

[Zewp]

Pity it's a bullshit story. If the mic is up his ass they wouldn't be able to hear him moaning.

 

[Gragt]

And sound doesn't come out of the mic either.