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Posted September 24, 2010
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cogadh: To be fair, that "classlessness" is no worse than what those on the other side of the argument have been posting and in many cases, what you term belittling, offensive, etc. is little more than the truth of the whole situation. GOG screwed up, they know it, we all know it, and its over now. Belaboring the issue with cries of boycotts and trust issues is completely pointless and in many cases (anjohl is just the worst example of many) extremely childish. One could argue that your own statement about GOG gaining their "legion of rabid fanboys" is just as classless as any of those name-calling, belittling or plain offensive posts you listed. Before you go criticizing others for their actions, take a hard look at your own.
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OmegaX: There is fault at both sides and I guess I'm at fault too. Still, I find no better term to call the people that start attacking anybody that expresses dissatisfaction with GOG. Before all this, we had people actually trying to help others or at least trying to reason. Now we have the "fanboys" that tell others how they should have felt, reacted, or gotten over this. So yes, I'm comparing them to the fanboys at the Steam forums, not as an insult, but because they are acting exactly like them. Heck, I could copy/paste most of the posts from that thread, replace GOG with Valve, post it over at the Steam forums and you wouldn't even be able to tell the difference.
@Gundato, I have read opinions from both sides and expressed my own on a couple of posts. The posts I linked have more insults that opinions in them and really nothing of value to can be gotten from them.
So you are justified in calling people "rabid fanboys" because they are acting just like them, but those who call people things like a "petulant child" are not justified, even though many of these people are behaving exactly like that? By your own defense, that's not an insult, so how is it really any different than what you posted?
Posted September 24, 2010
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cogadh: To be fair, that "classlessness" is no worse than what those on the other side of the argument have been posting and in many cases, what you term belittling, offensive, etc. is little more than the truth of the whole situation. GOG screwed up, they know it, we all know it, and its over now. Belaboring the issue with cries of boycotts and trust issues is completely pointless and in many cases (anjohl is just the worst example of many) extremely childish. One could argue that your own statement about GOG gaining their "legion of rabid fanboys" is just as classless as any of those name-calling, belittling or plain offensive posts you listed. Before you go criticizing others for their actions, take a hard look at your own.
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OmegaX: There is fault at both sides and I guess I'm at fault too. Still, I find no better term to call the people that start attacking anybody that expresses dissatisfaction with GOG. Before all this, we had people actually trying to help others or at least trying to reason. Now we have the "fanboys" that tell others how they should have felt, reacted, or gotten over this. So yes, I'm comparing them to the fanboys at the Steam forums, not as an insult, but because they are acting exactly like them. Heck, I could copy/paste most of the posts from that thread, replace GOG with Valve, post it over at the Steam forums and you wouldn't even be able to tell the difference.
@Gundato, I have read opinions from both sides and expressed my own on a couple of posts. The posts I linked have more insults that opinions in them and really nothing of value to can be gotten from them.
There is fault at both sides and I guess I'm at fault too. Still, I find no better term to call the people that start attacking anybody that expresses dissatisfaction with how those who are dissatisfied with GOG are acting. Before all this, we had people actually trying to help others or at least trying to reason. Now we have the "fanboys" that tell others how they should have felt, reacted, or gotten over this. So yes, I'm comparing them to the fanboys at the Steam forums, not as an insult, but because they are acting exactly like them. Heck, I could copy/paste most of the posts from that thread, replace GOG with Valve, post it over at the Steam forums and you wouldn't even be able to tell the difference.

Do you see what I did there? :p
And THIS is why the argument "it is okay for me to do it, I am morally superior" should generally never be used. If you want to bash them for having a differing opinion or being rude, feel free. Just try not to act like an asshat when you do it, since it REALLY undermines your argument. And yes, I am aware of the irony of this post :p
Posted September 24, 2010
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Gundato: There is fault at both sides and I guess I'm at fault too. Still, I find no better term to call the people that start attacking anybody that expresses dissatisfaction with how those who are dissatisfied with GOG are acting. Before all this, we had people actually trying to help others or at least trying to reason. Now we have the "fanboys" that tell others how they should have felt, reacted, or gotten over this. So yes, I'm comparing them to the fanboys at the Steam forums, not as an insult, but because they are acting exactly like them. Heck, I could copy/paste most of the posts from that thread, replace GOG with Valve, post it over at the Steam forums and you wouldn't even be able to tell the difference.
Do you see what I did there? :p
And THIS is why the argument "it is okay for me to do it, I am morally superior" should generally never be used. If you want to bash them for having a differing opinion or being rude, feel free. Just try not to act like an asshat when you do it, since it REALLY undermines your argument. And yes, I am aware of the irony of this post :p
Agreed I just tend to ignore people that do this sorta thing I just post how I feel on a subject and leave it that if someone doesn't like it there is nothing they can do about it.
Posted September 24, 2010
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hey OP, fuck you and gog, and these forums
Posted September 24, 2010
Has anyone actually said they're never coming back to the forums?

And...now that I think about it, if they did, they wouldn't ever see this thread anyway. So...yeah. :)
Posted September 24, 2010
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Crassmaster: Has anyone actually said they're never coming back to the forums?
And...now that I think about it, if they did, they wouldn't ever see this thread anyway. So...yeah. :)
I said I wouldn't buy from gog until certain things came to be never said nothing about the forums. :P

Still if someone has a question about a game and I can awnser it then yeah don't mind helping.
Posted September 24, 2010
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cogadh: To be fair, that "classlessness" is no worse than what those on the other side of the argument have been posting and in many cases, what you term belittling, offensive, etc. is little more than the truth of the whole situation. GOG screwed up, they know it, we all know it, and its over now. Belaboring the issue with cries of boycotts and trust issues is completely pointless and in many cases (anjohl is just the worst example of many) extremely childish. One could argue that your own statement about GOG gaining their "legion of rabid fanboys" is just as classless as any of those name-calling, belittling or plain offensive posts you listed. Before you go criticizing others for their actions, take a hard look at your own.
Bingo.
Posted September 24, 2010
I'm not mad they did this. It brought a lot of attention to the site. Which hopefully means more customers and GOG stays for good.

When I read the post that it was closing I was like NOOOOOO!! I then proceeded to tear off my nipples in a rage. I stand here, sans nips, and proclaim that I love GOG. Not even really for the games, though those are great. The forums are a great place for people to vent, talk about simpler times, and secretly solicit prostitution.

I love the nostalgia, and have been on a quest to play all of those great games, and get them to work on modern hardware for quite some time. A great summer find.

Sorry for the odd post. I'm currently taking calc 2 and am under a lot of pressure. If anyone can help me with sums of a series and convergence I would appreciate it. PLEASE!!!

So basically I won't be leaving the forums, even though my total posts are under 20 for the past 70 odd days I've been a member.
Posted September 24, 2010
Are you kidding? This forum is the most positive thing in my life! Well, beer too, I like my beer.
Posted September 25, 2010
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orcishgamer: Are you kidding? This forum is the most positive thing in my life! Well, beer too, I like my beer.
Beer should never, ever be secondary...okay, it can be secondary to sex, but nothing else!
Posted September 25, 2010
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orcishgamer: Are you kidding? This forum is the most positive thing in my life! Well, beer too, I like my beer.
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Crassmaster: Beer should never, ever be secondary...okay, it can be secondary to sex, but nothing else!
Okay, you win, I agree.
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