Bans & Warnings (Hot) Games

The Fire Rises (38749285)

Why does everyone on this thread hate Angry Joe so much?

Yearsoflurking (38741488)

This I guess people championed him cause he made fun of Major Nelson what a great guy! /s

Warnen (38738893)

Don’t think every Angry Joe vid needs a thread and prob wouldn’t care if he got banned but really dislike that kind of thing. I mean naughty dog themselves have been accused of many heinous things (crunch culture, attacking journalists as mentioned in the Jim Sterling vids) but it ok to praise the results of that effort?

SmashBro (38733430)

I agree with you but no point trying to reason with some of the posters here, it’s like they’re out for blood

Billdrew (38726497)

I have to say I don’t understand the culture here where if a content creator is viewed as racist, sexist, bigot or whatever, that everyone calls for them to be banned, and then they most likely are. Don’t you think these people need to be talked about MORE than those with whom we share opinions? Is it not more important to see that these sorts of people exist and discuss how and why they got here, he’ll even call them out on their behaviour, rather than just sweeping them under the rug and pretending they don’t exist? That doesn’t help anything. I think it’s important to have discourse about and with people who have these sorts of views rather than just dismissing them

dmix90 (38690131)

I am getting convinced that anyone who is ok with this or even encouraging price increase in this thread is shareholder, astroturfer or/and a bot.

Guymelef (38742277)

Cool, I hope this means The Medium will be 30fps and not 20 when/if it launches on PS5.

HotHamBoy (38790373)

Unfortunately everyone uses the internet, including the mentally ill you would have to be mentally ill to go after an actor for the actions of a character they didn’t write for, let alone threatening violence over fiction in general.

Poodlestrike (38786398)

Seganomics (38782504)

If Neil had shown equal sensitivity to Laura's plight than that of his other employees (which we all know about) in his Twitter outings then that would I would concur.

BY2K (38782564)

I appreciate that he's defending the folks who worked with him on the game, but my God is this guy far up his own ass.

V has come to (38780203)

fuck these people and fuck you too

Sonicfan059 (38780212)

Wonder how many threats she got for playing a black woman in U4?

SubvertedTrope (38779690)

Hard to miss any opportunity whatsoever to dunk on Neil huh? Sending death threats to voice actors is a mental health issue, need anything else cleared up?

OHCOMMON (38733085)

i didn't miss those, but it seemed food was rationed heavily. 1 Burito a day isn't enough, also yeah i saw the gym but even with proper modern diet and workout she would need more than 3 years to go from flashback to her current muscle mass and very probably steroids too. My head cannon is that she is indeed on roids, but that really isn't a fact since the game never tell you. Also why is no one attacking zarya or other examples in this thread, i feel like it's unfair to just attack people for hating women with muscles just because someone said that abby is kinda unrealistic in the context of the game. also the problem is not that she has defined muscles actually it's her muscles mass, she actually isn't that definedi dont think i have seen any character stronger than abby other than those big mini bosses but they come in both genders anyways

Escaflow (38733544)

She's the perfection to be honest . Toned enough to look and be actual physically strong while still maintaining the beauty .

Porygon (38746612)

Should we also make threads when Animal Crossing does the same thing in Japan every month?

Chapo (38731258)

I like his reviews. In fact, I look forward to them after a big release. The pre-skits with Other Joe and company. His real-time reactions. How pissed he gets when he dislikes something like microtransactions, EA reskins, short 4 hour campaigns on $60 games, etc...Hilarious. *shrug* Everyone loved him in the other forum when he was making “You fucking idiots!” videos about Microsoft and EA no matter how inappropriate he got. This HAD to be the game that drew the line huh? Even though I enjoyed many portions of the game, I too left extremely disappointed and agree with many of Joe’s points. So many plot holes, so many undeveloped characters, unnecessary shock moments. Are people really going to dismiss his entire 48 minutes of, in my opinion, entertaining content because of a couple dumb comments about Abby?

Anabolex (38725453)

It´s unrealistic without steroids. You can sure look like her but let´s not pretend that Colleen Foster is natural. Abby would need steroids to look like she does as well, especially with only one burrito a day.

AMAGON (38703358)

Low Tier Gawd won

AAK (38683558)

EVO always treated the Mortal Kombat scene like absolute trash. The absolute worst was when they gave Injustice 2 Top 16 time slot to stream Tekken 7 Arcade (a game no one outside Japan/Korea had experience in) pool play instead. Especially after the previous year it gave one of the best storyline matches in the MKX grand finals. EVO never was about celebrating fighting games but instead pandering to the various games made in Japan. Nothing of value is lost if it dies.

Gundam (38538487)

For real, especially this one for me I was upset about a video game in a thread that got locked. People in another thread started talking about the locked thread, so I responded with how I felt. Got banned 2 weeks for "Trolling in multiple threads, a long history of trolling". And its like fucking When the post I got banned over was literally me complaining about how "People keep calling me a concern troll because I have criticisms, which is bullshit." I'm also not sure what a "Long history" is when I've never received a warning once before? And what counts as "trolling", is posting a tongue in cheek funny hee hee haw haw even in the same spirit as purposefully being mean and disingenuous? Good moderation absolutely goes beyond policing obviously shitty posts - If they want good discourse it starts with them and how they guide and inform discussion before it gets to a point of what is perceived as ban-worthy.

Atolm (38337049)

Because in the end, most users on Era don't care about these issues, and in case they care, they shut up their mouths because of the erratic and trigger-happy ban policy. Why get involved, when anything outside of the official line of the forum will get you banned.

Samanosuke Akechi (38702059)

The last of us 2.

tryDEATH (38696053)

I don't really want to get into a tit-for-tat on where you're biased as it would lead me to get banned as you are very liked here, all I will say is that your shift of content from a year ago to what it has been these last couple of months is much different with an extra dose of PS centered content taking main stage. I don't wish to further derail this thread. Enjoy your day and keep making content.

Pat002 (38641786)

Funny, especially since we know Sony gives total creative freedom to their devs contrary to MS.

Utherellus (38725474)

its sad to see how people are triggered af when it comes to tlou2 just stop it. stop defending the project. stop desperate insults towards everyone who objectively criticizes this game. You can't change the climate around the project. you can't possibly affect overall atmosphere. why bother?

Wealthydave3 (38718046)

I do agree that abby being muscular makes no sense in the context of the game but Joe is just wrong on this. That review is an L

revben (38716426)

User Banned (2 weeks): inappropriate pedantry in a sensitive thread Is this even real...no these threads do not speak for negros in gaming...I am sick of white people feeling sorry for me...I knew what gaming was when I enter it. You are not helping us black gamers...we do not need your pandering or saving.

Somnid (38618686)

This isn't the case though, in fact we literally know the misinformation is one of the single largest problems with the internet. Plenty of resources seem fine and others will come along and point out the problems. It's hard to find not just a good resource but one that works for you (I for example am not a book person, and barely a Youtube person). In fact, when there are lots resources the biggest problem is choice paralysis, you literally get overwhelmed and don't know where to start. Asking for help is not always an option in some cases, especially when deliberate ignorance is a common way to troll others. People get sick of it, they become suspicious, positive intent is not assumed anymore. And particularly for minorities they wind up becoming the go-to and it can feel like a burden to be that person. Bad faith being the rule is the whole problem. Nobody wants to deal with ignorance, nobody can tell if it's even legitimate. But learning is not passive. You cannot read a book and understand what bigotry and other things are and what they might mean. You need to be able to present ideas and be challenged on them, for better or worse that's exactly how message board communication works. It's not a one-way blog for people to throw their thoughts into the world, it's an anonymous debate. It's not always intuitive to think of it in those terms, but that's what we're working with. Acceptability isn't results, it's just saying you hate dealing with it. It would be nice if certain things didn't need saying, but they do. There's a lot of hand-holding that needs to happen whether anyone likes it or not. Now, it's not anyone's responsibility and it's entirely fair to be fed up with it and wish they'd all go away, but it's the sort of social hygiene that needs to be done and to be honest, for the important things I wouldn't trust a surrogate to get it right either.

Jacobson (38634430)

Nairo is 100% at fault here, he was the adult, he could and SHOULD have stopped this from the start. edit: i deleted the offending comment. sorry.

twisted heart (38508832)

Honestly I don’t even know why you bothered making that thread the mods are a bunch of fucking cowards and we’re just gonna close it down because that’s easier for them rather than actually dealing with it.

ASleepingMonkey (38586658)

I mean, the game is portraying bad people. Grand Theft Auto has always been that. Rockstar has shown with Red Dead they create likable, morally ambiguous characters so it's not like this is some oversight. I just don't think murderers and thieves are going to draw the line at being transphobic. It would be a bit more jarring if Michael, a boomer-type horrible man, was just like "Oh sorry, I didn't mean to misgender you." That's not him. You're supposed to go "Jesus, this guy's an asshole." I do think the actual trans NPCs could be represented in the world a bit better but at the same time, this is a world where EVERYONE is portrayed poorly. Cops, citizens, etc etc. They're not really singling any one out.

Notorious Roy (38587000)

Well, GTA V is one of the most played games EVER so I think nobody cares. Makes me wonder about criticism on videogames. Is it just a vocal minority that is too fragile for jokes? Or is the majority of the population ignorant? I don't know anymore.

CrimsonNocturne (38586790)

GTA has always been a left leaning satirical game that aims to mock the worst faults of America and American society/culture.

turbogrief (38701708)

Great recommendation thread, i’ll definitely play some re5

Delusibeta (38642068)

This thread has an extremely high Wall of Shame potential, comparing and contrasting responses of posters between this thread and the various Microsoft acquisition rumours.

ArchLector (38641321)

Oof at Era' hypocrisy. MS acquisitions are cheered on loudly everywhere where as doom and gloom for Sony. Anyway this is an interesting bid and would certainly be very interesting to see how it all plays out in the end.

Oni (38639257)

This one reads like they had drunken sex and then he went and told people about it.

BobbyColtrane (38694040)

Damn I already wanted to RANSACK her and this just makes it worse...

ZombAid (38683051)

I didn't say, that it isn't wrong. I'm saying all are responsible at that point where they went.

Saifu (38682778)

So when is she going to be an E-girl and start her Twitch career too?

Daniel Westlake (38683294)

I mean if you can't feel comfortable with one of your chosen hobbies without external validation from celebrities I think that's pretty sad, chief. And that's what's happening here.

Tookay (38675071)

No, it's like who gives a shit? They're just people. Why does this validate or mean anything to anyone?

Footos22 (38667799)

Ok

Blayde (38668582)

no idea who this is.

robotrock (38667676)

Me too make a thread about me please

snowhite (38546074)

I have a theory. China is a nation of 1.4 billion people. They are smart, educated and prosperous. Now, name a world-class innovation that has come out of China in the past 20 years. Name a book. Name a movie. Name a song. Any piece of art or science or technology that's original and world-shaking. Most likely, you can't. Now look at South Korea. Population = 50 miilion. Almost 1/30th of China. This tiny country has produced Gangam Style, Kpop, the Oscar-winning movie Parasite, and world-beating companies like Samsung, LG and Hyundai. It's a well of creativity and critical thinking. So what's happening here? To find out, let's look at the people who emigrated out of China, and who had kids outside China. These kids grew up in America or Britain or Japan or other countries. And you'll find these Chinese-origin kids have produced some stunning works, whether it comes to books or paintings or technology or music. So clearly the chinese-origin people are as capable of producing original and thought-provoking works as any other people. And they are. Just not in China. My theory is that when you kill free speech, and fill the minds of a people with propaganda that curtails their freedom to think and question and doubt and protest, then you are choking a civilization. You are depriving the civilization of the oxygen it needs to grow and flourish and change. And that's what the CCP is doing in China. All the nations I talked about above, US or Britain or Japan or Korea, they are all liberal democracies that allow their citizens the freedom to think and express whatever they wish to. Look at how the people lampoon and ridicule Donald Trump. Imagine doing that to Xi Jinping in China. And this brings me to a sad and personal point. I'm Indian. The fascist government in power in India right now is doing exactly the above to Indian citizens. Curbing and punishing dissent and free speech, and filling the minds of the people with propaganda. We have begun to choke as a people. Despite the outside appearances of strength, I fear that a deep rot runs through China, and its civilization stagnates. And that rot has now caught hold of India. So, to answer the question, I doubt that China will be producing any notable video games by 2030. Publishing them? Maybe. But probably not creating them. And India is on the same path, just a little behind China. Whether we break away from this black hole of stagnation depends on how deeply our people cherish their free speech, and what they are prepared to do to protect it. Whether China does depends on the Chinese people. I'm an optimist, so I believe it's possible. But I have to be pragmatic about my optimism.

Martinski (38552278)

Calling tsushima that sounds close to sushi is racist now? Gotcha..

Afrikan (38609050)

Speaking of shit posting. Nice contribution, you fit right in with the forum.