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Friday, Dec 19, 2008

STOP ASKING FOR GAMES

Oh dear LORD it's thread after thread asking "what game should I get?". No, that's a good day, usually what it is some sort of broken monosyllabic utterance like "wut game iz gud?"

Now that the fatman is on the way there's even more of these threads asking what games they should ask for Christmas.

Stop it, stop asking for games
I don't care, no one cares
All you're doing is showing that you have NO BUSINESS PLAYING GAMES.

You're on a gaming site with literally hundreds of thousands of pieces of literature on games of all sorts. Every single possible game you can think of has some sort of notation here. Go look it up.

Now someone is going to say "well what about my economic status?" Yeah terrific, watch me break this down...

YOU'RE POOR: Since you can't get a game whenever you want don't trust strangers to make the choice for you. Go do the research so you'll get the game you want since you'll be stuck with it for a while.

YOU'RE RICH: It doesn't matter if you like the game or not. Enjoy what you can out of it then go grab another.

Now if you fall in between these two (WHICH EVERYONE DOES) then there is not one single reason to ask for a game.

I've had people personally ask me about games. I have a friend (who will remain nameless so he's not associated with a jerk) who knows my taste and history with certain franchises and companies and asked my advice on some games. He broke down each game with their pros and cons and offered a very intelligent conversation between the games.

That's fine. That's the way it should be done. He didn't just create a thread asking "What games are good?"

Also, back on the threads people make, here's two all time favorites...

"What games are good and don't say Mario" or "What's a good game and no Halo plz"

Do you not want any Mario games because you already have them all and want something different? Do you not like platformers and that's why you said that? Do you just not like THAT kind of platformer?

Same with Halo, do you have it, do you like the genre and just not the franchise or do you hate it altogether?

If you need to ask such vague questions then you have no business gaming. This hobby is not for you. What's more your speed is the library. Lots of books there and you can flip through anything you want before you take it home.

Go do your own research or get out of gaming, stop bothering everyone else with your inability to work your hobby.

Category: Editorial
Posted by Jaysonguy, 12:37pm
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I dont mind as long as it is just a couple threads a day. But sometimes when there are like 10+ threads asking for game recommendation it gets annoying. Im just glad im not a mod during those times.
Posted Dec 19, 2008 12:51 pm PT
There's even a thread for them to post these things in. It's the first one you ever see on every board you enter.
Posted Dec 19, 2008 1:09 pm PT
"... What's more your speed is the library. Lots of books there and you can flip through anything you want before you take it home. "

Actually, their lack of reading is the problem, otherwise they could do the research all by themselves. I think going to a soup kitchen is more their speed seeming they are looking for handouts only so they can complain about it later.
Posted Dec 19, 2008 1:41 pm PT
Haha, I guess I just don't let them get to me like you do. I've really never been annoyed by them much.
Posted Dec 19, 2008 2:32 pm PT
i like kitty
Posted Dec 19, 2008 2:55 pm PT
I guess asking for games doesn't really bother me as much as the "help with (insert name of game) please!!!!" threads. Is it really that hard to navigate GS to find a walkthrough?
Posted Dec 19, 2008 4:35 pm PT
It annoys me too. How do we know what someone else will like? You're on Gamespot! Use it.
Posted Dec 19, 2008 4:51 pm PT
Yeah man I agree it needs to come to a stop but let's face it this is gonna happen each and every year especially around this time of year. Many people just too dang lazy to do research.
Posted Dec 19, 2008 9:28 pm PT
your soooooo true it's scarry!!!
Posted Dec 20, 2008 7:23 am PT
I agree with this blog whole heartily. There's too many people talking about what we can give a rat's behind about. Why don't they do themselves a favor and simply look up the user reviews (because GS reviews have been sucking lately) of the games they are looking to buy?
Posted Dec 20, 2008 8:26 am PT
I disagree. It's nice to get fellow gamer's opinions as opposed to critic.
Posted Dec 20, 2008 6:34 pm PT
There has always been people like that, unfortunately.
Posted Dec 20, 2008 7:31 pm PT
Eh, it doesn't bug me all that much.
Posted Dec 21, 2008 7:56 pm PT
Heh, I can agree.
Posted Dec 22, 2008 5:00 am PT
So true =(
Posted Dec 23, 2008 9:28 am PT
I agree. Why can't people make decisions for themselves?
Posted Dec 24, 2008 7:03 am PT
It wouldn't bother me so much except for the fact that there's a sticky thread on each board specifically for that. The fact that these threads pop up in spite of that bugs me.
Posted Dec 27, 2008 10:35 pm PT
Doesn't bother me at all. Just ignore them, it's that simple.
Posted Jan 2, 2009 3:11 pm PT
this post explains a lot
Posted Jan 12, 2009 3:48 am PT
Well said, sir.
Posted Feb 3, 2009 9:33 pm PT
This is very rich coming from a user who's only reviewed a handful of games. Why don't you do your bit and properly review things, rather than post a single inflammatory "editorial" about your annoyances?
Posted Feb 27, 2009 5:51 pm PT
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Posted Mar 1, 2009 10:13 am PT
you have the best avatar evers

Posted Jun 5, 2009 10:37 pm PT
I've unfortunately gotten used to it.
Posted Jun 7, 2009 11:50 am PT
i think its a good idea. Its good to hear people's opinion. to bad there is too many fanboys and pushovers or people who just bash a game thats decent. Idk most games now suck and they are all pretty short i wish people would admit that they spent there money wrong i hate those people who tell u to buy the game only cause they feal guilty they spent money on that crap
Posted Jul 1, 2009 12:24 pm PT
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