The only thing juvenile are the overreactions. Although after that ridiculous Direct thread I'm not super surprised.
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Blizzard tweet hinting at Diablo 3 for Switch? [UPDATE: Blizzard says they have nothing to announce]
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The only thing juvenile are the overreactions. Although after that ridiculous Direct thread I'm not super surprised.
I wish I could make sense of your analogy, but perhaps I should have been more clear.
Point: Switch port begging is rampant on this forum (ex: https://www.resetera.com/threads/let’s-have-a-discussion-on-switch-“port-begging”.23281/) and goes unmoderated.
Anecdote: I personally report ~1-3 port begging every 2-3 visits or so and have not seen it stop or even warned against or even a response to my reports (even the super low effort ones), hence I can only assume its unmoderated.
Observation: I am not alone in perceiving (see the above thread)
Theory: Letting this behavior go rampant creates a community that creates latent biases and impacts the subconscious of posters so everything looks like a switch announcement.
Evidence: This thread. Literally a 6s video of a night light turning on and off turned into 10 pages of switch speculation.
Conclusion: The amount of switch begging gone out of control has turned a considerable portion of this forum and its posters, delusional.
Relax son. You're taking all of this a bit too seriously.
I think this sort of comment is what needs to be curbed IMO. You're not a mod, stop acting like you enforce the rules and being hostile when it is not needed. The mods are doing a great job...
I don't think Switch owners begged Blizzard to make an obvious Switch teaser for Diablo 3 on their twitter.
Pack it up guys, the unofficial internet forum police have arrived.
So, what you're suggesting is that someone on the social media team at this vast games development company found a novelty Diablo themed light and filmed themselves "switching" it on and off twice then decided to post it on their huge company's official Twitter page? Why even switch it on and off at all? If this was an employee, impressed by a cool novelty light, they would have posted it on their personal Twitter account, not the official company one.
To suggest that discussion of this tweet is simply "port begging" is asinine in the extreme. This was a very, very strange thing to tweet for absolutely no reason and Blizzard's official response is about the most blatant piece of PR spin I've ever seen. This is perfectly legitimate grounds for discussion. "Port begging" would entail the OP randomly making a thread saying "gee they ought to bring Diablo to Switch, wouldn't that be cool?"
All you are doing here is trying to shut down discussion about something which you personally have no interest in.
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You're missing the portion when I said specifically about port begging (which is against the mods' rules). I agree, the mods are doing a great job all around, does that mean they can't do better?
Well thought out and reasoned. We need more of this. I might change delusional to insufferable though.
I don't realise that no, because there's no way of knowing. And that's beside my point anyway.
User Banned (3 Days): Personally attacking another user. Joking about sexual abuse.
Show me on the doll where Nintendo hurt you.
The fact that you and others think this is an obvious switch teaser (when they literally said it wasn't) is exactly the point I am trying to make, which is falling on deaf posters.
I'm out on this thread, I can't stop this rabid fanboyism.
Sure there is. Lots of users in this thread have made that clear.
I thought the rule about port begging was not to derail topics about it, not about having dedicated topics discussing it. You seem like you're taking the matter way too seriously.
Counter point time!
Point: People want games for their consoles, it is normal and can be written in a more acceptable fashion than ''SWITCH WHEN?!''.
Anecdote: I reported you for unwarranted accusation of port begging and armchair modding.
Observation: Many posters have no idea how marketing works.
Theory: Maybe you see the enthusiasm of Switch owners as something much more menacing than it actually is?
Evidence: This post and your last post.
Conclusion: Calm down breh.
Hmm that's not port-begging.
Do you know why port-begging is forbidden ? Basically because it can derail an entire thread. For example, a game is announced for PS4/X1, going into the annoucement thread to beg for a Switch version is forbidden, and that's a good thing. Sometimes, the lines are blurrier like we saw with the surprising lack of X1 version of the rumour about Crash or the lack of PC version in the VC4 thread.
Yesterday, Blizzard tweeted something Diablo related. If you have a better explanation than the rest of the thread, we'll gladly hear it.
Havent D3 for months, played necropack on both pc and console, and i would litterally start over for having a couch D3. When you get back into this game, its always good.This game never get old. One of the latest patch they did which improve significantly good old build like shield , shotgun crusader are just too damn fun to play.
Oh yeah, i know myself, ill quad dip for sure.
I have no interest in buying Diablo on Switch if (when) it happens but insinuating you are a rabid fanboy for thinking it is a Switch teaser... Yeah, know. Sounds like a wise decision to leave this thread.
I must agree the Crash thread was pretty fun, a lot about "what about XB1" which is a fair question, but also the kind of reactions that get negative reaction if it's Switch instead. Even for announcement where it makes little sense to drop Switch, like Disney Afternoon Collection.
Port begging is not against the rules if it is coupled with reasonable discussion about why you want it on a particular platform.
Also, complaining about port begging is WAY more prevalent and derailing than actual port begging is. Also I've begun to notice a hell of a lot of "sarcastic" port begging in announcement threads from people just regurgitating the "perfect for Switch" meme. The actual Switch port begging problem has died down significantly since last year.
You need to go read about PR. They did NOT say that it "wasn't" a Switch teaser. They said "they have nothing to announce". Lines of meaning can be far more subtle than simply taking things at face value. Again, Todd Howard said those exact words: "we have nothing to announce" about Skyrim on Switch.... After Nintendo had released a video of someone playing it.
While I enjoy you taking the time to mock me, you could have at least put in the effort to understand the words you attempted to use :\
This thread isn't port begging. Port begging is derailing an unrelated thread with posts about wanting a game on another platform. This entire thread is about having a game on another platform, so it isn't port begging to talk about that. It's the point of the damn thread.
Also, you must be new to video game PR if you took that statement as meaning the tweet was unrelated to a current project. "We have nothing to announce" might as well mean "coming soon."
Hypothesis: you're the one with a problem if it bothers you that much. The most blatant cases of port begging in unrelated threads are properly dealt with.
"I want this game on Switch"
"Stop right there you port begging fanboy begger."
Port begging is annoying when there's no basis for it or it's just unrealistic. Like "I want Uncharted on Switch" would be not ok. But Diablo 3 has been ported everywhere else, is easy to run, and is basically an open secret at this point. It barely fits the line of port begging if at all.
"Stop right there you port begging fanboy begger."
Port begging is annoying when there's no basis for it or it's just unrealistic. Like "I want Uncharted on Switch" would be not ok. But Diablo 3 has been ported everywhere else, is easy to run, and is basically an open secret at this point. It barely fits the line of port begging if at all.
The console warrior we deserve but not the one we need right now.
No, it's not. It's only an issue if it derails a thread.
From the ResetERA General FAQ:
Port-begging: Every time new hardware releases and games are launching between two hardware cycles, people often 'beg' for ports of those games for that new hardware by either derailing threads or creating threads. It is not okay to simply complain and derail threads. Instead, make a good argument to why there should be a X version for Y game.
You're right.
In the valkyrie profile thread I was just in:
The horror!
They're obviously joking, but alright.You're right.
In the valkyrie profile thread I was just in:
I'd love to have Diablo 3 on the Switch. Feel free to report this post.
This is a teaser without any platforms announced. Anything said after that is simply speculation.You're right.
In the valkyrie profile thread I was just in:
Again, I think you are the problem in this case if you think that kind of post is worth banning.
All you who gave me shit about this, where are your false gods now??
You're right.
In the valkyrie profile thread I was just in:
Did the people asking for PC and PS4 versions also trigger you?
Honestly I didn't make the connection from the video in the tweet until I saw it retweeted by a bunch of people, including mods here, talking about how it was clearly a not-so-subtle hint at a Switch port.
The fact that 99% of the responses to that tweet are saying the same thing makes it pretty clear that only Nintendo/Switch fans aren't really alone in reading it that way.
The fact that 99% of the responses to that tweet are saying the same thing makes it pretty clear that only Nintendo/Switch fans aren't really alone in reading it that way.
This was a really specific thing and wasn't just a case of someone leaving their box copy of Diablo 3 next to their light switch and making the thread about that or something. Even if it leads to nowhere I am not surprised or offended people made the obvious conclusion they did from Blizzard's video/tweet.
You're right.
In the valkyrie profile thread I was just in:
Its a Joke lol
But it has a power on/off button! Don't you see the clues?
Then there's the power outlet. !!!!
Well. This thread has been completely derailed. There doesn't seem to be much to discuss at this point either.
Blizzard has said they have nothing to announce at this point. Once they do announce something then feel free to make a new thread.
Blizzard has said they have nothing to announce at this point. Once they do announce something then feel free to make a new thread.
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