the opposite...
It's quieter now because more and more people accept that VR is here to stay. The hating is alleviated, so no need for these kind of battles.
And this will be the trend from now on:)
What group of gamers are the loudest minority?
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the opposite...
It's quieter now because more and more people accept that VR is here to stay. The hating is alleviated, so no need for these kind of battles.
And this will be the trend from now on:)
I'd like to add people that defend publishers when they implement intrusive/exploitative business practices in any popular title.
There's a very loud vocal minority that fervently defends any publisher's actions as long as they publish any game that they love.
There are publishers whose games I enjoy, or absolutely love, that sometimes use terrible business practices. It's okay to love a game and criticize their publisher at the same time.
I love Nintendo games but, as a publisher, they've done some absolutely terrible things (Region and Hardware locking of digital software, charging for really bad online service).
I love Dragon Age but EA is one of the most anti-consumer publishers on the industry today. They are lobbying and fight against consumer rights right now, even though some of their services (like Origin) are pretty decent in terms of upholding customer rights.
Loving and a game, or game series, and hating a publisher, or a publisher's business practices, are not mutually exclusive things.
I wouldn't say that people defending them are a large group. More so people unaware of them or don't care, is the largest group.
Fanboys with their massive double standards. There's a lot of fanboys though, so not surprising.
I'd say when it comes to internal fanbases Classic Sonic fans tend to be the more obnoxious and toxic side but Modern Sonic fans are more vocal which gives the false impression that they're worse, if that makes any sense.
At least with Modern fans most of them are just kids so they have that excuse to fall back on. Classic fans are older and should know better.
At least with Modern fans most of them are just kids so they have that excuse to fall back on. Classic fans are older and should know better.
I'm not necessarily opposed to it, but I can't look at a game and tell what fps it's running at and it isn't my end all be all of video game enjoyment.
Not the minority yet, but getting there......
Disc based gamers.
- Digital is the devil
- Microtrans sux
- Wasting money on a HDD
- Discs are great because you can lend to a friend and trade in for credit
- I like having a disc case in my collection
- You digital gamers are lazy fucks. Just get up and change the disc. Takes 10 seconds
I bet just about every disc promoter is turning to digital downloads more and more, even though every non-indie game still has a disc release.
Disc based gamers.
- Digital is the devil
- Microtrans sux
- Wasting money on a HDD
- Discs are great because you can lend to a friend and trade in for credit
- I like having a disc case in my collection
- You digital gamers are lazy fucks. Just get up and change the disc. Takes 10 seconds
I bet just about every disc promoter is turning to digital downloads more and more, even though every non-indie game still has a disc release.
I'm surprised that anybody would think that VR has lived up to the promises from 5ish years ago or whenever Oculus launched. I'm definitely not a VR hater, I have a VR device myself, but to me, it seems like VR never came close to the hype from 5ish years ago when it was all everybody was talking about.
I have no idea what that person's going for, but perhaps like over the top anti-corporatism ... Like how EA was voted as the worst corporation on earth, over Halliburton and Enron, because of the ending of Mass Effect 3, while EA has maintained a very socially progressive social agenda, but because they're a big company focused on profits it drives this deep hatred of them.
BUt... who knows.
"MGS4 is the worst" people, had to redo an entire vote just to prove how small an annoying minority they are.
This is OpenCritic's bread and butter. A game has its highest review accolade, Mighty, from an aggregate of 100 until an aggregate of 84.
Is this really a vocal minority? Given that most major console games are 30fps, and it seems like consumers tend to have a preference for flashy graphics over rock solid framerate, I think this may just be the majority, not a vocal minority.
I agree that not every thread has to be a positive hype thread. I've been complaining hard about how questionable Fallout 76 looks, for example.
But this is an enthusiast forum, so shouldn't it skew positive? It's demoralizing when every thread turns into "this game sucks." I think negative opinions should be kept to impression and review threads.
Posting "throw this game in the trash" in OT threads adds nothing of value to this forum.
In terms of sales no. You are absolutely right. It's not mainstream.
But in terms of a new medium that enhanced dramatically the experience(ex flat vs VR in RE7) and gave birth to new experiences, gameplay evolution etc.
Absolutely YES!:D
It exceeded the expectations IMO
Both sides, ladies and gentlemen. Both sides!
I'll go with ResetEra in general. It's a super distinct population compared to the average video game player. We really get riled up over everything. I generally think that's a net positive though.
Edit: On second thought gamer gater's are even louder.
hahaha
it's true
lol this as well
well i had forgotten those people exist until i saw it again in that thread :)
I'm not talking about the general gamer though. I mean the people that go out of their way to say that anything over 30fps is unnoticeable and unneeded.
I feel like that's going to be this thread in a nutshell
Almost a tie between the Ninty Defense Force and the DMC fan base, but I give the nod to the NDF because at least some of the opinions you encounter in a DMC thread are funny and make me laugh.
Welcome to the Internet.
'Civil' FF discussions rarely seem to exist... and this is coming from someone who's been in the quagmire since the bulletin board days of the early/mid 1990s.
Yep it's always "buuut think about the poor publisher selling a game at only 60 dollarssss" "It's optionaaallll" "it's just cosmeticsssss!"
Despite how this thread is appearing so far, this thread isn't about hating the loudest minority, just what group of gamers *are* the loudest minority.
And I say ResetEra.
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