What is going on with the Borderlands 3 "Couple" posts on reddit?
- Thread starter SalvaPot
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Yeah, I'd expect something closer to empty accounts posting change.org petitions to change September 13th to The Official Borderlands 3 Day.
People have fond memories of bonding over a popular co-op game and want to play the new one. These same people post to Reddit which is notorious for carefully crafted posts, complete with twee titles, for the purpose of getting Karma. Not really seeing the bombshell here
I... I think these are ad's too. Not the first, not the last time it's going to happen on there either.
That 'Is hollow knight overhyped?' thread especially.
You win team cherry we'll keep talking about your 2 year old game.
2 months from now
'LTTP: Hollowknight is overrated' 20 pg thread to keep hollowknight relevant and act as free advertising.
Don't forget the 5 daily Smash threads that for some reason don't fit in the OT or DLC dedicated threads.
Especially the "I can't wait to play that game on [hardware]!", or "I'll play it on [hardware]" when the game is released on all consoles on the same day.
I still don't know whether it's astroturfing or pure brand cult.
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I was pretty proud of our little couch setup this weekend. Had some pretty ill snacks too. Definitely did not post pics though.
Gotta love the comments.
If this thread were a couple showing off their Switches and a bunch of snacks to play Animal Crossing, nobody would have a problem.
Anybody saying they're astroturfing would get the No Fun Allowed jpeg, or called toxic.
If this thread were a couple showing off their Switches and a bunch of snacks to play Animal Crossing, nobody would have a problem.
Anybody saying they're astroturfing would get the No Fun Allowed jpeg, or called toxic.
Borderlands is a game series that appeals to couples. I don't think it's deeper than that. If i had a proper two person set up, id take a picture as well (Idk about posting it anywhere though). It's kinda cute in a geeky way, which shouldn't be an issue on a video game forum of all places.
Couples play games together. Nothing new or shocking.
But yeah...some of these setups are sus as fuck. They're a little too nice, clean and shall I say, high end, to be from your average nerd on the internet.
I like to think my gaming area is pretty nice, but some I've seen are just far too picture perfect. Then again, I've seen some ridiculously pristine and over the top gaming rooms on GAF and ERA over the years.
Some of you have too much money or in debt to your fucking eyeballs, lol
But yeah...some of these setups are sus as fuck. They're a little too nice, clean and shall I say, high end, to be from your average nerd on the internet.
I like to think my gaming area is pretty nice, but some I've seen are just far too picture perfect. Then again, I've seen some ridiculously pristine and over the top gaming rooms on GAF and ERA over the years.
Some of you have too much money or in debt to your fucking eyeballs, lol
It's obviously staged. No one eats snacks like that. Where is the big water jug to urinate in????
I'd never post a picture on reddit but my family's home has 3 large TVs set up in the family room for stuff like this. Two are set up for gaming and the third is for watching TV. I'm sure it looks weird to some but it works perfectly for our family.
Yep, specifically r/gaming. These couple setup posts are pretty common on there, I've seen them for single player games as well.
I see this in every gaming subreddit and I find it adorable. It's awesome to see a couple enjoy a hobby together.
Oh God... agreed.
I dont own a Switch but I pretty much know every Ninty DLC and road map from these thread titles.
maybe couples play games together? lol
My gf and I sit next to each other with our Switches, not so different than the pics in the OP.
My gf and I sit next to each other with our Switches, not so different than the pics in the OP.
Remember when back in neogaf where people wouldnt stfu about titanfall 2
I wouldn't be surprised if some of these posts are ads but all in all I like to think that the majority of these posts are genuine and it makes me really happy to see people enjoying their time together :) Well and I'm salty because due to a crappy heater placement at the moment I can't have a desk setup that's nearly as nice :(
Friend of a friend had Gearbox make a wedding proposal video for him and his girlfriend at the time. They're not together anymore.
Needless to say there are people who go that hardcore into it, but I dunno about the posts here. Some people sound like corporate mouthpieces when they aren't, and some people don't when they are.
It sucks because if it were me I'd be making the post because I want to remind people of a cool game coming out, and very often the pages of those posts are littered with "I didn't know this was coming out" or "I had no idea this game existed" so it's hard to tell.
Genuine passion or corporate ad? The world may never know.
Needless to say there are people who go that hardcore into it, but I dunno about the posts here. Some people sound like corporate mouthpieces when they aren't, and some people don't when they are.
I get that perspective.
It sucks because if it were me I'd be making the post because I want to remind people of a cool game coming out, and very often the pages of those posts are littered with "I didn't know this was coming out" or "I had no idea this game existed" so it's hard to tell.
Genuine passion or corporate ad? The world may never know.
I think this is just a symptom of era not having pre release OTs for games, to be honest. You get about a billion "WHOS HYPED" threads instead of everybody just piling into a general catchall one. I don't think it's advertising, I think the forum would just be a lot cleaner if general discussion like that was kept to a pre release OT and major news/preview drops get their own threads too.
Just seems like gamer couples wanting to show that they're doing stuff together, the same way everyone likes to show the world what they're doing at any given moment on social media. I mean, it's pretty rare to see couples (especially hetero couples) both equally as into gaming as each other. If they've found a game they both enjoy that they play together that's a good thing!
My boyfriend and I are both gamers, so it's nothing particualrly surprising for us, but we still set time aside with snacks and stuff to play releases we both REALLY enjoy together. Divinity being one of them. Borderlands being another. That's not me being a corporate shill. That's just the reality of our gaming habits. But apparently we can't admit to such things because....corporate. lol.
My boyfriend and I are both gamers, so it's nothing particualrly surprising for us, but we still set time aside with snacks and stuff to play releases we both REALLY enjoy together. Divinity being one of them. Borderlands being another. That's not me being a corporate shill. That's just the reality of our gaming habits. But apparently we can't admit to such things because....corporate. lol.
Me and my girlfriend both bought BL3 on PC before launch because it's the perfect coop franchise and we both have our computers next to each other like some of the screenshots posted above.
But hey, if that somehow make us look like corporate stooges.... ok?
But hey, if that somehow make us look like corporate stooges.... ok?
