Run Away - far, far away, and never return...

[Narcolepsy]

Well, not never, but a week's break might not be so much to ask. (The Lion King quote was too good to resist.)

The negativity on this forum is astounding. You stay away from General Discussion for a week, and this greets you - we've gone from fun over preloads to petty release date squabbles. Everything degenerates into a flame war - the best threads are depressing, the worst are sickening.

So why not just leave for a while? Take a break! At the risk of seeming stereotypical, why not do something else? In my opinion, this should be a place to obtain news about our favorite game, not exhaustively pick apart nothingness. Take awhile to cool down. Download the Rome: Total War or Evil Genius Demo. Check the front page for news, but don't be tempted by the Pandora's box of flame wars and pointless speculation. When you get back, everything will seem all the more interesting and fun - you might even be surprised!

This thread is not meant to be flame-bait - just something I've tried and know is better for my health. I suggest you do the same.

Thank goodness for bathtubs and suds; they temporarily set free of this quandary!

EDIT: As if from some sort of omen, IE crashed right after I clicked "Post Message." Hmmm...

 

[XtremesT]

Rome Total war is awsome especially when you get a mod to play as the romans.. (sorry if this was a little off topic)

 

[Roland Deschain]

This thread is my home from 12:00AM to about 1:30AM, I try to get as much fun out of it, by even posting riduculous posts in the most depressing threads.

The only problem with these new bullshit threads appearing is that I gotta wade through them to get to the good ones.

 

[Navy Man]

i like dod woot

 

[Narcolepsy]

Interesting replies so far...

 

[Mr. Redundant]

I agree, I have been playing TS and even DOD more lately.

 

[Roland Deschain]

The absolute best stress killer is reading (for me). Lock the door, shut the shades, put on some semi-heavy music, and open a good book. Ahhh, I can already feel the stress fleeing from the words of Stephen King.

 

[Navy Man]

i got battlefield 1942 only a couple of weeks ago, and been living on desert combat , ehehe passes the time while waiting for hl2 woot

 

[MetalliMyers]

Good comment, but it would be too hard to stay away.

There are just so many people who post off topic and pick apart ppl's threads that sometimes you just ask yourself why you even post.

hehe

*tear*

cue the sappy tv show "lesson learned music"

 

[Democritus]

There is a lot of negativity now, but give us a break. Last weekend was: It's gold! Woohoo! to "Oh, his account got hacked because he used gaben as his !@#$% password" to "preload2! Yes. Gold must be soon!" to "oh, looks like Novemeber." So if we're a little neurotic, we've got reason. A break from it all is a good idea, however. What should I do..... hmmmm

 

[Naudian]

i like dod woot

I used to live off dod...then it got boring or something and i just started to play it less, and less...and leeessss... And i havent played it for like 3 weeks now...I guess i got sucked into the css beta. And i think i need to take a break from these forums too (not that ive been here long but ive read them like every day for a while now) HL2.net is addictive. Im an hl2.netaholic ;( Gonna go get addicted to TV now bye

 

[Shuzer]

I've been playing WoW, barely even visited these forums. When I heard about HL2 phase 2 preload, I was like "eh.. HL2, oh yeah, THAT game"

 

[ailevation]

:naughty: We're going crazy!

 

[cookie123]

there is nothing else to discuss.. everything has been discussed to death.. wtf do u want.. nothing new is gonna be said unless its a convo about the game.. so shut up and go have a cry if you dont like the state of the forums today..

 

[stanr]

I've been playing WoW, barely even visited these forums. When I heard about HL2 phase 2 preload, I was like "eh.. HL2, oh yeah, THAT game"

What? Shuzer forgot about HL2? Man, I need to check if hell has frozen over, pigs are flying and the fat ladies are singing.

I got wrapped up in work. I will probably remember about HL2 only when it comes out.

Incidentally, I discovered that buying the computer that I want to play HL2 on will cost me a fortune. Maybe even after release, I will hold off playing it for a long while, until the hardware prices come down.

Stan R.

 

[ailevation]

:dozey: Damn all this just for a game, we are really a silly bunch...

 

[Mr-Fusion]

There's not enough negativity and abuse!! WE NEED MORE! IT all puts pressure on Valve to get this game finished.

I suggest no-one runs away, in fact i'd like to see an increase in criticism and slander of the way Valve does things!

 

[GuNzABlaZiN]

...and I raaan, I ran so far awaaay......and I raaan, I ran all night and daaaay, couldn't get away.

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

 

[Beast206]

GuNzABlaZiN has officially lost it.

 

[GuNzABlaZiN]

GuNzABlaZiN has officially lost it.

Propostrous! What are you talking about?

 

[Sparta]

I started playing Zelda : Wind Waker and Metroid Prime on my Gamecube which i got last week. Finished Zelda last night, it was awesome. I'm gonna go now, and work on Metroid Prime

 

[Beast206]

When you get angry you make typographical errors!

I just assumed you were thinking of Come on Eileen, and posted the wrong lyrics.

 

[Shuzer]

There's not enough negativity and abuse!! WE NEED MORE! IT all puts pressure on Valve to get this game finished.

I suggest no-one runs away, in fact i'd like to see an increase in criticism and slander of the way Valve does things!

Demoralizing != motivating

Get it straight. Slagging people doesn't encourage them to do better or work faster, it has the opposite effect.

 

[Mr-Fusion]

Demoralizing != motivating

Get it straight. Slagging people doesn't encourage them to do better or work faster, it has the opposite effect.

Ahh you're probably right.

Imagine being an employee at a games company (specifically the guys working on MOH-PA) then you release a demo after a year or two of back breaking work, then everyone just bags the shit out of the demo. Now that would have a career changing/soul destroying effect. Such is the risk anyone takes at such a high-profile job. I'm sure they just brush it off and get on with it.

There is only two things i seriously criticsize Valve for and that's getting release dates right and public relations. The release date situation is pretty easy to ammend, just stfu completely until you have something to release. I think that applies to all game companies. For example George Broussard is the absolute master of deceit with his DNF fiasco, what benefit has his lies and treachery had for his company? Not much i would imagine.

I just totally despise this habit of companies announcing a games existence 1-2 years before a release. Especially when they release so much media so early and hype the game up way too much a very long time before a release. It's ridiculous. From a consumers point of view it's very annoying because i don't want it now i want it last week!! Don't tempt me with something i can't play for a long time.

Lets hope that message somehow filters down to the market planners...



:imu:

 

[Bastion]

I agree with the topic, I had a blast last nite in the tub with my wife ( sorry no screens ). I think everyone in the forums just suffers a lill like cabin fever is all no biggy it will all go away when the game hits. I been playing a lill UT2004 instagib, I really had a good time I miss that game. I must admit some of the smartass comments have had me laughing my a** off some of you young people are just funny, not being sarcastic either.

 

[Eon Blue]

I check here every day looking for news, but I tend to avoid threads saying WTF VALVE U OW EUS TEH HL2 U FEGGOTS
.

 

[poseyjmac]

bastion didn't take pictures. but i did! who wants screens!

 

[Mr-Fusion]

I think everyone in the forums just suffers a lill like cabin fever is all no biggy it will all go away when the game hits.

That's a perfect description of how i'm feeling. Cabin fever!! As for the photos of you and your wife, don't worry that spy camera i installed in your bathroom did the trick.

Mrs Bastion is really enjoys those shampoo bottles!!

 

[Narcolepsy]

there is nothing else to discuss.. everything has been discussed to death.. wtf do u want.. nothing new is gonna be said unless its a convo about the game.. so shut up and go have a cry if you dont like the state of the forums today..

Thank you for proving my point more eloquently than I ever could. :cheers:

 

[epmode]

narcolepsy, you're my new favorite poster. i agree, this has become one of the nastiest forums i've ever seen. i haven't been lurking nearly as often in the last week or so. i'll be back when i hear some actual new information.

 

[Narcolepsy]

narcolepsy, you're my new favorite poster. i agree, this has become one of the nastiest forums i've ever seen. i haven't been lurking nearly as often in the last week or so. i'll be back when i hear some actual new information.

I'm contemplating whether I should siggify that. :E

 

[Adios amigos]

Is this one of the nastiest forums you have ever seen? Then try to check www.dailyrush.dk´s forums out. They are nasty! But you have to understand danish to understand whats written, but what ever........

Oh yeah the Evil Genius demo rocks! Try it! Its sweet! Bye!

I still think that it should have been a cow leg....

Im lost....

 

[Absinthe]

I must be one of the few people that actually enjoys it more when everybody's flaming and getting pissed at each other. Well, maybe not because I enjoy it per se. But because it keeps things interesting.

I just wish the arguments had more diversity. It's tiresome to repeat the same things over and over again.

 

[FoxDie]

I was wondering where Shuzer went

It looked like things were getting better, and the forums would be back to normal when we heard the fake gold announcement...but then when it turned out to be fake, it got even worse

 

[jet jaguar]

It got negative because some people thought Sep 1 was a magical date and then it came and went without HL2 so they got mad. The same thing will happen when Sep 30 comes and go and we still don't have HL2. After that I expect the forum to maintain a very high level of negativity until HL2 gets released.