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Setting Gamers Back 20 Years : The Eternal Bitch Fit Solution
Snaileb | 8:33 AM on 04.07.2008 35 comments


Giant wall of text incoming. It's early, I'm tired so forgive me if half of this makes no sense. This does need to be said though, I wouldn't want our precious c-blogs to become the rants and raves section from a Craigslist site because buttsore gamers feel they have to let you know that they have "chosen a side". This may come off as hypocritical to some, but I will still try to make some valid points. So read on if you can!

Good Morning Destructoid. It's 8 o' clock in the morning, and what's the first thing every Destructoid fanboy does when he's online at such an ungodly hour? Well after you get past the front page with reviews, rumormills and top notch journalism, you can visit the community blogs.

These things have become a tool for gamers like us, and sometimes we tend to abuse them more often than not. Of course it's for fun most of the time, usually it's harmless behavior for the most part. Then sometimes in the morning you can catch people that use the community blogs as a soapbox who want everyone to know what they think of this and why we should do that. While spreading ones thoughts and pushing your opinions aren't exactly a bad thing unless you're just being a complete jerk, which has been happening alot more lately, but it's in the wake of nerd rage that the community blogs stop being sensible and start becoming your nerdy weapons of fanboy vengeance.

These kinds of bitch fits are painful to read, and I hounestly cannot keep quiet while gamers continue to tear themselves apart. By now I'm sure you're going to assume I'm talking about the recent explosion over the Xbox Live downtime over the weekend. While I was angry at Microsoft and the only reason being is because I pay for my usual flawless online experince, it isn't enough for me to actually get online and rally people together for a massive bitch fit. I realize it's nearly impossible to kick the dog while it's down, but this goes back to my second paragraph. Technically I'm just another jerk on his soapbox. So instead of whinning and sniviling like little e-tards, why can't we STFUAJPGs? You know what I did while XBL was down? I played Dreamcast. If I had a Playstation 3, I most likely would've been using that too.

I know that paying 4 bucks a month for your online can be crazy, and I know that when the servers are down there will be people that will complain, that will fight, and will use this to further exploit their fanboy vengeance. Why people would want to fight over a console or faceless company is beyond me, and I can remember a time when Destructoid really didn't have this problem. At first every site has their birth pains, but at one time the community really didn't have a problem with other peoples preferences.

Making these "STFUAJPGs" c-blogs just wont cut it, because people just won't get it. Meaning, this whole rant I made seems in vain. Now I don't mean for everyone to just ignore the flaws or online malfunctions, I don't want people to forget you need games to have a good system, and of course I want people to know that even if it's a kids console, you can still have fun. But what I do ask, is that when you feel the need to set gamers back by having this eternal bitch fit since the NES and SEGA days, to just take a deep breath, step away from the keyboard, and just remember it's the internet. It's for fun! We can all have our games and play them too.

Yeah, this is kind of a rant, and yes it is kind of hypocritical. I too can be judging, even when I think I'm not. So hopefully this long rant from a tired gamer will not only be a reminder to myself, but also something that will help us understand that we can ignore the feeling in our gut to let the internet know how wrong they are. To continue with life even if your nerd rage is brimming with tripe ready to flow out of your mouth like a faucet for bullshit. If you can do this, then you will eventually be respected for your opinions and maybe even become wiser in your travels through the internet.

More of your time will be about having fun and being up above it rather than bringing other people down in it.



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-D-'s Destructoid Blog
I was up above it
Kryptinite's Destructoid Blog
Well done! I tend to stay away from the heated "fanboy" arguments and I hope I've been doing a good job of that. I'm a whore for videogames and that's not going to change.

Also, blehman has scarred me from clicking most if not all links on the internet.
aborto thefetus's Destructoid Blog
I wasn't even online Friday, so I completely missed out on this.

I however agree all this complaining is annoying. XBL is a online service, and sometimes services fuckup. I've had more problem with Cablevision than I have had with XBL. Six hours is nothing compared to whole days without cable.
BigPopaGamer's Destructoid Blog
You know this has to be one of you most well-written articles Snail, but for the life of me, I have no idea what it's about.
aborto thefetus's Destructoid Blog
Or do I have Optimum? Eh whatever. You get my drift.
blehman's Destructoid Blog
Ok, so I DEFINANTLY missed something this weekend.
EternalDeathSlayer's Destructoid Blog
Bravo! Well said. Sort of.

I just wanna play games and then come on here and talk about them.

Also, LOL @ the link to Neonie! Hounestly!
Chocobo Knight's Destructoid Blog
*shrug* I'm also one of those that stays away from heated fanboi egomoshing. If something goes down, I have plenty of others things I can do. I've plenty to read, play and watch; there's no need to participate when they're so many options.
EternalDeathSlayer's Destructoid Blog
And also: I play my PS3 if Live is having problems. Or my DS, PSP, Wii, whatever. That's why it's always good to have an alternative.

Not that I've EVER had a problem with Live. Always works perfectly, and I've got shit ass Comcast internet.
aborto thefetus's Destructoid Blog
@Blehman

You missed an epic amount of fail. You also missed out on using your buddy longcat since Hamza was busy in Cancun.
Snaileb 's Destructoid Blog
I'm quite the opposite. If I see a bitch fit that I see relevant, which none of them truly are, I'll give my two cents. All of it is completely unessicary, and sometimes people like me need a reminder.

Especially the people that take this for cereal. They too need to remember how much fun we're supposed to be having, instead of points we should be making.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Yes, exactly.
Tubatic's Destructoid Blog
Right on. I sometime get into that crap, and I'm gonna start cutting it out.
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
STFUAJPG

Yeah unfortunately telling people that wont work sometimes; people are fucking idiots
Rockvillian's Destructoid Blog
But... if I don't bitch.... my score will go down....

100% agree Snail. I'll spend a half hour on the job thinking how to respond to a troll or completely ignorant post... when I should just close my browser and get back to work (or write a constructive post, draw, whatever).

See this is why I can't stand the Angry Video Game nerd, even if it's a joke. It hurtses us, as a group and personally.
wardrox's Destructoid Blog
Not sure if this rant is aimed towards me, if not, please dissregard the following:

I bitch and I moan because I know the service can be better, and I feel it should be better. I also feel I have the freedom (and maybe the right) to complain. The fact my money is being taken away for something makes the principal of the situation even more important.

When gamers complain it's fine, if they are not being a) a dick b) a moron and c) unreasonable.

You don't have to read them all you know :P
Snaileb 's Destructoid Blog
It wasn't directed torwards anyone in general, I don't know anyone who is a constant jerk about being a fanboy.. (well maybe I know one or two) but Im still not going to disregard what you said, because it's a valid point.

I agree with your a-c explaination. It's no reason to tear your fellow gamer apart, and that sh*t's not welcome on Destructoid.
DrNutt's Destructoid Blog
Snailed, you're awesome.

I never really get why people feel the need to argue about faceless companies.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Destructoid Blog
Like I said in my other post, CoD4 is a very popular game, usually in the top 2 most played XBL games, now when Halo 3 had that position I would see around 500,000 people at peak hours, if CoD4 was number 1, I estimate about the same.

Let's say out of all of them, 30,000 people wanted the maps, AT THE EXACT SAME TIME, you 30,000 pinging the server for the same request, there is simply no technology on earth that can handle that many requests.

For expected content, its best to wait a few hours and then get them so the initial fever has died down.
Elitechief27's Destructoid Blog
Nice blog as usual Snail. Did you ever get the points for the maps, or have you yet to put in the code.
DrNutt's Destructoid Blog
Oops, Snaileb. "Snailed" is something that happens when you're around loose women.
SLiFE's Destructoid Blog
I was pissed at the downtime, but only cause it was the 1st time I'd hooked my 360 up to the nettertrons in nearly a month.

All I wanted was to play some Boston...
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
Duh.

But seriously, don't get me wrong, this is spot-on, for the most part. I just have to wonder what the point is in people making these posts over and over. It's the internet -- these aren't going to make a difference. And people like me, who already know this stuff, don't need to hear it.

We'll always have fanboys and twits. Personally, I think the best that we can do is try to live by example. I doubt we can convince anyone by yelling at them.
Snaileb 's Destructoid Blog
Sharpless, aye, and thanks for that but there's always new blood here at Dtoid. When it was a super small community, people just knew each other and what to say without pissing the others off. Now with all these new people, it has to be made a daily reminder. Maybe one day there will be enough of people "like us who know this stuff", so that we will ultimately out weigh the other types.

Elitechief Im doing that today. Wanna stab fools in the face with me? Hit us up in a couple.

"Snailed" is something that happens when you're around loose women. - BAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH
Snaileb 's Destructoid Blog
Also, Sharpless, get a damn 360 or PS3 already.
Elitechief27's Destructoid Blog
Man, hell yes and do you mean hours or minutes?
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
Snaileb, help me get $500 and I will get a 360 or PS3 already.
The Incredible Edible Egg's Destructoid Blog
It doesn't seem to work because my opinion is better than yours. I don't know how it works considering an opinion is a point of view, but I wanna fight about it. I know I personally bought my console because my penis is bigger than yours, not of course because I like the games on it. God no, that would be stupid.

Good blarg blarg, need more like this.
Knives's Destructoid Blog
Xbox live had downtime? Didn't notice that from Cancun :).
Fronz's Destructoid Blog
Maybe I should bring back the STFUAJPG love with a contest soon....
Necros's Destructoid Blog
I think the best thing to do is realize that people will bitch about anything. Not to be a weeaboo, but I was just watching Gurren Lagann after the seven-year time jump, and when a building got destroyed by an enemy, people bitched and moaned to the government to the point of violence, totally forgetting the fact that seven years earlier, they lived underground in caves and frequently died. It's fictional, but just off the top of my head, it's a good example of how people just like to complain.
Necros's Destructoid Blog
I think the best thing to do is realize that people will bitch about anything. Not to be a weeaboo, but I was just watching Gurren Lagann after the seven-year time jump, and when a building got destroyed by an enemy, people bitched and moaned to the government to the point of violence, totally forgetting the fact that seven years earlier, they lived underground in caves and frequently died. It's fictional, but just off the top of my head, it's a good example of how people just like to complain.
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
I'm complaining about Necros' double posting.


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