Digg Is Great
by Jeff Tunnell · 11/15/2005 (10:52 am) · 66 comments
Is it my imagination or is Slashdot rapidly becoming an incredibly lame, noob infested pack of the most clueless opinions on the Net? For several years I read /. every day, and while many of the opinions were vile, there was still enough good information buried in the posts to sort through. Eventually, I turned up the threshold rating, then moved to RSS feeds, only rarely visiting the site because the comments became worse and worse.
So, what does this have to do with games you ask?
Well, today I went to the site because there was an interesting post about XB360 games. This is a subject that I feel I have some unique knowledge about, i.e. games and a system not yet on the market that I thought I could intelligently participate in the conversation. So, for the first time in years, I posted a well thought out post about the XB360, which is a system that I think will change the face of console gaming. Here is the link:
games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/15/1636243&tid=211&tid=10
Man, did I get flamed. I guess there is just no way to please these MS bashers. Pretty much summed up, GarageGames is a lame developer, I'm a Ballmer fanboi, etc.
Oh well, I just unsubscribed /. from my Bloglines. I was just about ready to do so any way. www.digg.com is getting much better news, much faster than /. now, so there is simply no reason for me to go there any more. (btw, the comments on digg are lame too, but the way the post are moderated and presented in such a way that you can ignore them.)
Jeff Tunnell, GarageGames
So, what does this have to do with games you ask?
Well, today I went to the site because there was an interesting post about XB360 games. This is a subject that I feel I have some unique knowledge about, i.e. games and a system not yet on the market that I thought I could intelligently participate in the conversation. So, for the first time in years, I posted a well thought out post about the XB360, which is a system that I think will change the face of console gaming. Here is the link:
games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/15/1636243&tid=211&tid=10
Man, did I get flamed. I guess there is just no way to please these MS bashers. Pretty much summed up, GarageGames is a lame developer, I'm a Ballmer fanboi, etc.
Oh well, I just unsubscribed /. from my Bloglines. I was just about ready to do so any way. www.digg.com is getting much better news, much faster than /. now, so there is simply no reason for me to go there any more. (btw, the comments on digg are lame too, but the way the post are moderated and presented in such a way that you can ignore them.)
Jeff Tunnell, GarageGames
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#62
At the end I read one post and totally and utterly agreed with you jeff. Basically the guy was whining that MMORPG's were too expensive, that these guys were "just there to make money" and that MMORPG's should be hosted for free.
God give me strength. These people seem kind of retarded when it comes to reality.
Honestly though, this is kind of what was an inevitability with the internet. I'm not 100% sure I'm too happy with using RSS for everything, but its at least a subscription thing, you can choose to be in on it or not.
I personally prefer to hear and see things too. So I hope someday video RSS will come along.
11/20/2005 (11:44 am)
You know what.. I just read a thread on MMORPG pricing issues (interested in how I could charge for Air Ace), so you know what we see?At the end I read one post and totally and utterly agreed with you jeff. Basically the guy was whining that MMORPG's were too expensive, that these guys were "just there to make money" and that MMORPG's should be hosted for free.
God give me strength. These people seem kind of retarded when it comes to reality.
Honestly though, this is kind of what was an inevitability with the internet. I'm not 100% sure I'm too happy with using RSS for everything, but its at least a subscription thing, you can choose to be in on it or not.
I personally prefer to hear and see things too. So I hope someday video RSS will come along.
#63
11/20/2005 (9:34 pm)
Tribes Rules!
#64
PS Love the GarageGame community
11/22/2005 (10:24 am)
I'm not too sure I like the way Console gaming systems are going.. Jeff Tunnel.. You see its basically an atari with better graphics. There has not been any orginal games on XBOX 360 that i've seen just remakes. I like the idea of LIVE 360, but the kid is right it could promote pricing on free games. But thats what its for right? I think i'm going to wait until Nintendo comes out with their system, since there going to do something completely different and inovative. Word is there focusing on a new game play style.. But the GameCube was sort of a let down except for game Pikimin and MonkeyBall. I think thats important not just all these new fancy graphics. Its like i'm playing the same game over and over again. Peace out. Customer of GarageGames and frequent writer for Slashdot.org... PS Love the GarageGame community
#65
EDIT:
All I'm saying is... give it some time. I'm sure there will be some unique games coming to 360 and PS3 after a while. Of course, Revolution will almost certainly lead in terms of raw uniqueness... but for everyone else, you can't expect completely unique crap on launch.
11/23/2005 (10:07 am)
Aren't remakes and sequels all that make up just about any new console? Granted Nintendo usually tries to make the odd Pikmin or something... they tend to be the oddman out lately anyway.EDIT:
All I'm saying is... give it some time. I'm sure there will be some unique games coming to 360 and PS3 after a while. Of course, Revolution will almost certainly lead in terms of raw uniqueness... but for everyone else, you can't expect completely unique crap on launch.
#66
11/24/2005 (10:07 pm)
Yeah, your right... But thats becuase there aim is towards the younger crowds. Think about there games. There just simple and sweet. Take Monkey Ball. Just simple sweet, and Addictive. I believe it was number one in Japan for a while. Monkey Ball 2 is even better.
Torque Owner Jeffrey Bakker
That's what I like about GG: a Torque newbie such as myself, or even a non-licensee, is able to communicate directly with the GG employees on the forum. There's no talking to the big guys through a proxy which conssists of hidden email addresses and a screening process, unlike other companies where you'll rarely see an employee post on the public forum.