I was reeealllly farigh and bored today and this crazy idea came to mind and i thought "Oh what the heck, Lets do it"
I've compiled some of the most crazy/funny phenomenons of PG for a funny read for ya'll. Some of the facts have been exaggerated while most of them are true...at least according to what i've seen lol
I wrote all this in a matter of a few minutes so please don't attack me with all your comments
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Chatbox, search box...There ain't no difference:
It is the quickest and easiest way to get your problems solved. Want to know the price of a PS3? simply ask the question there (when a moderator isn't around) and the local chat freaks will be happy to lend you a hand. You can even get a step-by-step guide on how to install entire games on your PC too.
Don't bother using the proper "search" button on the top right of the home page though...Its broken anyway. Who wants to go through lengthy informative threads when you can get quick answers from
potentially ill-informed trolls, right?
Trolls, trolls and more trolls:
If there is one thing you don't want to be labled as on this forum is a troll. Apparently if you're engaging in a discussion of a video game you've never actually played (or don't own the console on which its available) then your opinion doesn't matter and Bam! You're a troll...
Ironically, if you take a brief look around this forum you'd be hard pressed to find a person who has not, atleast once, acted like a complete troll.
PC-only Gamers are the most pateint human beings in the world:
Pateince is virtue...Something which the PC-only crowd here on PG have in abundance. They are willing to endure months/weeks of delays, playing the game long after its console counter-part, half a day on downloading and the other half installing the game just to get the extra amount of pixels.
They don't care how many Final fantasies, Uncharteds, Halos and Metal Gears Solids are coming out on the consoles; they don't give a shit. Apparently these games are worthless and mediocre when compared to their ridiculously lengthy line-up of exclusives and multiplats that come out each year...Great sense of humor these guys have...
I salute them!
Numbers don't mean a damn thing:
Whether its Critics' ratings, number of units sold or the number of people playing the game online, all that stuff doesn't matter here. If you're trying to convince another party on how awesome your game of choice really is by posting atleast one of these mentioned sources, your credibility just fell to a new low.
You'll then be subjected to the traditional facepalm.gif, followed by posts which will show how "credible" your source is when it gave another "awesome" game a lower score than most of the other critics...Ze railgunz will then be unleashed on you and the topic will eventually fall into the bottomless pits of the trash bin...
Although, If the game is generally liked and is highly anticipated by the PG audience, then posting ratings is a good idea to boost hype. At that point, everyone will forget how credible your point really is...As long as the larger crowd likes it, you're safe.
Sticky threads are invisible:
It seems as though no amount of warnings can make a typical (newbie) PG member with a console/PC problem resort to asking their question in a sticky thread. Even when the moderators fill the topic title with words like "Help", "Ask questions here", "FAQ" e.t.c the members will still bluntly make a thread on the very main page of the related section.
May be such people are color blind and hence don't even spot the obvious looking dark red color of the title. Constantly merging/moving threads here and there results in a complete mess in the look of the section, but what do they care?
Halo is bad:
Don't know why...but its just bad. Typical reasons you'll hear about it being under appreciated here are "cartoony graphics", "640p" and "Its Halo". Ofcourse who gives a shit about its genre defining gameplay elements and its awesome Multiplayer when you have problems as massive as cartoony graphics and jaggies to worry about, right?.....and don't you bring the likes of Team Fortress 2 in here, leave them alone. Those games are sooo not cartoony.
However, recently, its seems that another game is about to take this crown off Halo. A game which has broken entertainment records of all time...
For teh lulz - The reason why anyone does anything:
It is a tradition formed as early as the birth of the first ever online discussion forum. Its always best to secure a safe location to which you can fall back anytime some senior member or mod strongly disagrees with your point. Always try to keep a small amount of humor or sarcasm in your posts to reflect your casual take on the matter.
When someone disagrees with arguments you can't counter, simply reply with a "Don't tell me you didn't know i was joking" comment and you'll be successful in making the other person feel like a fool for his actions.
Admin's word is absolute:
Always try to raise a point to which the admin will most certainly agree. Since the Administrator is the most powerful force on the forum, his word is considered final. Unless of course when he doesn't agree, thats when you'll have to adopt a different strategy.
Trying to ignore his post and continuing on with the discussion at hand is the easiest and most commonly used tactic, or better yet, get into a serious argument with another person to get the attention of the suckers away from the what the Administrator just said.
If you're lucky, the admin will forget about what he might have said and will focus on resolving this fight between you and the other person. Now that you've caused considerable confusion and chaos in the thread, you can easily slip away like the troll you really are.
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I've compiled some of the most crazy/funny phenomenons of PG for a funny read for ya'll. Some of the facts have been exaggerated while most of them are true...at least according to what i've seen lol
I wrote all this in a matter of a few minutes so please don't attack me with all your comments
*************
Chatbox, search box...There ain't no difference:
It is the quickest and easiest way to get your problems solved. Want to know the price of a PS3? simply ask the question there (when a moderator isn't around) and the local chat freaks will be happy to lend you a hand. You can even get a step-by-step guide on how to install entire games on your PC too.
Don't bother using the proper "search" button on the top right of the home page though...Its broken anyway. Who wants to go through lengthy informative threads when you can get quick answers from
potentially ill-informed trolls, right?
Trolls, trolls and more trolls:
If there is one thing you don't want to be labled as on this forum is a troll. Apparently if you're engaging in a discussion of a video game you've never actually played (or don't own the console on which its available) then your opinion doesn't matter and Bam! You're a troll...
Ironically, if you take a brief look around this forum you'd be hard pressed to find a person who has not, atleast once, acted like a complete troll.
PC-only Gamers are the most pateint human beings in the world:
Pateince is virtue...Something which the PC-only crowd here on PG have in abundance. They are willing to endure months/weeks of delays, playing the game long after its console counter-part, half a day on downloading and the other half installing the game just to get the extra amount of pixels.
They don't care how many Final fantasies, Uncharteds, Halos and Metal Gears Solids are coming out on the consoles; they don't give a shit. Apparently these games are worthless and mediocre when compared to their ridiculously lengthy line-up of exclusives and multiplats that come out each year...Great sense of humor these guys have...
I salute them!
Numbers don't mean a damn thing:
Whether its Critics' ratings, number of units sold or the number of people playing the game online, all that stuff doesn't matter here. If you're trying to convince another party on how awesome your game of choice really is by posting atleast one of these mentioned sources, your credibility just fell to a new low.
You'll then be subjected to the traditional facepalm.gif, followed by posts which will show how "credible" your source is when it gave another "awesome" game a lower score than most of the other critics...Ze railgunz will then be unleashed on you and the topic will eventually fall into the bottomless pits of the trash bin...
Although, If the game is generally liked and is highly anticipated by the PG audience, then posting ratings is a good idea to boost hype. At that point, everyone will forget how credible your point really is...As long as the larger crowd likes it, you're safe.
Sticky threads are invisible:
It seems as though no amount of warnings can make a typical (newbie) PG member with a console/PC problem resort to asking their question in a sticky thread. Even when the moderators fill the topic title with words like "Help", "Ask questions here", "FAQ" e.t.c the members will still bluntly make a thread on the very main page of the related section.
May be such people are color blind and hence don't even spot the obvious looking dark red color of the title. Constantly merging/moving threads here and there results in a complete mess in the look of the section, but what do they care?
Halo is bad:
Don't know why...but its just bad. Typical reasons you'll hear about it being under appreciated here are "cartoony graphics", "640p" and "Its Halo". Ofcourse who gives a shit about its genre defining gameplay elements and its awesome Multiplayer when you have problems as massive as cartoony graphics and jaggies to worry about, right?.....and don't you bring the likes of Team Fortress 2 in here, leave them alone. Those games are sooo not cartoony.
However, recently, its seems that another game is about to take this crown off Halo. A game which has broken entertainment records of all time...
For teh lulz - The reason why anyone does anything:
It is a tradition formed as early as the birth of the first ever online discussion forum. Its always best to secure a safe location to which you can fall back anytime some senior member or mod strongly disagrees with your point. Always try to keep a small amount of humor or sarcasm in your posts to reflect your casual take on the matter.
When someone disagrees with arguments you can't counter, simply reply with a "Don't tell me you didn't know i was joking" comment and you'll be successful in making the other person feel like a fool for his actions.
Admin's word is absolute:
Always try to raise a point to which the admin will most certainly agree. Since the Administrator is the most powerful force on the forum, his word is considered final. Unless of course when he doesn't agree, thats when you'll have to adopt a different strategy.
Trying to ignore his post and continuing on with the discussion at hand is the easiest and most commonly used tactic, or better yet, get into a serious argument with another person to get the attention of the suckers away from the what the Administrator just said.
If you're lucky, the admin will forget about what he might have said and will focus on resolving this fight between you and the other person. Now that you've caused considerable confusion and chaos in the thread, you can easily slip away like the troll you really are.
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