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It pisses off the fans, maybe that counts? 
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Pretty much. People going 'Behead those who insult the prophet Video Games' never gets old. 
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Dec 10, 2013 01:02
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While not "behead those responsible" I kinda get the annoyance. If you're really into your hobby having an awards show take the piss out of it might get annoying. But hey, i've not watched it as i can't right now, its probably not even that bad.
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Dec 10, 2013 01:04
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dogstile posted:But hey, i've not watched it as i can't right now, its probably not even that bad. I mean, it's not bad in that it's actually really funny if you're not a fully invested sperg. But Geoff Keighley is a notorious shill who takes himself very seriously and is clearly not amused; the "straight man" act doesn't apply here
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Dec 10, 2013 01:34
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It's not taking the piss out of video games, it's one of the hosts taking the piss out of the video game "journalism" industry. Including the awards show he is on and the other people who are at it.
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Dec 10, 2013 01:36
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Oh right, the "journalism" industry needs no defending. It just steals poo poo from eachother anyway. Good on the guy
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Dec 10, 2013 01:40
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I should hope that if Geoff was just a straight man, the script would have been more than him saying "Yeah, uh huh, yeah" while McHale is basically swirling his head in the toilet and screaming NERD. Also, you can briefly see the prompter during McHale's Ubisoft presentation and you can clearly see that he's going off-script because his mind cannot loving handle what is going on in front of him.
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Dec 10, 2013 01:40
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Norm McDonald is a national treasure. Joel McHale is getting there though.
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Dec 10, 2013 02:04
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People really need to stop taking the piss it's really gross!
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Dec 10, 2013 02:18
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Joel has pretty much done this every time he's a guest on something that isn't a talk show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBIy2OpvjoA This is from the early Soup years, and while I love Joel I'm amazed people don't expect this from him.
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Dec 10, 2013 02:55
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He's like a retarded Martin Sargent.
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Dec 10, 2013 03:18
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Glagha posted:He is. He stars in Community, a comedy show. It's also pretty good. Also he might be really jaded, or just written to act that way. A bit late, but listen to him on stern if you want to hear the 'real' him. He's kind of someone who doesn't like primadonnas but otherwise is a really enthusiastic genuine guy. He's doing a modified jeff winger here.
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Dec 10, 2013 03:44
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Splicer posted:It's not taking the piss out of video games, it's one of the hosts taking the piss out of the video game "journalism" industry. Including the awards show he is on and the other people who are at it. It's an important distinction, and one companies have got wrong before. Who was it who hired a so-called edgy comedian who's entire bit was to insult the audience? Some time last year... was it at E3? And then Microsoft UK hired a YouTube creeper to do their Xbone launch, and wondered why people thought it came off a bit misogynistic.
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Dec 10, 2013 12:08
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Or when Valve hires Tobi to be a commentator on the Dota 2 International who proceeded to spout racist poo poo during live matches. Or when they hired "pro" Dota players to be hosts and commentators who proceeded to make sexist jokes at the real trained journalist.
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Dec 10, 2013 12:45
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I feel like the difference here is that Joel McHale is a legitimate comedian and actor, while anybody who is a "pro Dota player" is probably an idiot.
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Dec 10, 2013 13:32
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Which brings us back to griefing people. Hiring a handsome, charismatic comedian to emcee and entertain? The only person he griefs are his co-hosts. Hiring neckbeards as emcees and hosts? It is basically griefing everyone involved. Which is a shame because pro Dota can be so goddamn entertaining. jerichojx fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Dec 10, 2013 |
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Dec 10, 2013 14:12
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jerichojx posted:Which brings us back to griefing people. I never got watching other nerds play video games. Do you have to be bad at a video game to enjoy watching it?
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Dec 10, 2013 14:35
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neonbregna posted:I never got watching other nerds play video games. Do you have to be bad at a video game to enjoy watching it? You need to watch the right nerd play video games. A funny one, or an insightful one with interesting things to say. Which is to say, almost none of them.
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Dec 10, 2013 14:37
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neonbregna posted:I never got watching other nerds play video games. Do you have to be bad at a video game to enjoy watching it? Aren't you doing that just by being in this thread, or is reading about/watching nerds grief other nerds different somehow?
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Dec 10, 2013 14:37
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El Pollo Blanco posted:Aren't you doing that just by being in this thread, or is reading about/watching nerds grief other nerds different somehow? I can do this at work.
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Dec 10, 2013 14:48
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EVE Online remains an endlessly-fertile ground for griefing. Why, if you annoy someone enough (by bumping into their mining barge until it drifts out of range of the asteroid they're trying to mine) they might place a huge bounty on your character's head. And then they might make a mistake in doing so.  He even tried asking to have it back afterwards
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Dec 10, 2013 14:55
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Pittsburgh Lambic posted:EVE Online remains an endlessly-fertile ground for griefing. Why, if you annoy someone enough (by bumping into their mining barge until it drifts out of range of the asteroid they're trying to mine) they might place a huge bounty on your character's head. Looks like minerbumping.com already got wind of it: "For the next decade, Hank will be a licensed miner. However, his license could be revoked if he fails to abide by the Code. Let's hope that never happens." The 12/10/13 2:13p comment to the blog post is somewhat entertaining, too.
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Dec 10, 2013 17:19
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MinistryofLard posted:I feel like the difference here is that Joel McHale is a legitimate comedian and actor, while anybody who is a "pro Dota player" is probably an idiot. Yeah, surely he'd never make a lovely offensive joke. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Dec 10, 2013 19:13
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Trigger warning: Trigger warnings.That website posted:I can stomach that, even laugh at it. Less than five minutes into the program, however, co-host Joel McHale jokingly put the rumors to rest that Wario had “undergone sex reassignment surgery.” Some context would have been nice for this. That website posted:It violates the comedic wisdom that one should punch up rather than punch down. I'm no comedy expert but this seems a little bit wrong.
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Dec 10, 2013 20:09
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It was a throwaway line at the top of some segment or other. (Not a comment on whether that's cool or not mind.)
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Dec 10, 2013 20:12
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No, comedy works by punching up at people. Punching down is mocking literally retarded people, punching up is insulting people who self diagnose with aspergers.
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Dec 10, 2013 20:13
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Captain Capacitor posted:Trigger warning: Trigger warnings. Punching up is making fun of the wealthy gent who dropped his brand new smart-phone because he tripped over a homeless guy sitting against the store. Punching down is making fun of the homeless guy.
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Dec 10, 2013 20:19
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Mr. Maltose posted:No, comedy works by punching up at people. Punching down is mocking literally retarded people, punching up is insulting people who self diagnose with aspergers. I don't think its appropriate to call transgendered people literal retards.
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Dec 10, 2013 20:31
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ipaid10buxforthis posted:I don't think its appropriate to call transgendered people literal retards. I guess it's good that nobody did, then.
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Dec 10, 2013 20:36
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ipaid10buxforthis posted:I don't think its appropriate to call transgendered people literal retards. Neither do I, it's cool we agree.
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Dec 10, 2013 20:40
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Thanks everyone. I somehow misread "punching down" as in "taking someone down a notch". I feel a bit silly now.
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Dec 10, 2013 21:07
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Opinion Haver posted:Yeah, surely he'd never make a lovely offensive joke. Har.  Bringing sites with "feelings" and "trigger warnings" into the griefing thread isn't the best of ideas. Unless it's related to a sicknasty   on some CoD nerds raging so hard they have an aneurysm over the mic chat.In a possibly related crosspost note, the survivor website was an elaborate hoax, a prank for the enjoyment of one. It was kind of a faux-ARG, so maybe it might count? V  V
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Dec 11, 2013 02:40
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Mistle posted:It was kind of a faux-ARG, so maybe it might count? V Yeah. That's been done before on our very own forums. Sure as gently caress griefed me at the time as I was kinda into it.
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Dec 11, 2013 06:51
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It's that time of year again so let's all get into the holiday cheer with a fellow named JIRX and his videos. First on the list is some stellar blocking & team flashing/baiting etc.
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Dec 13, 2013 06:08
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jerichojx posted:Or when Valve hires Tobi to be a commentator on the Dota 2 International who proceeded to spout racist poo poo during live matches. Or when they hired "pro" Dota players to be hosts and commentators who proceeded to make sexist jokes at the real trained journalist. Got a link to this story? I'd not heard it yet.
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Frostwerks posted:Got a link to this story? I'd not heard it yet. I thought the racist stuff was said in a game he played in his free time, not during an actual The International broadcast. Think there was some sexist stuff said though. I haven't really kept up with Dota stuff in months though.
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Dec 13, 2013 23:15
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Could we skip the neckbeard social justice poo poo, please? Plenty other places for it.
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Dec 14, 2013 00:22
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Yeah, dumb nerd shut ins treating females and minorities as people.
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Dec 14, 2013 00:40
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Tobi is a terrible commentator so I don't know why Valve would hire him, being racist is like a cherry on top of their bad decision there.Ancorehraq sis posted:Plenty other places for it.
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This years The International was a really good year for Asian Dota. Two teams in particular stood out. Malaysian team Orange Neolution and TongFu. I can't remember with certainty if it was Tobi but one of the commentators basically said that he should be forgiven for not knowing their names and being able to tell them because all Chinese people look alike. jerichojx fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Dec 14, 2013 |
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