Qrowdyy

Look Anthem fans, even if you accept the premise that Anthem is equal or better than D1 and Division on launch, that is no excuse. Why? Because its been years since those games came out and EA/Bioware learned zero lessons from their mistakes. Anthem is a weird game that feels like it was developed in some type of maximum security prison where the developers weren't allowed to play other games in the genre.

Also you know what D1 had on launch that Anthem won't get until May? An actual endgame with a raid that is still looked back on fondly to this day by Destiny fans. Also, visually distinct armor/guns/loot. Also, multiple visually disntict open areas(Anthem with its one biome smh). Also, really good enemy design. Also, great gunplay.

D1 had a lot of issues, but there're also many positives that you can point to as the reason that Destiny persevered until Taken King.

Meanwhile, Anthem has great flight and good abilities(that become less useful in the endgame). Oh, and a publisher with a notoriously itchy trigger finger when it comes to under performing games/studios. The future does not look rosy.

i died maybe twice. Easy refreshing palate cleansers before getting back into Spidey action.

Absolutely, I couldn't bring myself to hunt or do strager missions while Arthur was basically a dead man walking. Doing lighthearted stuff with imminent doom hanging over you just seems wrong. Like a lot of people are saying, I had no problems resuming side activities in the epilogue though.

@peteycoco: Comments sections serve a valuable purpose as a low investment option to interact with a piece of content and the community. Also, I wouldn’t call GB’s comment section toxic by any objective measure.

Resources<Population

As long as this is true, world peace is impossible. But we keep moving forward and getting better as a society. Even the worst of us can only put a temporary hold on that process.

What a game! Croatia completely won me over. A lot of heart, a lot of guts. You could see their exhaustion in their sloppy crosses/passes in the first half, but they toughed it out and got the W.

England on the other hand folded like a house of cards. They seemed more gassed than the Croatians despite having one of the easiest routes to the cup. Very disappointed in them.

Go Croatia!

@meteora3255: The warriors are the first team in history who are starting 5 current all-nba players. A lot of former all-stars have gone ring chasing when their careers were in decline. Not acknowledging that for your Lakers example is disingenuous of you. You seem to hedging your bets on Boogie not being a 100% after his injury or him not fitting in well with the Warriors pace and space play style. I, on the other hand, can't envision a world where he's not an upgrade over the likes of Javale Mcgee and Zaza Pachulia, even if he doesn't mesh perfectly. The near unbeatable, parity-ruining Warriors of the last two seasons just got better and that's not a question imo. The only question is how much better?

Also, the reason no one was giving Boogie any offers is because they were holding on to their money until Lebron was off the table(something I've heard a few analysts speculate about). The fact that an injured center was prioritized behind the possible GOAT is understandable. In a league where someone paid crusty-ass Carmelo Anthony $30 million a year, I'm sure that there's some team out there that would have given him his money. Instead of waiting and letting the off-season play out a little, he got angry that his talents weren't being appreciated(immediately) and went to the Warriors. That's a smart move for all the reasons you listed but there was definitely an element of saying fuck you to the league involved. That's petty.

I've been following this pretty closely and here's my take:

1) Jessica Price posts a long twitter essay, talking about narrative in GW2.

2) Deroir responds with incredibly polite commentary where he disagrees with one of the points Jessica made.

3) Jessica Price reads something into Deroir's commentary that isn't there(perhaps understandably because of past experiences) and lashes out at him and others(less understandable)

4) The GW2 community sees that some their most well known/influential members are being condescended to and insulted by a dev. They are angry at the situation.

5) The community outrage at the situation leaks into the broader r/gaming community, whereupon it becomes a hot topic in the gaming community at large which sadly includes Gamergate.

6) Gamergate involvement turns the entire situation into a toxic cesspool. People start pushing for Jessica Price to be fired. People who have never played GW2 try to pressure ANet by saying things like "I was considering getting into GW2 but now I'm not going to"(ya sure bro).

7) ArenaNet caves to fan outrage and fires both Jessica Price and Peter Fries.

8) Polygon and Kotaku post "spin" articles that are blatantly trying to shape the narrative, by playing down Jessica Price's toxicity(posting edited versions of her tweets) and focusing on the firing.

9) Gamergaters feel like they've won a victory and are currently power tripping, targeting people(predominantly women) who are speaking out on behalf of Jessica Price and trying to get them fired.

I'm gonna preemptively address some points in my timeline that people might take issue with.

Why do I say that ArenaNet caved to fan outrage? Because of the firing of Peter Fries. He did nothing more than post 3-4 tweets where he defended his colleague without resorting to insults. The question is why was he fired? The only answer to that question is because the gamergate outrage machine had inextricably linked Jessica Price and Peter Fries. I'd be more inclined to believe ArenaNet's version of events if only Jessica Price was fired, because whether what she did was a firable offence is actually a matter of debate.

Why do I put Polygon and Kotaku on blast? Because, well-meaning or not, they are posting a heavily editorialized version of events where Jessica Price is a saint who's professionalism and expertise was questioned by some maladjusted nobody. DO NOT go to Polygon and Kotaku if you want to know more about the initial twitter interaction that caused all this. Instead go straight to the source.

In conclusion: What a shitshow

1. God of War
2. Monster Hunter: World
3. Subnautica

This year's been pretty light on must-play titles. A perfect chance to take a chunk out of my backlog. I've finished FFXV, Yakuza 0, Halo 5, Red Dead Redemption, and am currently working my way through GTA V(always stopped half way through). Next up: Uncharted: Lost Legacy and Persona 5.

Cousins is the best pure center in the league.

The only weakness in the Warriors lineup was at the the center position.

Even if Cousins comes back 70% of the player he was before the injury, that's a significant upgrade to the Zaza/Mcgee combo. This is a man who was putting up 25/12 before he went down.

5 all-star/all-nba players on court at the same time. The only teams that could compete against this Warriors team is the West/East all-stars.

The rest of the league is fucked. Fuck Boogie Cousins for this petty ass immature retribution(cuz he wasn't getting offers immediately). Fuck the NBA for not having rules in place to stop this from happening. I don't blame the Warriors for signing Cousins(cuz who in their right mind would refuse), but Fuck them anyways.

What's the point of even watching next season?