“but as long as you don’t move out on your own (unless you’re a beefy tank),”

And this is why I don’t participate in such “discussions”.

And people wonder why ISIS is so appealing.

‘you can counter the counter’

...Thats fucking STUPID.

Thats a lot of ‘ifs’

So you JUST need:

Except the meta assumes that characters will be balanced/rebalanced/nerfed/adjusted (presumeably) accordingly. The fact that you cite counter picks highlights the fact that MOBAs are inherently unbalanced.

Requiring a ‘properly composed team’ to take down a single hero is blatantly unbalanced.

Thats a false claim, not a terrorist act. By that logic, making a false 911 call is punishable by death.

Welcome to modern media.

“Don’t try to pull me into the story, because it likely has been done before and this seems like another post-apocalyptic, high technology, “Japan fantasy” scenario, including the cliches and giant mechs.”

Because thats how balancing in MOBAs work.

Because its used as mockery, not as a parody. People don’t laugh with the “gay character”, they laugh AT the “gay character”.

I (usually) don’t.

Its ALWAYS a good day to play Sid Meier’s Colonization.

And theres your answer. No anti-GamerGate conspiracy required.

Didn’t Kotaku report on this before?

“If a media outlet is enganged in the happenings of the news it is reporting on, it is highly biased and news turns into an opinion”

And when the KiA mods have an answer, THEN we can (maybe, depending on the results) have a meaningful discussion. Until then, theres no point in reading the comments.