That's an incredibly juvenile attitude and it betrays an ignorance of trademark law. Disliking a company does not justify piracy or theft. You're just using that as an excuse to get things for free because you're greedy.

The guys behind Wasteland 2 are trapped by US IP law. I’m not a lawyer, but my understanding is that if they don’t actively defend their trademarks then from the perspective of the court they’re establishing a precedent that could be used against them in a trademark case where they genuinely care. It’s silly and…

Nah, their hands are tied. US trademark law requires them to aggressively protect their trademarks or they can actually lose them.

I can’t believe everyone here is thinking that South Korea is now king of Dota 2 after one LAN and a fourth place in the Shanghai Major.

So you’re saying that folks - with free Windows phones - that only play f2p games - on free wi-fi networks - and that aren’t likely accessible from home, represent a substantial enough portion of the population that Valve should give a flying fuck about them?

I do feel, though, that Valve could’ve been more considerate of folks who don’t have iOS/Android smart phones or any phones at all, especially due to low income or what have you.

So I just watched all of the relevant panel discussions and read his entire response. It’s a rambling mess with sentences that just trail off without ending. But here’s what gets me:

He is not “esports” he is a manchild with humor stylings best served amongst the junior high school demographics.

This just reads to me as a big manchild trying to justify his shitty behavior. Which could be unfair, but really.

I believe pretty strongly in giving proper spoiler warnings for, say, details of a story, but we’re talking about the names of video games here.

Yup. I agree, create more female heroes but retroactively changing a piece of art that isn’t yours just teaches a child that the world should be changed to suit them all the time, which sets a *really* dangerous precedence.

Seriously. Don’t want to pay $60 for a game? Wait a couple months. It’ll be $40. Still too much? Wait a year and it’ll be $15. I have zero sympathy for those that pirate games. “Waaaaah! We can’t have everything we want right now for FREEEEE Waaaaah!” Meanwhile, I’ve got copies of almost every GOTY from the past few…

I don’t think VR would have changed anything. As soon as that one player started firing the entire team’s focus shifted that direction. No one covered the elevator which hadn’t been cleared. This is what happens.

Nope. If there was some secret that was walled off, some bonus cut scene or extra area that you couldn’t see unless you beat the challenge, you might be right. But you’re just classically salty. It’s an optional challenge. You can beat the game without ever knowing it’s there. Timed, randomly generated puzzles are a…

Pandaren have been in warcraft since Warcraft 3(released 2002), Kung fu panda came out in 2008

I have no idea, I’m using VR in the comfort of my home, not in public.

Why is everyone concerned what someone thinks they look like if you’re having fun?

I’m someone who thinks the PSVR stands a better shot due to price of entry, developer support and a load of other factors. However, lets be real...

And what coverage that was there was weak. His analysis of the play that won the International was all wrong, for example.