Thinking the same thing/

Agreed. I was merely suggesting that such a general and broad definition of 'trolling' seemed problematic. Being intentionally incendiary is of course, treading into asshat territory, but far too often people label someone for not going with the flow of popular opinion as though the only reason for sharing is to…

The character designs aren't patently awful, just not nearly as good as the the good parts of Infamous. Cole is generic to me, that's all. But you are right, there are more cases where character designs disappoint than impress. At least he's portrayed well enough, unlike your typical JRPG characters- all belt buckles…

@arionfrost: the ca.kotaku.com feed seems laggy, or intentionally slow to refresh, but if you can deal with that, it's how I do my kotaku-ing.

@arionfrost: I don't think you're trolling. I think the UI design changes to Kotaku over the years are a key factor behind this shift on the tone of the community. It's designed to let the most recent posters be visible. Everything else gets buried. So the only incentive commenters have is to spout their pov- it's not…

@RightFootStar: It's sad but true, sir. Watch five random minutes of cable news, and you'll see the cause of it all.

@Aikage The Skilled Furby: The world isn't going to hell, we just grow up and see it for what it really is, and probably always has been.

@excel_excel: Why do you have to get away with it to be an asshole? I'm an asshole, and I get called on it all the time!

@shimage: "If you post an unqualified opinion that will obviously anger others, you are a troll"

I have definitely noticed that I get subjected to character attacks when stating an opinion that is clearly contrary to that of my responder more often as of late.

I don't disagree with your points at all. Actually, I really don't have much of a problem with the characterization of Cole, more the visual design of the character. But it does sound like they dumped the original voice actor- or maybe my memory isn't that good. His performance through voice work and responding the…

I loved Infamous 1, but seriously: Sucker Punch's character designs are not great. I thought the characters from the first game were corny.

It's popular, somebody's gotta rail against it.

When you are talking about PC, perhaps. But when you are talking about a complicated workaround that voids the warranty of a $300-400 game console investment, it's quite another.

WTF is up with Kotaku over the last 24-48 hours?

@thepayne78: I think you are a little bit mistaken. Watch five minutes of Fox, even when it is just a 'news' program. They don't do shows that don't spin information- ever. They always provide their own context, always express an opinion, and it's a right wing pro-business attack on average Americans, only average…

That's like saying that if you aren't 18 years old, and you read anything by Allen Ginsberg, it might make you a homosexual...

@Slagathorian: Save the trees and kill the children.: Piracy is a bad thing, no argument. The argument that piracy exists for a reason, is another.

This may go badly for individual hackers in the short term, but it's going to be really, really bad for Sony over the long term.

@Gorbishganoid: In comparison to previous Battlefield games? Or in comparison to other FPS games.