This is ACAB in it’s purest form.

Every single word of this opinion article is a fiery example of gatekeeping. It burns bright enough to be seen from orbit, and makes no effort to disguise its purpose.

It really is high time Claire stops posting opinions. EVERY SINGLE ONE - and I mean EVERY SINGLE FUCKING ONE - is some dipshit hot take like this one with barely any coherent thought put into it.

a lot of people feel this way bro? take off your fragile nerd exoskeleton and breathe... they offered a generous compliment to a movie everybody loves and added a little bit of critique (which is a really common critique given the ratio of battles > other stuff in the books versus the movies)

Ikr this article is ridiculous

Agreed, this article is some petty-ass bitching

To your point, I’m pretty sure your average D&D campaign would make for an awful movie. The idea that LOTR is somehow a D&D substitute completely ignores how much D&D has diverged from it since its inception - like yeah, they both have elves, dwarves, etc. but D&D goes quickly off the rails from there by comparison.…

Exactly the same (IMO, silly) criticism that was lobbed at TV series adaptation of Foundation.

“Arguably, we’ve already had the “perfect” D&D movie thanks to Peter Jackson’s adaptations of The Lord Of The Rings in the 2000s—which, if I’m being honest, do chart a bit too close to “action movie” for my taste”

Can someone just spoil the damn ending for me? I hate being told when a movie has a twist ending, somehow especially if I have no interest in actually watching it.

Hard disagree about Xbox Live contributing much to online gaming in any practical sense

Not to be too pretentious or oversell Halo, but a lot of the writing and planning around the series was a lot more inspired than any other shooter around it at the time. From literary references influencing game design and story beats, to the downright perfect musical arrangements in the series. Everything in Halo…

Was watching that trailer again recently. God, when it got to that shot of the Pelican weaving between skyscrapers and anti-air flak fire, and it was accompanied by—of all things—serene harp glissandos, flighty woodwinds, and glittering string vibratos, it fucking sent me.

Its amazing that Cops managed to take down a July 4th Mass Shooter armed with an Assault Rifle without firing a shot.

This is literally what “defund the police” means. They don’t need tanks, they need real training. We don’t need a 20 man swat response for a mental health breakdown - we need someone trained in DE-ESCALATION. Shit, they can’t be bothered to take out one active shooter even with their body armor funding, assault rifle…

You got that right.

“Oh, he says it’s his religion that makes him believe there are second class citizens that should be discriminated against. Gotta respect it!”

Tell that to the “Christians” in the US that are obsessed with the idea that we’re trying to wipe straight (and white) people out (it’s always the same people stuck on “white replacement”). It’s the same kind of nonsense.

“I don’t agree with how he went about it, but it’s his religion and we have to respect it just like people apart of the lgbtq community should be respected,” another replied.

Gamers are absolute trash bags