A million times this

This is a bad take. It’s cool that you’re pumped to see Jolteon and Hitmonlee and Rhydon roaming around the wild area. It is equally cool for someone to be upset that they don’t see Bulbasaur, Squirtle, or Beedrill roaming around. I see a lot of these pieces that are framed like “Well you would never catch all 900+…

Kind of extremely over this regular exchange between nerds and nerd media.

Counterpoint. No.

I was a groomsman in a wedding, and just before the bride walked down the aisle, while lined up at the altar, my (poorly tailored...) tuxedo pants fell down in front of 100+ people.

Yeah, it is at times weird to realize how much skill you accumulate when playing these games. An example that slightly embarrasses me now, but when I was starting around video games, I played Fantasy General and was blown away how difficult it was, to the degree that it stuck to my mind. Then a few years ago I tried…

The thing that’ll always stick in my head about remembering how much gaming knowledge I take for granted was a few years ago when the mortal kombat reboot came out. I wasn’t planning to pick it up, but grabbed it in a steam sale after the girl I was dating at the time saw it and was fondly remembering playing the…

It’s interesting to hear (relatively) new player perspectives on these things. Long-time gamers can forget about the initial learning curve that comes with some aspects of their hobby. I’m used to hearing about the difficulties of cracking through the dual-stick control learning barrier. Never even thought about an…

Clearly not for you then. Why do you even have time for any gaming even, since you sound like you don’t have much anyway. Mind you the 10 hours to become more enjoyable doesn’t really mean the 10 hours is complete nonsense. I’m having a blast and knowing Chapter 3 takes me to higher levels just excites me even more.

soo dont play it then.

While I fully agree with banning him and think a lot of the defences being brought up are bullshit I think lifetime bans for first time offences (and yeah there are circumstances where one offence is enough, I don’t think this is one of them though) are excessive no matter who they’re applied to. They’re not actually…

I’m from the same era, but I grew up being fed the He-Man side of 30-minute toy commercials. Even looking back at the toys I always thought the She-Ra villains looked cooler - but since that was a cartoon for GIIIIIRLS I didn’t want to watch it. Looking back now, almost all the cartoons I liked as a kid were just...…

I feel “influencers” should be punished more severely to show how they’re held to a higher standard than other players. 

YouTuber’s Lifetime Fortnite Ban Opens Conversation About Fair Punishments For Cheating

Man those quotes are such garbage.

Famous people shouldn’t get lesser punishments than the rest of us. Nobody wants to play against an aim-botter, whether it’s a pro on a smurf account or not. Frankly, even if he’s telling people not to do this, he’s still sending the message that it’s okay to do it. 

a) he cheated so he should get banned

It’s fair and deserved. I am glad EPIC is sticking by their decision. Cheaters in these games ruin the fun for everyone. That kid can go play APEX or whatever other game until he gets banned for cheating in that game.  Fortnite isn’t the only game out there.

There's a lot of really good shows AVClub doesn't cover. Try not to take it personally. 

I love the new She-Ra. I’m old enough to have lived though the original (and wasn’t allowed to watch it-definite fundy Christian upbringing). I’m a sucker for shows that are about friendship (with a little shipping here and there). This just does it for me.