• Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2."
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Games should standalone though I wouldn't quite call battlefront a good game on its own.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49227809]It is incest. Incest is defined as sexual relations with somebody in a consanguineous relationship (i.e blood relation). A first cousin is very close in terms of consanguinity. While legal in a lot of countries, it isn't as prevalent there. Also I'm against it for reasons besides the fact it's incest and leads to genetic issues (children borne of a marriage between close relatives are almost always unhealthier).[/QUOTE] Things shouldn't be illegal because they are gross. Outlawing something or saying something is wrong because its gross isn't a good enough reason at all. Inbreeding is the only genuine argument against incest because it is unfair for the child, but honestly as long as they are consenting adults and use contraceptives they should be allowed.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49228870]Things shouldn't be illegal because they are gross. Outlawing something or saying something is wrong because its gross isn't a good enough reason at all. Inbreeding is the only genuine argument against incest because it is unfair for the child, but honestly as long as they are consenting adults and use contraceptives they should be allowed.[/QUOTE] I do think that incest of any caliber is pretty grody, but I gotta agree with D. Smith. I think buying from cd key stores is becoming more and more okay, with the amount of devs/pubs that are actively fucking us out of our money.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;49228811]Games should standalone though I wouldn't quite call battlefront a good game on its own.[/QUOTE] what i guess i'm getting at is that people are too critical of games, and too quick to praise games. everything is black or white and it makes things difficult to judge in a sensible manner. this mentality carries over to game reviews ending with a score that people skip to and make kneejerk reactions to. things like metacritic (flawed scoring system), ign (heavily shifted scoring system), kotaku (who up clikk like) have very exaggerated effects on people both to the people looking to try and play a game and those who do so and make judgments afterwards. scores should be removed entirely in favor of honest reviews that describe the game and what the reviewer thinks of them so people can read through and say "oh that's important" "oh that doesn't matter to me because XYZ" etc. terms like "the best game ever" or "a must buy" should be avoided in reviews. people said "halo 4 is terrible because the story requires me to read books and marty o'donnell didn't do the music and chief's armor looks weird and multiplayer is closer in comparison to other cookie cutter shooters." but if you were to take the entire product, change its name to something else, changed all the character names and proper nouns and visual design elements that associated it with the series, suddenly people would consider it a pretty good fps. and this also applies to positively received games. things like MGSV and FO4 get ungodly amounts of praise and i could imagine it's because of all the high/perfect scores and not because people are reading reviews or experiencing the product in a vacuum. i have no doubt that these games have [I]some[/I] glaring flaws because flawless games are nigh nonexistent. it's all about expectations vs results, so if you don't expect anything in particular suddenly the results are that much better. people should let games surprise them instead of getting pissed off that the end result isn't what their headcanon was.
[QUOTE=Qaus;49228952]what i guess i'm getting at is that people are too critical of games, and too quick to praise games. everything is black or white and it makes things difficult to judge in a sensible manner. this mentality carries over to game reviews ending with a score that people skip to and make kneejerk reactions to. things like metacritic (flawed scoring system), ign (heavily shifted scoring system), kotaku (who up clikk like) have very exaggerated effects on people both to the people looking to try and play a game and those who do so and make judgements afterwards. people said "halo 4 is terrible because the story requires me to read books and marty o'donnell didn't do the music and chief's armor looks weird and multiplayer is closer in comparison to other cookie cutter shooters." but if you were to take the entire product, change its name to something else, changed all the character names and proper nouns and visual design elements that associated it with the series, suddenly people would consider it a pretty good fps. it's all about expectations vs results, so if you don't expect anything in particular suddenly the results are that much better. people should let games surprise them instead of getting pissed off that the end result isn't what their headcanon was.[/QUOTE] Thing is, though, that Battlefront 2015 doesn't have enough content, by default, to justify it's 60 dollar price tag, let alone the immediate introduction of a season pass and paid DLC. It's a mediocre FPS/TPS with shitty, worthless progression systems tacked on, wearing gorgeous graphics.
[QUOTE=kyle877;49228997]Thing is, though, that Battlefront 2015 doesn't have enough content, by default, to justify it's 60 dollar price tag, let alone the immediate introduction of a season pass and paid DLC. [B]It's a mediocre FPS/TPS with shitty, worthless progression systems tacked on[/B], wearing gorgeous graphics.[/QUOTE] So the only objective issue i see here is the pricetag. There are tons of people online playing BF'15 having loads of fun so obviously this is just what you think
[QUOTE=Qaus;49229013]So the only objective issue i see here is the pricetag. There are tons of people online playing BF'15 having loads of fun so obviously this is just what you think[/QUOTE] I'm not going to say that they can't enjoy it, as video games are an entirely subjective thing. One person's 10/10 could be another person's trash-tier. [url]http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/star-wars-battlefront[/url] That said, apparently I'm not the only one that thinks low of this game.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49227809] Also I'm against it for reasons besides the fact it's incest and leads to genetic issues (children borne of a marriage between close relatives are almost always unhealthier).[/QUOTE] So would it be okay in your book if both of the cousins were gay or something?
Also I'm pretty sure cousin incest doesn't cause birth defects
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[QUOTE=ImpSnob;49229317]Also I'm pretty sure cousin incest doesn't cause birth defects[/QUOTE] Yes and no, its possible but more unlikely. Parent/child and sibling incest has a 1 in 4 chance of causing an inbred-related birth defect which is relatively high. First cousin incest has a 1 in 16 chance. I guess its better to be safe than sorry, but in the modern world of birth control its not really much of an issue anymore.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49228870]Things shouldn't be illegal because they are gross. Outlawing something or saying something is wrong because its gross isn't a good enough reason at all. Inbreeding is the only genuine argument against incest because it is unfair for the child, but honestly as long as they are consenting adults and use contraceptives they should be allowed.[/QUOTE] I'm not saying to outlaw it because it's gross. I'm saying to outlaw it because it has a negative long term impact upon society, especially if prevalence of it grows. Many of the civil institutions that exist in the modern world are dependent upon having a nation composed primarily of families which outbreed rather than inbreed. If you marry outside of the family it promotes trust of strangers, encourages intermixing of families, breaks down large "clannish" extended families, and erodes nepotism and corruption. Where cousin marriage is common, it leads to the creation of large extended families which look out for their own interests. In nations where this is the predominant form of marriage, it makes civil institutions extremely weak and makes democracy impossible. It's why a lot of countries in which this is the predominant form of marriage either break down into civil war, are ruled by absolute monarchs, or are military dictatorships. They are unable to adopt modern civil institutions because the foundations of them are dependent upon families outbreeding. Also countries where it is common, means that the negative genetic load compounds over time to the point where its very noticeable, not to mention that if first-cousin marriage becomes normalized, then closer forms of incest are considered more acceptable. [QUOTE=WhyNott;49229289]So would it be okay in your book if both of the cousins were gay or something?[/QUOTE] I'd argue to ban it entirely and leave no wiggle room, with the possible exception of people who married outside of the country. Best case is to see first, second, and probably third cousin marriage being heavily stigmatized and discouraged, with a case-by-case basis for those with fourth-cousins.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49228870]Things shouldn't be illegal because they are gross. Outlawing something or saying something is wrong because its gross isn't a good enough reason at all. Inbreeding is the only genuine argument against incest because it is unfair for the child, but honestly as long as they are consenting adults and use contraceptives they should be allowed.[/QUOTE] it's not just about inbreeding. incest can be and often is a facet of domestic violence, especially when it's between siblings, and [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/259959.stm"]as India shows[/URL] it can normalize rape to a disgusting degree if left unchecked. i agree it should be treated on a case by case basis but to say we only dislike it because it's gross could not be more wrong.
Most of the wars and genocides of the 20th century might have been avoided if Tsar Alexander II wasn't assassinated in 1881. Or if Gavrilo Princip didn't shoot the Archduke.
This is an extremely unpopular opinion but I pretty much don't care about incest I don't think incestuous people should have kids for obvious reasons, but if they can have safe consenting non abusive sex I don't care if you and your Grandpapa are banging, it's not my business
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[QUOTE=Qaus;49228328]this sort of mentality should be accepted more. star wars battlefront (2015) is a good game on its own but it's a horrible battlefront game. halo 4 is a good game on its own but it's a horrible halo game. etc.[/QUOTE] I really liked starfox adventures maybe not as a starfox game but as a standalone game it was pretty fun
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;49230762]This is an extremely unpopular opinion but I pretty much don't care about incest I don't think incestuous people should have kids for obvious reasons, but if they can have safe consenting non abusive sex I don't care if you and your Grandpapa are banging, it's not my business[/QUOTE] I feel this will probably be a new social change that will occur within the next century, there are plenty of things that we think are wrong today that will be acceptable in the future, as it has in the past. Not saying everyone will do it, I mean I wont want to have sex with family because I think its gross personally, but acceptance of those who do will probably be a social change, same with threeway relationships and stuff.
[QUOTE=kyle877;49229052]I'm not going to say that they can't enjoy it, [B]as video games are an entirely subjective thing.[/B] One person's 10/10 could be another person's trash-tier.[/QUOTE]Not really
[QUOTE=Killer900;49233952]Not really[/QUOTE] The enjoyment of them is. You can't say that something is objectively fun.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49230704]Most of the wars and genocides of the 20th century might have been avoided if Tsar Alexander II wasn't assassinated in 1881. Or if Gavrilo Princip didn't shoot the Archduke.[/QUOTE] Alexander II was the best leader Russia has had since Peter the Great
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[QUOTE=kyle877;49234008]The enjoyment of them is. You can't say that something is objectively fun.[/QUOTE] You're on Facepunch, they'll find a way no doubt.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49230704]Most of the wars and genocides of the 20th century might have been avoided if Tsar Alexander II wasn't assassinated in 1881. Or if Gavrilo Princip didn't shoot the Archduke.[/QUOTE] Basically terrorists have ruined that past two centuries.
[QUOTE=Anderan;49234895]Basically terrorists have ruined that past two centuries.[/QUOTE] It's almost comical what shitty timing they had. Alexander II was killed literally the day before he was to announce a constitution and begin the transformation of Russia into a constitutional monarchy. The guy who killed him helped doom Russia to a century of misery.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49235035]It's almost comical what shitty timing they had. Alexander II was killed literally the day before he was to announce a constitution and begin the transformation of Russia into a constitutional monarchy. The guy who killed him helped doom Russia to a century of misery.[/QUOTE] Even more comical when Alexander III was the polar opposite when it came to reforms. What exactly were they expecting to happen when Alexander II died, suddenly the universe just reforms itself the way they wanted it?
[QUOTE=Anderan;49235043]Even more comical when Alexander III was the polar opposite when it came to reforms. What exactly were they expecting to happen when Alexander II died, suddenly the universe just reforms itself the way they wanted it?[/QUOTE] Usually that's the case. "If I stop the things I hate then all that will be left is things that I like" seems to be the mentality of most terrorists.
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;49230762]This is an extremely unpopular opinion but I pretty much don't care about incest I don't think incestuous people should have kids for obvious reasons, but if they can have safe consenting non abusive sex I don't care if you and your Grandpapa are banging, it's not my business[/QUOTE] Let's just let kids have Hapsburg Jaws and serious, crippling lifelong disabilities. And "consenting non-abusive sex", yeah, with incest? Good fucking luck.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;49235709]Let's just let kids have Hapsburg Jaws and serious, crippling lifelong disabilities. And "consenting non-abusive sex", yeah, with incest? [B]Good fucking luck[/B].[/QUOTE] WAS THAT A PUN?! im livid
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;49235709]Let's just let kids have Hapsburg Jaws and serious, crippling lifelong disabilities. And "consenting non-abusive sex", yeah, with incest? Good fucking luck.[/QUOTE] 'Ey gurl, are you a broken spear? 'Cuz you're missing the point. Also I like Dynasty Warriors/Musou games. Fight me.
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