• Unpopular opinions! V2: I Don't like half life edition.
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[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;43177030]I don't see how it's different from being any other type of entertainer.[/QUOTE] As seen by this recent move, youtubers are far more reckless when it comes to profiting from the unauthorized use of third party content. Any other entertainer at least has an agent that deals with this shit.
[QUOTE=pentium;43177067]As seen by this recent move, youtubers are far more reckless when it comes to profiting from the unauthorized use of third party content. Any other entertainer at least has an agent that deals with this shit.[/QUOTE] some of them technically do have agents that deal with it (in the form of youtube networks) "unauthorized use of third party content" is a debatable, I think lets plays fall under fair use (and things like reviews (angry joe's stuff) definitely do)
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;43177080]Not everyone can afford an agent, dude. Not every person making money off of YouTube is making millions, or even thousands for that matter.[/QUOTE] If you can't make enough money to push along without having to violate an ownership policy you better change your act.
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;43176936]This really gets on my nerves. Jobs are getting harder and harder to find each day and a lot of people that get paid through YouTube have it as their job because it's the only way they can get by due to the shitty lack of jobs where they are. Some people say that being a YouTube partner isn't a real job, but that's total bullshit. You're releasing content the same way a film-maker would, and the majority would say that that's a real job. The only difference is that you're working independently and you're releasing your content for free. Whether the people who are getting paid through YouTube should have "seen this coming" or not is completely fucking irrelevant. It doesn't make the decision to wipe out a shitload of videos because of ~4 seconds of a song~ being used or something and I have no idea how anyone in the right mind could support what YouTube is doing right now.[/QUOTE] I don't think people here are agreeing with Google removing all these videos. The whole point is what you say is irrelevant: making Let's Plays isn't a "real job" because it's in a grey area and it can end at any moment if Youtube or the copyright holders want it to. Quitting your job or stopping to search for one just to become a full time LPer is incredibly stupid because of how insecure and unstable that is. You're not "working independently", you're totally dependant on Google's partnership policies and whether or not companies think LPs are harmful for their sales, both of which can literally change overnight.
I think anime is horrendous shit, I have tried many shows and I just don't see how it appeals to anyone.
[QUOTE=Mac807;43179033]I think anime is horrendous shit, I have tried many shows and I just don't see how it appeals to anyone.[/QUOTE] its a bit silly to say that all animation from japan is shit because you dont like some shows dont you think anime isnt a genre, there's incredible variety between a lot of them so its really dumb to just say that it all sucks
[QUOTE=Mac807;43179033]I think anime is horrendous shit, I have tried many shows and I just don't see how it appeals to anyone.[/QUOTE] What shows did you watch btw?
I think Doom and Quake were the Call of Dutys in the old days and people are too prideful to admit their 'nostalgic' games were constantly recycled.
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;43179168]I think Doom and Quake were the Call of Dutys in the old days and people are too prideful to admit their 'nostalgic' games were constantly recycled.[/QUOTE] But there are only 3 Doom games and 4 Quake. And they all added graphical improvements and new mechanics. Correct me if I am wrong.
[QUOTE=Desuh;43179218]But there are only 3 Doom games and 4 Quake. And they all added graphical improvements and new mechanics. Correct me if I am wrong.[/QUOTE] Doom 2 didn't add too many graphical improvments and mechanics over 1 to be honest. It added a new gun, and all new levels but most of the levels were made in the same way and used a fair few of the same textures. I still don't think Doom and Call of Duty are comparable though. Doom 1 and 2 were kind of the same, but for good reasons like limitations and the tech of the time. Doom 2 kind of acted as a standalone expansion rather than a new game. 64 had everything redone for a new game, and Doom 3 took off in an all new direction. Not really the same deal as Call of Duty imo. I can't talk on Quake, I haven't played it.
[QUOTE=Tomo Takino;43179275]Doom 2 didn't add too many graphical improvments and mechanics over 1 to be honest. It added a new gun, and all new levels but most of the levels were made in the same way and used a fair few of the same textures.[/QUOTE] A new gun, much bigger levels, double the amount of non-boss enemies, a new power-up and drastically improved multiplayer. It definitely ticked all the boxes for a good sequel. Compare to call of duty which ran out of actual gameplay ideas at MW2, since then they've just been adding gimmicks.
[QUOTE=Samiam22;43179485]A new gun, much bigger levels, double the amount of non-boss enemies, a new power-up and drastically improved multiplayer.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but I was bringing up graphical upgrades. They did add new things, but they changed nothing in the way of how the graphics and tech of the game worked. It's similar to Half Life and those other games with new characters that came out. They have new stories, characters and locations, but function more as expansions to HL1 than actual full new games. Doom 2 adds new maps, enemies and items, but keeps most of the same textures and tech from the first game in the same way. What's the difference in the multiplayer between the 2 games as well?
[QUOTE=Tomo Takino;43179553] What's the difference in the multiplayer between the 2 games as well?[/QUOTE] [quote=wikipedia]Doom's multiplayer functionality was greatly improved in Doom II, including "out of the box" support for a vastly increased number of dial-up modems. The two player dial-up connection allowed one player to dial in to the other player's computer in order to play either cooperatively or in deathmatch style combat. There was also LAN functionality added, which was improved upon as patches and updates were released. This functionality was later incorporated into the original Doom. As with the original Doom, multiplayer games used to be played using the dial-up or LAN by the internal setup program (setup.exe), through the online service DWANGO or with once popular programs like Kali and Kahn (using SPX) in Windows 95. Nowadays, in the modern standards, Doom II can be played in almost any version of Windows across the internet using third party source ports such as Odamex, Zandronum, ZDaemon, and are still popular today. The Xbox Live Arcade port of Doom II supports online multiplayer via Xbox Live.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Samiam22;43179568][/QUOTE] Alright, thanks.
[QUOTE=Kljunas;43178843]I don't think people here are agreeing with Google removing all these videos. The whole point is what you say is irrelevant: making Let's Plays isn't a "real job" because it's in a grey area and it can end at any moment if Youtube or the copyright holders want it to. Quitting your job or stopping to search for one just to become a full time LPer is incredibly stupid because of how insecure and unstable that is. You're not "working independently", you're totally dependant on Google's partnership policies and whether or not companies think LPs are harmful for their sales, both of which can literally change overnight.[/QUOTE] Finally, thank you. I always have too points. One, there are a lot of Youtubers who believe they deserve money for their videos, even when their videos are shit. If I think a film is shit or a TV show is shit, I don't think the people behind it deserve my money. Even if it isn't "shit", if it doesn't really have that much effort involved then I don't think it is worth money either, and begging for money and trying to guilt trip me in to watching ads is just not a sound practice. If I don't think your quality of work is worth me watching ads, so be it. Secondly, people should choose a job with a bit more security. The entertainment business in general has been known for being completely unreliable. Take actors, for instance. If you don't do a good job in just a few movies, or happen to star is just a few very bad movies, your whole career could land in the shitter. It is the same principle with Youtube, only worse due to the rapidity with which it happens. Google being dicks aside, you could easily get a drop in viewers because something in your personal life keeps you from making new videos for a while, or you say something offensive. To bank all your money on Youtube is a terrible financial decision.
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;43179168]I think Doom and Quake were the Call of Dutys in the old days and people are too prideful to admit their 'nostalgic' games were constantly recycled.[/QUOTE] It took 10 years for doom to put out 3 games and 10 years for Quake to put out 4. Contrast with 10 years for call of duty to put out 10 games. Regardless of whether you think they're recycling, it's obvious Call of Duty has done it to a much more egregious degree.
[QUOTE=Mac807;43179033]I think anime is horrendous shit, I have tried many shows and I just don't see how it appeals to anyone.[/QUOTE] I don't watch much anime but really? there are TONS of different animes, anyone can find at least one that appeals to them. [QUOTE=darcy010;43169831]If a divorce is bad enough that the couple have to hire lawyers to sort things out, then they definitely 100% should not have gotten married in the first place. I couldn't even imagine loving someone enough that you want to spend the rest of your life with them, and then things getting so bad that a break up can't be settled in a civil manner.[/QUOTE] people change over time
There really are some things in this world that shouldn't be joked about. And yes, there [I]is[/I] such thing as "too soon".
You can joke about anything you want anywhere so long as the joke is good enough.
Dark Souls isn't very good.
I think the constant rehashing of CoD features by other developers (health regeneration, evil terrorists in plot, etc) is not much different to the rehashing of Doom/Wolfenstein/Whatever features all those years ago. Every FPS game back then pretty much followed the same formula.
I never understood what the fascination that men have over women's asses. I mean, poop and farts come out from in between there. What's so appealing about that? Tits are exponentially better.
[QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;43187196]I never understood what the fascination that men have over women's asses. I mean, poop and farts come out from in between there. What's so appealing about that? Tits are exponentially better.[/QUOTE] genitalia is logically disgusting but we can thank the wonderful processes of evolution for our obsession with them!
[QUOTE=The Jack;43185417]You can joke about anything you want anywhere so long as the joke is good enough.[/QUOTE] And if the joke isn't good enough it shouldn't be taken seriously, and as funny jokes, should just be dismissed.
[QUOTE=The Jack;43185417]You can joke about anything you want anywhere so long as the joke is good enough.[/QUOTE] I once made a joke in SH that got 300 funnies and I still got banned.
[QUOTE=Mbbird;43187865]genitalia is logically disgusting but we can thank the wonderful processes of evolution for our obsession with them![/QUOTE] Remember guys and girls, you're probably eating a bit of urine when you "go down" there :P although then again urine is the most sterile substance to leave the body afaik and unless stale it isn't all that sickening when in the heat of the moment.
Fuck movies, movies are shit. I'd rather watch TV series than spend tons of money to see 6 sequels to an originally shitty movie just because it has some famous guy that apparently makes it worth watching. Movies always get sequels because the entirety of the industry focuses on milking the fans as much as possible. But amazing shows like Breaking Bad, Scrubs, Friends etc. end; not because people don't want to watch them, but because the original story has been told and the creators don't want to milk it.
[QUOTE=Legend286;43190281]Fuck movies, movies are shit. I'd rather watch TV series than spend tons of money to see 6 sequels to an originally shitty movie just because it has some famous guy that apparently makes it worth watching. Movies always get sequels because the entirety of the industry focuses on milking the fans as much as possible. But amazing shows like Breaking Bad, [B]Scrubs[/B], Friends etc. end; not because people don't want to watch them, but because the original story has been told and the creators don't want to milk it.[/QUOTE] season 9?? tv shows milk it just as often as movies do, and to say all movies are shitty sequels is dumb
Airman Ga Taosenai [b]needs[/b] to be in the new Smash Bros.
[QUOTE=flashn00b;43191805]Airman Ga Taosenai [b]needs[/b] to be in the new Smash Bros.[/QUOTE] the problem is who the hell is that?
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