• Unpopular opinions! V2: I Don't like half life edition.
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[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;46728753]If we're talking about posts that don't contribute to the thread, can we bring up vague video game references? People will look for stuff that's barely related to the article just so they can stick in something about TF2 or Payday, then say "in all seriousness" and include some neutral sentence about the article like that justifies making a shitty unrelated joke about a serious tragedy[/QUOTE] Worst part is usually the reference sucks. If you're going to make an actual clever joke, go right ahead imo, but usually they aren't. An example would be bringing up demoman in a thread about a scotsman and explosive weapons, it's just too damn obvious. [QUOTE=Doctor_Brony;46726655]I don't like blondes.[/QUOTE] hair color really doesn't matter at all imo. the actual hair style is more important.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;46728753]If we're talking about posts that don't contribute to the thread, can we bring up vague video game references? People will look for stuff that's barely related to the article just so they can stick in something about TF2 or Payday, then say "in all seriousness" and include some neutral sentence about the article like that justifies making a shitty unrelated joke about a serious tragedy[/QUOTE] it's particularly bad when it's some sort of "comparison" picture of a character, and it has no fucking resemblance at all prime example [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1406710&p=45294046&viewfull=1#post45294046[/url]
I'd like to see Duke Nukem 3D remade into a level mod for Half-Life 2
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;46729608]hair color really doesn't matter at all imo. the actual hair style is more important.[/QUOTE] I've had bad experiences with blondes is what I meant. My bitchy sister was blonde and my stab-you-in-the-back ex was blonde and pretty much any other blonde I've met has been a total jackass, guy or girl. Hell, one blonde guy swung a fucking axe at me when I was 12. So that's the reason I hate blondes.
[QUOTE=The golden;46730408]Many women don't even have their natural hair color showing, so your "assessment" is pretty bad. Well, it was in the first place, but I was just pointing out a huge flaw in it.[/QUOTE] It's often pretty easy to tell if a woman has dyed their hair though. Especially if they dyed it blonde
I don't think the United States needs either "stricter" or "looser" gun control laws, I think we just need completely reworked ones. The NFA is 80 years old and needs an overhaul, and some states have gone way too far with their own laws (such as the ironically named SAFE act in NY and the majority of California's gun laws) and need to be reeled in by the federal government. honestly the US in general needs to be more a single country and less a commonwealth of states.
As much as I like guns, I don't think people should be casually carrying them around with them while they do their everyday routine. You shouldn't have an AK or an M4 strapped to your back, or a shotgun slung over your shoulder while you're getting toothpaste from target, or picking up your prescription from the local pharmacy.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;46732071]honestly the US in general needs to be more a single country and less a commonwealth of states.[/QUOTE] To a large degree the USA is already a single country. Further centralization isn't going to work very well in such a massive and varied country. Decentralization is actually something that works pretty well in the USA.
[QUOTE=Deng;46732452]To a large degree the USA is already a single country. Further centralization isn't going to work very well in such a massive and varied country. Decentralization is actually something that works pretty well in the USA.[/QUOTE] Imo the balance between centralization and decentralization in the US is pretty good with a few hiccups. Though I do believe gun laws should be dealt with more on the federal side than state side.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;46732469]Imo the balance between centralization and decentralization in the US is pretty good with a few hiccups. Though I do believe gun laws should be dealt with more on the federal side than state side.[/QUOTE] gun laws are easily one thing that shouldn't be dealt with on a federal level. even though it's shown that a [URL="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/09/13/2617131/largest-gun-study-guns-murder/"]lower gun ownership [/URL] leads to less violence, there are millions of people who are extremely touchy about gun laws. it'd probably be easier in general if the federal government didn't try to enforce country-wide gun laws. especially since there are way better things for the american federal government to fix, like universal healthcare, or ending the drug war.
I like Dragon Age 2 \:v:/
LoTR & The Hobbit story lines are incredibly boring to me. I don't understand why people like them.
[QUOTE=greeley;46733274]LoTR & The Hobbit story lines are incredibly boring to me. I don't understand why people like them.[/QUOTE] I think it mainly has to do with how old they are, nowadays they're fairly dull because they in many ways set the mould for fantasy to follow. If they came out for the first time in the early 21st century (yes I know the movies did but I'm talking about the pedigree of their source material) they wouldn't have gone much of anywhere, but since they've been ingrained in culture since before the second world war, they're famous regardless of how well their content has aged. I still find the books bland and don't care for the movies, but I at least think that's why I'm the odd one out.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;46733317]I think it mainly has to do with how old they are, nowadays they're fairly dull because they in many ways set the mould for fantasy to follow. If they came out for the first time in the early 21st century (yes I know the movies did but I'm talking about the pedigree of their source material) they wouldn't have gone much of anywhere, but since they've been ingrained in culture since before the second world war, they're famous regardless of how well their content has aged. I still find the books bland and don't care for the movies, but I at least think that's why I'm the odd one out.[/QUOTE] I gave them several attempts, i watched the LoTR in the cinema, each one because my mates went andloved it, and i don't know, i just found the characters boring, really over dramatic, predictable storyline. Its strange though because i like dragons and shit, Game of Thrones is awesome, I play WoW religiously, Skyrim was awesome but i just can't watch any LoTR or The Hobbits without wanting to go sleep.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;46733317]I think it mainly has to do with how old they are, nowadays they're fairly dull because they in many ways set the mould for fantasy to follow. If they came out for the first time in the early 21st century (yes I know the movies did but I'm talking about the pedigree of their source material) they wouldn't have gone much of anywhere, but since they've been ingrained in culture since before the second world war, they're famous regardless of how well their content has aged. I still find the books bland and don't care for the movies, but I at least think that's why I'm the odd one out.[/QUOTE] I disagree wholeheartedly. I think LotR is still the best fantasy epic ever written even by modern standards. No one has come close to matching Tolkien in world-building. Not liking a book is one thing but invalidating other people's opinions by saying they're just popular because they're old is dumb [editline]17th December 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Captain Chalky;46733356]That being said, the Hobbit is ten times better than LotR. It at least has a dragon and a true sense of adventure. LotR is quite boring to me.[/QUOTE] Doesn't really make sense to compare them that way, they're completely different stories with completely different aims and tones.
[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;46728726]if you legitimately have a genuine pedo avatar then I don't see anything wrong with it only if it's in the context of the quoted post. it should only be used when it's more than clear that the quoted post is filled with bias and it directly related to the user's avatar because why bother arguing properly because you're going to go nowhere ie theres a thread about some sort of negative statistic about furiously masturbating to ponies and someone with a sexual pony avatar comes into the thread and just makes a hate filled post about how the study is complete bullshit without giving a reason why then imo that's okay[/QUOTE] In those examples an actual argument would still be more effective than mocking someone in such a lazy way though. Responding with someone's avatar like that will accomplish only one thing, it will make your argument look completely null in the eyes of the person you're trying to argue against. And in that second example people should respond telling them why they're wrong and if they still refuse to listen they should be ignored rather than given attention or reported for trolling/shitposting/flaming/whatever depending on the exact responses they are giving.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;46734110] Doesn't really make sense to compare them that way, they're completely different stories with completely different aims and tones.[/QUOTE] Especially when you consider The Hobbit was aimed at children and LotR at adults.
TF2 has only gotten better since release. Cosmetics, the lore, the economy and the countless updates have helped make it the fun, unique game it is today.
[QUOTE=165your4;46735685]TF2 has only gotten better since release. Cosmetics, the lore, the economy and the countless updates have helped make it the fun, unique game it is today.[/QUOTE] The lore's great but it doesn't really affect gameplay The cosmetics have absolutely ruined the aesthetic of the game. I don't think there should be any argument about whether modern, bright white earbuds (and tons of similar items) fit in a game with a 50s thematic and unsaturated color scheme. Also, some of the community created ones are honestly just sub-par, and unusuals look straight up silly. And I can't say I don't like tons of free updates, but in TF2's case it's just overwhelming. It went from a simple yet dynamic game to a mess of unpolished ideas. I've gone through the same "stop playing - try it again every few months" cycle a few times and honestly, the sheer amount of items confuses me. I often have to look up whatever's new in the game because otherwise I'll have no idea what I'm up against and end up wondering what the hell I was just killed by, and it's a chore. Not to mention, a game with that many weapons, items and different effects is just harder to balance. I wouldn't say it's terribly unbalanced at this point but it's definitely not better than it used to be in that aspect
I want to see more comedy focused actors try serious roles, like Johnny Knoxville.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;46736358]The lore's great but it doesn't really affect gameplay The cosmetics have absolutely ruined the aesthetic of the game. I don't think there should be any argument about whether modern, bright white earbuds (and tons of similar items) fit in a game with a 50s thematic and unsaturated color scheme. Also, some of the community created ones are honestly just sub-par, and unusuals look straight up silly. And I can't say I don't like tons of free updates, but in TF2's case it's just overwhelming. It went from a simple yet dynamic game to a mess of unpolished ideas. I've gone through the same "stop playing - try it again every few months" cycle a few times and honestly, the sheer amount of items confuses me. I often have to look up whatever's new in the game because otherwise I'll have no idea what I'm up against and end up wondering what the hell I was just killed by, and it's a chore. Not to mention, a game with that many weapons, items and different effects is just harder to balance. I wouldn't say it's terribly unbalanced at this point but it's definitely not better than it used to be in that aspect[/QUOTE] I can't even imagine you trying to play DOTA 2.
[QUOTE=TAU!;46736484]I want to see more comedy focused actors try serious roles, like Johnny Knoxville.[/QUOTE] Do you remember the Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher? I haven't seen it in years but if I remember right I couldn't take it seriously because all I saw was Kelso... :v: Even Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty made me think he would do serious roles SO good because of the little snippets of serious shit he did in that movie.
[QUOTE=Wolf532;46736951]I can't even imagine you trying to play DOTA 2.[/QUOTE] dota 2 is less worse though, valve learned from tf2, and now they allow apparel that fit into the theme of the game/hero. they also don't have sparkly unusuals or whatnot. on top of that new items in the game don't add abilities, so returning to the game after 6 months is less of a challenge. tf2 on the other hand really shows it lack of both quality control and direction.
[QUOTE=fudge blood;46736952]Do you remember the Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher? I haven't seen it in years but if I remember right I couldn't take it seriously because all I saw was Kelso... :v: Even Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty made me think he would do serious roles SO good because of the little snippets of serious shit he did in that movie.[/QUOTE] dude if u wanna see Jim Carrey in a serious role check out Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind- he gave probably the single best performance of the year in that film, fucking amazing, dude deserved an Oscar for it. Film is one of the best American films I've ever seen And Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love was honestly fucking outstanding and it blew me away to see how brilliant he was able to be in the hands of a great director rather than dumb comedy directors who don't care about getting good performances. A shame he's such a hack nowadays.
[QUOTE=Wolf532;46736951]I can't even imagine you trying to play DOTA 2.[/QUOTE] I play (a little less now that I don't have a desktop computer) and enjoy Dota 2, but the key difference is that MOBAs are meant to be more dynamic and complicated than your average TF2-type time waster. It's expected and you know what you're getting into, but there are things you want from a MOBA that you don't really need in a simple and fun FPS like Team Fortress. Basically, that's what the updates ruined for me, they took the simplicity of it away, and while there's people that enjoy what it is now, it's just not my thing, and definitely not the reason why I bought it in the first place
After spending the better part of the day watching him, I have concluded that Markiplier is a decently funny guy and doesn't deserve as much flak as he gets. Yeah, the screaming and the shouting gets a little annoying, but the dumb faces he pulls usually make me chuckle and he does have his moments. Markiplier is not the greatest LPer I've watched, but I think he deserves an honorable mention. [editline]17th December 2014[/editline] And I still think he's not nearly as annoying as the likes of Pewdiepie. I still find it extraordinarily difficult to watch his videos.
[QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;46737341]After spending the better part of the day watching him, I have concluded that Markiplier is a decently funny guy and doesn't deserve as much flak as he gets. Yeah, the screaming and the shouting gets a little annoying, but the dumb faces he pulls usually make me chuckle and he does have his moments. Markiplier is not the greatest LPer I've watched, but I think he deserves an honorable mention. [editline]17th December 2014[/editline] And I still think he's not nearly as annoying as the likes of Pewdiepie. I still find it extraordinarily difficult to watch his videos.[/QUOTE] At first I didn't want to like him because I thought liking LPers were for 12 year old losers. I was wrong, Markiplier is really genuine, funny, nice and smart. He doesn't bullshit his games and yes, he has his dumb moments (Alien Isolation) but it's like you can't get mad at him because you see him try. He's a real mofucka. He's chill as fuck and I think if fp wasn't a hive mind about this sort of thing, he would get his own megathread and his own following here. He definitely should [sp]replace the game grumps thread[/sp]
I like Markiplier, but I also don't like him because he says and does the same shit in a lot of videos. JonTron does the same thing, but for some reason the production quality of JT's videos make it a lot less painful. I can still hear the "OH HI!" from the Five Nights at Freddy's videos by Markiplier because he used it literally every 12 seconds
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;46728753]If we're talking about posts that don't contribute to the thread, can we bring up vague video game references? People will look for stuff that's barely related to the article just so they can stick in something about TF2 or Payday, then say "in all seriousness" and include some neutral sentence about the article like that justifies making a shitty unrelated joke about a serious tragedy[/QUOTE] "this is exactly what i do when i play Prototype haha! seriously though, i wish demons indistinguishable from humans would stop committing arbitrary murders"
I gave Gone Home a try and actually found it to be interesting. I mean, I genuinely enjoyed the atmosphere and just exploring this little house. I know people really fucking hate this game but I can't remember why. I never looked into it.
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