• Microsoft riggs Gamespot votes
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[QUOTE=ZachPL;42119887]Solid proof this was microsoft. Because the company doesn't have better things to do with its time. And gamespot is a terrible gaming website that no one goes to anymore.[/QUOTE] MS is a big company. Could have just been one small group of employees looking for a bonus. People trolling wouldn't want to actually spend money to generate sweet fanboy tears.
Did they honestly think no one would notice?
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;42119905]For once I'm going to agree with ZachPL. Unless there's actual proof that Microsoft is behind this, this could just be a bunch of fans gaming the system.[/QUOTE] There's no solid proof, outside the fact Microsoft have already shown they're going to go out of their way to fuck with stuff like this. E3 They had their employee's harass people playing the wii-u, they've spammed numerous sites on reasons why microsoft's xbox one (TM) is the best choice etc. This point it's easier to believe that it's just microsoft doing the same ol same ol again.
[QUOTE=Jeller;42119883]Says the one defending the Wii U...[/QUOTE] The Wii U is a decent console, it's not amazing and doesn't compare to the Xbox One or PS4 but it does what game console were meant to do from the start. play games The Playstation and Xbox consoles are turning into entertainment systems but one focuses more on television and the other on games. Both appeal to completely different audiences when you looks at what the console are meant to do.
[QUOTE=ZachPL;42119887]Solid proof this was microsoft. Because the company doesn't have better things to do with its time. And gamespot is a terrible gaming website that no one goes to anymore.[/QUOTE] Kinda have a point, while it's still most likely Microsoft there isnt enough evidence to point fingers. For all we know it could be Sony trying to make Microsoft look bad considering how badly this was executed.
Thanks for drawing your own conclusion for us all, your inability to source anything or even think of other more feasible explanations really make me realize how stupid I was to not hate mic$rosoft
[QUOTE=Sift;42119946]There's no solid proof, outside the fact Microsoft have already shown they're going to go out of their way to fuck with stuff like this. E3 They had their employee's harass people playing the wii-u, they've spammed numerous sites on reasons why microsoft's xbox one (TM) is the best choice etc. This point it's easier to believe that it's just microsoft doing the same ol same ol again.[/QUOTE] With the amount of ignorant posts you make you sound like one of the biggest fans boys on here. Anything they do is obviously the wrong decision and you act like sony hasn't made huge mistakes before.
[QUOTE=Gatsby;42119962]Kinda have a point, while it's still most likely Microsoft there isnt enough evidence to point fingers. For all we know it could be Sony trying to make Microsoft look.[/QUOTE] Or a single guy who thinks fucking with a vote online is funny? There is literally no evidence in any direction, only the fact that it's easy to point fingers at someone you hate
[QUOTE=Plaster;42119863]the PS4 fans are probably doing the same thing.[/QUOTE] Sony does not need a botnet for this because they already have the fans to support the polls with voting for the PS4. :v:
[QUOTE=Greenen72;42119964]Thanks for drawing your own conclusion for us all, your inability to source anything or even think of other more feasible explanations really make me realize how stupid I was to not hate mic$rosoft[/QUOTE] In the history of bad posts this is the baddest post. Like did you even think things through before hitting submit? Where did I say in this thread "Don't buy a xbone" or anything negative other then shit like this being shady? I even said that there's no proof and just said I wouldn't be surprised.
[QUOTE=Sift;42119946]There's no solid proof, outside the fact Microsoft have already shown they're going to go out of their way to fuck with stuff like this. E3 They had their employee's harass people playing the wii-u, they've spammed numerous sites on reasons why microsoft's xbox one (TM) is the best choice etc. This point it's easier to believe that it's just microsoft doing the same ol same ol again.[/QUOTE] If we can't prove it, I'd rather not assume. Microsoft has garnered a lot of (deserved) ill will over the last 6 months, but that doesn't mean every bad thing regarding the Xbox One is their fault.
[QUOTE=BFG9000;42119828]They should have a "#BothConsolesAreShit" option[/QUOTE] That option would be not to vote. When the poll asks for two opinions, you can't have a third and still vote.
[QUOTE=ZachPL;42119973]With the amount of ignorant posts you make you sound like one of the biggest fans boys on here. Anything they do is obviously the wrong decision and you act like sony hasn't made huge mistakes before.[/QUOTE] Lmao you're so full of shit. First page of the ps4 thread is me saying I'm wary of it because none of the games are too interesting, and I'm only picking one up because of longterm investment and I constantly rag on the wii-u
[QUOTE=Sift;42119993]In the history of bad posts this is the baddest post. Like did you even think things through before hitting submit? Where did I say in this thread "Don't buy a xbone" or anything negative other then shit like this being shady? I even said that there's no proof and just said I wouldn't be surprised.[/QUOTE] And where did I imply you said anything other than "this is shady"? because that's more than enough to make me think you're only posting this for dislike of microsoft (or the funnies) Also, "There's no proof, but it was microsoft" Saying "I'm suspicious of microsoft" is the journalism equivalent of "it was microsoft", responsible reporting 101 [editline]asd[/editline] Oh, and the thread title
[QUOTE=Sift;42119619] [img]http://31.media.tumblr.com/168532eb925b03ac74fc8e54ef504c27/tumblr_msqgdkPUl11qfhd73o1_500.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE] Woah guys, this shit is next-gen. Why are you all nerds still supporting that shit PS4 lol
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;42119999]If we can't prove it, I'd rather not assume. Microsoft has garnered a lot of (deserved) ill will over the last 6 months, but that doesn't mean every bad thing regarding the Xbox One is their fault.[/QUOTE] That's true. Like I said in the OP this could be locked as I jumped the gun. Was told "Hey Sift check out what Microsoft is doing" and figured I'd post about it. I'm working under the guilty until proven innocent after everything mentality but probably would of been better to just say that the polls are getting rigged. [editline]8th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Greenen72;42120032]And where did I imply you said anything other than "this is shady"? because that's more than enough to make me think you're only posting this for dislike of microsoft (or the funnies) Also, "There's no proof, but it was microsoft" Saying "I'm suspicious of microsoft" is the journalism equivalent of "it was microsoft", responsible reporting 101[/QUOTE] Damn you caught me I have a boner for posting anti-microsoft threads and I got caught except I've never made a thread like this before, and most my posts are me being skeptical of things. Like I fucked up, I admit that. But you're kind of shitposting king right here. Also damn I didn't know I was a reporter that's pretty cool. Also for the record, I didn't make the image in OP, it was what I was linked to.
Wow Sift posts a thread about some sort of poll rigging that POSSIBLY might have been Microsoft's doing and you guys get all mad and called him an fanboy.
Xbone go home.
The Micro$oft hate boner is getting kind of old. There is nothing linking Microsoft to rigging some stupid online poll, other than the fact that the Xbox One is involved. [editline]8th September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Gatsby;42120101]Wow Sift posts a thread about some sort of poll rigging that POSSIBLY might have been Microsoft's doing and you guys get all mad and called him an fanboy.[/QUOTE] He's saying it as if it were fact: [quote="Thread Title"]Microsoft riggs Gamespot votes[/quote] [QUOTE=Sift;42119619]Microsoft is apparently creating a shit ton of bots to spam random internet polls to get people to get a Xbone.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Greenen72;42119964]Thanks for drawing your own conclusion for us all, your inability to source anything or even think of other more feasible explanations really make me realize how stupid I was to not hate mic$rosoft[/QUOTE] Wow we got a buncha, alternative, hip and witty kid$ who know about that pun where you remove the S in microsoft and replace it with a dollar sign because they're greedy and this corrupt capitalist system, RIGHT GUY$? You're seriously wasting your time 'hating' a company? Yeah, go ahead and dislike them but stop wasting your fucking time fuming over something you pretty much can't do anything about besides voting with your dollar.
[QUOTE=Sift;42120051]That's true. Like I said in the OP this could be locked as I jumped the gun. Was told "Hey Sift check out what Microsoft is doing" and figured I'd post about it. I'm working under the guilty until proven innocent after everything mentality but probably would of been better to just say that the polls are getting rigged. [editline]8th September 2013[/editline] Damn you caught me I have a boner for posting anti-microsoft threads and I got caught except I've never made a thread like this before, and most my posts are me being skeptical of things. Like I fucked up, I admit that. But you're kind of shitposting king right here. Also damn I didn't know I was a reporter that's pretty cool. Also for the record, I didn't make the image in OP, it was what I was linked to.[/QUOTE] You post a thread in SH with the only link being to a twitter, assuming you didn't link the image from a news site and they happened to also say "it seems like microsoft would do this", you are now an internet journalist. As an unqualified journalist, the worst thing you can do is play the skeptic, especially since you seem to use the positive connotation of "skeptic" as a way to justify ignoring the lack of evidence. In short, saying "the polls are being rigged" is a much better way to put it than "the polls are being rigged and microsoft might be doing it"
It's PlayStation 4's turn in the sun, Microsoft tried to control the market with xbox one and it flopped before it began. People want freedom, not a bubble. Microsoft should have kept their evil plans a secret.
[QUOTE=Greenen72;42120231]You post a thread in SH with the only link being to a twitter, assuming you didn't link the image from a news site and they happened to also say "it seems like microsoft would do this", you are now an internet journalist. As an unqualified journalist, the worst thing you can do is play the skeptic, especially since you seem to use the positive connotation of "skeptic" as a way to justify ignoring the lack of evidence. In short, saying "the polls are being rigged" is a much better way to put it than "the polls are being rigged and microsoft might be doing it"[/QUOTE] In your journaling of his journalism you are now a journalist journalist; and I don't approve of your journalist journalism. you once made a cake too? you are now a baker; and i'm journaling about journalist journalist bakers
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;42120144]The Micro$oft hate boner is getting kind of old. There is nothing linking Microsoft to rigging some stupid online poll, other than the fact that the Xbox One is involved. [editline]8th September 2013[/editline] He's saying it as if it were fact:[/QUOTE] Not really. I already said I messed up on the thread title and there's a reason I used the word apparently instead of saying that "this is fact" or linking sources. I was just going off what was told to me. Also have some free time and feel like making a point [QUOTE=Greenen72;42120032]And where did I imply you said anything other than "this is shady"? because that's more than enough to make me think you're only posting this for dislike of microsoft (or the funnies) Also, "There's no proof, but it was microsoft" Saying "I'm suspicious of microsoft" is the journalism equivalent of "it was microsoft", responsible reporting 101[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Greenen72;42119964]Thanks for drawing your own conclusion for us all, your inability to source anything or even think of other more feasible explanations really make me realize how stupid I was to not hate mic$rosoft[/QUOTE] So let me break down why your post is fucking stupid and you didn't think anything through. At all. [b]Thanks for drawing your own conclusion for us all[/b] Where did I do that? I didn't. At all. I never said what you should think, never said how you should feel about microsoft, other then the poll thing is really scummy and I linked something goofy from one of their adverts. [b]Source and my Explanation[/b] I should of double checked but I linked one of the hijacked twitter accounts and explained why I think it's microsoft. I could be wrong but hey, this point of the thread it's just how the person takes it. [b]make me realize how stupid I was to not hate mic$rosoft[/b] Giving you two minutes to post where I said you're stupid for not hating microsoft. I'll even show mercy, find a post by me where I even said micro$oft. You can't. You put words in my mouth. [b]Where did I imply you said anything other then "this is shady"[/b] Right here, or do you have short term memory loss? If so maybe I'll write up a article about it for my awesome job as a top notch reporter.
[QUOTE=ZachPL;42119973]With the amount of ignorant posts you make you sound like one of the biggest fans boys on here. [/QUOTE] From what I've read, that's extremely ironic coming from you. Within five seconds, you rate me dumb.
How do we know this is Microsoft?
[QUOTE=Hellborg 45;42120299]How do we know this is Microsoft?[/QUOTE] We don't. It's going around as microsoft's doing but there's no actual proof that it was them or fanboys. Some of the twitter accounts say dumb cheesy stuff about how enriching the kinect is but other then that it's uncertain.
[QUOTE=Hellborg 45;42120299]How do we know this is Microsoft?[/QUOTE] We don't actually, it is ENTIRELY possible it's some rabid fans. THOUGH, fixing votes, creating accounts to make fake comments etc to try to make a sway on social media is a common and well paid for business practice these days.
[QUOTE=Sift;42120271] So let me break down why your post is fucking stupid and you didn't think anything through. At all. [b]Thanks for drawing your own conclusion for us all[/b] Where did I do that? I didn't. At all. I never said what you should think, never said how you should feel about microsoft, other then the poll thing is really scummy. [b]Source and my Explination[/b] I should of double checked but I linked one of the hijacked twitter accounts and explained why I think it's microsoft. I could be wrong but hey, this point of the thread it's just how the person takes it. [b]make me realize how stupid I was to not hate mic$rosoft[/b] Giving you two minutes to post where I said you're stupid for not hating microsoft. I'll even show mercy, find a post by me where I even said micro$oft. You can't. You put words in my mouth. [b]Where did I imply you said anything other then "this is shady"[/b] Right here, or do you have short term memory loss?[/QUOTE] 1. Read the thread title :-) 2. You may have a different opinion than me, but the OP in a thread should be an article describing what happens, then people discussing it, not "this is what happened this is what I think". Or at least, putting an article in quotes and then your own opinion, so your opinion isn't reported with the same integrity (if this image has any integrity at all in the first place) 3. Oh boy, thanks for the two minutes! But sorry for putting words in your mouth, I have a habit of assuming anyone who posts an image saying "THANKS MICROSOFT" for rigging votes where no evidence points is a person who has an agenda against them.
[QUOTE=CaptainObvious1;42120281]From what I've read, that's extremely ironic coming from you.[/QUOTE] I'm not a fanboy of either side. It's just annoying when people make ignorant comments that have no basis or foundation and are just band-wagging to feel like they fit in to something. I can't see how anyone can possibly think the xbox one is done when the consoles haven't released yet and on launch day in NA xbox will have just as many PS4's or more sold.
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