• YouTube Star TotalBiscuit Seeking Professional Help
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[QUOTE=Monkey san;43947605]TB you cant be a utter cunt sometimes, but you do really get alot of shit for no reason. But heavy stress is not something to joke about really, and holy shit grey hair at 29?[/QUOTE] well to be fair, he has been under several deformation suits lately... i mean apparently freedom of speech doesn't apparently seem a good enough cover for companies to not threaten him with total damnation if he doesn't delete his entire livelyhood. seriously they've demanded him to delete his youtube channel like several times even though its his livelyhood
[QUOTE=Sableye;43951632]well to be fair, he has been under several deformation suits lately... i mean apparently freedom of speech doesn't apparently seem a good enough cover for companies to not threaten him with total damnation if he doesn't delete his entire livelyhood. seriously they've demanded him to delete his youtube channel like several times even though its his livelyhood[/QUOTE] A lot of his more "vocal" videos attack companies instead of being critical about games flaws. Which I can completely understand the company wanting to take action. If I were to write a article in the paper attacking a McDonalds for hiring "nitwits" and "incopetent staff" I'd probably get backlash from McDonalds; I don't see why people magically think you are protected so long as you are talking when playing a video game.
[QUOTE=mc lovin;43951667]A lot of his more "vocal" videos attack companies instead of being critical about games flaws. Which I can completely understand the company wanting to take action.[/QUOTE] Examples of this please?
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;43951706]Examples of this please?[/QUOTE] Guise wolf, but it looks like it got taken down. He insults some of the voice's and audio department.
[QUOTE=mc lovin;43951744]Guise wolf, but it looks like it got taken down. He insults some of the voice's and audio department.[/QUOTE] No he didn't, he called them out for being terrible which was true, that's not insulting, that's criticising.
Quite ironic: [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.404997-TotalBiscuits-very-strange-behavior-in-this-Vlog-video?page=5[/url]
[QUOTE=Killuah;43951880]Quite ironic: [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.404997-TotalBiscuits-very-strange-behavior-in-this-Vlog-video?page=5[/url][/QUOTE] [I] can't speak for others, but here's why I, perhaps not "hate", but certainly can't stand TB. I used to watch pretty much all of his videos and rarely ever commented on them. Once, someone posted a random tidbit of news about a game that TB had looked at; the poster didn't mention TB at all or suggest in any way that TB should have shared the news. TB responded by sarcastically dismissing him. Someone else asked why he was treating the guy like crap for no reason. TB's response was three words: "Grow up baby." This is the guy who constantly bemoans the lack of civility and intelligence in the YouTube comment section, by the way. Some other people asked why he was being a jerk and I commented that he regularly acts that way in the comments and on his Twitter. My comment got deleted and I was blocked.[/I] I don't even know what he's referring to but I'm not taking some random dude's word that this was what actually happened and the whole story. [I]On another Vlog he did, ironically about how content creators should respond to criticism, he suggested that creators respond to negative feedback with reasoning instead of just saying "sod off". I felt the need to point out how he has regularly done the virtual opposite of this advice (and created a second account so that I could actually post). He responded by dismissing me and stating that I obviously hadn't "listened to the video at all." When someone else replied that him blocking people is "pretty much the stupidest way I can imagine to 'deal' with criticism," TB stated "It is the smartest way to• deal with people who are insulting you because they don't get to insult you anymore" and "Blocking is quite frankly the first tool you should resort to if someone is coming to your channel and insulting you. They clearly are not an actual viewer so their loss as a commenter is not important." So in the comments about a video where TB discusses how to responsibly handle criticism, he equates all criticism of himself with insults and says that the "first tool" that everyone should use to respond is blocking. Not discourse, not debate, not even the reasoning that he championed in his video, just block them and declare yourself the winner. That's why I can't stand TB: he is an extreme narcissist, has despicable interpersonal skills, gives advice that he doesn't follow, and can't handle any form of criticism. He's a great content creator, but pretty much an unlikable person.[/I] There is a big difference between criticism and insults, he doesn't equate criticism of himself with insults, he won't block you for critisizing him, I don't know of any case where he has done that. That guy has the wrong conception of the matter entirely. [I]So that's why I ditched his channel and started watching Northernlion, who is both a great content creator and a great person. : )[/I] I enjoy both Northernlion and TotalBiscuit, but Northernlion doesn't have nearly the same amount of experience and knowledge that TotalBiscuit has nor is he as good at displaying a new game in a short amount of time. If I were looking to buy a game I'd pick a WTF over a Let's Look At anyday. I do like to watch Northernlion's let's plays though and has seen almost all of his binding of isaac videos.
[QUOTE=Swilly;43951609]It always [B]WAS[/B] an excuse. That was the excuse used by the people running reddit not to shut down the r/jailbait and those other subreddits that clearly VIOLATED people's privacy but those douchebags didn't care because 'lol, its the internet' until the reality that they could be exposed as well came to light. Then they all started getting mad about privacy this and that. The internet is a wasteland now, filled with landmines of old fake viruses websites, spams and people looking to make themselves feel better by ripping apart others. Any form of intelligent discussion has long since been lost because we now get excessively defensive and live in our little echo chambers.[/QUOTE] Don't forget that the wastes are roamed by Bandwagons of folks with that mentality of "If someone has the different opinion than the wagon, then we kick his ass off." And the sensitive folk in town that sooner shoot you than actually give you the time of day.
TB's a hard working guy that takes a lot of trash. Cut the man some slack he's working nearly clock to clock sometimes.
He makes astronomical amounts of money for what he does, is this really a surprise? God fuck off feeling sorry for him fucking baby. No one forces you to read shit
[QUOTE=avincent;43952224]He makes astronomical amounts of money for what he does, is this really a surprise? God fuck off feeling sorry for him fucking baby. No one forces you to read shit[/QUOTE] How much money does he really make though? [editline]18th February 2014[/editline] Certainly not enough to lose his job
[QUOTE=avincent;43952224]He makes astronomical amounts of money for what he does, is this really a surprise? God fuck off feeling sorry for him fucking baby. No one forces you to read shit[/QUOTE] You know the argument is awful when I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I really, really hope you are.
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;43952002]I enjoy both Northernlion and TotalBiscuit, but Northernlion doesn't have nearly the same amount of experience and knowledge that TotalBiscuit has nor is he as good at displaying a new game in a short amount of time. If I were looking to buy a game I'd pick a WTF over a Let's Look At anyday. I do like to watch Northernlion's let's plays though and has seen almost all of his binding of isaac videos.[/QUOTE] Well, there's that, and that there are some games that don't reach WTF Is but do get covered in Let's Look At, as well as some games that aren't done in Let's Look At but are picked up by WTF Is. So if there's something TB wasn't able to cover, there's a chance that Northernlion might have done an LLA, meaning the game potentially gets coverage.
[QUOTE=ironman17;43952307]Well, there's that, and that there are some games that don't reach WTF Is but do get covered in Let's Look At, as well as some games that aren't done in Let's Look At but are picked up by WTF Is. So if there's something TB wasn't able to cover, there's a chance that Northernlion might have done an LLA, meaning the game potentially gets coverage.[/QUOTE] Absolutely, I'm not saying Ryan's Let's Look At videos are bad or anything at all.
[QUOTE=avincent;43952224]He makes astronomical amounts of money for what he does, is this really a surprise? God fuck off feeling sorry for him fucking baby. No one forces you to read shit[/QUOTE] Congratulations on being part of the fucking problem, mate. I suggest you go back to page 2 and watch Novawar's video on the topic, since you clearly haven't read the thread. You can learn more from that video alone than anything else you do today.
I feel like this is a private thing that isn't really the business of other people besides him and his loved ones.
[QUOTE=avincent;43952224]He makes astronomical amounts of money for what he does, is this really a surprise? God fuck off feeling sorry for him fucking baby. No one forces you to read shit[/QUOTE] Hello, I see you're still in that High School mentality of "Money = Happiness = Greedy" Let me explain. Money can get you alot of things, but it can't make you feel better. It doesn't make people greedy misers you see in shitty children's shows, and not being rich is never grounds for taking the piss out of someone who is, just because they are rich. Ever heard the Aesop of the Fox and the Grapes? The Fox tries to get some grapes that are too high for him, but he tries and tries to jump high enough to get one. Eventually he gives up stating "Those grapes were probably sour anyway, I wouldn't eat them." It's a message of Cognitive dissonance, if you're not the one making money and with people who are entertained by your work, you'll just take one good look, turn around, and tell yourself "Eh, he's probably an asshole."
I don't like the guy but I don't wish anything bad on him. Hope professional help will help him get his life back.
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;43952028]Don't forget that the wastes are roamed by Bandwagons of folks with that mentality of "If someone has the different opinion than the wagon, then we kick his ass off." And the sensitive folk in town that sooner shoot you than actually give you the time of day.[/QUOTE] And the people get surprised when eveyrone congratulates the internet for doing something so they think its open place to share stuff with who they care for or think to care for and then get burned afterward because [B]fuck you, internet.[/B]
I'd like to add that TB does a lot of stuff that other critics don't do. He's incredibly transparent about how he gets money and games. The rest of Polaris is as well, WOWCrendor and Jesse Cox do this as well, and that's why they're my three favourite youtuber's. For example, in the WTF is video for Banished, he states in the description that he obtained the game for free by the developers. He is completely honest about a game, regardless of how he got it, and that honesty is why I trust his videos.
We have our divergences in opinion, but this type of thing is really sad and it shouldn't happen to anyone. Stress is a serious issue and can have big consequences.
[QUOTE=draugur;43952878]I'd like to add that TB does a lot of stuff that other critics don't do. He's incredibly transparent about how he gets money and games. The rest of Polaris is as well, WOWCrendor and Jesse Cox do this as well, and that's why they're my three favourite youtuber's. For example, in the WTF is video for Banished, he states in the description that he obtained the game for free by the developers. He is completely honest about a game, regardless of how he got it, and that honesty is why I trust his videos.[/QUOTE] People who say you can't get a good first impression from the first hour of the game may also be discredited with that very video as an example, he said he spent 10 hours with that game at the beginning of the video because it's one of those city building games so yeah.
If things were to really go down the shitter fast (ie him committing suicide (let's hope not)), the shitstorm that would result would be massive. Not only on the internet, but in courts of law.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;43953038]If things were to really go down the shitter fast (ie him committing suicide (let's hope not)), the shitstorm that would result would be massive. Not only on the internet,[B] but in courts of law[/B].[/QUOTE] Elaborate please? This seems like a stretchy idea.
[QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;43953070]Elaborate please? This seems like a stretchy idea.[/QUOTE] FUN Creators (or anyone else, really) could be tried for libel and defamation leading to death.
I seriously hope he doesn't go the way of JewWario.
[QUOTE=SpartanXC9;43947670]Well maybe if you weren't a dick to your fans you wouldn't get a lot of hate. How does he have a thick skin? He through a guest off a podcast because the guest's roommate called him an ass after he said something rude.[/QUOTE] Yeah I'm guessing you just saw that clip of the guy getting booted off and didn't actually watch the whole podcast. Firstly, the guy was invited onto the podcast, not his roommate. Right up until the point he was kicked off the roommate was constantly interrupting the conversation and just derailing the show. Eventually they started talking about the movie "Gamer", and TB said it wasn't very good (how [i]rude[/i] of him, right?) so the roommate called him an asshole and "Tuberculosis". That was the last straw. But good job basing your argument on a 20 second video taken completely out of context. Top marks.
[QUOTE=ironman17;43953135]I seriously hope he doesn't go the way of JewWario.[/QUOTE] He won't, he's not [I]that[/I] bad.
[QUOTE=Blazedol;43953221]He won't, he's not [I]that[/I] bad.[/QUOTE] Kinda hard to make that call, really. Didn't his suicide come like [i]completely[/i] out of the blue?
I feel sorry for TotalBiscuit, but I think when he acts like a dick to people in his comments, he shouldn't be surprised if people act the same way towards him. Mainly I stopped watching him around the time he made that stupid "you have already been replaced" post, so I don't know if he's done anything like that since then.
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