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NEStalgia

OMG the "someday the real Switch Pro will exist" is going to make me move over to Push Square permanently. The verbal insults and attacks on 10 day old comments over there are starting to look more palatable than this

Nintendo fudged it. They had the ball and threw it in their own goal. It's Nintendo. That's what they do! #dealwithit

NEStalgia

roy130390

@Snatcher For your own sake, I'd recommend to ignore the people saying which characters are OP, brain-dead, cheap or whatever reason they say and just play with who you want however you want. From the fighting communities to any other competitive ones, I have always found really sad and pathetic how toxic people can get when it comes to these aspects.

I remember when the Souls community was beginning and people started to make this "moral codes" when it comes to invading and PvP. To me it was hilarious to see how self centered people can be to actually think that they can create universal rules for anyone based in their own standards on people like me who were playing since Demon's Souls was still unknown. Don't get me wrong, I do see some characters and abilities as "cheap" in some games, like some enchantments in Dark Souls like tranquil walk of Peace, but I simply let people play however they want and I don't use it. If I didn't like how someone played I simply avoid that person. Instead, these people send toxic messages and act as if they were on a moral high ground, completely oblivious that their rules are just theirs and that people can play games however they want as long as it's within the game (so hacking and other stuff doesn't enter this category).

If you plan participating on an event or something then yeah, follow whatever rules they have. Otherwise just play the way that it is fun for you.

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fighting_game_player

@BloodNinja Huh. Guess there's no way I can talk myself out of that one can I ha ha. Good one. You had me going there.

"as I roll along I begin to find.. things aren't always just what they seem.."

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@Snatcher Thanks Snatcher, it's nice to feel welcome somewhere, for once! It's hostile on the internet!! About your Smash rant, I've never played Smash, but you definitely reminded me of something from Soul Caliber 2. It's a 3D weapon-based fighting game, in case you haven't heard of it. There were two characters that people felt were toxic at the arcade: Kilik and Maxi. One is a staff fighter and the other uses nunchucks. Main reason is because it's REALLY easy to be very spammy with those characters, so sometimes even a good player with a "lower-tier" character like Mitsurugi or Voldo would get beaten and lose their quarters/tokens if a new-comer came and spammed attacks with Kilik or Maxi. I guess it's the equivalent of when someone just spams fireballs with Ryu in Street Fighter (like I do because I'm really bad!) Anyway, because I've never played Smash, I'm assuming you mean it's because Pikachu has some kind of cheese-tactic that new-comers take advantage of, and it's not fun to play against, right?

@Fujimoto-San That's more my fault than yours, I'm too sarcastic for my own good, sometimes!

@NEStalgia Nintendo DID drop the ball with this release. Hopefully they have a more powerful version of the Switch on the horizon. Even a 5-10% increase in power would be welcome. It's really hard going from 3 second load times on my PC to 30-90 second load times on the same game on the Switch. The portability is nice, I guess, but it sure would be nice if the system had a little more juice. The fact that people are insulting you over a criticism towards a corporation says more about the people insulting you than anything else.

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Tyranexx

@TheJGG Hah, no worries about either image! I would've at least tried it all in any case.

I'm surprised you haven't heard of Marilyn Manson; I thought he had an international following. I've heard some of his stuff and shock rock isn't quite my cup of tea. I do acknowledge he's quite talented. I have come across that quote of his, and IMO that speaks volumes and is fitting for the victims in almost any tragedy.

It's partially due to incidents like Columbine and the Paducah shootings that background checks are more of a thing. Though again, these regulations vary by state and who's enforcing what. As for their mental health.... It's one of those situations where I'd love to know how things tick under the hood. Or maybe not. Something else I'd like to expand upon - the mental health angle. Unfortunately, that also isn't a subject I'm eager to breach in most online environments on a personal level. I will say that I'm interested in getting my hands on the book A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold, the mother of one of the shooters. I believe it'll offer a unique angle to the tragedy and is also a way for her to try to heal from and process all the events up to and after the shooting.

Apologies as I don't believe I'll get to your meatier post until tomorrow evening. I'm cutting out of work early (spun this post up over a couple work breaks) as I have a ton of yardwork to catch up on. There was a ton of rain last week, so predictably my lawn has exploded in growth.

@Offolsense You're welcome anytime! The forums are usually pretty laid back. Though I will warn you, if you haven't noticed already, that some of the article comment sections have become more toxic lately. It's a double-edged sword that unfortunately comes with more site popularity.

@NintendoByNature I tend to baby my stuff, and my handhelds don't leave the house much unless I'm going on a trip. Barring an unfortunate accident, bad update, or theft, I suspect I'll be using my current V2 unit for some time.

@bimmy-lee Dude, that watermelon picnic table is awesome! It looks good enough to eat! I'm sure the other residents of Chateau Bim like it as well?

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BloodNinja

@Tyranexx As a long time martial artist and American, I can say without hesitation that the gun problem has another major factor: heat. I'll explain. Sometimes, a perfectly rational person will obtain a firearm through legal means, and even own it for years and years without any signs of mental issues. But, people (not just Americans) deal with a lot of pressure, and sometimes, pressure causes people to heat up. When a person is under so much pressure for a very long time, or given an extreme amount of pressure that pushes their limits to the breaking point...they boil over and pop. I've seen perfectly reasonable people completely lose their minds over unusually trivial things, and my theory is that it happens during times of immense pressure. Weirdly, at my work, some of the clients I work for lose their cool when they are hungry. I've even seen people turn to violence over silly things when they are hungry, upset, tired, or hot. So, that's why I say that "heat" is yet another factor to consider during violence, especially situations that lead to gun violence. I'm not sure if that's where you are going with the conversation, but for some reason your comment reminded me of that thought.

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fighting_game_player

@BloodNinja No worries. I know the feeling actually. Most of the time people don't know the difference when I'm being sarcastic or serious. I guess context is everything after all right?

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@Snatcher Don't worry about the smash community. I always cared about such things back when I played, but it eventually occurred to me that it really doesn't matter who you pick to play because someone will find a way to complain about your main. I used to main Lucas and I always used to refrain from using PK Fire too much or killing people with PK Freeze. But even when I'd try to not play toxic people still would get mad at me just for using the character lol.

I ended up switching my main to Ken but again, people still would rage about his lack of end lag or how he does too much damage off of one combo.

If you're playing to win, just play optimally and screw what everyone else says. I've seen professional players get bashed because their playstyle is "lame" but at the end of the day if it's working I don't see a reason to stop lol.

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BloodNinja

@Fujimoto-San Well, and it's extra-difficult to discern across the net, where you simply see emotes and text. Without hearing voice inflections and seeing body language, it's even more difficult to determine a person's motive online! Where is your quote from, in your signature? It sounds familiar but I can't put my finger on it. Sounds like a Buddhist saying.

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Vortexeo

@TheJGG Well, you'll also have to let me know when you get back to it and do another chapter because I also did enjoy that lol.

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fighting_game_player

@BloodNinja Agreed. Discussing something online.. is much more complicated to say the least. It's always best to be clear and to post things in a manner that can't be misunderstood for those reasons alone. I wonder how communication(s) will change in future years..

It's one of the many sayings of Miyamoto Musashi. He was prominent samurai from Japan as well as the writer of The Book of Five Rings.

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@BloodNinja Nah, there's no "upgraded hardware" - this was it. It's year 5 of Switch and they have new "premium" (and premium priced) hardware they're launching. That's it. That's end-game for the Switch other than maybe a cut-back budget Lite-2 with OLED. They're not launching another new model, we'll be onto Switch 2 by then.

I just can't understand WHY they didn't up the spec. Even if it was just to make the eShop and UI run smoother, it really needed a silent, unadvertised bump somewhere, but no, it's apparently just a Lite with a big OLED.

Unfortunately, it's still the best handheld gaming option in town other than exotic bespoke stuff like GPDWin. XCloud really might win me over, but I need a better hardware platform than using my $$$ phone battery in a controller clamp. And a bigger screen. But when I noodle with it it's so much happier than Switch, technically.

The funny thing about the latest insult was that it was over a week after I made the post, it was a very offensive reportable post (I didn't bother reporting it, if someone's going around week old threads and insulting people, whatevs) and more hilarious was being insulted for being a Nintendo fanboy....in a response to a post I was casually insulting Nintendo in PS can be a straaaaange place. So not only do they have no life and insult people in week old comments, but they also have really terrible reading comprehension and a lack of understanding of sarcasm.

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Tyranexx

@BloodNinja I certainly believe copious amounts of "heat", though most of the time I'd call it anger or stress, can factor into tense situations. Everyone has different anger points, and some people are certainly better at regulating their mood than others.

Stress, on the other hand, can build for months or even years. I've personally experienced the effects of long-term stress; it can affect pretty much everything, such as sleep, behavior, physical/mental health, mental clarity, and more.

In any case, there's certainly a saturation or boiling point that's usually involved. Not to mention many, MANY factors that may culminate into a violent incident.

Currently playing: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (Switch)

"Love your neighbor as yourself." Mark 12:31

BloodNinja

@Fujimoto-San I knew it was familiar. I'm re-reading that book with from a translator I have never heard of (Stephen Kaufman) and I just finished the chapter, book of Earth. I'm letting it settle in my mind before I continue on. It's an excellent version, geared towards martial artists. You should check it out!

@NEStalgia Exactly, that's my gripe. The OLED Switch is undoubtedly going to be their last iteration of the system, I agree with you completely. They have no need to update it because what is out there is selling so well. Which is a shame! Because everyone buying into it is teaching Nintendo that they don't have to keep striving to be better as a company, they can literally release anything and people will just "eat it," as consumers do. You're right; they really DID drop the ball, very badly. Releasing a Switch with meaningful new features, updating their UI to have simple things like folders and such, fixing their joycon drift issues...they have a LOT of room to grow as a company. It's surprising to see a Japanese company not push for a greater foothold in this generation of gaming.

@Tyranexx Absolutely agreed, there. You nailed what I was eluding to; that heat causes people to let go with their stress and do things that their inhibitions would normally prevent. Like a pot boiling over, the boiling water injures those around them. I think the Hindu religion refers to anger as "Mara," and personifies it to teach people to better control it.

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fighting_game_player

@BloodNinja Right on. I own the book in print and although it's currently sitting on my bookshelf I do plan on reading it soon. I've read a few excerpts and it's quite interesting. I've always found books like that to be a fascinating read.

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VoidofLight

I'm starting to get tired of the Switch Pro rumors. I thought yesterday was a good day, since that meant they were finally disconfirmed, and that people would stop.. but no, leakers who lost their credibility by saying it was coming next year just changed the date again to next year, and people are still buying into it, despite being confirmed that it's all a farce. So many Nintendo youtubers are still treating these rumors as legit as well, contributing to the spread of misinformation.

It's just getting annoying at this point to keep seeing people saying "THIS WILL RUN BETTER ON SWITCH PRO", "THIS IS A SWITCH PRO EXCLUSIVE", or "THIS IS A SWITCH PRO LAUNCH TITLE". Can people just let it go unless it officially gets revealed, instead of just spouting these senseless rumors propagated by people who got things wrong and refuse to apologize for the fact that they got things wrong, or even just say that they got something wrong?

"It is fate. Many have tried, yet none have ever managed to escape it's flow."

BloodNinja

@Fujimoto-San There's so much to learn, it feels like the lifetime we are given just isn't enough!

Also I just lost 2.5 million souls in Dark Souls. Whoops! Hahaha...

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Snatcher

@BloodNinja Pretty much.

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Sunsy

@VoidofLight Honestly, I can't help but agree with it. My friend has a friend who believes Smash Bros. character rumors all because YouTubers said so, while my friend and I tell him, just wait for Nintendo to officially announce something. Then again, I have the unpopular opinion where I feel YouTubers have too much influence on what people think about games, to a point where people have an opinion without playing said game.

I'm kind of glad it's not a massive upgrade outside the screen, since I have a friend who just bought a Switch last week. Didn't want him to feel ripped off. He's enjoying it so far too, played some Ninjala together the other night.

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Snatcher

@roy130390 Ya I don't go to even'ts or nothing like that, I might play online every now and again but nothing more.
Also what you said is true, wile I do find some moves to be very Stupid I don't want to ever make some won not play that character, Like I said the smash community for the most part is fine, there very nice people, but then you have the people on the other side and there, well not so nice.

Nintendo are like woman, You love them for whats on the inside, not the outside…you know what I mean! Luzlane best girl!

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I’m very much alive!

Current obsession: Persona 4 golden!

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