@PlywoodStick There is no advantage. Nintendo stubbornly refuses to update their archaic and inconvenient system. BLP_Software doesn't have a case, he just wants everybody to stop criticizing the great and almighty Lord Nintendo.
@BLP_Software Give me any good reasons for friend codes over Gamertags or IDs. Your Nintendo ID is unique to you, why not just use that?
"If you call this hard work don't add your bank details to anything. Or fill in tax forms. Or get a job. Or driving license. [...] The list goes on. If you have an allegeric reaction to a string of 12 numbers I suggest living off the grid because governments love them."
Yeah, fantastic argument. Except those things are quite essential to living your life in modern society. A games console is just a luxury entertainment device and there is no need to make it more inconvenient than it needs to be because "hey your tax forms also require lots of numbers, what's the problem hurr durr."
"And you don't need to remember. You need it once. Theirs doesn't matter to you apart from once. And yours is snug in a nice swift OS. Not going to kill you is it?"
You'll need it every time you want someone else to add you as a friend unless you happened to play against them recently, right? Let's say you're hanging out with a mate and he tells you to add him as a friend on Switch later. Which one is easier to remember: 'Hey add me on Switch, I'm owdohg' or 'Hey add me on Switch, I'm 391049325962'? It's a matter of convenience, and when we're talking about something as frivolous as a video games console, convenience should be prioritized. Believe it or not, gamertags or IDs are far easier to remember and more convenient than a completely randomized string of 12 numbers.
"As I have aid repeatedly over the lead up to Switch, reality is going to be cruel to some people.
FCs too much trouble? Don't go outside."
Riiiiight. Because a distaste for archaic friend codes instead of usernames represents an inability to cope with the rigours of real life? That totally makes sense.
"It just...humans confuse me."
I'm starting to feel like I should post your comments to /r/iamverysmart.
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Re: Friend Codes Are Back on Nintendo Switch, But There Are Other Options
@PlywoodStick There is no advantage. Nintendo stubbornly refuses to update their archaic and inconvenient system. BLP_Software doesn't have a case, he just wants everybody to stop criticizing the great and almighty Lord Nintendo.
Re: Friend Codes Are Back on Nintendo Switch, But There Are Other Options
@BLP_Software Give me any good reasons for friend codes over Gamertags or IDs. Your Nintendo ID is unique to you, why not just use that?
"If you call this hard work don't add your bank details to anything. Or fill in tax forms. Or get a job. Or driving license. [...] The list goes on. If you have an allegeric reaction to a string of 12 numbers I suggest living off the grid because governments love them."
Yeah, fantastic argument. Except those things are quite essential to living your life in modern society. A games console is just a luxury entertainment device and there is no need to make it more inconvenient than it needs to be because "hey your tax forms also require lots of numbers, what's the problem hurr durr."
"And you don't need to remember. You need it once. Theirs doesn't matter to you apart from once. And yours is snug in a nice swift OS. Not going to kill you is it?"
You'll need it every time you want someone else to add you as a friend unless you happened to play against them recently, right? Let's say you're hanging out with a mate and he tells you to add him as a friend on Switch later. Which one is easier to remember: 'Hey add me on Switch, I'm owdohg' or 'Hey add me on Switch, I'm 391049325962'? It's a matter of convenience, and when we're talking about something as frivolous as a video games console, convenience should be prioritized. Believe it or not, gamertags or IDs are far easier to remember and more convenient than a completely randomized string of 12 numbers.
"As I have aid repeatedly over the lead up to Switch, reality is going to be cruel to some people.
FCs too much trouble? Don't go outside."
Riiiiight. Because a distaste for archaic friend codes instead of usernames represents an inability to cope with the rigours of real life? That totally makes sense.
"It just...humans confuse me."
I'm starting to feel like I should post your comments to /r/iamverysmart.