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[Shroob]

I'd willingly sacrofoce myself if it meant getting rid of all the Gamers™ in the world.

I honestly want to know how old most of the people going after her are. Because I want to say that they're just edgy 13 year olds who are gonna cringe when they become adults, but at the same time, after seeing that 37(?) year old have his Gamer™ rant about companies and BLM... I'm not too optimistic.

Even this one?

 

[TheMightyP]

Even this one?
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First priority.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

For real though...

A lot of these people deserve jail time.

And by all accounts, they should be there.

 

[Wademan94]

Even this one?
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ESPECIALLY that one.

 

[Good Guy Giygas]

The game didn't teach the lesson very well so I guess that explains why people didn't get it.

Spoiler: For real tho

Death threats should not be sent to anyone.

I totally agree. Not liking the game/writing/whatever is one thing, but there is no excuse for that kind of behavior.

 

[TheMightyP]

Do people even get satisfaction from sending death threats? Like, I am legit curious.

And when it doesn't work because the threat is hollow as all hell, what do they even do? Go home?

 

[Shroob]

Do people even get satisfaction from sending death threats? Like, I am legit curious?

And when it doesn't work because the threat is hollow as all hell, what do they even do? Go home?

You ever see that animation of a stick figure angrily typing on their keyboard until it turns graphics where their hands turn into gore and they start mashing their face into the keyboard?


That's what they look like.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Do people even get satisfaction from sending death threats? Like, I am legit curious.

And when it doesn't work because the threat is hollow as all hell, what do they even do? Go home?

You know that satisfaction bullies get when they make someone feel bad?

It's that, or at least an attempt of that.

 

[Good Guy Giygas]

Do people even get satisfaction from sending death threats? Like, I am legit curious.

And when it doesn't work because the threat is hollow as all hell, what do they even do? Go home?

They go to bed angry.

 

[Shroob]

They go to bed angry.

Well then they don't get supper.

 

[Good Guy Giygas]

Well then they don't get supper.

No joke I was actually going to say that instead

 

[Shroob]

Oh right.


I hate to derail the topic but



Aegislash is now UU.


What the **** happened.

 

[ColietheGoalie]

My main goal in finding new artists are just to find people who have unique sounds to them, not something that just meshes in.

Jumping in out of nowhere here and not 100% sure on your tastes, but here are some bands I love that are fairly eclectic:
- Silversun Pickups
- Mother Mother
- Russkaja
- Babymetal
- Kontrust

 

[Aurane]

I had a death threat sent to me on the Xbox 360, so I replied back, "Finally."

Never heard from them again.

 

[Will]

I just don't have any tolerance for abusers/pedos.

The only person that seemingly has tolerance for those types of people are those types of people.

I had a death threat sent to me on the Xbox 360, so I replied back, "Finally."

Never heard from them again.

Xbox 360 servers still up?

 

[Shroob]

I had a death threat sent to me on the Xbox 360, so I replied back, "Finally."

Never heard from them again.

I had one just recently on Reddit from some extremely angry person responding to something I posted like 2+ years ago.


I just sent them a massive 11 paragraph copypasta that's a meme in a circle of friends I know.

 

[Aurane]

Xbox 360 servers still up?

No, this was back when I was still in school. I don't interact anywhere enough anymore to receive those kinds of things.

 

[Good Guy Giygas]

Jumping in out of nowhere here and not 100% sure on your tastes, but here are some bands I love that are fairly eclectic:
- Silversun Pickups
- Mother Mother
- Russkaja
- Babymetal
- Kontrust

I just wanted to chime in and say Mother Mother is a severely underrated band. They're fantastic. That is all.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

on a lighter note, I finally finished the entire Avatar franchise

2 series
7 books
113 episodes
7 comic books with each story having 3 parts to it (so...21 different issues)
and a lot of great characters

...inb4 they randomly make another Korra comic that I have to read out of religious Avatar purposes

 

[Will]

Jumping in out of nowhere here and not 100% sure on your tastes, but here are some bands I love that are fairly eclectic:
- Silversun Pickups
- Mother Mother
- Russkaja
- Babymetal
- Kontrust

These will make fine additions to my collection. Russkaja can kinda stay behind though.

Spoiler: extended if you're interested

My most added genres are power metal, experimental/alt-rock, and (modern) post-hardcore music, but I like things such as indie and punk as well.

If you want an introduction to modern post-hardcore, some of my favorites I'd recommend first are Can't Swim, A Day To Remember, Pierce the Veil, or for an obscure pick, Never Loved. Though bands by Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance, Sianvar, Royal Coda) or Donovan Melero (Hail the Sun, Sianvar, Nova Charisma) are also great if you want to try more experimental core music.

 

[snowgolem]

2020 may be bad right now, but don’t worry, because soon enough, Phoenix Wright will be added as paid DLC for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch’s second Fighter’s Pass.
It’s gonna happen, people.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Oh right.


I hate to derail the topic but



Aegislash is now UU.


What the **** happened.

I guess a BST nerf and King Shield getting nerfed would do that

 

[Shroob]

I guess a BST nerf and King Shield getting nerfed would do that

Except now it's being guessed as "TOO Strong" for UU.


They made a judgement call only 13 days after the DLC because they "Didn't want to wait a few months and then have Crown Tundra drop". Now Aegislash is terrorizing UU, like, who could have seen this coming.

 

[Will]

2020 may be bad right now, but don’t worry, because soon enough, Phoenix Wright will be added as paid DLC for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch’s second Fighter’s Pass.
It’s gonna happen, people.

Yeah, but he isn't Amingo.

 

[Z25]

Doing a fan-casting project... has Jay Leno been cancelled?

I mean Gabriel Union said when she was on AGT, and he guest started She said he made racist remarks off camera on her, but no one backed up those claims, not even Mel B who was there for years( and Leno has been a guest at some Point then as well), said anything about those accusations of racism on set or her other co workers, so maybe but probably not.

 

[Good Guy Giygas]

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These will make fine additions to my collection. Russkaja can kinda stay behind though.

Spoiler: extended if you're interested

My most added genres are power metal, experimental/alt-rock, and (modern) post-hardcore music, but I like things such as indie and punk as well.

If you want an introduction to modern post-hardcore, some of my favorites I'd recommend first are Can't Swim, A Day To Remember, Pierce the Veil, or for an obscure pick, Never Loved. Though bands by Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance, Sianvar, Royal Coda) or Donovan Melero (Hail the Sun, Sianvar, Nova Charisma) are also great if you want to try more experimental core music.

Kind of a late response, but if you want a really unique rock band, I'd recommend Enter Shikari (they're one of my favorites). They incorporate a lot of electronic aspects into their music and do a lot of weird, creative stuff with it. Also, all their albums are quite different in terms of sound. If you want heavier stuff, I'd check out their album A Flash Flood of Colour. If you want a testament to just how diverse their music can get, I'd listen to their new album Nothing is True & Everything is Possible.

 

[PeridotGX]

It's weirdly fascinating seeing what random movies my local movie theater decided to put on because of the lack of new movies. Right now it's Ghostbusters (84) and The Secret Life of Pets 2. What was the train of thought that made them chose those movies (not saying this as an insult, I'm genuinely interested).

 

[Aurane]

Man I wish Aegislash wouldn't steal my UU team's lunch money.

 

[Shroob]

It's weirdly fascinating seeing what random movies my local movie theater decided to put on because of the lack of new movies. Right now it's Ghostbusters (84) and The Secret Life of Pets 2. What was the train of thought that made them chose those movies (not saying this as an insult, I'm genuinely interested).

You have a movie theater that hasn't closed down yet?

 

[snowgolem]

https://youtu.be/PyIt1obb1dE
Just found this in my recommended.
My earlier post saying 2020 was gonna get better when we get Phoenix Wright in smash?
I was wrong. 2020 will get better once this releases

 

[PeridotGX]

You have a movie theater that hasn't closed down yet?

I'm not sure if you're saying closed as in "out of buisness" or closed as in "not doing stuff because Covid", so I'll respond for both.

Temporary: My county has had only 20 cases, and it suffers from a mild case of pennsyltucky, so things are still open (probably shouldn't, but they are). The movie theater does seem to be handling it well, there's only one showing of the movies a day, and they mandate masks.

Permanent:

 

[Shroob]

I'm not sure if you're saying closed as in "out of buisness" or closed as in "not doing stuff because Covid", so I'll respond for both.

Temporary: My county has had only 20 cases, and it suffers from a mild case of pennsyltucky, so things are still open (probably shouldn't, but they are). The movie theater does seem to be handling it well, there's only one showing of the movies a day, and they mandate masks.

Permanent:
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Yeah, permanent.

Once Netflix and all those streaming services took over here, pretty much all the movie theaters closed up for good.

 

[Hadokeyblade]

I got my first ever job offer, it was to work at one of those Amazon facilities.

The only condition being that I had to move to New York for it.

...Im desperate but I'm not THAT desperate.

 

[ColietheGoalie]

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These will make fine additions to my collection. Russkaja can kinda stay behind though.

Spoiler: extended if you're interested

My most added genres are power metal, experimental/alt-rock, and (modern) post-hardcore music, but I like things such as indie and punk as well.

If you want an introduction to modern post-hardcore, some of my favorites I'd recommend first are Can't Swim, A Day To Remember, Pierce the Veil, or for an obscure pick, Never Loved. Though bands by Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance, Sianvar, Royal Coda) or Donovan Melero (Hail the Sun, Sianvar, Nova Charisma) are also great if you want to try more experimental core music.

Hmm. Well, here are some power/orchestral metal bands I enjoy (just in case you haven’t already heard of them):
- Wintersun
- Equilibrium
- Sirenia
- Alestorm
- Sabaton
- Amaranthe

 

[Shroob]

Hmm. Well, here are some power/orchestral metal bands I enjoy (just in case you haven’t already heard of them):
- Wintersun
- Equilibrium
- Sirenia
- Alestorm
- Sabaton
- Amaranthe

Ah

I see you're a swashbuckler of culture as well.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

I think I'm just gonna stay away from this part of the site for a while to come. I'm tired of hearing about all this depressing ****. I haven't even been in the mood to crack some jokes or post cute Pokemon images to lighten the mood.

If nothing else, the allegations coming out and being proven provides a opportunity for a change for the better in gaming communities. Here's to hoping that actually finally happens.

I'll start posting in the social again when this news and related topics have had their time and dies out, and when there's hopefully good news in it's place. Until then, see ya folks later.

 

[ColietheGoalie]

Ah

I see you're a swashbuckler of culture as well.

I mean, how could anyone not like ridiculous power metal sea shanties?

 

[Z25]

That new Daisy Alt is pretty sweet:

 

[Wademan94]

That new Daisy Alt is pretty sweet:
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I see has rubbed off on her...

 

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When I was 13-14 years old, which was 10 years ago, my parents wouldn't let me have internet friends. They were so paranoid that someone might take advantage of me and convince me to sneak away to do something with them that being on a forum like this or in some kind of chatroom was terrifying to them.

So it absolutely blows my goddamn mind that so many children were somehow given permission to go stay in hotel rooms or houses with adults who were complete strangers with no personal relation to the family at all. And the stories that are coming out are precisely why you never, ever do that. It's too big a risk to take.

Granted, people you know very well can always turn out to be abusers, too (and, if I recall correctly, that is indeed statistically more likely). But generally, family members are more trustworthy, than, you know, complete strangers who could be complete maniacs.

People, when you become parents, watch after your children. It's difficult, but it's your responsibility as a parent to always put your child's wellbeing above all else. There's no sense in being overly paranoid, but letting your child run off to another state to live with complete strangers is about as awful a decision as it gets. That's the kind of thing where, at the very worst, someone could end up dead.

Literally why I have the username I have today was to be as discrete as possible (also laziness). IDK if it's taught anymore but when I was a Freshman in High School (2007/08), me and my classmates were required to attend social media awareness classes so we wouldn't give out personal info online or interact with random strangers. We were shown plenty of clips of "To Catch a Predator."

Granted part of it was fear of a new wave of technology but as the years go by I feel what I learned has become more and more valuable. It also helps that I thought Smashboards at the time was kind of boring compared to actually playing Melee/Brawl vs. talking/complaining about it. lol

Part of me feels like we've become desensitized to the internet & social media. Am not saying by any stretch that parents are the villains in most stories or that one should over-parent but do pay attention to what your child is doing and where they're going both online & IRL.

Though he is super car obsessed, so be prepared to have him talk to you three hours non-stop about vintage cars and how they work.

Reminds me of my Dad, if he had a mountain of money.

I remember Spring Break in Elementary School and being taken on a road trip to Texas and back so he could pick up a used car he got on eBay. Being dragged to car shows. Or spending 2-3 years taking apart a truck screw by screw and restoring it piece by piece. He kept two of our cars in giant air bubbles in our garage for 15 years.

Hasn't been to a movie theater in over a decade but went to see Ford vs. Ferrari. Earlier tonight he asked me to order some more car parts for him using my eBay account. When I finally showed him what Youtube was last year, a night doesn't go by when I don't see him watching "how to" videos on car repair. FYI he has a Masters in teaching art. lol