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[Shroob]

Man

I've been wanting to play Minecraft

But, I have zero idea whatever happened to my account. I last played it back in like.... right around when they added The End.


I'd probably have to re-buy the game.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I'm glad I don't have to wait until tomorrow to pick up Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope.

Gold Edition and steelbook, baybee!

Back from GameStop. They had the standard edition available tonight but the gold edition and steelbook I ordered won't come in until tomorrow.

grr...

 

[MooMew64]

Man

I've been wanting to play Minecraft

But, I have zero idea whatever happened to my account. I last played it back in like.... right around when they added The End.


I'd probably have to re-buy the game.

It’s pretty cheap on mobile devices, I grabbed it just yesterday on my phone for only $7.00, and it’s full feature parity with the console versions since it’s all unified under Bedrock Edition now

 

[Z25]

Those Smash Ultimate trailers were wild:

pic.twitter.com/m0eLPrEghG

— BRT (@BeratStuff) October 19, 2022

 

[Shroob]

It’s pretty cheap on mobile devices, I grabbed it just yesterday on my phone for only $7.00, and it’s full feature parity with the console versions since it’s all unified under Bedrock now

My phone would ****ing explode if I played it on my phone lol.

 

[CannonStreak]

So, after reading some opinions about them the other day, what is wrong with Fandom, exactly? I mean, I do some work at one of the Fandom sites myself, and the people there don't seem that bad. Granted, that is a part of Fandom, but still...what is wrong with Fandom as a whole?

Reposting this so this does not get buried in the last page.

 

[MooMew64]

My phone would ****ing explode if I played it on my phone lol.

Which phone do you have? I think they got MC working on quite a few older models atm.

 

[Shroob]

Which phone do you have? I think they got MC working on quite a few older models atm.

No idea tbh, it's some Android model.

 

[TheMightyP]

So, after reading some opinions about them the other day, what is wrong with Fandom, exactly? I mean, I do some work at one of the Fandom sites myself, and the people there don't seem that bad. Granted, that is a part of Fandom, but still...what is wrong with Fandom as a whole?

Imagine trying to use Smashboards, but there's an autoplaying video at the top of every page, a pop-up ad at the bottom that is damn near impossible to close, another popup ad that borders your entire screen, be forced to go all the way back up to the top of the page because the video you paused somehow has finished the ad and wants to show you the main attraction, and then be hit with another ad. And then the site freezes amd crashes.

That's fandom.

 

[cashregister9]

So, after reading some opinions about them the other day, what is wrong with Fandom, exactly? I mean, I do some work at one of the Fandom sites myself, and the people there don't seem that bad. Granted, that is a part of Fandom, but still...what is wrong with Fandom as a whole?

-Massive influx of ads that makes the website unusable on mobile devices
-Horrible Design changes that do nothing but allow more space for ads
-The company themselves are up to some shady **** with how they are structuring their leadership and buying out major game journalism, strategy and review sites.

 

[CannonStreak]

Imagine trying to use Smashboards, but there's an autoplaying video at the top of every page, a pop-up ad at the bottom that is damn near impossible to close, another popup ad that borders your entire screen, be forced to go all the way back up to the top of the page because the video you paused somehow has finished the ad and wants to show you the main attraction, and then be hit with another ad. And then the site freezes amd crashes.

That's fandom.

Well, luckily for me, I have Adblock.

 

[TheMightyP]

Well, luckily for me, I have Adblock.

Unfortunately for the rest of us, we browse via phones which lacks such an option.

 

[CannonStreak]

Unfortunately for the rest of us, we browse via phones which lacks such an option.

I have oddly barely, if ever encountered such a problem on the phone myself.

 

[MooMew64]

Unfortunately for the rest of us, we browse via phones which lacks such an option.

There’s Brave browser that has a pretty nice built in blocker.

 

[Zinith]

Well, luckily for me, I have Adblock.

So do I, and Fandom still does all that ****

 

[CannonStreak]

So do I, and Fandom still does all that ****

Well, not for me, honestly and luckily.

 

[Kirby Dragons]

So, after reading some opinions about them the other day, what is wrong with Fandom, exactly? I mean, I do some work at one of the Fandom sites myself, and the people there don't seem that bad. Granted, that is a part of Fandom, but still...what is wrong with Fandom as a whole?

I'm someone who used Fandom back when it was Wikia, and I remember it being a smooth running website then. But over the years, they've made a lot of questionable decisions that worsened the experience, both minor and major. There's the ads, the formatting, and the fact pages are basically impossible to edit on mobile.

 

[CannonStreak]

Say, do video game stores do launch parties any more, like launch parties at midnight and such? Just checking because it doesn't seem to happen much anymore, if at all.

I know people tend to smell bad at those, but still, I must ask.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

The Zelda Wiki is leaving Fandom.com

Our time has come to reclaim independence. pic.twitter.com/lFgXl7GTTe

— Zelda Wiki (@ZeldaWiki) October 19, 2022

This is a massive W

Hopefully happens to the Falcom Wikis plus some of the anime ones. Glad Zelda wiki finally did it.

So, after reading some opinions about them the other day, what is wrong with Fandom, exactly? I mean, I do some work at one of the Fandom sites myself, and the people there don't seem that bad. Granted, that is a part of Fandom, but still...what is wrong with Fandom as a whole?

Terrible corporation that clearly tries to be a sort of fan G4TV wannabe culture centre of the internet.
Full of shady crap from trying to be profit off being like Wikipedia to sketchy buyouts over the years.

In fact they are one of the reasons why I'm so pissed off about the way the internet is going. Hate the encroachment of corp and ads in everything.

If there was an IRL museum full of the worst UIs in history the Fandom sites would take up half the space in it.
In fact if I ran it I'd happily pay vegan protesters and just stop oil protesters to do all of their crazy **** in there just to save the visitors from being brutally scarred by how bad it is.

There’s Brave browser that has a pretty nice built in blocker.

Ah a fellow Brave browser user.

Would also recommend DuckDuckGo as well since they are launching their dedicated PC browser soon.

 

[CannonStreak]

I'm someone who used Fandom back when it was Wikia, and I remember it being a smooth running website then. But over the years, they've made a lot of questionable decisions that worsened the experience, both minor and major. There's the ads, the formatting, and the fact pages are basically impossible to edit on mobile.

Understood. I can see where you are coming from.

Terrible corporation that clearly tries to be a sort of fan G4TV wannabe culture centre of the internet.
Full of shady crap from trying to be profit off being like Wikipedia to sketchy buyouts over the years.

In fact they are one of the reasons why I'm so pissed off about the way the internet is going. **** the encroachment of corp and ads in everything.

If there was an IRL museum full of the worst UIs in history the Fandom sites would take up half the space in it.
In fact if I ran it I'd happily pay vegan protesters and just stop oil protesters to do all of their crazy **** in there just to save the visitors from being brutally scarred by how bad it is.

Ah, I see. You don't mind that I do some work on one of their sites, right?

 

[Z25]

Ya know

Since it's the spooky month



I was feeling nostalgic and decided to look up a bunch of old creepy/crappy pastas.


A lot of people say Sonic.EXE or Jeff the Killer were the worst



But can we talk about the one where Chucky Cheese is a front of a mutated rat god to receive live sacrifices?



I want whatever they were on.

How about we talk about the good creepy pastas though?
Personally Barney the Dinosaur is one of my favorites because it goes in a direction you would not expect and if I said anymore they be spoiling to much. But it’s a great read if your use to the typical structure of these stories.

Say, do video game stores do launch parties any more, like launch parties at midnight and such? Just checking because it doesn't seem to happen much anymore, if at all.

I know people tend to smell bad at those, but still, I must ask.

Well Wario Bros said he’s GameStop was doing one, so I imagine so. Mostly for big releases though, like Pokémon, Mario, Skyrim( or similar large scale PlayStation or Xbox games), etc. might not be as popular, but for people who like physical it’s not a bad option to be able to get your games at midnight.

 

[Mamboo07]

Ending of Fallen Kingdom was such a *********.

What suddenly happened to focusing on the idea of co-existing with dinosaurs and their impact on the modern environment? All that just suddenly discarded in the first ten minutes to focus on genetically-engineered bugs?

Regardless, I thought the film was an ok timewaster but at the same time ends on a weak note for a trilogy.

I'll definitely give the original JP trio credit for their performances and treats them with the respect they deserve by not killing them off or degrading them into losers (The case with Bill & Ted in their third film, Luke Skywalker and Dewey in Scream 5).

Imagine a Jurassic World documentary focusing on the dinosaurs trying to survive and live in the modern world with the wildlife.

Raptor pack and a wolf pack meeting each other would be pretty cool.
(Two pack animals, one bipedal from ancient times and one quadrupled from today)

 

[CannonStreak]

How about we talk about the good creepy pastas though?
Personally Barney the Dinosaur is one of my favorites because it goes in a direction you would not expect and if I said anymore they be spoiling to much. But it’s a great read if your use to the typical structure of these stories.

Well Wario Bros said he’s GameStop was doing one, so I imagine so. Mostly for big releases though, like Pokémon, Mario, Skyrim( or similar large scale PlayStation or Xbox games), etc. might not be as popular, but for people who like physical it’s not a bad option to be able to get your games at midnight.

Thanks for answering. Though the Gamestop I go to is at a mall, but they have still done midnight releases before.

 

[Z25]

Also only a little bit left before Mario and Rabbids! I can’t wait to play it after pre loading it on my switch already.

 

[Pokelego999]

Just got started on Pokemon Sword. Recieved it as a birthday gift.
Team right now is Grookey, Yamper, Nickit, Vulpix, Tyrogue, and Arrokuda, but that's sure to change.

Also, Arrokuda came from a Max Raid and one of the drops was TR Waterfall, so she's about to absolutely shred the game.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Ahhh what a way to end the night. Watched Helluva Boss's latest episode as well as more of Death Battle. Almost finished season 7. Just another season before I'm caught up on the current one.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

I still can’t believe Spectacular Spider-Man is on Disney+

 

[Shroob]

Spoiler: My sleep paralysis demon at 3 am be like

Hey, dude? Pantry's out of beans.

Bottom spoops

 

[Z25]

Me: “I bought Mario and Rabbids digitally, I can’t wait to play it at midnight!”

Nintendo:

 

[Jondolio]

Ah, I see. You don't mind that I do some work on one of their sites, right?

I don't think anyone really minds considering our problems are with the corporation and not the users

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Don't worry I'm prepared for this show to have some insane ****.

Oh no no no.

What I meant is that Denji doesn't actually say that. Though if you ask me the original line os still incredibly ****ing funny

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Oh no no no.

What I meant is that Denji doesn't actually say that. Though if you ask me the original line os still incredibly ****ing funny

OH yeah I've seen the original line. (Knowing what the original line is arguably makes the edit funnier, honestly, haha.)

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

WAKE UP BABE! FULL-ON DRAGON KING FOOTAGE JUST DROPPED!

 

[osby]

WAKE UP BABE! FULL-ON DRAGON KING FOOTAGE JUST DROPPED!

Great video as always!

I liked the part where Sakurai explained how he was going to add Geno to the first game but then replaced him with the clone characters.

 

[TheMightyP]

Pretty cool to see Dragon King footage, and even then you can tell they just reskinned the characters into Falcon

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Liz Truss didnt even last a month as pm in uK before resigning..

 

[dezeray112]

WAKE UP BABE! FULL-ON DRAGON KING FOOTAGE JUST DROPPED!

That was a very interesting insight behind the concept for Super Smash Bros. 64.

Looking forward to see what he will say about the other Smash installments.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Spoiler: My sleep paralysis demon at 3 am be like

Hey, dude? Pantry's out of beans.

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Bottom spoops

Come on maan. Feed your sleep paralysis demon. If you make then go hungry they die

 

[Wario Bros.]

I honestly thought we'd get Pokémon Xenoverse news by now.

 

[Alphine Agnitio]

I may or may not be trying coffee for the first time at some point today