Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Nintex]

hilarious to me how staff deletes polls when it exposes that most of the forum are actually normal people that get droned out by the crazies lmao

70% dont give a fuck, 3.3% said they wont play it because of this, and others weren’t interested in the game

polls on the forum often pierce the veil. that’s why they delete them or close threads with polls that do

The gamers of Era should rise up, but they choose the cuck life instead  

I used to have conversations like these with some of them in the past actually. And I told them, dudes, you'll be next.
But they were all cowards saying they would just avoid political threads or had to keep up appearances for their site, Twitter following or professional industry jobs.

[Greatness Gone]

For a forum that prides itself on not being made of thin-skinned snowflakes, they sure do love denying reality don’t they? I literally can’t think of any other forum, past or present, THAT DELETES FUCKING POLLS.

[Besticus Maximus]

These stupid cunts are going to ban FF16 cos chief cunt nepenthe wants to

[PogiJones]

may tell you that this stuff

What stuff? There is no stuff. It's nothing.

[Boredfrom]

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may tell you that this stuff

What stuff? There is no stuff. It's nothing.

Okay… 

[PogiJones]

1687019046[/url]']

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may tell you that this stuff

What stuff? There is no stuff. It's nothing.

Okay… 

I know you agree, I'm just taking your point and pushing it further, saying, it doesn't even qualify as "stuff" that requires "indifference" to explain. It's a group of white people based in medieval Europe. RE's idea that such groups didn't exist when they even exist now in great numbers is complete delusion.

[kaleidoscopium]

So I can’t bring myself to feel upset that somebody theater-hopped to see this film. I’m more upset at everybody giving this film money to further enable the ones who will profit off this film the most: Ezra Miller through residuals, the shitty execs, WB as a whole.

The gymnastics on display here to justify stealing movies 😂

[Nintex]

ResetEra: "Final Fantasy 16 is not realistic"

Serb nationalists

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/will-you-boycott-final-fantasy-16-due-to-the-lack-of-diversity-minority-characters.731853/

Thread to be locked soon as only 14 people voted yes vs 306 nos

Aww, look at Neoxcon trying to look like he has honour and integrity:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/will-you-boycott-final-fantasy-16-due-to-the-lack-of-diversity-minority-characters.731853/#post-107525766

The diversity comments legitimately did put me off from buying the game, & certain spoilers only exacerbated that.

But it hasn't actually stopped you from playing the game, and it's not going to stop you from buying it either, has it, you unprincipled fuck 

Put him off from buying the game?  Freaking guy made a thread about it way before the demo was out and he ended up playing the demo lol

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-flash-spoiler-thread-lets-go-nuts.730740/page-9#post-107531955

Lol at people blindly praising abusive groomer Ezra Miller in their review of the movie and then almost immediately going after another person for...seeing a movie when they paid for another movie

Yet they're praising someone for theft 

[Daffy Duck]

1687011847[/url]']
User sneaks into the flash because he doesn't want to give Ezra Miller, noted non binary trans minority any money, and leaves such a butthurt review 😂
https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-flash-spoiler-thread-lets-go-nuts.730740/page-8#post-107515680

Bought my tickets for Spider-Verse and snuck in to a 11pm show, wasn’t going to give this shit a dime.

Real world Ezra stuff aside (and only to clarify my points here, you should absolutely not just ignore what a monster they are), this was incredibly embarrassing and legitimately one of the worst blockbusters in over a decade, if not longer. Genuinely feels like a work print.

• Writing is unfathomably bad. None of the emotional beats land, none of the nostalgia bait lands, none of the stakes land, it’s all a bust.

• Countless effects shots are legitimately worse than, like, Son of the Mask. Like I said, it was like watching the work print for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

• Andy Muschietti is the textbook definition of a hack. There is no creative footprint on this thing, it’s like an AI was given the prompt to direct a superhero movie from 2004 with no discernible style.

• It’s so clear and funny that this was originally shot to reboot the DCEU post-Snyder and then Gunn entered the picture, those plans went pear-shaped and suddenly the ending just became “uh, fuck it, I dunno” with no major reworking to 90% of the movie to accommodate it. Unceremonious deaths of the once-prospective figureheads of a dead rebooted cinematic universe and a dead end ending just to try and make this thing semi-releasable before it all gets chucked in the bin under Gunn’s reign. Absolutely incredible stuff. Yet another one of the great showcases for why this cinematic universe shit is for the birds and should never be banked on unless you’re Marvel, the only folks to actually do it.

• Nobody in this feels like they’re even mildly interested in trying. Ezra sucks and is completely grating every time they’re on screen, both Keaton and Michael Shannon turn in the most “here to cash the check” performances I’ve seen in a long time and Sasha Calle gets absolutely nothing to work with before being killed off because, again, plans changed! Don’t need ya anymore, sorry! Thanks for playing!

• The CG resurrections aren’t just hideous, they’re ghoulish and blatantly exploitative. Fuck every last person who approved them and clapped in the theater like trained seals when they happened.

I’m going to be really generous here and give this turkey a 2/10. It only claws back those points because I have to admire the level of “fuck it, I dunno” you have to reach to end with a Clooney Batman stinger that’ll never go anywhere and just wiping Ben’s miserable ass off the face of the earth with no fanfare. If I admire anything in this world, it’s watching a movie studio visibly and unrepentantly shit the linens and that ending is one hell of a strong case for a new comforter.

What a cataclysmic disaster rarely seen these days. Reaches levels of incompetence and ineptitude we usually don’t get anymore with big budget blockbusters where it can’t even manage to get the basic fundamentals right. Hey, I guess this did make me nostalgic after all!

This movie has truly broken their minds

The theater and a great movie got my money. A piece of shit starring a piece of shit backed by a studio that enabled that massive piece of shit not getting a small slice of my $14 won’t keep me up at night. I’m sure they appreciate your pro-bono hall monitor work though!

Y’all never bought a ticket for one movie and walked into another instead when you were kids to see R-rated stuff? Give me a break, lmfao.

Change this to be about pirating a game or anything else really and this would be an immediate ban

If they were a piece of shit - then why even bother waste your time watching the movie? At least stand by your convictions. All online bark and no bite

And no I've always only watched the movie that I've paid for. So don't give me that "you mean you guys have never done this?" Shit

OMG, I love this. They get dunked on for watching the film without buying a ticket. Glorious. They thought they were being so noble as well

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/will-you-boycott-final-fantasy-16-due-to-the-lack-of-diversity-minority-characters.731853/page-5#post-107528439

User Banned (Permanent): Troll Account

I don't give a damn about diversities in videogames.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/will-you-boycott-final-fantasy-16-due-to-the-lack-of-diversity-minority-characters.731853/page-6#post-107529774

User Banned (Permanent): Troll Account

Loving the results of this poll so far

[YuYu]

1687011847[/url]']
User sneaks into the flash because he doesn't want to give Ezra Miller, noted non binary trans minority any money, and leaves such a butthurt review 😂
https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-flash-spoiler-thread-lets-go-nuts.730740/page-8#post-107515680

Bought my tickets for Spider-Verse and snuck in to a 11pm show, wasn’t going to give this shit a dime.

Real world Ezra stuff aside (and only to clarify my points here, you should absolutely not just ignore what a monster they are), this was incredibly embarrassing and legitimately one of the worst blockbusters in over a decade, if not longer. Genuinely feels like a work print.

• Writing is unfathomably bad. None of the emotional beats land, none of the nostalgia bait lands, none of the stakes land, it’s all a bust.

• Countless effects shots are legitimately worse than, like, Son of the Mask. Like I said, it was like watching the work print for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

• Andy Muschietti is the textbook definition of a hack. There is no creative footprint on this thing, it’s like an AI was given the prompt to direct a superhero movie from 2004 with no discernible style.

• It’s so clear and funny that this was originally shot to reboot the DCEU post-Snyder and then Gunn entered the picture, those plans went pear-shaped and suddenly the ending just became “uh, fuck it, I dunno” with no major reworking to 90% of the movie to accommodate it. Unceremonious deaths of the once-prospective figureheads of a dead rebooted cinematic universe and a dead end ending just to try and make this thing semi-releasable before it all gets chucked in the bin under Gunn’s reign. Absolutely incredible stuff. Yet another one of the great showcases for why this cinematic universe shit is for the birds and should never be banked on unless you’re Marvel, the only folks to actually do it.

• Nobody in this feels like they’re even mildly interested in trying. Ezra sucks and is completely grating every time they’re on screen, both Keaton and Michael Shannon turn in the most “here to cash the check” performances I’ve seen in a long time and Sasha Calle gets absolutely nothing to work with before being killed off because, again, plans changed! Don’t need ya anymore, sorry! Thanks for playing!

• The CG resurrections aren’t just hideous, they’re ghoulish and blatantly exploitative. Fuck every last person who approved them and clapped in the theater like trained seals when they happened.

I’m going to be really generous here and give this turkey a 2/10. It only claws back those points because I have to admire the level of “fuck it, I dunno” you have to reach to end with a Clooney Batman stinger that’ll never go anywhere and just wiping Ben’s miserable ass off the face of the earth with no fanfare. If I admire anything in this world, it’s watching a movie studio visibly and unrepentantly shit the linens and that ending is one hell of a strong case for a new comforter.

What a cataclysmic disaster rarely seen these days. Reaches levels of incompetence and ineptitude we usually don’t get anymore with big budget blockbusters where it can’t even manage to get the basic fundamentals right. Hey, I guess this did make me nostalgic after all!

This movie has truly broken their minds

The theater and a great movie got my money. A piece of shit starring a piece of shit backed by a studio that enabled that massive piece of shit not getting a small slice of my $14 won’t keep me up at night. I’m sure they appreciate your pro-bono hall monitor work though!

Y’all never bought a ticket for one movie and walked into another instead when you were kids to see R-rated stuff? Give me a break, lmfao.

Change this to be about pirating a game or anything else really and this would be an immediate ban

If they were a piece of shit - then why even bother waste your time watching the movie? At least stand by your convictions. All online bark and no bite

And no I've always only watched the movie that I've paid for. So don't give me that "you mean you guys have never done this?" Shit

OMG, I love this. They get dunked on for watching the film without buying a ticket. Glorious. They thought they were being so noble as well

He's right. I don't like Ezra, so I'll probably just watch it on HBO. I'd never waste my time going to the cinema, buying tickets to a different movie, then sneaking in. It's just dumb.

[YuYu]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/will-you-boycott-final-fantasy-16-due-to-the-lack-of-diversity-minority-characters.731853/page-5#post-107528439

User Banned (Permanent): Troll Account

I don't give a damn about diversities in videogames.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/will-you-boycott-final-fantasy-16-due-to-the-lack-of-diversity-minority-characters.731853/page-6#post-107529774

User Banned (Permanent): Troll Account

Loving the results of this poll so far

In what universe does the second post warrant a perma ban? 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-verge-final-fantasy-xvi-has-a-medieval-approach-to-diversity.692200/page-16#post-107523267

User banned (duration pending admin review): Trolling and inflammatory generalizations against Japanese people over multiple posts.

They made this world from scratch, and have vessels... and they ignored entirely what they based it on ALREADY had mixed themselves with other continents for centuries before the time they used as inspiration....

They're not using any existing folklore and actual geography here .... stop the bad faith argument.

I’m not sure what you mean by scratch by i hope you aren’t talking about inspiration. The game is about waring white people, like come on. Y’all keep bringing up this mingling with other people as if anglo saxon’s aren’t the main characters in all the stories they make up, it’s HILARIOUS. The game is made ENTIRELY by japanese people and they aren’t in it but you expect to see yourself in a fictional story about white people beefing? JAPANESE folks wanted to make a WHITE game like they always do.

[Boredfrom]

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https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-verge-final-fantasy-xvi-has-a-medieval-approach-to-diversity.692200/page-16#post-107523267

User banned (duration pending admin review): Trolling and inflammatory generalizations against Japanese people over multiple posts.

They made this world from scratch, and have vessels... and they ignored entirely what they based it on ALREADY had mixed themselves with other continents for centuries before the time they used as inspiration....

They're not using any existing folklore and actual geography here .... stop the bad faith argument.

I’m not sure what you mean by scratch by i hope you aren’t talking about inspiration. The game is about waring white people, like come on. Y’all keep bringing up this mingling with other people as if anglo saxon’s aren’t the main characters in all the stories they make up, it’s HILARIOUS. The game is made ENTIRELY by japanese people and they aren’t in it but you expect to see yourself in a fictional story about white people beefing? JAPANESE folks wanted to make a WHITE game like they always do.

They should ban Neoxon and half of the forum if they care about generalizations of  Japanese people. This shit is not worst than comparing Yoshida with Nazis.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/armored-core-vi-fires-of-rubicon-impressions-thread-new-footage.730512/page-9#post-107390043

User Banned (2 Week): Dismissive Toxic Commentary; History of Trolling and Hostility

Does anyone know if this game is meant to be super difficult with one difficulty setting- similar to Elden Ring/Souls

There is only one difficulty. No goo goo ga ga.

[Polident]

In another age, these Americans wanting to dictate media and art of other cultures would get bullied by other Jesuit missionaries.

[HaughtyFrank]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

However, at the time of writing, over 1200 players have responded to the poll, but just 2.9 per cent – that's around 40 people – are intending to intentionally boycott the release, with 72.8 per cent still committed to buying it despite the issues.

24.3 per cent of those polled didn't plan on picking up Final Fantasy 16 at all.

https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-why-some-players-plan-to-boycott-final-fantasy-16

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-verge-final-fantasy-xvi-has-a-medieval-approach-to-diversity.692200/page-16#post-107523267

User banned (duration pending admin review): Trolling and inflammatory generalizations against Japanese people over multiple posts.

They made this world from scratch, and have vessels... and they ignored entirely what they based it on ALREADY had mixed themselves with other continents for centuries before the time they used as inspiration....

They're not using any existing folklore and actual geography here .... stop the bad faith argument.

I’m not sure what you mean by scratch by i hope you aren’t talking about inspiration. The game is about waring white people, like come on. Y’all keep bringing up this mingling with other people as if anglo saxon’s aren’t the main characters in all the stories they make up, it’s HILARIOUS. The game is made ENTIRELY by japanese people and they aren’t in it but you expect to see yourself in a fictional story about white people beefing? JAPANESE folks wanted to make a WHITE game like they always do.

I love how they laser focused on that one comment where he said something generalizing about Japanese people. Meanwhile this comment is completely fine

Because of systemic/internalized racism. Even they like white characters more / think they are more popular / better / prettier / etc.

Same reason there are black Republicans.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/will-you-boycott-final-fantasy-16-due-to-the-lack-of-diversity-minority-characters.731853/post-107527602

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Bshark is one of the best trolls on Era. They've made some fantastic threads.

[Nintex]

real players don't boycott 

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

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Bshark is one of the best trolls on Era. They've made some fantastic threads.

Yeah, this was pretty blatant.

[Taco Bell Tower]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

However, at the time of writing, over 1200 players have responded to the poll, but just 2.9 per cent – that's around 40 people – are intending to intentionally boycott the release, with 72.8 per cent still committed to buying it despite the issues.

24.3 per cent of those polled didn't plan on picking up Final Fantasy 16 at all.

https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-why-some-players-plan-to-boycott-final-fantasy-16

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The comments on that article 

Is a ResetEra poll really newsworthy?

Regardless of the perceived problem; It's Resetera, most of these people get off on getting angry and won't actually boycott this game.

Given it's Resetera, I assume they're banning anybody who votes "No".

The number of people who were 100% going to but this, say they are boycotting, and actually will boycott is going to be small. But it makes good headlines.

40 people out of 1200 say they are going to boycott the game and the story here is 'People are going to boycott'. Totally newsworthy and not at all making a mountain over a molehill.

[kaleidoscopium]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

However, at the time of writing, over 1200 players have responded to the poll, but just 2.9 per cent – that's around 40 people – are intending to intentionally boycott the release, with 72.8 per cent still committed to buying it despite the issues.

24.3 per cent of those polled didn't plan on picking up Final Fantasy 16 at all.

https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-why-some-players-plan-to-boycott-final-fantasy-16

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Incredible 😍

[HaughtyFrank]

A cookie for the Resetera member who now makes the thread "[Eurogamer] Here's why some players plan to boycott Final Fantasy XVI"

[Uncle]

holy shit the poll thread was made today, 4 hours ago

eurogamer, after writing the article and vetting it and whatever, put up their article 2 hours ago

thread was locked and poll deleted 2 hours ago

this whole thing feels astroturfed, like the actual eurogamer writer put up the poll to be able to write the article with the narrative they wanted

if you put up a poll for anything, "some" will choose every option, it's like they didn't care what the result or percentages were going to be, they just wanted to say "ff16 is problematic, look, a couple people agree"

[Boredfrom]

I mean, there is genuine astroturfing in Resetera since the old Gaf days. Is not secret. 

This feels more like a troll job and a clueless contributor.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

OK, which one of you is the Eurogamer writer?

[Besticus Maximus]

If anyone is reading this who can do something; get rid of nepenthe before she brings down publishers on the site with her mental behaviour. She is ill and dangerous. Do you really want your professional career being tied to someone who acts as Torquemada on the biggest games forum?

She isn’t clever and she isn’t going to lead anyone anywhere other than disaster