SynthR wrote on 04/23/09 at 19:25:31:
Most of the dicks online are usually under 17 and if I remember correctly these same douche bags were douche bags when I went through high school. Nothing has changed. Online capabilities have given these same assholes a different forum to be douches in and when you have nothing at stake but a screen name it's easy to hide behind the mic/text with no repercussions.
Quite fucking True...
[This part directed to toasty]
And like Xizor said, TMBO was mad fucking drama. People quit that game because of the competitive nature mixed with strong attitudes.
I agree though that the next TM will be even worse than before and we will see people at their absolute worst. The level of E-Drama insanity will sky rocket. If you aint got thick skin, then its gunna ruin the fun for ya. Only advice I got is to make friends, play with them, and fucken dont bother with the peeps you dont know.
[directed to P7 and americans!]
Ok now really shit aint THAT expensive. Why is it that Americans have the cheapest goods and still think shit is expensive?
You guys are so effin lucky to get games (and everything else in life) for 60 bucks a pop. Or consoles at REGULAR price. Canada and the rest of the world gets fucked.
You know how much PS3s costed at launch with 14.5% tax here? 800 dollars. Up until 2008 we paid 70 bucks for brand new games, then for a brief period we got the price down to 60... and now its back up again... N64 games sometimes ran as high as 80 dollars. Turok cost just that.
If anything I feel like im getting more bang for my buck these days than previous generations. A console such as a 360 is great value considering a PC of equivalent power would probably run you a lot more money. And it costs the same if not less than the N64 or any other console cost.
And PC quality has not improved either, its always been shitty. Ive had more PC problems than all my console issues combined and then multiplied by ten. Not to mention their is all the bullshit compatability issues for games, new drivers for every device, blah blah blah list goes on.
My only advice if you are concerned about prices and the cost of this hobby is to shop online and possibly buy less games and maybe rent more.
I literally have to shop around and be vigilant for deals because I like to play games when they come out and im not a big fan of waiting a year for them to POSSIBLY drop at retail stores. So I use ebay, import some games from the states, or just buy from someone offering a deal. Be thankful that your games don't cost 70 CDN bucks or 60 euros or 90 NZ/OZ Dollars or whatever other shit currency out there, or else you have to resort to the shit I have to put up with.
I would also consider selling some of your games. Resale value is potentially good on a ton of titles, ebay them and put the money towards new games.