I wonder why that is? Maybe because the paywall is flat out telling you to use money while getting an IAP feels like it's a choice.

Yeah you're buying something at your leisure because you're in the mood to see something new and it looks interesting, cool, fun or whatever.

A paywall on the other hand, just goes "fuck you, we've artificially increased the difficulty now to make it impossible to get past this bit unless you give us real money". It's nasty, and it exposes just how nefarious the design of the game balancing is. It's no longer a game at this point, just a thinly-veiled transaction machine. 

The fact that mobile users are happy to constantly download apps which are basically the same, full to the brim with adverts, IAPs and pay/time walls I think it is just sad.

Yeah, it boils down to the fact that the vast majority of mobile "gamers" are new to gaming and just accept that this is how it is, because they don't know any different. There's a good article here that suggests that the reason DK mobile is getting so shit on, is not because it's so much worse than other F2P games (it's not), but because of the brand, it is getting a lot of attention from the actual gamers who remember dungeon keeper and were excited to see a new version finally come out. Of course once these "traditional" gamers are exposed to the full face-melting horror of the mobile F2P cesspit, internet hilarity ensues:

http://kotaku.com/welcome-to-mobile-gaming-angry-dungeon-keeper-fans-1516926994

The really sad thing though is that the suckered-in casuals who make F2P companies billions, hugely outnumber core gamers, and thus F2P drivel is the way the industry is going to keep heading because that's where the money is. 

to work in a company making mobile video games than working in a really fucking busy call centre.

As for mobile games, I see a lot of my friends on facebook and other places get obsessed at the latest bejewelled game or endless runner all the time. It's always the same game every time. What really surprises me is how no-one has yet made a Tamagotchi style game that's taken the world by storm. 

I read that article a couple of days ago and I know full well what the current F2P mechanics are like. Mobile users do indeed outnumber core gamers by a huge amount and the current state of mobile apps (they are not really games) is what people like/want. 

Clone Wars anything that gets popular, clone it! :P 

http://i.imgur.com/Vkv72VO.png 

that's also how the game propagates itself. 

http://www.reddit.com/r/Cynicalbrit/comments/1xrx27/in_light_of_tb_abandonning_his_own_subreddit/cfe3rgc 

I like TotalBiscuit's WTF is... series. I've found them pretty useful as honest first looks at games. 

Fucking Generation Y. 

and I hope he continues doing what he does. I think when you're interacting with people online you will inevitably have to interact with fucktards. This is pretty much the public in general. I have to speak to hundreds upon hundreds of people a week in my job and I might speak to 45-60 people in a day and 99% of those people are pleasant people but it's the assholes that you always remember. Those people who make your day shitty stick in your mind, sometimes for days. I can remember "that time I served that jerk" years down the line, I can't remember the nice person I spoke to yesterday.

Calling him a pussy? That makes you a jerk. 

Being Famous is (often) something we all think about, being recognized for the things we do by our peers, but there are plenty of downsides to the status. It sounds like he needs to take a break and create an extra layer between himself and fans, otherwise he will go insane with all the negativity thrown at him on a daily basis.

When I read things like this I am happy to be creating content on the edge of the internet for old games. I recently got some abusive twitter replies to something I said and I was shocked, the comments stayed with me for a couple of days. I can imagine the TB situation is a 1000 times worse and it is not right what is happening to him. 

 

U R TEH FAMOUS TOOOOO :) 

where's a good spot to get pc hardware troubleshooting questions answered? 

 

 

yeah, i've asked a few things there but usually don't get a response. i just assumed there weren't many tech dudes who were watching the thread. 

http://hardforum.com is pretty good, iirc 

Weighted companion cube, metl <3 

Glad to see a companion cube in a long time. 

buy from Dell. Their customer service is the most useless shower of shit I've ever had to deal with, and I've seen some shit. It's so fucking appalling I'm lost for words, I mean I've been vaguely aware of people saying it's bad but I've never had to face it before now, and my god... to be honest I'd be laughing about it right now if it wasn't for the fact that they've currently got my money. I mean I've spent the entire day going round in circles chasing them trying to explain the problem with my order in simple language a child could understand, and once I finally get a call back from someone who might be able to do something, it's 4:50 pm, I can't take the call and I politely ask them to ring back in ten mins, and of course they fuck off home because it's now 5pm and outside working hours, so I've got to wait til monday to try this shit all over again. You fucking cunts! 

If you've got computer woes and perhaps need to upgrade, go check the Dell website, they've got some pretty good deals on at the moment:

http://www.dell.co.uk/ 

I know as much about PC hardware as your average Reddit poster knows about not being a paedophile; I also exclusively buy laptops, so for me, "buy a pc from a shop" is infinitely easier and more attractive than sourcing each part seperately and assembling it myself like some sort of autistic Meccano enthusiast.

My current laptop is a Dell XPS M1710 that I've had since 2006 and I've thrashed the crap out of it ever since then, on an almost daily basis, and it has always been the most reliable, trouble-free computer I've ever used. So, I went into this latest purchase with a load of goodwill towards Dell, only to be let down spectacularly by their sales process. I only hope when/if it arrives, the new laptop will be as good as my indestructible and awesome XPS.