The Verge on VUZU

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Originally Posted by Alan

Well I just launched an verbal tirade against RPGs here and all I got was an immediate thread closure. Here I thought I was on the way to becoming a mod

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No, you purposely posted flamebait. Next thread like that gets nuked along with a suspension :)

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Originally Posted by RustPuppet

No, you purposely posted flamebait. Next thread like that gets nuked along with a suspension :)

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I was trying to deflect abuse away from poor 'what's his name, the host of Verge'. :p

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Originally Posted by Terak

Look he actually is a really decent guy. Just because he formed an opinion about a gametype you guys love doesnt mean he doesnt know anything about games.

I understand your guys frustrations with him, but at the same time everything he does and says has to be moderated by the producers of the show, it is not as if it is his own studio and he is running it.

Instead of all this negativity, why does someone in fact rather give him a shout on his twitter with some constructive criticism. It cant make things any worse can it :)?

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To be fair it's takes a pair to present on TV too.

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Originally Posted by Alan

To be fair it's takes a pair to present on TV too.

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Thank you Alan. I understand why you guys are upset but you have to remember that reviews are never objective! I'm sure there have been many reviews you guys have felt strongly for and against. For all we know, he might not even review the games. He probably gets a script from someone and has to run with it.

However, there are always more positive ways to go about it. Look at Grant Hinds' reviews on Gamestate. He always did a great job breaking down the game into its pro's and con's, as opposed to what he enjoyed and what he hated. Perhaps Thomas Gumede (or his writer) needs more experience into the game world where they can separate the good fundamentals from the bad.

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Originally Posted by Terak

Look he actually is a really decent guy. Just because he formed an opinion about a gametype you guys love doesnt mean he doesnt know anything about games.

I understand your guys frustrations with him, but at the same time everything he does and says has to be moderated by the producers of the show, it is not as if it is his own studio and he is running it.

Instead of all this negativity, why does someone in fact rather give him a shout on his twitter with some constructive criticism. It cant make things any worse can it :)?

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Look i'm not saying he isn't entitled to his opinion, but I don't watch a computer game show to listen to someone tell me how crap an entire genre is. A reviewer is meant to compare things on an equal level. So if you are about to review or show a trailer of an RPG, compare it to other rpgs, instead of saying "well its an RPG so its shit". I don't watch a show of this nature for someones opinion, i watch the show so i can form my own opinion based on a unbiased representation of the product as possible.