Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Nintex]

I told you guys Xbox was in trouble but 2000 laid off, jesus 

[Taco Bell Tower]

Lol they posted an art thread  and The Bores fave reeeee member Zerovag is stepping on Planetsmasher's turf and trying and failing to be funny

Duplicate thread.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-scarlet-and-pok%C3%A9mon-violet-has-developed-quite-the-fan-art-following-already.557296/

lmao

Listen, someone has to make the art since the devs don't seem to have any. Odd!

Already a contender for one of the best posts this year

https://www.resetera.com/threads/palworld-seems-to-have-developed-quite-the-fan-art-following-image-heavy.809073/?post=118101174#post-118101174

https://www.resetera.com/threads/palworld-seems-to-have-developed-quite-the-fan-art-following-image-heavy.809073/?post=118101249#post-118101249

User Banned (3 Days): Trolling

Any Palworld thread is already a fanart thread.

[JoeBoy101]

Side note, Snormy in the Community Shut The Hell Up Thread explicitly stating, “Screw rules, we know what’s good for you.”

A quick look and I can say that your type of enquiry isn't likely to get any answer you want. You want a more clearly defined line but moderation is always going to be a bit fuzzy on where the line is drawn. This is partly because we need to have the ability to escalate particularly bad examples while also tapping users lightly with warnings etc. Users will also always toe, push and rail against the line, lean in suggestively but insist they are not crossing it or whatever. Ultimately users who are moderated frequently disagree that they should be moderated, engage in reasons, examples, pedantry and all that. I know it sucks but I can only advise to consider why it reported. Know that sometimes it is tonal or wording choice that tips you beyond the benefit of the doubt, other times maybe you're saying something that isn't wrong per se but other users have been saying the same things in a way to antagonise or troll others. So if you are more confused than where we started then you're already understanding better because that's how I feel sometimes trying to find that stupid line and determine when it is cross or where exactly users can toe up to.

Why’d you get warned/banned? You work it out, it should be obvious.

I mean, if it’s clear to three different signatories for the ban, it should be obvious, right?

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-am-having-an-existential-crisis-because-some-random-person-has-an-avatar-like-mine-update-now-a-cowboy-and-doing-a-giveaway.360361/

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-just-want-to-say-thank-you-to-the-moderation-staff.155006/page-4?post=26787609#post-26787609

I can't seem to find the post of Finale trapping the coworker but dude was wild 

Where’s the post where he had moderation induced psychosis?

[Nintex]

Xbox has the biggest fucking game in years as a console exclusive right and they can't pivot to benefit from it because all their employees are stressed out texting Jason Schreier to find out if they're still employed

[Taco Bell Tower]

Side note, Snormy in the Community Shut The Hell Up Thread explicitly stating, “Screw rules, we know what’s good for you.”

A quick look and I can say that your type of enquiry isn't likely to get any answer you want. You want a more clearly defined line but moderation is always going to be a bit fuzzy on where the line is drawn. This is partly because we need to have the ability to escalate particularly bad examples while also tapping users lightly with warnings etc. Users will also always toe, push and rail against the line, lean in suggestively but insist they are not crossing it or whatever. Ultimately users who are moderated frequently disagree that they should be moderated, engage in reasons, examples, pedantry and all that. I know it sucks but I can only advise to consider why it reported. Know that sometimes it is tonal or wording choice that tips you beyond the benefit of the doubt, other times maybe you're saying something that isn't wrong per se but other users have been saying the same things in a way to antagonise or troll others. So if you are more confused than where we started then you're already understanding better because that's how I feel sometimes trying to find that stupid line and determine when it is cross or where exactly users can toe up to.

Why’d you get warned/banned? You work it out, it should be obvious.

I mean, if it’s clear to three different signatories for the ban, it should be obvious, right?

What kind of ability do you need to just freakin ban users?  

[Uncle]

What kind of ability do you need to just freakin ban users?  

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/january-24-2024-ap-in-n-out-to-close-first-location-location-in-oakland-ca-in-its-75-year-history-due-to-a-wave-of-car-break-ins-and-robberies.809103/page-2?post=118108941#post-118108941

SF & Oakland are far from perfect, but a lot of this is media driven, and you have astroturfed subreddits that help feed into it. Don't listen to the noise. Just treat it like most cities where you don't leave your valuables front and center with a "Rob Me" sign attached to it.

                 Victim blaming
 

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-am-having-an-existential-crisis-because-some-random-person-has-an-avatar-like-mine-update-now-a-cowboy-and-doing-a-giveaway.360361/

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-just-want-to-say-thank-you-to-the-moderation-staff.155006/page-4?post=26787609#post-26787609

I can't seem to find the post of Finale trapping the coworker but dude was wild 

Where’s the post where he had moderation induced psychosis?

Second thread I linked 

How things were going on the forum dictated my entire life. Would I eat? Would I sleep? Would I cancel my plans? Would I call in sick to work? Would I talk to my wife that night? My existing blood pressure problems began to agitate and worsen. I developed insomnia because I'd be afraid to go to sleep. I went on emergency health hiatus before my wedding. I couldn't continue to do something that had such a dramatic impact on my life that had nothing to do with my family. I could have kept going if I was stronger. But I wasn't. I had so much going on and something had to go. I retired due to my deteriorated condition and how much worse I would get if I didn't make a change.

[Nintex]

Hello this is Pocket Pair speaking.

Phil? How are you doing bud. Yes they ran into some legal trouble. We bought the company and I'm helping them out. We're making a big play here in Japan.

Sorry bud, Palworld is not for sale. Look we're running a bit low on components for the Steamdeck here, how about $5000 cash for the unsold inventory of Xbox Systems. My guys say it has the same WiFi chip. That's more than the scrap yard would offer right?

Sony and Nintendo, what about 'em? My dude this is 2024 nobody cares about Indiana Jones I literally have Switch 2 and Pokemon 2.

[Snoopy]

Deepest PlanetSmasher Lore unlocked:

Intimacy coordinators are so, so, so fucking important, my god. I can't even begin to tell you how important they are if you've never acted before.

Back when I was still young, I had a director who literally tried to pressure a bunch of the other actresses in my theatre company into kissing me during rehearsals and he kept giving notes about it, and all of us were SUPREMELY uncomfortable. None of us wanted to do it, none of us found it sexy, and it just completely soured the rehearsals whenever he did it. There was NO reason for kissing, much less "believable kissing", during an early-days rehearsal.

We did not keep him for much longer after that stuff. You really need a professional working with your actors to ensure proper boundaries are set and not crossed to ensure everyone is as comfortable as possible for the work they're doing. Improper intimacy protocols can lead to all kinds of on-set problems, including opening the door to deep personal trauma for some of the performers.

You're so cool, PlanetSmasher 

Something about this post has been bothering me, I think I figured out what it was.

Maybe I misremembering, but wasn't PlantMasher the guy who used to crowd the doorway when a female coworker was in the supply closet, forcing her squeeze past his body to get out.

I could swear I remember him talking about that once upon a time.

And if so, when on his timeline did that occur. Before or after this horrible director forced him to kiss young unwilling actresses?

I’m more bothered by his attempt to paint himself as the victim of this high school pedophile ring. It’s classic Spacey behaviour

[Averon]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-microsoft-lays-off-1-900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce.809208/page-21?post=118131813#post-118131813

User Banned (1 Month): Inflammatory accusations, prior bans for identical behavior

We've been gaslighted by pro-acquisition people over the last two years that capitalism won't do the thing it always will. Been spun a tale about how this merger will result in improved job security and that regulators like the FTC should be defunded for daring to oppose it. Dissenters got dogpiled and thread banned in the only discussion thread permitted on the forum.

You can interpret this as "platform warring" if you want but I am livid that people are losing their jobs and having years of work amount to nothing, including those who worked for my favourite developer. Inevitably the thing that many of us feared came to pass.

I think there is a lot more to discuss here than posts about "thoughts and prayers", there needs to be some introspection among games players, that cheering on these mega mergers does not result in more competition and innovation nor does it benefit the workers. Phil Spencer with his 8 figure salary is not your friend, those gamer t-shirts he wears does not mean he's going to bring back fan favourites from the '90s and the promise of unionisation does not mean there won't be mass layoffs.

Or we can go back to fantasising about Xbox buying Sega because it totally won't happen again, the next time will be different.

People were agreeing too much with this user, so they banned them
Mods are so petty.

[Taco Bell Tower]

Man, Ree Sony Ponies are something.

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-am-having-an-existential-crisis-because-some-random-person-has-an-avatar-like-mine-update-now-a-cowboy-and-doing-a-giveaway.360361/

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-just-want-to-say-thank-you-to-the-moderation-staff.155006/page-4?post=26787609#post-26787609

I can't seem to find the post of Finale trapping the coworker but dude was wild 

Where’s the post where he had moderation induced psychosis?

Second thread I linked 

How things were going on the forum dictated my entire life. Would I eat? Would I sleep? Would I cancel my plans? Would I call in sick to work? Would I talk to my wife that night? My existing blood pressure problems began to agitate and worsen. I developed insomnia because I'd be afraid to go to sleep. I went on emergency health hiatus before my wedding. I couldn't continue to do something that had such a dramatic impact on my life that had nothing to do with my family. I could have kept going if I was stronger. But I wasn't. I had so much going on and something had to go. I retired due to my deteriorated condition and how much worse I would get if I didn't make a change.

I remember he posted about hearing voices once or being hospitalized or some crazy shit like that

[Snoopy]

Wow holy shit not only the original quoted posted was banned for saying truths here, but a fellow gamedev that shared their perspective on the acquisition wasn't great for them and worried for their other gamedev friends also got banned.

At this point, fuck it. Fuck you Era staff. You ain't on our side, never been. Ever since the NFT bullshit. Fuck you all. We from the gaming industry are all seeing our fellow colleagues getting their lives RUINED thanks to the immediate aftermath of this fucking acquisition that even I was victim of believing it to be a good thing and then ate crow.

Now that we're facing the results of mergers and how the fucking top earners have no respect for all the workers that makes the incredible games happen, and seeing fellow gamedev colleagues here getting banned for the fucking audacity to say, in the most respectful meanor possible, how it was dangerous to champion such a merger.

Fuck you ResetEra Staff. You never were allied of gamedevs in the first place.
We only have eachother to look out for. Gamedevs reading this you can all reach me on twitter.

I'm done with this shithole of a forum. Fuck you once again.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-microsoft-lays-off-1-900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce.809208/page-29?post=118140561#post-118140561

[Taco Bell Tower]

Where’s the post where he had moderation induced psychosis?

Second thread I linked 

How things were going on the forum dictated my entire life. Would I eat? Would I sleep? Would I cancel my plans? Would I call in sick to work? Would I talk to my wife that night? My existing blood pressure problems began to agitate and worsen. I developed insomnia because I'd be afraid to go to sleep. I went on emergency health hiatus before my wedding. I couldn't continue to do something that had such a dramatic impact on my life that had nothing to do with my family. I could have kept going if I was stronger. But I wasn't. I had so much going on and something had to go. I retired due to my deteriorated condition and how much worse I would get if I didn't make a change.

I remember he posted about hearing voices once or being hospitalized or some crazy shit like that

Oh!  Not sure about the voices but do recall he was hospitalized for being a Ree admin 

[Boredfrom]

Microsoft is going to Microsoft. 

 

Also:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jez-corden-windows-central-amid-ms-gaming-layoffs-microsoft-has-also-shut-down-departments-dedicated-to-bringing-xbox-games-to-physical-retail.809349/

I wish stuff like game pass was not busted on PC. I know this quite contradictory, but I don’t want to buy a Digital Only console just for Gamepass. 

I will say, video games companies in general (the big three) are masters of creating goodwill just to squander it in an instant.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-microsoft-lays-off-1-900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce.809208/page-21?post=118131813#post-118131813

User Banned (1 Month): Inflammatory accusations, prior bans for identical behavior

We've been gaslighted by pro-acquisition people over the last two years that capitalism won't do the thing it always will. Been spun a tale about how this merger will result in improved job security and that regulators like the FTC should be defunded for daring to oppose it. Dissenters got dogpiled and thread banned in the only discussion thread permitted on the forum.

You can interpret this as "platform warring" if you want but I am livid that people are losing their jobs and having years of work amount to nothing, including those who worked for my favourite developer. Inevitably the thing that many of us feared came to pass.

I think there is a lot more to discuss here than posts about "thoughts and prayers", there needs to be some introspection among games players, that cheering on these mega mergers does not result in more competition and innovation nor does it benefit the workers. Phil Spencer with his 8 figure salary is not your friend, those gamer t-shirts he wears does not mean he's going to bring back fan favourites from the '90s and the promise of unionisation does not mean there won't be mass layoffs.

Or we can go back to fantasising about Xbox buying Sega because it totally won't happen again, the next time will be different.

People were agreeing too much with this user, so they banned them
Mods are so petty.

They did nailed an alt who did agreed with that user 

[Taco Bell Tower]

Wow holy shit not only the original quoted posted was banned for saying truths here, but a fellow gamedev that shared their perspective on the acquisition wasn't great for them and worried for their other gamedev friends also got banned.

At this point, fuck it. Fuck you Era staff. You ain't on our side, never been. Ever since the NFT bullshit. Fuck you all. We from the gaming industry are all seeing our fellow colleagues getting their lives RUINED thanks to the immediate aftermath of this fucking acquisition that even I was victim of believing it to be a good thing and then ate crow.

Now that we're facing the results of mergers and how the fucking top earners have no respect for all the workers that makes the incredible games happen, and seeing fellow gamedev colleagues here getting banned for the fucking audacity to say, in the most respectful meanor possible, how it was dangerous to champion such a merger.

Fuck you ResetEra Staff. You never were allied of gamedevs in the first place.
We only have eachother to look out for. Gamedevs reading this you can all reach me on twitter.

I'm done with this shithole of a forum. Fuck you once again.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-microsoft-lays-off-1-900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce.809208/page-29?post=118140561#post-118140561

TraderPoe doesn't have the Verified like other game devs who post on Ree.  He just said he has friends that didn't get laid off so that user assumed he was a game dev?

[benji]

These people take any “negative” online interaction as a drain on their life force. It’s so weird 😂

Then they do nothing but engage in those. Deliberately.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-verge-blizzard-president-mike-ybarra-is-departing-microsoft-unannounced-survival-game-has-been-cancelled.809217/

Ghastly shit. We seriously need to reckon with the fact that the industry is collapsing as we speak.

The increasing sales numbers are just proof of the collapse, like capitalism!

Side note, Snormy in the Community Shut The Hell Up Thread explicitly stating, “Screw rules, we know what’s good for you.”

A quick look and I can say that your type of enquiry isn't likely to get any answer you want. You want a more clearly defined line but moderation is always going to be a bit fuzzy on where the line is drawn. This is partly because we need to have the ability to escalate particularly bad examples while also tapping users lightly with warnings etc. Users will also always toe, push and rail against the line, lean in suggestively but insist they are not crossing it or whatever. Ultimately users who are moderated frequently disagree that they should be moderated, engage in reasons, examples, pedantry and all that. I know it sucks but I can only advise to consider why it reported. Know that sometimes it is tonal or wording choice that tips you beyond the benefit of the doubt, other times maybe you're saying something that isn't wrong per se but other users have been saying the same things in a way to antagonise or troll others. So if you are more confused than where we started then you're already understanding better because that's how I feel sometimes trying to find that stupid line and determine when it is cross or where exactly users can toe up to.

Why’d you get warned/banned? You work it out, it should be obvious.

I mean, if it’s clear to three different signatories for the ban, it should be obvious, right?

Just search your soul and you'll recognize how you affronted against The Party and need to do better. Confession (to crimes against the state) is good for the soul.

Also love that they admit in the next sentence to "tone policing" in a literal manner.

[benji]

I can't seem to find the post of Finale trapping the coworker but dude was wild 

That's because it was on NeoGAF.com. Thankfully, when ResetERA.com started he helpfully quoted it to make a "woman's perspective" thread all about him:

I would like to contribute to this thread by reposting something I wrote during the allegations David Ballard made against Naughty Dog. I normally would not self-quote like this, but it's a sensitive collection of small stories that I was able to convey most effectively "in the moment." I hope other people find it helpful, especially other men, and that it benefits the mission of this thread.

While it was originally written about workplace harassment, it has broad implications and applications that should suit non-professional contexts as well. These stories are meant to demonstrate how easily harassment can occur, how it perpetuates, and how victims are rarely taken care of. When somebody makes a claim to you, you should believe them, and you should never downplay the severity of the environments people (especially women) must endure every day. Sexual harassment is a culture. It can be counteracted. It requires consciousness.

I have had three experiences that have given me a lot of perspective on sexual harassment.

1. When I was eighteen, I worked as a housekeeper at an upscale inn. I worked seven days a week, but the hours were short, and the pay was incredible. I would work four hours there and make more than I did working eight hours at my other job. The inn was owned by a middle-aged married couple. They were very, very well liked by the community and their guests.

The husband used to follow me around from room to room as I cleaned and reset them. At first it was under the guise of a quality check, but then it was clear he was just hanging around to talk. He would ask me questions about my life and my plans. He would also always ask if I had found any "naughty things" in the suites. This was always his launching pad for a dirty joke or sexual comment. I just laughed with him even though it was never very funny.

Eventually the comments really ramped up. I started to dread when he would darken the doorway. He would stand there, blocking the only exit, and watch me make the beds and clean the sinks and ask me how I knew I wasn't gay. He would tell me "God blessed me with strong intuition" and tell me how gay I was. He would try to get me to come out to him even though I assured him I was not gay. He would call me "young dumb and full of cum" and other gross things. And if I ever seemed upset, he would give me a raise. I just let it happen and kept collecting the paychecks.

Eventually, I asked for a few days off (four months in advance) to go on vacation. He didn't like the idea, he didn't want me to leave, and didn't think it was "fair" my family would plan a trip when they knew I was working. I explained it wasn't a family trip, it was a trip with my girlfriend, and he fired me immediately.

This taught me that you cannot hope sexual harassment will stop and that keeping your head down to keep your job will not last forever. Eventually, something will happen, and you'll always wish you got out sooner.


2. I was 24 and managing a movie theater. There was a girl there who I was really attracted to, and she was very nice to me, and I thought I could leverage that into a date. We were definitely friends, but I wanted to be more than friends, so I started manipulating the schedule to give us more time together.

I would schedule the two of us to work the same nights. I would send other people home so it was just the two of us. I would keep her late so we could talk alone in the office. I don't know if she ever expected anything. I think, to her, we were just good work friends. I started to get frustrated that nothing was happening.

So I started physically putting myself close to her more often. I would follow her around. I would lean against her. I would intentionally try to pass by her and put my hands on her as I did. Finally, one time, I followed her into a small stock room. I stood in the doorway and watched her and knew she wouldn't be able to leave the room without squeezing by me or asking me to move. I wanted her to touch me. So I intentionally blocked her exit.

And as I was doing this, I had a really sickening epiphany that I was doing to her what my boss at the inn used to to. It was like being hit with some kind of dark lightning. It felt like all the flesh had exploded off my bones and all that was left was my hideous naked skeleton. I backed out of the doorway, went to the office, and never bothered her again.

This taught me that people repeat behavior they've seen, even bad behavior, because they do not perceive themselves as being bad. They normalize their own impulses, they rationalize their own actions, and anybody is capable of harassment.


3. When I was 25, I started working in a corporate environment at an extremely progressively-minded company. In my department, there was a man and a woman who used to date. The woman broke it off a year before, and was six months pregnant, and the man refused to let her go.

The man was always telling her how they were meant to be together. How he would wait for her. He would get angry when she talked to other guys in the office in any capacity. He was constantly demanding she explain herself, or tell him what she was doing, and was always leering at her over the desk partition. Not only did it make her work environment hostile, it was extremely uncomfortable for everyone around them who knew what was happening.

One day, he insists the two of them go to lunch together. She goes with him. But he doesn't take her anywhere, and he won't talk to her, and he won't stop the car. She texts me that she is afraid and doesn't know what happening. She is afraid she might be getting kidnapped. I immediately make a dart for Human Resources and tell her I will call the police. But then she texts me not to and says he is turning around. She says she will deal with it when she gets back.

She returns safely, but I still go to HR. I lay it all out. I pull no punches and describe everything that happened, has been happening, and how it affects everyone in the office. The responses I got were maddening.

I was told everything I relayed was hearsay and inadmissible. This kind of report would need to come from one of them and I couldn't make a claim like this on somebody else's behalf.

I was told that since the "kidnapping" occurred during an unpaid lunch break and off of company property, it wasn't a company issue and there was nothing that could be done.

I was told that, since the two of them used to date, I couldn't be sure it was sexual harassment and shouldn't make such bold claims.

This taught me that, even at the best companies, the first instinct of Human Resources is to diminish and downplay the situation to make you doubt its seriousness. They ask how you can be sure, they say there is another side of the story, and they say they are powerless to do anything unless very specific criteria is met. At the end of the day, their job is to make problems go away by taking the path of least resistance. Sometimes this mean justice for the victim and sometimes it means sweeping it under the rug. Whatever can be done most easily and most quietly is what will be done.



These experiences in my life have made me extremely passionate about workplace abuse. I do not stand for it at all. More awareness, more conversation, and more victims coming forward is the best thing that can happen here. Companies need to learn that protecting their employees is the only way to protect their company. They need to be held responsible for what happens under their roofs. Challenge their reputations, make them answer for their failures, and force their hand for change.


That's how I feel.

And the reply it immediately gets.

I remember your post FF, and I wanna say sorry you went through all that shit

Also the dumbass post before Finale Fireworker's:

First, let me say your post is extremely well put. One of the reasons my wife avoids posting on the internet and joining in on online gaming is simply out of the fear of harassment and it just kills me that she has to feel like that.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE: The thread title is also a lie since Persephone has since stopped identifying as a woman which means she really never was a woman.

[jooseloose]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-microsoft-lays-off-1-900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce.809208/page-21?post=118131813#post-118131813

User Banned (1 Month): Inflammatory accusations, prior bans for identical behavior

We've been gaslighted by pro-acquisition people over the last two years that capitalism won't do the thing it always will. Been spun a tale about how this merger will result in improved job security and that regulators like the FTC should be defunded for daring to oppose it. Dissenters got dogpiled and thread banned in the only discussion thread permitted on the forum.

You can interpret this as "platform warring" if you want but I am livid that people are losing their jobs and having years of work amount to nothing, including those who worked for my favourite developer. Inevitably the thing that many of us feared came to pass.

I think there is a lot more to discuss here than posts about "thoughts and prayers", there needs to be some introspection among games players, that cheering on these mega mergers does not result in more competition and innovation nor does it benefit the workers. Phil Spencer with his 8 figure salary is not your friend, those gamer t-shirts he wears does not mean he's going to bring back fan favourites from the '90s and the promise of unionisation does not mean there won't be mass layoffs.

Or we can go back to fantasising about Xbox buying Sega because it totally won't happen again, the next time will be different.

People were agreeing too much with this user, so they banned them
Mods are so petty.

Windrunner used to be a mod and she were a fucking smarmy cunt during the launch of TLoU2 with various arguments going on in various threads, but she's 100% right with that post and fuck knows how it's deserving of a ban 

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-microsoft-lays-off-1-900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce.809208/page-21?post=118131813#post-118131813

User Banned (1 Month): Inflammatory accusations, prior bans for identical behavior

We've been gaslighted by pro-acquisition people over the last two years that capitalism won't do the thing it always will. Been spun a tale about how this merger will result in improved job security and that regulators like the FTC should be defunded for daring to oppose it. Dissenters got dogpiled and thread banned in the only discussion thread permitted on the forum.

You can interpret this as "platform warring" if you want but I am livid that people are losing their jobs and having years of work amount to nothing, including those who worked for my favourite developer. Inevitably the thing that many of us feared came to pass.

I think there is a lot more to discuss here than posts about "thoughts and prayers", there needs to be some introspection among games players, that cheering on these mega mergers does not result in more competition and innovation nor does it benefit the workers. Phil Spencer with his 8 figure salary is not your friend, those gamer t-shirts he wears does not mean he's going to bring back fan favourites from the '90s and the promise of unionisation does not mean there won't be mass layoffs.

Or we can go back to fantasising about Xbox buying Sega because it totally won't happen again, the next time will be different.

People were agreeing too much with this user, so they banned them
Mods are so petty.

Windrunner used to be a mod and she were a fucking smarmy cunt during the launch of TLoU2 with various arguments going on in various threads, but she's 100% right with that post and fuck knows how it's deserving of a ban 

It was possibly tonal or a word choice that crossed the line, not showing due respect to officers. You know these types they're always trying to push the line and claiming they're innocent.

[benji]

Actually, doing that joke was great because I went back to look at the post to steal the wording and saw something I missed:

Side note, Snormy in the Community Shut The Hell Up Thread explicitly stating, “Screw rules, we know what’s good for you.”

other times maybe you're saying something that isn't wrong per se but other users have been saying the same things in a way to antagonise or troll others.

Literally saying you can get banned because of other people.

[benji]

Yeah, sure, maybe you're innocent but have you considered that you're saying things that criminals have said?

Or, maybe not criminals, but people with poor tonal or word choices at least.

[Nintex]

Microsoft is going to Microsoft. 

 

Also:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jez-corden-windows-central-amid-ms-gaming-layoffs-microsoft-has-also-shut-down-departments-dedicated-to-bringing-xbox-games-to-physical-retail.809349/

I wish stuff like game pass was not busted on PC. I know this quite contradictory, but I don’t want to buy a Digital Only console just for Gamepass. 

I will say, video games companies in general (the big three) are masters of creating goodwill just to squander it in an instant.

Look at it from Microsofts perspective. They've tried this Xbox thing for 24 years.
The industry has expanded but for them it barely moved the needle.

"AI" is here for a year and finally pushed their market value to equal Apple within months.
Gaming is a unique market where being a big corpo with infinite money doesn't automatically make you the winner.

Microsoft needs a 'cool' and 'trending' USP to attract investors and media attention alike because spreadsheets ain't going to do it. 
Kinda like how the local accountancy firm sponsors the local sports club.

That cool thing used to be Xbox. And they have desperately been trying to latch onto any new hype to make it cool and relevant. From Cloud, to Social Networks, gesture controls, tablet/smartphone companion apps, social networks, TV and a subscription service.
 
However, AI is doing what Xbox was supposed to have done at a much faster rate. And the fact that Xbox is not being used as the vehicle to push AI tells you everything you need to know about how 'cool' Xbox still is in the eyes of the Microsoft Executives.

[benji]

We never said people would be banned just for saying "Hogwart's Legacy" I don't know where you got that idea. Look at the users who were banned and consider their choice to use those words.

[Besticus Maximus]

The amount of money wasted at xbox in the last 10 years is insane, and they have precisely fuck all to show for it. Despite this, people willingly clapped on obvious duds like Starfield and Redfall and Halo Infinite etc etc

[Averon]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-microsoft-lays-off-1-900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce.809208/page-21?post=118131813#post-118131813

User Banned (1 Month): Inflammatory accusations, prior bans for identical behavior


People were agreeing too much with this user, so they banned them
Mods are so petty.

Windrunner used to be a mod and she were a fucking smarmy cunt during the launch of TLoU2 with various arguments going on in various threads, but she's 100% right with that post and fuck knows how it's deserving of a ban 

It was possibly tonal or a word choice that crossed the line, not showing due respect to officers. You know these types they're always trying to push the line and claiming they're innocent.

ERA mods acting like cops: "How dare you imply we are cops."

User Banned (1 Month): Inflammatory accusation

[nachobro]

Look at it from Microsofts perspective. They've tried this Xbox thing for 24 years.
The industry has expanded but for them it barely moved the needle.

"AI" is here for a year and finally pushed their market value to equal Apple within months.
Gaming is a unique market where being a big corpo with infinite money doesn't automatically make you the winner.

Microsoft needs a 'cool' and 'trending' USP to attract investors and media attention alike because spreadsheets ain't going to do it. 
Kinda like how the local accountancy firm sponsors the local sports club.

That cool thing used to be Xbox. And they have desperately been trying to latch onto any new hype to make it cool and relevant. From Cloud, to Social Networks, gesture controls, tablet/smartphone companion apps, social networks, TV and a subscription service.
 
However, AI is doing what Xbox was supposed to have done at a much faster rate. And the fact that Xbox is not being used as the vehicle to push AI tells you everything you need to know about how 'cool' Xbox still is in the eyes of the Microsoft Executives.

or they just sell way way more games via digital/gamepass. which is why their refresh will be digital first (much like the new ps5)

also jez (whos tweet they based the thread on) is an idiot and not worth relying on for news. he immediately followed up with "well they might not be out of physical but damn its cray amirite?"