Skyblade
makes posts you should read while listening to the Jurassic Park theme

Hey Skyblade! Hope you're doing well!

I was just messaging you to see how you were. Also, just in case you weren't aware, we do have the EoFF Secret Santa event this year, together with the Candy Cane Delivery. I feel like you'd be a great participant in both! I mean, no pressure, obviously, but you should consider it.

Hope the holiday season is treating you well!

Well, there's no reason to be depressed, really. You're more involved already and I know for a fact that there are people around here that do care about you and want to see more of you here

Well, I got approved for NeoGAF and got full member status. It certainly has its own reputation but they're pretty strict about moderating junior accounts, so a lot of the fanboyism and hostility gets weeded out pretty quick. I definitely recommend it as the biggest place on the web to discuss all the up to date news, lots of different tastes, and industry insiders.

So, hi! *waves*

Hey man. No worries about the bet, I was gonna flip it and have you use something prestigious but I don't really come here anymore so don't worry about it.

As far as the game, I don't really have an opinion on it much either way. I used to be a big fan of DICE but their games always have one or two small problems that get bigger and hurt the longevity of the game the more you play it. Battlefront actually looks amazing but I know how content anemic it is, so with my past experiences, it's kind of a double wammy making me not buy it.

However, I did think it was obvious that the game was going to work, considering Hardline came out ok and they were absolutely going to put 110% in ensuring a stable launch, what with the very public Beta and the early launch on Xbox's EA Access. BF4 was the outlier: DICE's games have always generally worked in the past, minus some minor hiccups endemic to most online games, so I thought it was weird that everyone acted like it was a given it would be broken.

I guess one pet peeve of mine is when the gaming community searches for controversies and outrage when there's none to be had, so I spoke up about it. I actually think online gaming discussion is almost like horror movies - we go to them to feel not so nice emotions, because they're nice in their own way. Luckily I've found some places to discuss games that are more constructive and friendly than that

Anyway, cheers bro, hope you have some great holidays coming up!

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It's been a long time since I looked towards SE when I want a good story and well-built game world.

If you're saying SE hasn't been good at stories lately, you won't hear any arguments from me. I think the compilation of FF7 is the worst thing SE has shat out apart for perhaps the fanfiction-level official story of Tidus blowing up after Yuna broke up with him.

Good to know