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Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 21:30:07
December 04 2012 11:17 GMT
#1
Что?
Game
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3191 Posts
December 04 2012 11:22 GMT
#2
While this is common, I can guarantee you that everyone who defends Blizzard repetitively in the TL SC2 forums are not contracted employees of the corporation. Some people are simply blindly optimistic.
SC is like sex. You should play often, but never too hard. And you should only try hard when it matters.
greggy
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom1483 Posts
December 04 2012 11:30 GMT
#3
^ or maybe you're one of them.. hmm
Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
December 04 2012 11:32 GMT
#4
On December 04 2012 20:30 greggy wrote:
^ or maybe you're one of them.. hmm

If I am, I'm definitely not earning my keep.
Что?
ajxPurpleRain
Profile Joined July 2012
United States87 Posts
December 04 2012 11:34 GMT
#5
Blizzard products are great! I love all them. I was thrilled to purchase Mists of Panderia, an action-panda adventure-themed game filled with excellence. Another example of their can't miss spirit will be the release of Heart of the Swarm, a top-notch thrillride strategy-player which will come at the low, low price of 40 USD. Right forum buddies?
Only want to see you /dancing in the PurpleRain.
ryndaris
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
263 Posts
December 04 2012 11:35 GMT
#6
Well, that's certainly part of the story... but I'm sure there's many legitimate posters that express similar (apologetic) opinions. It's sad that manipulation like this takes place, but I think that for the majority of the time it falls within the boundaries of legitimately expressed opinions, so the only real effect is a slightly altered impression of community consensus. I don't think that influences player retention as much as expanding the player base, so it's still in a game's best interest to address the issues the community presents if it wants to preserve long-term player numbers.
Game
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3191 Posts
December 04 2012 11:36 GMT
#7
On December 04 2012 20:34 ajxPurpleRain wrote:
Blizzard products are great! I love all them. I was thrilled to purchase Mists of Panderia, an action-panda adventure-themed game filled with excellence. Another example of their can't miss spirit will be the release of Heart of the Swarm, a top-notch thrillride strategy-player which will come at the low, low price of 40 USD. Right forum buddies?

If there was ever a comment I could click the "Like" button on whilst on Teamliquid... gd lol
SC is like sex. You should play often, but never too hard. And you should only try hard when it matters.
Sinensis
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2513 Posts
December 04 2012 11:38 GMT
#8
On December 04 2012 20:36 Game wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 04 2012 20:34 ajxPurpleRain wrote:
Blizzard products are great! I love all them. I was thrilled to purchase Mists of Panderia, an action-panda adventure-themed game filled with excellence. Another example of their can't miss spirit will be the release of Heart of the Swarm, a top-notch thrillride strategy-player which will come at the low, low price of 40 USD. Right forum buddies?

If there was ever a comment I could click the "Like" button on whilst on Teamliquid... gd lol


The "Like" or "+1" button is the reason this kind of exploitation is possible.
Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
December 04 2012 11:38 GMT
#9
On December 04 2012 20:35 ryndaris wrote:
Well, that's certainly part of the story... but I'm sure there's many legitimate posters that express similar (apologetic) opinions. It's sad that manipulation like this takes place, but I think that for the majority of the time it falls within the boundaries of legitimately expressed opinions, so the only real effect is a slightly altered impression of community consensus. I don't think that influences player retention as much as expanding the player base, so it's still in a game's best interest to address the issues the community presents if it wants to preserve long-term player numbers.


Did you just write an apologia for apologists?

mind = blown
Что?
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
December 04 2012 11:38 GMT
#10
You can get paid fro this? Damn, should've put my forum hogging to use.
TaShadan
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany1981 Posts
December 04 2012 11:40 GMT
#11
haha good read :D
5/5
Total Annihilation Zero
Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 11:44:03
December 04 2012 11:43 GMT
#12
On December 04 2012 20:38 EtherealDeath wrote:
You can get paid fro this? Damn, should've put my forum hogging to use.

40 per month per forum account.

So that guy in Seattle is making... 2k/month for spending all his time engaging in low-intensity flamewars and sockpuppetry
Что?
Netsky
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1155 Posts
December 04 2012 11:44 GMT
#13
Yeah, this does happen. But, it's pretty safe to say it's not happening SC2 on here, or on /r/starcraft for that matter.

Maybe it's more prevalent than I think, but it seemed to be pretty rampant with Guild Wars 2 and SWTOR. Both those launches had batshit insane fanboys everywhere on forums.
Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
December 04 2012 11:47 GMT
#14
On December 04 2012 20:44 Netsky wrote:
Yeah, this does happen. But, it's pretty safe to say it's not happening SC2 on here, or on /r/starcraft for that matter.

Maybe it's more prevalent than I think, but it seemed to be pretty rampant with Guild Wars 2 and SWTOR. Both those launches had batshit insane fanboys everywhere on forums.

Actually I'm almost dead certain it's happening here. Loads of low post-count posters (sub 500 posts) trying to claim that a 2 and a half year old game is still going through teething issues, and then worshipping every new patch as if it's a magic bullet--and that's when they're not claiming HOTS (read: 60$ to blizzard) will make everything better.
Что?
Kreb
Profile Joined September 2010
4834 Posts
December 04 2012 11:48 GMT
#15
I like how people calmly try to explain that the existance of "social image consulting" and the existance of Blizz defenders does actually not (gasp!!) equal that Blizz pays people to post on TL. You're giving the troll OP way too much credit....
On December 04 2012 20:34 ajxPurpleRain wrote:
Blizzard products are great! I love all them. I was thrilled to purchase Mists of Panderia, an action-panda adventure-themed game filled with excellence. Another example of their can't miss spirit will be the release of Heart of the Swarm, a top-notch thrillride strategy-player which will come at the low, low price of 40 USD. Right forum buddies?

Well played though.
Chezinu
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States7468 Posts
December 04 2012 11:52 GMT
#16
I think we should definitely lynch them shady..
lol, clueless in The Prism!
Chezinu
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States7468 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-04 11:59:22
December 04 2012 11:54 GMT
#17
To prove my innocents, Battle.net 0.5 sucks and I never brought sc 2!!! Boycott power!

Edit: oh wait, I can edit posts in blogs. Sorry for the double post.
lol, clueless in The Prism!
Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
December 04 2012 11:54 GMT
#18
On December 04 2012 20:52 Chezinu wrote:
I think we should definitely lynch them shady..

Fuck that, why are we wasting a lynch on them? Just vigi them
Что?
ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1717 Posts
December 04 2012 11:54 GMT
#19
On December 04 2012 20:30 greggy wrote:
^ or maybe you're one of them.. hmm

Hahahahahaha Game an employee of Blizz. My world would be turned upside-down...
EleGant[AoV]
SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
December 04 2012 12:04 GMT
#20
The samsung guy was a much more likely example than Blizzard fanboys to be honest, if that one wasn't getting paid for it, he definatelly should.

Some (a lot) of people just like to defend things they like over the internet, and as any argument over the internet, what they say doesn't really have to make sense. But it's the same for the other side, it's not hard to find unfounded hate as easily as unreasonable love in the internet. Sure, some may actually be fake posters, but if this starts getting more attention, I just hope it won't become another insult thrown around blindly just because someone disagrees with you, like "trolling".
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