Casey25

I take no side to this internet social war, and I don't think Giant Bomb, with its integrity and open agenda of "dumb video game fun", should be a battleground for this war either.

I'm happy that the GB staff have mostly minimized direct partisanship to either side of this movement other than ultimately acknowledging that online trolls are bad. I wouldn't label the GB staff SJWs, anti-GGers, or pseudo-journalist agenda-pushers from the statements made here. They don't like seeing some people they know getting hurt by nameless people on the internet, and that doesn't make them "corrupt journalists." I just hope the staff does't fall victim to (intentionally or not) being lumped into a group they don't represent.

Jeff's criticism of GG's message ambiguity here is on point, and applies to both vague "sides" in this war. There has been deception, false flagging, censorship, doxxing, and a lot of dumb, irresponsible comments and actions from both "sides," in addition to the broadly publicized death threats. Some activists on both sides enjoy the rah-rah atmosphere of fighting for their own ethics, while others speak out only to seek more public recognition and legitimacy among their peers.

As a GB community member, I think that the staff and community should (and pretty much does) avoid making large, sweeping "fuck those guys" comments to either side without reading deeper, past the superficial inflammatory headlines on blogger sites, subreddit links, and tweets. Attacking and generalizing without understanding the context only stifles any real conversation and fans the emotional fire.

Please don't make hasty assumptions, don't bandwagon, and don't get caught up in partisanship. Not all game journalists are in bed with the industry, not all gamers are bigots, not all feminists are ignorant. But, sometimes, not all Giant Bomb members aren't assholes. Skepticism, even - or especially - regarding one's own views is essential, despite what many internet communities seem to show.

GB staff, your silence was well heard by me, but I'm also happy that friends in the industry may feel fortified against undue internet hate because of your words.

I just hope the staff and the community of this site don't start trying to shout above the deafening hateful screams from both sides of this internet war.

I just want to hear what Vinny has to say about Duck Dynasty.

Nah man Atheon's Epilogue is awesome and quite different from Unwilling Soul-09, a gun i was looking to use before i got Atheon's.

Its main strength is its void damage as a primary weapon. You can have a bullet hose doing 300% damage with the void burn modifier in nightfall strikes.

My upgrades give me better stability the longer it is fired. This is great because the mag cap is something like 80 ROUNDS so there's just more dakka everywhere, but headshots aren't impossible either.

We already have.

Look in the mirror.

You are the controller.

@itwongo said:

Yeah, but video games, guys. Am I right?

I like these just on their own, I don't even smoke. It's a habit i picked up from my many years of baseball.

Most people find them disgusting, though.

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I found that getting a coaching lesson for the SAT raised my score a ton (about 6 years ago, when i was in high school). You might also consider taking the ACT instead, if it seems like you would be more successful with that one. They are both slightly different in content.

Jives.

That sounds like even more fun.