I think there was some acerbic aggression from some of the GBers - not going to name names - which surprised me. Bullish attitudes that were not present in the previous years. It was truly surprising.
There was quite a high amount of reiterated viewpoints with little development. I think some of the conversations devolved into "Well, I think 'this' and, while I'm not going to besmirch your side of the conversation, I'm not going to budge at all until Brad or Jeff put an end to it."
I enjoyed the GotY 2017 podcasts for all the freakin' 25 hours of it, but the reiterated simple comments, such as "But it's fun," slowed down the conversations.
I'm looking forward to GotY 2018! It'll be great if the current crew is there for 2018. I think Abby and Ben are acclimating well to GiantBomb's culture and they'll be even better for 2018 (they were great for 2017!).
@ripelivejam: Yeah, would have but my access to Game of Thrones/HBO stopped. I'm sure I'll forget this spoiler when season 7 ends and I start watching again.
I think I like this series. Dan is getting a little better (he isn't looting while others are dying... as much), Vinny's situational awareness is getting better, and everyone else is doing great.
However... y'all need to aim down sights more. There's a reason you guys are spraying with pistols and your shots are going wide!
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