TruthTellah

If you like me to any degree or maybe want this thread to have any chance at all(for like, two or three pages at least), please don't reply to any particularly destructive members that decide to try to muck things up. Especially one that should be obvious. Don't let them take over something positive with their thoughtlessness.

The good folks of Giant Bomb can keep this semi-civil. I think many of us believe in that no matter what our various personal beliefs or views are.

Well, we got through a page partially unscathed(I mean, no page is perfect); so, don't hold back on account of the thread. ha. It has already gone better than I expected, and frankly, I mainly wanted a good original post for when this would naturally cause a fuss and explode into a burning pile of ash.

I can understand many people also not really caring too much about the apology and resolution, because actions are where it counts. I'll appreciate actions far more than yet another apology. I am just glad he at least -seems- to want to go in a good direction, and I hope that holds true.

(If you really don't feel comfortable saying what you want in the thread, shoot me a PM. I'd love to hear what you have to say.)

@random45: Yeah, where I've seen this news shared, a lot of angry guys have been insulting him as a "pussy" that has betrayed them. "Real" and "strong" men apparently don't admit faults.

It seems to me that his apology and resolution to improve himself suggests to some people that maybe their own behavior is flawed, as well, and that pisses them off. I think, whether you agree with criticisms of him or not, you can respect his desire to respond better to others and hopefully be a nicer, happier individual.

(also, yesterday I had 6666 comments. It's fate. Or some kind of omen. ha.)

What have you done, joshwent?? You've doomed us all!

heh. Yeah, if we can keep it on the topic of resolving to be better, that'd be super cool and possibly even a miracle.

Well, despite being a fan, I have also been a detractor of him for his poor responses to a lot of criticism, and I'm willing to see if he really follows through. Obviously, change is hard; so, it may not be perfect. People will still criticize some things he does, because, well, he's an imperfect person in the public. But if what he is saying is sincere and his actions follow his words, he'll not make things worse in his replies to that criticism and may actually improve himself from them.

I think he is making it clear that regardless of how others respond, this is a choice that he is making for the benefit of himself and all who know him. No matter how some people respond, he's finally talking about this with personal maturity and resolving to do something good. We can all be glad to see that.

Yeah, this is more about his responses to criticism of some things than necessarily those original things. I know we can all argue the merits of any criticism, but the point is that Gabe has realized that he has responded poorly in the past, often just making things worse, and he wants to do better in the future. I appreciate that and hope it's true.

And ha, as far as what they are, I guess you might as well just say they're some guys with a still popular, generally game-focused webcomic, a growing gaming convention, a gamer charity, and formerly a gaming news outlet.

haha. I don't think we need to get into the crazy thing that was Paul Christoforo from Ocean Marketing. That just... man. So many layers. Like an old rotting onion.

Here, I'm just expressing some appreciation for him deciding to better himself, and whether people think how he has acted in the past has represented a flaw or not, he believes it is and intends to do something about it. I hope he's better off from it.

They're "gaming personalities"? Yeah, they have their hands in a lot of pots.

If that sounds neat, then you might indeed enjoy it. I mean, for $20, I don't see how someone with a Vita who has enjoyed an AC game wouldn't pick it up. :)

@demoskinos: From what I've seen and heard, it's better than the lesser Assassin's Creed games. It's not as good as IV, but it's good in its own way. For $20, seems like a decent deal for a fan of the series.