Other video game forums, the good, the bad, and the ugly

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Originally Posted by Breetai

You actually remembered that from years ago? That was very early 2010 at the latest, maybe 2009. Maybe he came off rudely? Maybe I really did say something snappy. I do that sometimes. If I remember right, I asked something that I didn't know anything about regarding a problem with the cartridge port, I got a response from someone that sounded condescending to me (maybe Xian Xi trying to help and thinking I was a total newbie (which I am at hardware repairs)). I probably said something not so flattering (not sure, but I might have), and then a bunch of members came down on me. I think I even had a nasty PM or two telling me off.

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If anyone's interested

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showth...ken-Neo-Geo-CD

Breetai you had less than 30 posts so it was easy to find. I know you from other forums and (no insult intended) thought you'd fit in fine. You seem thick-skinned enough:D

A Breetai quote for those who can't be bothered "*I realize that Xian Xi isn't necessarily Chinese that also that he's one of the more knowledgeable guys around here and is just trying to help out those who ask."

That should have been more than enough!

My comment just to prove eddie right;) "Wow and here I thought we were all out of NOOB ass-wipes, looks like a fresh shipment just arrived. " so I was a part of the mob but I didn't send a pm:?

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Originally Posted by Guntz

Xian Xi is perhaps the best member on the entire shithole of a forum. Anyone who insults him deserves to have the book thrown at them.

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Not having looked at that thread in a long time, I really don't think I came across as intentionally insulting anyone. I probably did come off as being snappy. I don't really remember, but that wouldn't be abnormal for me.

You have to let trolling and general tomfoolery roll off your backside on the Neo forums. I've been a member there for about 5 years, and you have to dish it out as much as you take it.

Some people take insults personally on that forum.

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Originally Posted by Zz Badnusty

What's the concensus on TNL forum?

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I've been posting at TNL since 2000 (and before that, when everyone was at the GameGo! forums), and while it isn't exactly noob friendly, it's a great place. Once you get past the initial indifference towards noobs, you'll find that there are a lot of smart people and lots of intelligent discussion on things like politics, religion, movies, etc. A lot of the members don't really game anymore, so it's a great alternative to post about things other than gaming.

The SHMUPS forum is excellent. It's very active, has an off topic, for things that aren't in the shmup genre(but they don't talk about other games nearly as much). A good trading post, and a VERY helpful hardware section, where you can find out all kinds of stuff for your old decrepit systems.

And they're less pissy than they are....in other forums.

http://shmups.system11.org/index.php

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Originally Posted by synbiosfan

If anyone's interested

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showth...ken-Neo-Geo-CD

Breetai you had less than 30 posts so it was easy to find. I know you from other forums and (no insult intended) thought you'd fit it fine. You seem thick-skinned enough:D

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Haha, you are making me read it, aren't you...

Let's find out how I might have been offensive:

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And, just because you haven't seen one die doesn't mean that they don't die. The very idea that they die was already proposed in this thread (and else where on the net).

Any other suggestions?

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I came across as mildly condescending here perhaps.

After Xian Xi asked if I was sure my AES (opps, maybe it was CD) wasn't a PAL console, I said:

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Good grief man. I'm in Japan and bought a Japanese console from a used Japanese electronics shop with a Japanese PSU that matches the console. It even has the receipt from the shop it was bought from in Japan back in September 1994. 100% Japanese.

I know you're trying to help and lots of people (including me) do miss obvious things, but this is definitely an NTSC-J console. I have four Neo Geo CD systems (3 top loader, 1 front loader). It's the same as the others.

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Again, I was somewhat condescending. Not horribly, but I was a bit.

The next post was by "Jag-Master". Hmmm, is he one of those dicks in the Jag section at Atariage? That comment was quite a bit worse than me being a bit prickish. It was outright flaming and directly insulting.

Sex Lord said:

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Well, since you're a repair n00b, you're going to get asked the obvious questions because n00bs miss the obvious sometimes. Chill the fuck out.

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Well, not really so bad actually, The Chill the fuck out was rude, but not really directly insulting. Whatever to this one.

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Wow, welcome to the fucking forums. How may I serve you?

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Haha, I did come out with all guns blazing. I can take that one.

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Wow and here I thought we were all out of NOOB ass-wipes, looks like a fresh shipment just arrived.

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Wow Syn, you're a dick. :D I can see how I had it coming, but... MORE than enough guys jumped on my back there. One poster putting me in check would've done that job and make it a much more pleasant experience.

Xian Di was actually really helpful. Good guy, obviously.

I deleted the flaming PMs, but they were ALL from some guy named "KanYozakura". So, if you guys ever see him online, flame the hell out of him. Ratson, a mod over at NG, was pretty good to me. We had a good chat over PMs and smoothed things out. He made it obvious that KanYozakura is a well known asshole. Anyway, he got the banhammer thrown down on him it seems from a search for his name.


So, that's the story! Now that I've re-read it, it's kind of interesting. It's all water under the bridge anyway. Overall, the NG forums left a bad taste in my mouth. I could've went back, but why bother when I get my Neo fix elsewhere? Maybe I'll bump the thread for fun...

As for the video problem on the NGCD, I think I just got another NGCD with a scratched up casing and just put the nice case from the NGCD with the video issue on the working system with the scratched up case. I think I just tossed out the broken NGCD, since I couldn't be arsed to go to Akihabara, find the chip I needed, and solder it in. I probably only paid between $5-20 for it anyway from a Hard-Off somewhere. If I recall right, the NGCD case switching was a pain in the ass. Kind of like the Saturn. Too many screws for my liking. :D The fat PS3 was easier!

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Originally Posted by Breetai

Wow Syn, you're a dick. :D I can see how I had it coming, but... MORE than enough guys jumped on my back there. One poster putting me in check would've done that job and make it a much more pleasant experience.

Xian Di was actually really helpful. Good guy, obviously.

I deleted the flaming PMs, but they were ALL from some guy named "KanYozakura". So, if you guys ever see him online, flame the hell out of him. Ratson, a mod over at NG, was pretty good to me. We had a good chat over PMs and smoothed things out. He made it obvious that KanYozakura is a well known asshole.

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Yes, I added in my comment above but I glad you posted it too!

Kan changed his name Metal Slugnuts and loves being a jerk. Funny, he's on my friend list (I don't refuse a request).

ratson isin't a mod but is cool as hell. Funny, he's on my friend list.

Sex Lord is a member here under the name he insulted you with back then.;)



The NG forums aren't for everyone but I like it.

It's funny that Kan would make fun of others, considering his sad existence as an unemployed father who lives with his parents.

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Originally Posted by synbiosfan

Kan changed his name Metal Slugnuts and loves being a jerk. Funny, he's on my friend list (I don't refuse a request).

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Oh, then he isn't banned. Then Metal Slugnuts it is!

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ratson isin't a mod but is cool as hell. Funny, he's on my friend list.

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Oh, I guess I just thought he was a mod. Cool guy.

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The NG forums aren't for everyone but I like it.

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I could give it another go, but...it seems to be mostly off-topic stuff! Then again, that's what I'm doing in this thread. Not once have I talked about the Genesis, MD, Sega Mega CD, or the reason why it's my fault that Pier Solar isn't as good as it could've been...

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Originally Posted by Robivy64

you have to dish it out as much as you take it.

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If you do that, they lock you into the War Room, publicly humiliate you and then put your worst thread in the "Best Of" forum. They hardly ever ban people over there. They prefer watching new people suffer instead.

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Originally Posted by Robivy64

It's funny that Kan would make fun of others, considering his sad existence as an unemployed father who lives with his parents.

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True. It's a bit hypocritical. Then again, maybe he's lashing out where he can because of his situation? That is not a fun place in life to be!


Well, I bumped that old thread with another rather prickish comment. Too bad I'm not still in Japan where I could find Neo Geo CD systems for dirt cheap in random conditions. Cheapest AES I found was about $35. I miss Japan!

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If you do that, they lock you into the War Room, publicly humiliate you and then put your worst thread in the "Best Of" forum. They hardly ever ban people over there. They prefer watching new people suffer instead.

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Whoops.

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Originally Posted by Guntz

They prefer watching new people suffer instead.

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This is true! It's a sink or swim thing. One Warroom troll did escape...I forget who, after a 1 month stint.

But not everyone is a jerk there. Many were calling for a terrible member to be banned. The mods put up a poll requiring 100 yes votes for a ban, in a two week period. There weren't 100 jerks there in two weeks so the member was not banned.

Anyways

The Good - Sega-16, SegaSaturn.co.uk, Satakore.com/forum, Neo Geo.com, heypoorplayer & Sega Age

They key to the Neo Geo forums is to not give a fuck what anyone says to you or about you.

I don't know who would care, but some people are more sensitive than others.

I don't post there nearly as much as I used to, because it does get a little dry after a while.

Neo forums sound fun

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Originally Posted by DanceroftheShadows

Neo forums sound fun

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Kumate!

I'm having fun there right now.