Friday, May 5, 2017
Crafts of the starry variety
Crafts of the starry variety
This weeks Extra Punctuation article is up at the Escapist. Its related to Starcraft 2 because I thought Id better respond on this issue fast. Main thrust of the gib as it were is that I completely dont care. Heres a sample:
"Im not saying its bad or an unnecessary sequel, although it could well be both of those things. Im saying my opinion on StarCraft 2, or indeed any real time strategy game, is about as much use as Roger Eberts opinion on gaming as a whole. Or Ug the cavemans opinion on the diesel engine. I dont play them. Ive never been able to get into them. Theyre just not my cup of tea. Okay?"
Anyway from there I indulge a little train of thought to try to find the answer of how players of RTS and FPS could perhaps learn to live together in perfect harmony. Click here to read it.
Last night was trivia night at the Mana Bar, and I was surprised that we didnt get the usual massive turnout. Still packed, of course, but not all the way up to the walls like usual. Its probably because its been three weeks since the last one rather than two and we lost a bit of the momentum. Still, if youve been discouraged by the crowds for these events thus far then you may be in with a better chance of getting in next time, on August 17th.
I heard a story that Guinness once decided to stop advertising. Everybody knew what Guinness was. Everyone who liked and regularly drunk Guinness wouldnt find out anything new about Guinness from TV spots and they were guaranteed sales as long as St. Patricks Day existed. But you know what happened? Their sales plummeted. Very, very quickly. So next time you complain about adverts on TV or in the cinema or even on my online videos, remember that it wouldnt be necessary if you werent all such flighty cunts.
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