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Lanthum · 01-05-2006, 02:39 AM

Actually - YOU are comparing the advertising techniques of Text-based games and graphical games (and he is just responding to what you are saying). You aren't really comparing the actual games.

Either way, Both text-based and graphical places:
Are still games.
Are in the entertainment sector.
(In general) Have the same qualities (though they often draw to different customers or the same customer at different times).

Your argument structure - that Text-based games can't use certain words (IE: free) that the graphical games do - is ridiculous. Many companies from many different markets inside the same sector always use similar words. It's no different with any other consumer product.

And why is it the companies fault if the consumer doesn't do the research into the product before they try it (and become helplessly hooked such that they can't stop using it ...)? If I were one of those players you so freely cut down, I wouldn't stand for you saying that I wasn't intelligent because I was "addicted" to a game and couldn't help myself. And I would loath being told by you that I was stupid and didn't do my own research and find out what a game is all about before becoming addicted to it.

You know Donathin Frye ... I agree with Matt on this. You keep snubbing your nose, thumping your chest, and condescendingly TELLING everyone who is in the commerical section of Text-based games to stop and go join the graphical section ... because text-based games shouldn't be commerical, etc. etc. (I just had to count and I stopped when I counted 4 times in this thread alone ... who knows if there are more) Like you are an expert on the matter and somehow have the right to tell people your opinion?

Rather ironic that after restating multiple times of your high-and-mighty opinion, that you tell everyone that you are working on a commercial game. Though I do like how this last time you said it, you put the little caveat in about your loyalties ... so that you could seem better than all the rest. I guess we should be telling you to leave and go join EverQuest.

The truth is you only have an idea of where the loyalties of the other admins fall, commercial and not. And it's only your opinion. Just like the rest of us - we base our opinion on our experience. It's too bad that with this, as well as the dual list, you see the need to project and force your opinion on others.

01-05-2006, 02:39 AM	#157
Lanthum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Suburbs of Chicago Posts: 138	Actually - YOU are comparing the advertising techniques of Text-based games and graphical games (and he is just responding to what you are saying). You aren't really comparing the actual games. Either way, Both text-based and graphical places: Are still games. Are in the entertainment sector. (In general) Have the same qualities (though they often draw to different customers or the same customer at different times). Your argument structure - that Text-based games can't use certain words (IE: free) that the graphical games do - is ridiculous. Many companies from many different markets inside the same sector always use similar words. It's no different with any other consumer product. And why is it the companies fault if the consumer doesn't do the research into the product before they try it (and become helplessly hooked such that they can't stop using it ...)? If I were one of those players you so freely cut down, I wouldn't stand for you saying that I wasn't intelligent because I was "addicted" to a game and couldn't help myself. And I would loath being told by you that I was stupid and didn't do my own research and find out what a game is all about before becoming addicted to it. You know Donathin Frye ... I agree with Matt on this. You keep snubbing your nose, thumping your chest, and condescendingly TELLING everyone who is in the commerical section of Text-based games to stop and go join the graphical section ... because text-based games shouldn't be commerical, etc. etc. (I just had to count and I stopped when I counted 4 times in this thread alone ... who knows if there are more) Like you are an expert on the matter and somehow have the right to tell people your opinion? Rather ironic that after restating multiple times of your high-and-mighty opinion, that you tell everyone that you are working on a commercial game. Though I do like how this last time you said it, you put the little caveat in about your loyalties ... so that you could seem better than all the rest. I guess we should be telling you to leave and go join EverQuest. The truth is you only have an idea of where the loyalties of the other admins fall, commercial and not. And it's only your opinion. Just like the rest of us - we base our opinion on our experience. It's too bad that with this, as well as the dual list, you see the need to project and force your opinion on others.