Bits and Pieces V -

Disgruntled Intern · #**511** 06-12-2010, 04:27 PM

Wish I could say these were photoshopped. Crazy Chinamen!

Sekto Springs · #**512** 06-12-2010, 04:41 PM

I was gunna make a Havoc joke, but I feel those might be getting old hat.
How is this done? I assume their fur is meticulously dyed.

Disgruntled Intern · #**513** 06-12-2010, 04:47 PM

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I was gunna make a Havoc joke, but I feel those might be getting old hat.
How is this done? I assume their fur is meticulously dyed.

You've figured it out all by yourself. Good job.

Really though, no clue. Just pet friendly dye. Supposedly.

Havoc · #**514** 06-13-2010, 04:34 AM

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I want one!

Okay no I don't, I'm not much of a dog person. Still cool though.

Something I do want is this:

OddjobAbe · #**515** 06-13-2010, 09:01 AM

Josh · #**516** 06-13-2010, 09:33 AM

Ridg3 · #**517** 06-13-2010, 10:03 AM

MeechMunchie · #**518** 06-14-2010, 11:21 AM

Just for TF2 fans who missed them:

Disgruntled Intern · #**519** 06-14-2010, 02:00 PM

I just don't understand the obsession with TF2. It's an okay game and all, but why does every nerd out there see fit to make shitty web comics and fan art?

Sekto Springs · #**520** 06-14-2010, 03:59 PM

I think it has less to do with the game itself and more to do with the characters.
Personally I find the game incredibly mediocre, and I think the characters might do well in a different medium.

Disgruntled Intern · #**521** 06-14-2010, 04:17 PM

But that's what I don't get. The characters are two dimensional boring classes.

Oh. I think I get it now. It's still not funny, but I get it.

***Nate*** · #**522** 06-14-2010, 09:16 PM

Mac Sirloin · #**523** 06-15-2010, 05:40 AM

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I just don't understand the obsession with TF2. It's an okay game and all, but why does every nerd out there see fit to make shitty web comics and fan art?

Well, what Meech posted was official Valve uh...comics.

Here's my theory, and this is after spending an extended period on the Valve forums:
The majority of Valve fans are complete fucking idiots. They still laugh at 'The cake is a lie' and will actually think someone saying 'Spy sappin my X' is comedic fucking gold. Most of them are between the ages 13-25, almost all of the 18+'s being college students or graduates. The ones that play on PC are almost always complete cunts about it. They truly believe that as Valve fans they are superior to other people and can act however stupid as they want to.

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Before TF2, Valve wasn't really good at making protagonists. All of them are mute dicks, basically.
Then TF2 troddled in, shat out a bunch of playable characters with defined personalities (to a degree) and the fanbase went internally apeshit because they realized they could finally quote the game they were playing and not just state that they like it.
Or something.

Either way, I'm not impressed with Valve. At all. I think that half of their fanbase hangs on because Valve makes ridiculous shit like that MAC vs. PC video up there. In my mind, Valve jumped the shark as soon as they announced they'd be putting TF2 on the MAC, which was awhile ago. I mean, I have nothing against Apple, but why the fuck would they carry the game over to a whole other platform before fixing some of the numerous problems in the PC (and yeah, 360) versions. It blows my mind that people eat this shit up. It's gotten to the point where people who play it on the PC prefer the comparatively unbalanced 360 version because at least you don't have to deal with the drop system, hats, upgraded weapons and tons of other bullshit.

T-nex · #**524** 06-15-2010, 06:06 AM

I thought this cartoon thingy was weird... but kinda touching too ^^
http://vimeo.com/11414910

Strike Witch · #**525** 06-15-2010, 06:38 AM

I love these movies.

Mac Sirloin · #**526** 06-15-2010, 07:15 AM

Toy Story 3 game trailer.

Havoc · #**527** 06-15-2010, 08:20 AM

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Well, what Meech posted was official Valve uh...comics.

Here's my theory, and this is after spending an extended period on the Valve forums:
The majority of Valve fans are complete fucking idiots. They still laugh at 'The cake is a lie' and will actually think someone saying 'Spy sappin my X' is comedic fucking gold. Most of them are between the ages 13-25, almost all of the 18+'s being college students or graduates. The ones that play on PC are almost always complete cunts about it. They truly believe that as Valve fans they are superior to other people and can act however stupid as they want to.

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Before TF2, Valve wasn't really good at making protagonists. All of them are mute dicks, basically.
Then TF2 troddled in, shat out a bunch of playable characters with defined personalities (to a degree) and the fanbase went internally apeshit because they realized they could finally quote the game they were playing and not just state that they like it.
Or something.

Either way, I'm not impressed with Valve. At all. I think that half of their fanbase hangs on because Valve makes ridiculous shit like that MAC vs. PC video up there. In my mind, Valve jumped the shark as soon as they announced they'd be putting TF2 on the MAC, which was awhile ago. I mean, I have nothing against Apple, but why the fuck would they carry the game over to a whole other platform before fixing some of the numerous problems in the PC (and yeah, 360) versions. It blows my mind that people eat this shit up. It's gotten to the point where people who play it on the PC prefer the comparatively unbalanced 360 version because at least you don't have to deal with the drop system, hats, upgraded weapons and tons of other bullshit.

Got some pent up frustrations there? Jeez.

IMO Valve is one of the better game developers out there. It's one of the very few (if any) developers that still develop new content and support for their older games. Counter Strike: Source is getting a major overhaul (and I do mean major) and that game is from what, 2004? The original is from the 90's. People still play that in mass so Valve keeps supporting it which is how it should be done. Not yank the servers offline because you've got a new game that needs more attention or something.

Their only problem is time. They will announce something and take so long to actually show anything off that everyone starts forgetting about it all together. Then Valve comes along with another announcement to slap everyone awake again. BUT, when they do release something new it's almost always top quality.

Furthermore there is not a single developer as involved with their community covering such a wide array of games. Games like TF2 and L4D have gotten tons of new features over time that were specifically requested by the community.

That's why everyone loves Valve, and they deserve it.

OANST · #**528** 06-15-2010, 08:38 AM

I love Valve games.

MeechMunchie · #**529** 06-15-2010, 09:21 AM

I wasn't expecting everyone to go apeshit over that post. Now I'm scared.

Mac Sirloin · #**530** 06-15-2010, 09:32 AM

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Got some pent up frustrations there? Jeez.

Sorry for sharing my opinions about something I'm perfectly entitled to, oh wait, I forgot you're a child raping baby murdering sociopath who lied about being in Vietnam and wears diapers, my bad.

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IMO Valve is one of the better game developers out there. It's one of the very few (if any) developers that still develop new content and support for their older games. Counter Strike: Source is getting a major overhaul (and I do mean major) and that game is from what, 2004? The original is from the 90's. People still play that in mass so Valve keeps supporting it which is how it should be done. Not yank the servers offline because you've got a new game that needs more attention or something.

Sorry, but what you're viewing as dedication to their fans is just being smart businesspeople. Why take the time to make something new when you can make some minor adjustments, dress them up as something more significant then they are and make it look like it's a huge deal? that's essentially the Valve business model, right there.

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Their only problem is time. They will announce something and take so long to actually show anything off that everyone starts forgetting about it all together. Then Valve comes along with another announcement to slap everyone awake again. BUT, when they do release something new it's almost always top quality.

I actually never mentioned Valve Time, but thanks for pointing it out.

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Furthermore there is not a single developer as involved with their community covering such a wide array of games. Games like TF2 and L4D have gotten tons of new features over time that were specifically requested by the community.

So? Would you trust the gaming community as a whole with adding improvements to games? In my experience Gamers tend to be a unoriginal, unfunny morons. Sure, some good ideas have farted through, but it's not so much community involvement as Valve saying "Fuck it, they'll play it anyway."

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That's why everyone loves Valve, and they deserve it.

Wow. Fucking WOW.

Just to clarify: I do like Valve's games. They are easily one of the better developers out there. I think they make very, very good games, but in the process of improving TF2 they just fucked IT up beyond belief. It's like they drew a nice picture, started adding little details to it, then some little kid with a plethora of vomit markers got a hold of it and wrecked it. Portal 2 and Half Life 2: Episode 3? Sign me up. But they need to take a few steps back and fix up TF2.

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I wasn't expecting everyone to go apeshit over that post. Now I'm scared.

I don't think of anyone here as the kind of batshit insane Valve fans I'm talking about in my first reply (barring Havoc). I just find rabid fanboyism of any kind irritating and stupid (Any exceptions are relative to my tastes, of course) and Valve has some really stupid, irritating fans who the company seems to listen to more than anyone else. Sure, good for them for being community oriented, unfortunately they absorbed so much fan ideas they're like some kind of giant bad idea sponge.