Why do fandoms suck so much?
>>743417039Its just human nature
>>743417039people are retarded
I like video games, but /v hates 'em.
>>743417039they are controlled by discord or reddit tranny mods who abuse their power
People in general suck.
>>743417121>discord or reddit trannycope
>>743417039The elephant in the room not addressed by the original meme : The bus the optimist and pessimist are riding is heading to same destination.
>>743417039>being a fan of a game without playing it.jpg
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>>743417039That's shmups. A fair word of warning for whoever wants to get into the genre, don't bother coming to shmup places or even the threads on 4chan. At best post 1cc and leave, if you really want some ggs
>>743417264The destination is inevitable, it's the journey you take that shapes you. Ergo the destination doesn't matter.
>>743417039They are full of people ready to purity test you.
>>743417264How is that not addressed, it's the entire point
Because people suck and the collective IQ of any group is equal to that of the dumbest member, divided by the number of members.
>>743417039>game happens>people discuss it>people stop caring about the game after a few weeks but still want to talk with those people>"fandom" becomes a group of people attenwhoring while only referencing the game just enough to make it seem like they are fans
"Being a fan of something without interacting with people on 4chan"FTFY
>>7434174734chan is usually better than any alternative, but that doesn't necessarily make it good either.
>>743417104My stance has always been that individual people are cool, groups of people are impossibly stupid and vile.
I unironically really like Personamost Persona fans are either 40 year olds or 16 year olds so I avoid interacting with them
>>743417039Because only mentally ill people obsess over a game they never played.
>>743417406Nice. Sure enough, optimism or pessimism are personal outlooks, it says nothing objectively about what will be their destination.
>>743417518Depends on whether you prefer toxic positivity or toxic negativity.
>>743417039>While good, most media does not in fact need someone to dedicate significant portions of their life speaking, speculating or making fan-creation about. At the point this is reached any further effort goes from being a fan to being obsessed. This is not just linked to video games but true of books, television, any hobby or any activity. There are other factors to consider: something may be so worthwhile that generations of people tread the same path of enjoying a piece of media, and some pieces explore something that can be transferred to real world benefit, but this is rare. Thus, any fandom when all sensible interest should be sated in a current generation continues they immediately can be dismissed as invalids and ne'er-do-wells. Charles gaytouch Mcgypsy, head discord mod of gaycops: the sequel fandom slash community.
>>743417539That's me but with anything pre-Switch Nintendo. I refuse to interact with tenders
>>743417039For me, it's Undertale
>>7434175794chan can be overly negative, but it's generally more honest and free. The alternatives just force you to into "toxic positivity" or whatever other beliefs the site admins share.
I love being out of touch. Imagine consciously engaging with fake internet people on any topic. Couldn't be me.God bless fanart aggreators.
>>743417638Depends on other factors too, like there can be really good threads about a game on /v/ if it's done at the right time where there isn't shitposters and people engaging in genuine discussion. The slower boards have this happen more often for non-vidya related topics and it happens on /vrpg/ a bit.
I think the FromSoft Fans are the most mentally ill...the amount of masochism you must enjoy WITHOUT any story, lore or conclusion is so mindblowing to me
>>743417728>good threads about a game on /v/ if it's done at the right time where there isn't shitposters and people engaging in genuine discussionNoticed that, very recently even. You basically can only discuss >>743417397 in morning EU hours.
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>>743417039>Love GameTitle1>World famous renowned game, pretty much everyone universally agrees it revolutionized part of the industry>Try talking about GameTitle1 to a normalfag>GameTitle1? Oh I love that TV show! I'm like the biggest GameTitle1 fan! GameTitle4 is pretty cool too, I loved all the loot mechanics and mods!>Oh, you mean play GameTitle1 and GameTitle2? Oh those are old and janky I they're not very goodMakes me want to kill myself.
I've never interacted with fandoms and I'm not enjoying my bus rides.
people confuse hobbys with deities, basically worshipping false idols
>>743417518>>743417579It depends on the game. Threads for whatever the latest hit is are usually fine. Nice game threads are also generally fine.
>>743417995*latest indie hit
>>743417160t. Malding discord tranny mod
>>743417574The point is one will say the trip sucked while the other will say he enjoyed it. Fucking psued
>>743417743why not?
>>743417919you are mentally ill
>>743418224No shit?
>>743417039Bad game leads to bad fandomBased game leads ro based fandomSimple as
>>743417039we werent meant to build lifestyles around media. poetry and literature maybe but not like this
>>743417397>>743417774>Morning in EU hoursThat's because the dedicated schizo there is american, that onimai avatar retard. Why he hasn't been range banned yet is anyones guess.
people dont even like the product anymore they just wanna be in the fandom
>>743417039a healthy person above the age of 16 should not interact with any fandom at all.
>>743417473>>743417995This, even if only it lets you talk to interested people without realizing what huge faggots they probably are. Threads about niche stuff are a good time, at least until drive-by retards and dedicated shitposters appear.>>743418556I would guess bad-faith moderation to maximize engagement.
>>743418817Sadly true, same reason they allow LLM reply farming threads and (barely kept secret) mod/auto-posted bait OPs to farm engagement.
>>743417743I stopped caring about the story in their games after DS3, but I still enjoy them. They're fun.
>>743417039>>743417473>Being a fan of something without interacting with anyoneFTFYJust enjoy yourself.
>>743417039Autists
>>743417121Fandoms were dogshit long before either of those websites were popular.
>>743418556>Why he hasn't been range banned yet is anyones guess.he is on his computer LMAOhe only phoneposts these days
>>743419034Forums were also domineered by autists and controlling nerds though. They just developed autogynephilia in the intervening 10~20 years and became tranny mods.
>>743417039fandom is something that evolved into something different from what was once known as fanbases.its completely normal to call yourself a fan of shit you have never actually interacted with.
>>743417039>Why do fandoms suck so much?Look up the origins of the word "fan" and you'll understand.
>>743417039because groomers use it as a platform for their gay shit>>743417579yes but on 4chn you can call out both toxic positivity and negativity by calling them a faggot, faggot
Always online social media and content mills run discussion dry at breakneck speeds. Popularity always attracts spergs who then start drama and there's no way to gatekeep spergs from something as wide as an entire fandom.
>>743417039Because fandoms, by their very nature, are dominated by those who invest more time and effort in interacting with them, which ends up selecting the most autistic, chronically online people.
>>743417039because people who obsess over 1 thing (at least in terms of media) and make it their whole focus in life are fucking losers it doesnt matter what it is
