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[ibex230]

"placeholder"

You know that the devs/coders/implementers just gave up and just wanted to get home for the evening and meet the deadline.
When you hear the word "placeholder" expect the replacement to arrive at soonest 5 years after implementing the placeholder.

Turns my stomach seeing this feature in basically every game nowadays. Seems to be a stock feature that comes with the "f2p/forever beta" genre.

Your thoughts on this term, which is plaguing the gaming industry nowaways?

[Darian DelFord]

Relevance to MWO General Forum's use?

[MoonUnitBeta]

I guess if the understanding that the term "placeholder" is not something to be expected to be replaced anytime soon, then the word "placeholder" is still a valid term; except now with a new meaning or understanding.

[Bishop Steiner]

ibex230, on 31 January 2015 - 01:36 PM, said:

"placeholder"

You know that the devs/coders/implementers just gave up and just wanted to get home for the evening and meet the deadline.
When you hear the word "placeholder" expect the replacement to arrive at soonest 5 years after implementing the placeholder.

Turns my stomach seeing this feature in basically every game nowadays. Seems to be a stock feature that comes with the "f2p/forever beta" genre.

Your thoughts on this term, which is plaguing the gaming industry nowaways?

IDK, I find "meta", "1337", "viable", "minmax", "competitive" all just about as bad.

[Agent 0 Fortune]

Bishop Steiner, on 31 January 2015 - 01:40 PM, said:

IDK, I find "meta", "1337", "viable", "minmax", "competitive" all just about as bad.

I agree, MWO has made "competitive' a bad word. It shouldn't be but when the game-play and balance is driven by a small minority of unnamed "competitive" players, the label gets a little tarnished.

Edited by Agent 0 Fortune, 31 January 2015 - 01:44 PM.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Bishop Steiner, on 31 January 2015 - 01:40 PM, said:

IDK, I find "meta", "1337", "viable", "minmax", "competitive" all just about as bad.

lol that's the word I was trying to think of ... viable... *shudders*

And "wallet"... I can't help but see someone who says "sorry, but my wallet stays closed for now." as some ego-strung pompous tard who thinks just because he said "Wallet", that it grants him immediate and unlimited power, as if they're the richest b****es in all the land with all teh monies.

[Bishop Steiner]

MoonUnitBeta, on 31 January 2015 - 01:48 PM, said:

lol that's the word I was trying to think of ... viable... *shudders*

And "wallet"... I can't help but see someone who says "sorry, but my wallet stays closed for now." as some ego-strung pompous tard who thinks just because he said "Wallet", that it grants him immediate and unlimited power, as if they're the richest b****es in all the land with all teh monies.

"viable" wouldn't be so bad if the grognards tossing it around actually knew what it meant. The term they mean, is "optimal". Either that, or to their limited PoV, only optimal builds are viable?

Which is conceivable for the highest level of Comp Play, I suppose. And it's true most of those players tend to be utterly myopic, and clueless, about how the other 99% perceive and play the game.

*shrugs*

[TripleEhBeef]

Eh, if there's one buzzword that's affecting game quality and the overall industry in a negative way, it's "accessibility". ESPECIALLY when it's used to describe a sequel to a game that was PRAISED for its complexity.

[TripleEhBeef]

Bishop Steiner, on 31 January 2015 - 01:53 PM, said:

Which is conceivable for the highest level of Comp Play, I suppose. And it's true most of those players tend to be utterly myopic, and clueless, about how the other 99% perceive and play the game.

*shrugs*

Probably why I couldn't stand Halo 3's MP compared to Halo 2's. The MLG crown got the whole thing based around the BR and the frag grenade. Duals and all Covenant weapons except the Sword, Plasma Pistol, and Mauler were useless.

[Vassago Rain]

Pre-order.
Position.
Accessibility.
Audience.
Mass-appeal.
Casuals.

Edited by Vassago Rain, 31 January 2015 - 02:46 PM.

[Yokaiko]

Casual

Aka bads that can't be bothered to play if it requires any sort of effort or communication.

[Y E O N N E]

Bishop Steiner, on 31 January 2015 - 01:40 PM, said:

IDK, I find "meta", "1337", "viable", "minmax", "competitive" all just about as bad.

You left off the most over-used term of 2014: "salty."

[Vassago Rain]

Yokaiko, on 31 January 2015 - 02:47 PM, said:

Casual

Aka bads that can't be bothered to play if it requires any sort of effort or communication.

That's what videogame makers mean nowadays, yes. You can be a bad like that, it's okay. Just don't play my games. Unfortunately, due to mass-appeal and the search for the optimum audience, it's been decided that we must tone games down for max accessibility, with lots of pre-orders. The position may or may not change depending on how many casuals we can attract.

I love the term whale, too.

What a terrible thing to call your customers. That's not even getting into how they're perceived. Little more than walking wallets meant to be speared and squeezed for money.

[Tarogato]

"bads"

"shítters"

"gg" (for god's sake, if you're going to show some respect to the enemy team, make the effort of typing it out and having it be unique to every match. If you've ever been in a match with me, you'll know what I mean. Usually only the winning team ever says it and as such it comes across as condescending, especially in stomps)

"aimbot/cheater/hacks"

"noskill"

Edited by Tarogato, 31 January 2015 - 03:03 PM.

[Soy]

I know I'm skipping over the point of this thread but you know what word I find overused? Literally.

[PurpleNinja]

I don't recall seeing this word in games.

[InRev]

Yokaiko, on 31 January 2015 - 02:47 PM, said:

Casual

Aka bads that can't be bothered to play if it requires any sort of effort or communication.

[Bishop Steiner]

InRev, on 31 January 2015 - 03:15 PM, said:

ah yes, the spitting image of mighty Golds and 1337s everywhere.

[Agent 0 Fortune]

Vassago Rain, on 31 January 2015 - 02:45 PM, said:

Pre-order.
Position.
Accessibility.
Audience.
Mass-appeal.
Casuals.

If you are going to get real, the word that churns my stomach is "early access", I wish steam had a filter to ignore any game flagged as such.
too many companies are bringing their crap to market to soon.
MWO has been the only early access game that I felt hit the market at the right time (in fact can we go back to those halcyon days, of standard engines, single heat sinks, and 8v8).

[badaa]

"multiplayer"