‘Free-to-play titles are natural fit for Xbox – Microsoft

[Dodece]

@S.T.A.G.E

I think you missed the gist of what I was saying. The problem wasn't the war. The problem was that a number of the sites staff became proxies in the conflict, and abused their powers to manipulate the competition. I for one have no problem with console warriors. I think of the competition between the camps is good fun, but what happened was not competition. You can't have a good debate if the moderator in the debate has taken a side, and is tossing one of the teams out of the room on their ass.

Anyway the problem wasn't the war. The problem was that some members of the staff were manipulated or were willing to take sides in the argument, and abused their power to make sure one side won. If you need a concrete example it would be the difference between a sporting competition, and a mob war. Imagine if a referee in some sporting event pulled out a gun, and started offing players on one team. That is what a lot of the Microsoft group that left felt was happening on these forums.

Anyway it still haunts these forums to this day. We still have people as in this thread bitching about someone who is biased. It shouldn't have been a issue then, and it sure as hell shouldn't be a issue now. So what if someone has taken a particular side, or is pushing a particular agenda. It isn't a crime anywhere else so why act like it is a crime here. I am all for console warriors tearing each other apart, but dwell on this if the moderators had never gotten involved in dictating the discussion. Then today those in the Sony camp may have many more noses to thumb.

Anyway it is a majority view of the disenfranchised. As for the topic it is nitpicking nonsense per the usual. I came in hoping to find some commentary on the genre. I really didn't find that, or what it might mean for gaming not just on the 360. I didn't find it, and cannot say I was terribly shocked by that, but sometimes you find something if you take the time. Anyway your talking to someone who lets his subscription lapse so he can get the service for a dollar a month for a couple months. So no I don't think the online play is worth some obscene number.

In case you were interested as a 360 owner I am appalled that these crap fests are going to spread their filth onto my console. They undermine the very spirit of online competition. Call me old fashioned, but I want a fair fight in online gaming. I don't like gold farmers, and I don't like micro transactions. Unfortunately there are a lot of vapid people in the world that think their wallet is the way to play. Rather then skill, determination, and strategy. I pray these games fall on deaf ears, because if they do not. This could be a bad habit that good developers just might pick up.