r/The10thDentist • u/TheDittoMan • Jul 31 '20

Meta - Standard Voting PSA: Stop Insulting The Competition.

Too many times in this sub have I seen posts that put the other side down.

For example: "I hate (thing) and if you disagree you're fucking retarded."

While obviously exaggerated, my point still stands. It's perfectly okay if you hate (thing). It's NOT okay to tell people to go fuck themselves if they disagree.

Believe it or not, if you insult someone, they'll probably not want to listen to you.

TL;DR, Don't be an asshole.

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u/showmaxter Jul 31 '20

Damn. I mean, might get it if it was his first time playing a pixel game or he got the game gifted. But this guy for real dislikes pixel games, then buys one, and is a surprised (pixelated) Pikachu. WTF?

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u/thjmze21 Dentist Jul 31 '20

Guy from the post here: I bought the game without a dislike of pixelated games. That's what made me realize I hated pixelated games

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u/Marnico_ Jul 31 '20

But why express your opinion in such an extreme way? Wouldn't a softer tone suffice as well? Honest question

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u/thjmze21 Dentist Jul 31 '20

To show that I don't like the games. A lot of people (not in the comments but irl) have been like "Oh you haven't tried the right pixelated game" so a more aggressive tone is required to stop recurring: "Have you tried X???"

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u/Marnico_ Jul 31 '20

I kinda get that. I still think, however, that this sub should (at least ideally) be safe of that

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '20

so a more aggressive tone is required to stop recurring: "Have you tried X???"

An aggressive tone isn't required at all. You can just say, 'I don't like them. Don't recommend any please.'

Then you don't come off as an aggressive asshole, shitting on devs and players who enjoy making and playing those types of games.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '20

I mean some points were kinda questionable like the whole pixelated games are just devs being lazy.

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u/InfiniousBeatz Orthodontist Jul 31 '20

No, you don't need an aggressive approach. Having an aggressive approach just shows how immature you are. You could calmly explain why you don't like the graphics of that specific game. Don't unnecessarily be a dick.

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u/thjmze21 Dentist Jul 31 '20

I'm not. I'm not even sure if you read the above, I've heard literally all the pixelated game recommendations so it's tiring for me to reply: No I have played it and I didn't like it because of the obnoxiously large pixels.

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u/InfiniousBeatz Orthodontist Jul 31 '20

"So a more aggressive tone is required" it's not nice to lie through your teeth. If they bug you so much then don't play and don't talk about them. Even then you cited Terraria as one but that game's pixels aren't that big.

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u/TokyoTofu Aug 01 '20

Well you don't like pixelated games, that's fair. i don't like pixelated art styles in games either. But that doesn't mean I think the people that make them are shitty devs or just being lazy, and having an artstyle I don't like isn't gonna mean I won't even consider not playing the game. Saying that would be plain unfair and wrong.

I didn't really enjoy Undertale (the whole rpg type thing isn't my thing), but I could tell the story was good and it was conveyed well. Undertale in a 3D highly detailed world wouldn't have looked great, it would've felt odd and just wrong. Same with games like Terraria and Starbound, if it was 3D and realistic looking, the vibe of the game would've been different. Starbound would have been just some space game, and Terraria would've been just some sandbox survival game.

The point is, that all games require different art styles, saying one art style is lazy is unfair, cause they all have different purposes are meant to be used differently. The artstyle just enhances the intended vibe of the game you're trying to play. And if the game ain't your cup of tea, don't play it. But don't insult it and say it's lazy either.