do you feel like a chump after parroting game company PR talking points?

[tusk]

Like are you ever thinking "where's my check?" after writing a screed about [video game companies] press conference? It seems a lot of this forum loves to carry water for PR departments

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Not at all I just love the taste of boot.

 

[Xando]

Are you really asking this on ERA lol

 

[PlanetSmasher]

If you believe most people on Era, any time I am positive about a game is an outlier rather than the norm, so no. I don't.

 

[SunBroDave]

lmao

 

[SJRB]

Only when the cheque bounces.

 

[Jintor]

still marginally better than being a bootlicker so i get my urges out here instead SEGA DOES WHAT NINTENDON'T

 

[saladdays]

I don't, but that's because I rarely parrot PR talking points. I have noticed that a lot of ERA seems to love the taste of boot though

 

[Shelbyville Milhouse]

Hahaha, this is the wrong place to ask this

 

[EagleClaw]

i got my cheque already.

Hyping press conferences without payment.... haha... they screwed you.

 

[tusk]

If you believe most people on Era, any time I am positive about a game is an outlier rather than the norm, so no. I don't.

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sounds like era is deep in your head friend

 

[fracas]

We literally have threads dedicated to how "hyped" people are for products

No one here is embarrassed

 

[My Blue Heaven]

The old place was a known hangout for astroturfers and actual paid shills, I have no doubt those people are here also.

 

[Deleted member 1105]

sounds like era is deep in your head friend

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Someone got deep enough in your head to make this thread about the PS5 conference. Are you OK?

 

[Raijinto]

Threads like these take me back to a time when a new user I was talking to was under the impression that corporate cheerleading was against the rules. Good times lol.

 

[Deleted member 44371]

i was wondering about that when geoff literally read out the press release in his stream yesterday

 

[Type VII]

Not something I do. Seeing a phrase or sentence related to 'hype' makes my skin crawl.

 

[tusk]

Someone got deep enough in your head to make this thread about the PS5 conference. Are you OK?

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LMAO

 

[My Blue Heaven]

i was wondering about that when geoff literally read out the press release in his stream yesterday

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I like Geoff well enough but he could never do his job without publishers/developers basically feeding and clothing him so to speak.

 

[AndrewDean84]

I think the same thing when I see people wearing Nike gear that is more about you advertising Nike for them.

 

[KernelC]

masterful thread

 

[Deleted member 203]

It seems a lot of this forum loves to carry water for PR departments

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That's what happens when you make the products you consume a part of your identity. so many people essentially doing unpaid labor on here. Why astroturf when there's an army of fans already willing to go to bat for you and post like it's their job?

 

[Ikuu]

This site is filled with people that I hope are astroturfers.

 

[Herb Alpert]

Maybe some really get their checks...

 

[shaneo632]

No. I deliberately don't call Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (TM) by its full name. I just call it "Rainbow Six Siege." I have a friend who always says Tom Clancy's...and it just makes me laugh.

 

[MrWindUpBird]

If you want to call people out, might as well drop names or tag them. Why you gotta be shy and hide?

 

[THEVOID]

It's not just gaming. Look at sports and movies! People love what they love.

 

[Deleted member 51539]

Boot rubber is part of a balanced breakfast.

 

[Thorakai]

this is too true it stings

 

[SimonSimon]

I am too smart for that.

Now as I was saying about the superiority of Nintendo game design...

 

[tusk]

If you want to call people out, might as well drop names or tag them. Why you gotta be shy and hide?

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lol this happens so frequently on this board, i genuinely had no specific names or topics in mind when making this thread

 

[BassForever]

No I'm a pretty free spirited individual

The post was sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends, one of the most immersive rpg experiences ever made.

:P

 

[ciddative]

Wow you really got the scoop on this place huh.

 

[Clive]

No. I do it because I am thankful that Microsoft has made the fastest and most powerful console ever. #12Tflops of pure power capable of delivering unparalleled graphical fidelity. Because I love being able to play four generations of fantastic Xbox games on a single system. I do it thanks to #SmartDelivery allowing me to buy the game once and then play the best version available. I do it because Game Pass allows me to play hundreds of great games at an incredibly low cost. Not because I'm a chump.

 

[boontobias]

grew up eating bran flakes
now they eat brand flakes

 

[TransEuropaExpress]

I read that as 'skeet' instead of 'screed'.

 

[Elliott]

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Maybe some really get their checks...

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😏

 

[Transistor]

We are an enthusiast forum, so it's understandable that people get excited for things that happen on their platform of choice or from their favorite developers.

That being said, considering we don't allow allegations of astroturfing, this thread is now locked.