I can understand that some of you were impatient and wanted to get to the good D3 stuff, but I enjoyed it. I like geek culture a lot, and it's nice to see people expressing how much they care about it as well.
I can understand that some of you were impatient and wanted to get to the good D3 stuff, but I enjoyed it. I like geek culture a lot, and it's nice to see people expressing how much they care about it as well.
For me it wasn't an issue of impatience. I just think Metzen is in a position where you really wanna pick his brain, so I would've liked to hear him talk about something with more substance. I mean, that guy like helped create most of the mythos for Diablo. I'd rather hear him talk about like how the game has evolved, the decisions on how to progress the story. Things like that. I'm just saying it was a missed opportunity on his part.
It seemed no more different than a white man coming up and saying he's white because-
he plays golf
he eats caviar
he pays with a cheque
Seems obviously ridiculous but that's how i saw it. For a 'speech' it lacked any depth or revealing factor or even a common theme that holds a concluding sentence that would point to the obvious maybe but in an interesting and ideally epiphany-inducing manner.
It was just a slide show with what a guy thought defined a geek. Thanks to him, I know I'm no geek at all.
I always thought 'geek' if portrayed as a common link in our love for games would touch more on how passionate a person can be with what they regard as worthy of their time instead of random movie references.
Like I said- empty words, unfunny jokes and empty speech. To me at least.
It wasn't that bad. Hate is a pretty strong word for just a sub-par opening ceremony. There were a few funny parts to it, but what was really bad were the jokes at the closing ceremony.
ok, i think it's appropriate to write down the ground rules of Blizzard as they're listed on the entrance of the headquarders, in order to see the "Geek is" in a funnier way (as Blizzard intended).
1. Gameplay First
2. Commit to Quality
3. Play Nice, Play Fair
4. Embrace your Inner Geek
5. Every Voice Matters
6. Think Globally
7. Lead Responsibly
8. Learn & Grow
knowing that, certainly made me look at the "Geek is" part with more interest.
When he started the speech I was intrigued. It was interesting to see where he would go with it. He could have a really inspiring speech about embracing your interests and passions. Embracing what you think is important and not let anybody else say otherwise. And, most importantly, being proud of yourself.
But it was nothing of the sort. Instead, he just rambled on about things geeks tend to like. The biggest problem is that he went on for far too long. If he had cut half the slides it would have made a better impression.
In the end I admire his attempt to let everybody embrace their inner geek. Making speeches is hard, but he could have done a better job.
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It seemed no more different than a white man coming up and saying he's white because-
he plays golf
he eats caviar
he pays with a cheque
Seems obviously ridiculous but that's how i saw it. For a 'speech' it lacked any depth or revealing factor or even a common theme that holds a concluding sentence that would point to the obvious maybe but in an interesting and ideally epiphany-inducing manner.
It was just a slide show with what a guy thought defined a geek. Thanks to him, I know I'm no geek at all.
I always thought 'geek' if portrayed as a common link in our love for games would touch more on how passionate a person can be with what they regard as worthy of their time instead of random movie references.
Like I said- empty words, unfunny jokes and empty speech. To me at least.
1. Gameplay First
2. Commit to Quality
3. Play Nice, Play Fair
4. Embrace your Inner Geek
5. Every Voice Matters
6. Think Globally
7. Lead Responsibly
8. Learn & Grow
knowing that, certainly made me look at the "Geek is" part with more interest.
But it was nothing of the sort. Instead, he just rambled on about things geeks tend to like. The biggest problem is that he went on for far too long. If he had cut half the slides it would have made a better impression.
In the end I admire his attempt to let everybody embrace their inner geek. Making speeches is hard, but he could have done a better job.
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