You are a delight. I can’t remember the last time I laughed out loud so hard and for so long.

By virtue, an acquired taste is always good. The only way it can be otherwise is if the thing has absolutely little to no legitimate value.

Translation: An acquired taste is always good, unless it is not. Overly Simplified: Good is always good unless it is not good.
You make my point for me. A dog rocket, is after all, a dog rocket and all the mustard in the world will not change that fact.
If; by your statement you mean to say that you have acquired a taste for dog rockets, i.e., second rate, poorly executed software, then you have my pity.
I work too hard for my money and have the strength of character not to settle for “good enough”. Homiletic as it may be “good enough”, seldom is.

“The upside for this game is that there is nowhere for it to go but up.
Even adding Pink Hello Kittys and Telletubbies at this point would be a vast improvement. ”

This statement is ironic and hypocritical when followed by the following statement:

“Things people that suck at cod4 say for 500; Alex.”

Incorrect. Your feeble attempt to twist the phrase not withstanding; the statement is ironic and sarcastic and stands alone.
Your hypocrisy argument is merely a poorly executed “takes one to know one”.
<Sarcasm> I’m crushed. </Sarcasm> (emphasis added)

The fact is, just because one might not be very good at something, it doesn’t mean they can’t love it.

True.

Similarly, just because one sees the little value something has

Clearly. If one sees the “little value something has”, it must be because one has observed something that they perceive to have little intrinsic value.

it doesn’t mean it’s only because they’re not very good at it.

You’re presuming that I’m presume that your dislike of cod4-esque games is a sour grapes argument.
You suck, therefore you hate. How presumptuous. However, you presume correctly.
5 out of 4 snobs dislike things they are not adept at and your previous “people with more refined tastes” statement snobbishly screams I suck, therefore I hate.

You make presumptuous and irrational arguments.

Presumptuous, perhaps, but certainly not irrational.

You’re associating checkers with chess?

And why not? Both are games of skill and strategy.

If you can’t see the inherent strategic value of MGO over checkers, then i’m afraid you aren’t very discerning.

Who is making irrational arguments? Is this not the pot calling the kettle black?

personally, i don’t care for any multiplayer mode in MGO besides sneaking, but even then,
the rest of the modes are no better or worse than any other game’s multiplayer modes;
every multiplayer shooter out there is as shallow as the next and even as shallow as people are claiming MGO to be.

Once again you statements just snobbishly scream I suck, therefore I hate.

But at least the MGO modes offer the strategic MGS skillset that far exceed most other games out there. run, gun and camp: yeah, that really beats MGO’s run, gun, camp, stalk, incapacitate, requirements for paying careful attention and heightened sense of cooperation.

I disagree. I don’t see how anyone can feel any sense of cooperation without voice communication. Any sense of strategy and/or cooperation is achieved in a vacuum and completely imagined by the player.

MGO is the chess to COD4/HALO’s checkers. And, if you can’t see that all by yourself, than i’m afraid there’s really too much of a hassle for anyone to try to explain to you the objective merits and demerits either way. it’s not worth it.

…oh please. spare me your infantile evasions.

what does cod4 have?

Live in game player voice communication for developing and implementing real time strategy, cooperation and comradery.

but, i suppose impetuous people like yourself will always just say any ill-conceived thing for lack of perspective.

Right back at’cha, Sparky.

i’m done here.

Yes. Yes you are. Seriously man, be ashamed.

there really isn’t anything worth arguing over with people who aren’t very bright.

You’re right about arguing with dullards. My daughter says “never argue with idiots, Dad. They’ll only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience”. So, before you do, I propose we end this thread.

if our character stats will be carried over to the real release of MGO?

I believe the Konami web site says “No”.

First thing, I’d like to know, is if our character stats will be carried over to the real release of MGO? I’ve been working hard to get all Mastery skills at Level 3, and I got a decent portion of it done. Just want to know, once I log on in the real MGO, will my stats be available?

Second thing I’d like to know, is at Midtown Maelstrom, if you put the camera view at a certain angle, while playing, everything looks in real time motion, as opposed to the gameplay we’ve seen in Groznyj Grad and Blood Bath, is this something that is being worked on, for full release of MGO?

Thanks for your time :)

By virtue, an acquired taste is always good. The only way it can be otherwise is if the thing has absolutely little to no legitimate value.

“The upside for this game is that there is nowhere for it to go but up.
Even adding Pink Hello Kittys and Telletubbies at this point would be a vast improvement. ”

This statement is ironic and hypocritical when followed by the following statement:

“Things people that suck at cod4 say for 500; Alex.”

And it’s a very specious argument. The fact is, just because one might not be very good at something, it doesn’t mean they can’t love it. Similarly, just because one sees the little value something has, it doesn’t mean it’s only because they’re not very good at it. You make presumptuous and irrational arguments.

“at least it’ll, more than likely, mean that people with a keener sense of strategy will be left to play

Left to play what?! Certainly not MSGO as implemented. Chess and Checkers require strategy.
MSGO as currently implemented is completly devoid of strategy.

They’ve turned a brilliant strategy game into a very poorly implemented run/hobble and gun, which is what everyone should be complaining about, but I suppose fanboys like you will spend their allowance on anything.”

Have you played the sneaking mode? Are you honestly going to argue that there is no strategy involved in that after having played it? You’re associating checkers with chess? If you can’t see the inherent strategic value of MGO over checkers, then i’m afraid you aren’t very discerning.

personally, i don’t care for any multiplayer mode in MGO besides sneaking, but even then, the rest of the modes are no better or worse than any other game’s multiplayer modes; every multiplayer shooter out there is as shallow as the next and even as shallow as people are claiming MGO to be. But at least the MGO modes offer the strategic MGS skillset that far exceed most other games out there. run, gun and camp: yeah, that really beats MGO’s run, gun, camp, stalk, incapacitate, requirements for paying careful attention and heightened sense of cooperation. MGO is the chess to COD4/HALO’s checkers. And, if you can’t see that all by yourself, than i’m afraid there’s really too much of a hassle for anyone to try to explain to you the objective merits and demerits either way. it’s not worth it.

The only upside is: There is plenty of room for improvement before release date.

More pertinently, the bright side is that you couldn’t be any less discerning and rational than you already are.

try to win some rounds with snake on games with good people and try to say that it takes no strategy. please, what does cod4 have? hardcore search and destroy? that’s laughable.

but, i suppose impetuous people like yourself will always just say any ill-conceived thing for lack of perspective.

@mysticjon

a game of chess with people that are bad at playing chess isn’t very fun as even a hypothetical scenario either, but that doesn’t mean the game isn’t great when people that actually play it properly go at it.

i’m done here. there really isn’t anything worth arguing over with people who aren’t very bright.

MGO is a an acquired taste.

So is my ex-wife’s cooking, but that don’t make it good. I don’t care how much mustard you put on a dog rocket, it’s still a dog rocket.
The upside for this game is that there is nowhere for it to go but up. (@squintado See the love?)
Even adding Pink Hello Kittys and Telletubbies at this point would be a vast improvement. (@squintado That ain’t hate, Cupcake. That’s “a natural fact”.)

people with more refined tastes and ways of expressing themselves.

Things people that suck at cod4 say for 500; Alex.

at least it’ll, more than likely, mean that people with a keener sense of strategy will be left to play

Left to play what?! Certainly not MSGO as implemented. Chess and Checkers require strategy.
MSGO as currently implemented is completly devoid of strategy.
They’ve turned a brilliant strategy game into a very poorly implemented run/hobble and gun, which is what everyone should be complaining about, but I suppose fanboys like you will spend their allowance on anything.
The only upside is: There is plenty of room for improvement before release date.

xoxox

PE.

Im not for that chaotic online killing sprees like COD4 so this is great…