… All Your Base set to Bohemian Rhapsody — Five years ago, the plague that was to become “All Your Base Are Belong to Us”, was unleashed on an unsuspecting world. Few punchlines have been more annoying or overworked. (More at Slashdot.)
The next time you read an AFK Gamer post and think, “that Foton does not know what he’s talking about!”, I want you to come here and look at this post.
Remember how I had warned you about grouping in Guild Wars? Y’know, only group if you really, really must and be prepared for players that yell all the time and then spit on your feet before they leave your ass in the middle of a mission? (Here’s a link and a screenshot to refresh your memory.)
So today, I logged into GW on my alt. Alas and alack, none of the buds were online yet, so either I fill out the group with the suicidal henchmen, or I find myself a group.
Rock, meet Hard Place.
Another one of my half-baked ideas …
Guild voicechat logs as focus groups.
Think about it.
Beyond the obvious comedic value, there’s the unvarnished truth laid bare. Sample:
Guildmate01: Would it kill them to fix the fucking targeting in this game?
Guildmate02: Seriously man. How hard is it to code tab?
Guildmate03: Pet AI in this game makes Baby Jesus cry.
Guildmate01: Dude, Jesus isn’t a baby. There’s no sequel to the Passion of Christ.
Guildmate02: Any chance we can focus on this mission?
Guildmate01: Hydras can suck me off.
Guildmate03: Big surprise there. (Hmm, that coulda been a shot.)
Guildmate02: Ok, is it me? Or is an AE mob at our level a cheat?
Guildmate05: Sup guys?
Guildmates01, 02, 03 and 04: OMG shutup, we’re dying here!
Not that marketing is my gig (no WAY!), but that idea is gold. And it’s all yours for $49.95 per log.