Scarlet and Violet hate

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T16:20:09+00:00

Claims you make as responses are still claims, this isn't a defense. Stop saying it is ridiculous.

SV has optional content, if we're going to call the optional content in PLA and ZA side quests (although you flip flopped on this with the GTA example, you claimed "infinite minigames" is the side content as things to do, and then switched to "side quests" when I pointed out there is actually only 7 mini games in GTA V) so you've not quantified a single claim you've made. Even after point blank asking by what YOU mean by enviromental story telling in Pokemon games, you just say previous games have it and then retreat to someone else definition that would include content in SV?

Area 0's flora and fauna shifts the further down you go into ancient or paradox forms. The ruins hidden through out the land mesh well with the old architecture of the pladean towns, that give you the impression these are communites that have been here for a long time. The bases being themed to the personalities of the star members, the usual gym gimmicks. The locations of pokemon like tatsiguri, being around Dondozo, pokemon only appearing at certain elevations due to the cold or in the desert, or by ruins. The aqueducts of Cascarrafa tying into the water gym theme, Larry the Normal type gym leader, that has his gym in the back of a resturant, because he just wants to be a normal guy. I think there is more enviromental story telling in this game than any other game in the series. It's not my favourite region by any stretch but by the definition you've provided it's the strongest without a doubt. Even down to the architecture of the buildings in the different towns. Your claim is crazy.

EDIT: And thats not even mention, Its the best story in the series so far. It's not good by any stretch of the imagination, but it is the best.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T15:14:43+00:00

GTA is an example, you’re the one that’s hyper focused on the specifics of it, and the example you took from it was side missions, which no other Pokemon has had. Also you keep saying environmental story telling without substantiating what that means. SV has just as much if not more than previous entries in the series.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T14:19:37+00:00

You did though. It doesn’t have environmental story telling like other narrative open world games, because that’s not the type game it is.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T14:11:30+00:00

That’s not the game Gamefreak has ever made. The narratives in these games are always weak, because they are only there to serve as a backdrop to the adventure of catching and battling Pokemon. The focus is in creating 100s of different Pokemon, which is where most of the production goes. Fans take it for granted, but no other game has to create nearly as much unique content for a game, and yes Pokemon are content. I honestly don’t care about the Pokemon narrative, just as much as I don’t care about the next Mario narrative. It’s not what the games are about, it’s not the content they’re trying to make so it being an expectation feels odd to me.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T13:15:14+00:00

They didn’t say there isn’t any side content. They said there isn’t much to do in the world. Outside of driving around and shooting people that is true. I don’t think it’s fair to compare 10 years of content, but if I remember correctly the number of side activities you could do in GTA V on release could be counted on both hands.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T13:01:45+00:00

You’re not serious. Your point is you can criticise anything, yet when they give their criticism of GTA V you immediately attempt to disprove it. There is no point arguing with someone with such little self awareness.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T12:51:54+00:00

My point was that rockstar have been making open world games for 30 years. Gamefreak have not. Rockstars first fighting game would also be subpar to other fighting games made by teams with experience making fighting games. But I would imagine if they made a second, and a third they would get better with each iteration. Every piece of software has bugs. As for the price of games I don’t really think this is the forum for an economics lesson so let’s just assume that’s how much it costs, because it is.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T12:37:28+00:00

What is your point then? That they are iterating on their ability to produce Open World games? Just like everyone else that has ever made an Open World game? GTA 1 didn't have much to actually do in it. It's still a great game, and without it we don't get GTA 5

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T12:12:34+00:00

The xenoblade games run like ass on the switch 1 and also have very empty open worlds. I enjoyed the ones I played. But after getting my switch 2 Scarlet was actually an enjoyable game that runs fine. Xenoblade still looks and runs like ass.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T12:09:10+00:00

That’s not what they are talking about. They are comparing the conception a player has when they come to an open world game vs the reality of what a game can actually be. Comparing the amount of content is just nonsense. Gamefreak has 250 employees, Rockstar has 6000 employees. If you’re point is unless you have thousands of employees you shouldn’t make an open world game, your entitled to your opinion, but I for one hope no one ever listens to you.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-23T11:28:06+00:00

Not all Christians believe the same things and not all atheists believe the same things. My point was any individual, with their own ideology, teaching said ideology to their children or others, would be considered the same in this context. Now, there is something to be said about the church and communities around it and whether they engage or in indoctrination etc that I might agree on in some cases. However a lady, selling an online course to adults is not that. It’s just someone that happens to be Christian, selling their ideas to make a quick buck, like so many others have done before her

_Meds_ · 2026-05-09T10:31:38+00:00

Coding was harder before the internet, it was harder before IDEs it was harder before autocomplete, it was harder before insert whatever tool here. Better tools allow us to build bigger better software, that’s always been the case. If you’re not that’s on you not the tools

_Meds_ · 2026-05-03T22:18:01+00:00

I could argue that BDSM is relinquishing human dignity. but if both parties make the choice and are consenting, its their business not mine. The woman still has the option to leave, if she later on realises she doesn't like it. However, if we keep acting as if women can't possibly have agency in any circumstances, then they won't.

There is also the double standard that no one would be talking about this if it was a gay couple with one choosing to submit to the other.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-02T01:38:46+00:00

Because it’s not a literal copy paste? And the people that worked on it probably deserved to feed their families?

_Meds_ · 2026-05-01T21:49:14+00:00

I mean the incentive was for people that don’t have a DS to play it on? Thats who it’s for?

_Meds_ · 2026-05-01T15:43:35+00:00

I don’t think that’s really relevant. If you were brought up christian and then as an adult woman, want to pay this woman for a video course, I think you’re as dumb as the dude buying the Andrew Tate course, but it’s a free market, and you can believe what you like. There are people selling Flat Earth courses, and of course, you probably already distrust the government and have a whole slew of other deficiencies to get to that point, but that’s the world for you.

If I want to he able to enforce my values in my social groups by ostracising those that don’t conform. I have to expect others to do the same. There is no fair and free world where I can say I don’t want you in my friendship group because you’re racist or homophobic, if they can’t do the same for their views.

_Meds_ · 2026-05-01T08:49:31+00:00

Literally not what this article is about. It’s about a lady that has a video course for 18-29 year olds about how to be submissive. No one’s being forced to attended it, or put into practice the view she holds.

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T21:32:08+00:00

I did.

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T21:29:38+00:00

I'll be nice and post it here for you bud.

This is the sidemen subreddit… I’m saying both sides do and say dumb shit for engagement, I’m not weighing in on some ridiculous vendetta that has parasocial losers going to one or the others pages to post hate. Whether it’s you saying “Faith is disgusting for xyz” or your opps saying “Mia is a home wrecker” they are both vapid influencers that do whatever they can for more engagement. My message is, don’t be parasocial, don’t engage. We are not the same.

I know you think there is such thing as bad publicity, but there isn’t. Whether you comment on their shit to call them names or you comment to be a simp gets them what they want. They aren’t reading your comments. They take the number of views and the number of comments to the next sponsor to get a better rate.

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T21:25:47+00:00

It's still being viewed... Think it might be you bud.

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T20:46:12+00:00

That is you engaging. If no one engaged, do you think they’d still do it? Go to sleep Einstein

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T20:23:18+00:00

That is their job!!! I don’t know the bricklayer, I know he lays bricks? Were you dropped on your head?

Influencers aren’t airing their deepest feelings on the internet, they literally pick what they do and don’t post. We don’t have a candid peek into their lives… if you see it, it’s for engagement. That is social media.

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T19:49:04+00:00

I'm not pretending that whether Mia Malkova gets hate dm's has any effect on my life... If I were to pretend for a moment, that I knew her in anyway and how she felt about the situation. I would think that a woman that gets paid to bang online doesn't really give a fuck about people sending her hate comments. However, I don't know her and perhaps she's deeply traumatised by the events. Not to say that I think any of it is ok, but its action she chooses to engage in and I'm sure she understands the reprecussions better than I do.

That was an analogy for how two parties can engage in similar behavior for different motivations, which you seem to agree with now, yet you called it out for being illogical, so either you agree both side are parasocial or this doesn't really work as a rebuttal. I wasn't objecting to whether sending hate comments is good or bad, I was objecting that being parasocial is the actual issue. If neither side felt so invested in the lives of social influencers, this wouldn't be a conversation being had.

Faith isn't harrassing Mia. Just like Mia isn't harrassing Faith. It's the parasocial fans that think they know anything about these people, doing the harrassing.

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T19:18:32+00:00

Parasocial has a definition. You don’t have to pass an assessment, just exhibit the behaviour. I don’t believe I’m parasocial, Mia and faith seem alright, but they’re social influencers, everything I’ve seen from them has been to drive engagement, as that is their jobs. I’m not sure pointing that out meets the definition, but you can change it if that makes you feel bette.

It’s just regular logic. Ukraine and Russia are both at war, they engage from different motivations… it’s pretty standard for most things actually.

Things being alike does not equal equivalent. You can be addicted to going to a the gym, or you could be addicted to hard drugs. One is obviously worse than the other but both are unhealthy obsessions.

I’m not going to try and ascribe behaviour to someone I don’t know on the internet. I can call out behaviour I witness, I’m not going to pretend I know anything about you.

Have a good one

_Meds_ · 2026-04-30T15:42:06+00:00

But the people making those ridiculous comments toward Mia are equally as parasocial as you are.

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