Yes, because "YOU ARE RETARDS 98dfytads897fgsdafubasdfjdaksbnfkadusga" isn't going to change any minds, they'll just think of you as a dipshit. Your methods are about as effective as using gasoline to put out a fire.
Actually, I've tried politely explaining to people about prices and other misinformation, on numerous occasions.
You are doing that thing where you make assumptions and act like you have all the information ever on a topic when you open your mouth.
The real problem is, most #eliteretrogamers don't like to be told they aren't the 100% supreme guru of the thing they just started collecting 30 seconds ago, so they immediately flip the f*ck out and start acting stupid. They're not looking to be corrected or told they overspent. They are just looking for attention and praise from strangers online about their new purchase.
There have been countless times were others, not just me, have tried explaining to someone that their facts are wrong, or that they overpaid, or are asking too much. It almost always results in some new guy rage quitting after he lashes out like an idiot.
It boils down to a general disrespect of senior members when joining a new group. It's generally poor form to show up out of the blue and start arguing when the people who know better are trying to tell you stuff.
Facebook is terrible about all of this. Joining gaming groups involves a simple click. It at least takes 3 more brain cells to register a forum account, and is more effort to post a picture, so the dipshit count is far lower.
Also, the PP shit happened years before I joined. I'm well aware of what PP did under his original Mike Helgeson account. He's a shit human being.
Curious, honest question: If you weren't joined here, where are you getting your information from? Second-hand possibly one-sided games of telephone and shit with forum drama really isn't the best way to formulate a view on someone.
People tend to misremember or misexplain shit when rehashing it later. It's like when you argue with someone, dwell on it, think about what you should've said, and then that becomes what you DID say when you repeat it later.
It's a thing people do, and it's not reliable.
Mikes headhunting was a bit .. thorough at times, but for alot of those times, there was a legitimate reason for things he was doing.
He did help the PC Engine community on various occasions with things, as well. Calling someone a shit human being for things you weren't involved in, and weren't there for is a bit ... doofy.
