The Lounge 0001 [From the Beginning]

You are aka thatbewbsguy we know exactly what you like to read lmfao

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Yes you should Morrowind is the best.

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I read books with pictures

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the truth is I don’t read at all… unless it’s about taxes

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Yup. The follow up was when I stopped reading.

And I only watched the first movie. Didn’t bother with Sea of Monsters.
The books were a nice read, though.

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Sometimes even in ze German.

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The follow was just so fucking tweeny

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Its almost like… They were trying to cash in instead of write good books… Lol

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that exactly what they were doing

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Same shit, different color?
I don’t remember what bothered me about the first of the other novels but I completely lost interest.

Teenage protagonist (usually not very popular, ordinary or poor circumstances).
School/summer camp ain’t no ordinary place.

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Publishers have told writers stop writing utopia tween chosen one based stories.

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And that’s a good thing.

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ESRB; doing nothing, as usual lmao

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Yeah. Thing is people like to ride hype to make money but that’s not a good long-term plan. If the story I write can’t be enjoyed ten years from now because of dated references or following a trend then I have failed as a writer.

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I mean it isn’t like the ESRB is run by the video game publishers… Oh wait it is. Not surprised at all.

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Bakuman. (manga/anime about 2 teens trying to get their mangas published) showed that quite a bit; make something that stands out and is universally good OR go the safe route by looking at what’s popular, what sells and then take your own spin on it (but stick to the formula).

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I’d be really interested on what PEGI’s stance on this will be and whether they’ll take a similar approach to ESRB or not. It is are still made up largely by video games publishers though so probably mostly the same.

I’m amazed there isn’t a version if the ā€œif you ever feel useless just remember that this existsā€ meme with the ESRB in it lol… Or maybe there is I just haven’t seen it yet

Because it would be appropriate lol

ESRB, PEGI (along with the USK) are only giving information about the content of the games (and you can get a hefty fine if you lie about the content of your game), so it gets an age recommendation (games on the index aren’t allowed to be on display in stores - you have to ask for them at the counter - , and you can’t advertise them - also includes reviews in printed media).

I’d rather see lootboxes and most of the microtransactions outright banned by law.
Slapping an 18+ sticker on every game that contains lootboxes and microtransactions might lower sales (not really, kids always found a way to get games they’re too young to purchase themselves), but it still doesn’t stop companies to put that content in the games.

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