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** Paint yourself in asbestos, go to any gaming forum and quote any article written in the last ''twenty years'' that says 'PC Gaming is Dead/Dying'. Bonus points if you can link one such article from the late 80s and nobody notices.
** An example of flame wars being born over this is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FN3HXTqIDU Chad Warden's infamous sarcastic rant] asserting that the "PS Triple" is better than the Wii and Xbox 360. Many people took it seriously and thus began a Youtube flamewar, with many videos of Chad Warden's rant remixed into all sorts of mocking messages.
* One notable flamewar centers on Sony's removal of the Other OS function in the [[
* [[PSP]] vs. PSPgo. And by extension, physical game media versus digital download.
* Implying that you prefer the ''[[Sega Saturn]]'' over the ''[[PlayStation]]'' or ''[[Nintendo 64]]'' can be a death sentence. Even stating that the Saturn was good, even in Japan, can cause problems. Don't even try to mention the the "[[Dreamcast]] 2" myths, or if you want a Dreamcast.
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** On the other hand, the other side argues that DLC can provide new content and fun to a game long after its release, allowing us to prolong the experience. Also, some DLC are whole new levels or adventures, depending on the game, which can lead some DLC as being seen as true extensions. Needless to say, it depends heavily on the quality of the DLC.
*** When one side will complain about the presence of DLC, the other side will often point to the other that they are not forced to buy DLC, which will lead this side to argue about the abuses of game companies when it comes to DLC, which will lead the other side to argue that some DLC are worth it, which can lead some people to say that the content should have been in the game originally, etc... Rinse and repeat ''ad nauseum''.
* Anything that has to do with console exclusivity. Probably the worst offender is when a DLC is released for [[
** And for that matter, the only super-platforms of video games that exists are PCs, consoles, and handhelds. Do NOT acknoledge the existence of arcade games made after ''[[Street Fighter]] II''.
* One of the biggest ways to kick up a fuss is to ask whether a hot console exclusive or console-exclusive bonus content will be ported to another system. Most fanboys of the system that exclusive belongs to will immediately lambast you with flames. The more rational amongst them will give you plenty of reasons why such a port [[Like You Would Really Do It|will never happen]], [[Not So Stoic|usually peppered with flames]]. You'll also probably be told that you're cheap and that you need to buy the original system, and/or will be told to go have your mommy buy it for you. This typically happens when [[
** This happened in a BIG way when rumors of a MGS4 port to the Xbox 360 surfaced, complete with images of a MGS4 360 skin. Whether they were real or not doesn't matter, it started a giant flame war. Said MGS4 port turned into the ''Metal Gear Solid: Rising''.
*** And this is coming up again with ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', since it was revealed that the 360 would get no exclusives whatsoever and the [[
** Of course, if said port actually ''does'' happen down the road, expect an enormous backlash, with fans of the original system complaining about being "betrayed" by the company that decided to port over the game, and fans of the system the game is being newly ported to coming over with victorious "I told you so" remarks.
* Since 2014, trying to discuss corruption and ethical deficiencies in video game journalism on almost any gaming forum has earned you [[Gamergate|a flood of accusations of misogynism, sexism, racism, ableism, nazism, and many other -isms.]] Because these things are apparently related, somehow. Oh, and [[Kick Them While They Are Down|a permaban from the forum for good measure.]]
== Companies and Individuals ==
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* There have been arguments on whether [[VG Chartz]] is a good place for software sales estimates. You do not mention these numbers on NeoGAF. ([[Wikipedia]] outright banned it.)
** For those who only care about American software sales, [[VG Chartz]] vs NPD. Escpecially after a weekly sales update.
* Gamespot decided to run a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130811115320/http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-hero/standings/index.html Greatest Game Hero] popularity contest/tournament. The first round featured grossly biased matches pitting virtually unknown characters in this day and age against titans of popularity; e.g. Lester K. Chaykin of ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' vs. [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud Strife]], [[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]] vs. [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], and [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] vs. [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]]. When [[Halo|Master Chief]] vs. [[Bubble Bobble|Bub & Bob]] appeared for voting, members of [[Image Boards|The Imageboard That Should Not Be Namd]] (To be specific, /v/, /a/, and /b/) rallied together to turn it from 82-18 in MC's favor to 57:43 for Bub & Bob. Cue enough tears and whining to power the Internet for the rest of 2009. (They repeated the same feat against [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], but considering the statement just below, it was ironically less controversial.)
** Later Gamespot cheated and flipped the votes between [[Metroid|Samus]]/B&B when B&B were winning thanks to the said imageboards; the tirade that ensued on the Gamespot forums were not light following this, just HINTING that Gamespot pulled a fast one caused week suspensions at the LEAST. Never talk about proxy voting on ANY character....
** Related was the Greatest Villain contest. Two of the four semi-finalists were [[The Force Unleashed|Darth Vader]] and [[Arkham Asylum|The Joker]], having crushed entries like [[Diablo]] and [[Final Fantasy|Kefka]] on the way up. Half the community insisted they shouldn't be in the contest due to being Movie and [[Comic Book]] villains, while the other half defended the decision.
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** Even better: go to any of the release threads where the author uploaded his/her stuff onto garrysmod.org and nowhere else. Make a post requesting the upload of the stuff elsewhere. There you go. The logic behind this is that a few months ago, garrysmod.org changed its login system so that during registration, the site requests Steam login information to check if you really bought the game. Not logging in means no downloading stuff; [[Genre Savvy]] authors tell everyone in advance not to ask for this.
** Some time before that, the site experimentally changed its downloading system to Bittorrent to reduce server load. After a week or so, the admins changed it back to FTP due to [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|the massive amount of negative feedback they got]]. Also, make a diminuitive post about SVN (version control software used by high-profile addons to ease updating), just try it.
* When it comes to [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]]s that are pay to play or have a cash shop, expect swift retribution to fall upon you if you so much as bring up lowering the prices. You'll get a few people backing you up and several hundred screaming at you about your selfishness.
** [[F 2 P]], or Free To Play MMMORPG's have somewhat of a different reaction, sometime you'll get the above reaction, where other times... not as much.
** This is played straight and horribly averted when it comes to Nexon, particularly with [[Maple Story]]. Those who love Nexon and declare that they can do wrong will lash out at you, and possibly some who bought items at full price. The other portion, the arguable majority, will rally in support of you, declaring that Nexon is evil and will insist that they drop or lower prices of cash items. Expect several hundred debates to pop up. And heaven forbid you attempt to [[Take a Third Option]].
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