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LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
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#69626: Dec 6th 2022 at 12:51:08 AM

You underestimate the power of Sonic's fanbase.

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Rabbitearsblog Movie and TV Goddess from United States Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#69627: Dec 6th 2022 at 1:00:40 AM

Not surprised since God of War and Genshin Impact already gotten nominated in the Game Awards (I'm not sure about Genshin Impact being nominated in the Awards, but I know for sure that God of War was nominated in several categories).

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BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#69628: Dec 6th 2022 at 3:22:19 AM

Keep in the mind the Sonic fanbase has been devoted enough to recreate physics engines to put out new classic style games, produce audio dramas based on the Adventure era, make new episodes of an animated series that ended nearly 30 years ago, and are remaking one of the most infamously bad titles into a playable fan release.

Doing some few online votes is nothing.

Edited by BorneAgain on Dec 6th 2022 at 6:22:48 AM

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#69629: Dec 6th 2022 at 3:41:33 AM

Its also one of the oldest fanbases of all time. Sure, it may not be as popular as it used to be, but its still an iconic franchise from the 90's. So naturally it has quite a devoted fanbase.

Figures it would take a common cause for the fanbase to ban together like this. I'll take it though, a lot than Classic and Modern fans going at each other's throats for the umpteenth time.

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LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
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#69630: Dec 6th 2022 at 4:03:07 AM

I mean, 2022 has been a very good year for Sonic so far, this will be the icing of the cake.

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ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#69631: Dec 6th 2022 at 5:12:57 AM

Seems like Genshin has pulled ahead...

Also, the script that enables voting doesn't seem to work with any combination of device and browser I typically use.

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erazor0707 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#69632: Dec 6th 2022 at 6:38:16 AM

Was Primogems promised or something?

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#69633: Dec 6th 2022 at 6:52:13 AM

Not explicitly, but the main twitter account encouraged people to vote and they almost always give away free currency when they win shit like this.

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LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
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#69634: Dec 6th 2022 at 6:54:06 AM

That's blatant bribing. At least most Sonic related accounts tell people to just vote.

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try."
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#69635: Dec 6th 2022 at 6:55:57 AM

If the game awards actually cared about reflecting the popularity, they'd disqualify Genshin for this. But as is, that makes this as meaningful as the rest of the awards anyway, so.

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erazor0707 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#69636: Dec 6th 2022 at 7:18:42 AM

[up][up][up] Yeah, that figures. It makes sense since Frontiers won the last two rounds pretty handily.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#69637: Dec 6th 2022 at 7:53:13 AM

Beat Sonic CD. I know this game was developed at the same time as Sonic 2 but was made to retain the first game's level design philosophy. It definitely showed while I played, but at the same time CD really was more fun to play since you didn't feel like the levels were designed to force you to stop running half the time.

I think the special stages are better here than Sonic 1's as well. Special Stage 5 sucked super balls but even still it was designed to reward learning the movement patterns of the UFO's you're trying to hit while managing your speed and time limit. The first game was a pinball course so it felt less like your failure to get emeralds was your fault and more random chance. I also admit that having played Manis first I assumed the special stages would be as hard as that games, but they luckily weren't. Still wouldn't have gotten all the Time Stones without Coins but at least I could get all the Time Stone at all.

With 1 exception bosses suck donkey balls though, and I didn't like how the only way the game could make up for that was Checkpoint Starvation. That being said, I after getting all the Time Stones and no longer needing to slow my pace for ring collection I appreciated the briefness of the rest of the game in addition to the bosses being easy personally.

That one exception to all bosses sucking? The race with Metal Sonic. For it's time it really was the best combination of challenging and fun. I lost a few times before beating him but unlike the Final Boss I enjoyed the losses because I was able to learn from my defeats in a n interesting way. To win, you need to learn the race track basically.

Positives and negatives in mind, I actually do see why people hold up Sonic CD after all these years now that I finally played it.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#69638: Dec 6th 2022 at 7:56:48 AM

[up][up][up][up]Not for nothing, but the main Sonic account has also encouraged people to vote.

So uh...lol

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LoneCourier0 The Wandering Geek from A Diverse Land (Unitroper) Relationship Status: How YOU doin'?
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#69639: Dec 6th 2022 at 7:58:28 AM

This is different, I haven't heard of Sonic giving away a currency system.

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#69640: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:03:18 AM

You're still encouraging people, so the result is the same.

Don't think either side has any moral high ground to claim here.

Edited by BlackYakuzu94 on Dec 6th 2022 at 11:04:15 AM

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ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#69641: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:05:10 AM

I'd say there are levels of power to encouragement, and being able to actually give something to voters is an unfair advantage.

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diddyknux Straw Hat Robin (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#69642: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:05:14 AM

Its immoral to ask people to vote for you?

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#69643: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:06:40 AM

Not necessarily, but its kind of weird to claim moral high ground by saying "Yea, well at least they're not giving things away"

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ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#69644: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:09:24 AM

I mean... there's a reason buying votes is the easiest shorthand for a politician being corrupt across any media.

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Pokesamus Since: Aug, 2016
#69645: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:10:10 AM

Is genshin even buying votes? Because so far there appears to only be an assumption that the players are gonna get free shit if they win the vote.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#69646: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:13:35 AM

Its an assumption based on prior experience tbf.

They did get currency the last time they won an award at the Game Awards.

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FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#69647: Dec 6th 2022 at 8:25:30 AM

Does it matter if its a hollow "this video game is well-liked" award though?

I would condemn a politician buying votes because they're in an office/position of great importance. I wouldn't care much if a developer offered free ingame loot/currency for votes. If anything that's smart.

It's a symptom of a community that's already willingly subjected itself to, and is easily exploited for the sake of, artificial currency. People are already shelling out for virtual/digital accessories and "spend $20 more" editions of video games as is.

Heck, publishers send out early "review" copies to Youtubers.

Edited by FOFD on Dec 6th 2022 at 6:42:25 AM

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#69648: Dec 6th 2022 at 9:30:06 AM

Roblox will be debuting the first Sonic Prime episode 5 days early on December 10 (7 am PT/10 am EST), via Sonic Simulator.

Rabbitearsblog Movie and TV Goddess from United States Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#69649: Dec 6th 2022 at 11:48:20 AM

I wonder how Sonic Simulator will stream the first Sonic Prime episode? I never played Roblox before, so I don't know how this works.

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NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#69650: Dec 7th 2022 at 8:07:48 AM

Yuji Naka is arrested..... again

This time for alleged insider trading related to Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier.

When he gets arrested a third time for like.... something FFVII Rebirth related, Mc Donalds will split the intervention into two arrests that can be combined into a larger arrest lol


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