Why Stalin's Let's Plays Are Becoming More Or Less A Joke

I'm saying that some forms of communication, such as bickering and slander, don't really help the site.

You know what I'm talking about. There's a big difference between pointing out to disgruntled members that they don't have to be here if they don't want to (not that I really approve of that) and appealing for all members of this site to abandon it, as you did.

this argument (dare i say that word) only goes to show how far the site has come in this under the surface sort of hostility between some mods (not all, especially not pedro) and some members. People should jsut calm down, were not a country, were just a forum and are all here for our own enjoyment not to get agitated (i assume). If people dont get enough worries and problems in their real lives than i envy you all. It used to be such a nice place ;(

Back on topic, ive been following Stalins lps since the marathan etw lp and have always liked them. But i must admit that as he grew, he did change to a bit less, well, exciting. Now dont get me wrong, im among the loyalst of his fans, but i think he should joke and talk more in lps of Paradox games, and do some funny stuff again (maybe bring back lps similar to Darkest of Days or Call of Juarez). When the coffe house vids came back i was pretty happy, Old Stalin is returning. That said, he is growing up and has more responsibilities to worry about, and naturaly becoming a more mature man. If you dont like it, well, either leave, or if you have been a long long time fan like me, make a compromise. Bear the little bit of bad (in your opinion) for the good.We all have to.

CaptainPlanet is right.
Fuck Stalin and the Let's Plays he does for us.

Oh boy, you sure are one to talk about bitching and complaining.

So if I purposely create a character on Fallout with the intention of being a complete and total jerk to everybody in the game just because its fun in the game, that means I am an asshole in real life? It's a game! Some people like to pick asshole characters because they enjoy the lines and stuff they get in the game, not because they are actual assholes. Also, everybody on the fucking planet has the potential to be a jackass.

I had a similar though about the whole Javik thing the other day. However, the lets play is still fun to watch, his commentary is good, and I enjoy the fact his character is a total jackass.

How about we all be happy that he is giving us completley FREE entertainment and not bitch and complain to put it in Egypts words. How about a mod shuts down this page as it is clearly not helping anyone and is making people agitated.

I'd like to think Stalin would be open to constructive criticism in the name of improving the quality of his content. The idea of asking him to play more exciting games is not so different as it would be from asking him to increase his mic volume if it was too quiet.

He plays plenty exciting games. And if he doesn't want to lets play a certain game, then go find more exciting ones by some other lets player. Stalin shouldn't change his style because one disgruntled and shunned member of the forum came back to bitch and complain. And I'm afraid Stalin might not see this thread, so I'll tag him right now as no one else has seen fit.

@JosefVStalin

There's a difference between calling him out and provoking a fight, and asking him to play more fun games.

Ya, and they're great and everyone loves them. The Walking Dead, MW2, MW3, etc. were all huge hits.

That's silly and irrational to completely abandon someone you've followed for years because you don't think everything he does is absolutely perfect. No one is threatening to stop watching Stalin's videos forever, we just feel they'd be more entertaining if he followed our advice.

People should be open to suggestions, and I'm sure Stalin will be far less butthurt than the majority of his defenders when he hears that some people want a slight change in content.

Wait, do you mean me? I don't really think I'm shunned nor disgruntled.

Providing constructive criticism isn't bitching or complaining, it's trying to improve the quality of the Let's Play.

When have I provoked a fight or "called him out"?

I was referring to egypt, not you.

Oh, well fuck him then.

So were games like Shogun 2 FOTS and CK2 and ME3. It all depends on what you like, no one is forcing you to watch all the lets plays, just watch the ones you find exciting.

I would think it silly and irrational too, but apparently some people on the site think he should be perfect. And whos this we? So far only you and egyptian actually fully agree with this.

Of course he will. He will also explain what the solid majority of the forums said....

I was referring to egyptian, not you.

Egyptian provided constructive criticism for the first couple paragraphs, then started bitching and moaning.

General statement here, for the last fucking time guys, don't tell us to just find another Let's Player. Do you not think we've done that yet? I personally have been watching a lot of Plumphelmetpunk, pretty great guy. The fact of the matter is that Stalin makes awesome Let's Plays because he's talented and experienced unlike basically everyone else. And you even got some philosophy and history and all this other shit mixed in, it's nice.

But that doesn't mean little things can't be changed to improve the quality. All we're saying is that by doing things like playing more fast-paced games (like Skyrim, the Walking Dead, etc.) certainly improves the quality of Stalin's LPs.

Again, it's akin to if Stalin was talking to softly you would suggest he talk louder because you couldn't hear him. You wouldn't tell people who suggested that to fuck off and find a new LPer. You'd see if they had a point and if that actually did make the videos better with a level mind. It's not a criticism so much as an imperical improvement.

It's ridiculous to think anyone could possibly watch through the entire footage of CK2 for like 3 hours on end intently watching it. Even Stalin himself would have to skip huge chunks of it to get the interesting parts.

That's exactly what I do. Well, mostly. I typically do "watch" the other ones, I just skip around to find interesting parts. No one can really watch three hours of Stalin beating up on the Golden Horde/Byzantines forever.

No one demands perfection. We're merely suggesting that the videos would be more entertaining if he took our advice.

Wait a minute, I've refereed to myself and another person and used the word 'we'? I must be crazy.

Anyway, even if you do believe I could've phrased it better, popular support is irrelevant currently. This is merely a thread for suggestions.

Sadly I wouldn't be surprised if @JosefVStalin actually did just come on and told us to fuck off like everyone else. I'd like to think he's better than that though.

So then it's phrased as though all he did was bitch and moan?

I can, when I'm bored enough. But I usually just do something else, listen to the commentary, and actually watch the interesting parts.

Exactly.

You want him to play more exciting games, which isn't just making his videos more interesting, its changing the games he plays. Egyptian wants him to change his commentary. Both of those seem a little bit more than just a little advice.

You use "we" and "our" to seem like its more than two people, or maybe that's just the way I'm reading it. Also, if you read above, you shall see it seems like you two don't even have the same criticism.

I haven't actually seen any suggestions, and if Stalin was to take up a suggestion I would suppose he may just want it to be wanted by more than two people.

Why wouldn't you be? I also find it interesting the two people most opposed to Stalin in the past are "criticizing" him.

All he did was bitch and moan. There was no suggestions, just complaints.

This is actually the way I did my EU3 LP. Skipping through boring parts and showing only the interesting stuff. I still got plenty of material out of it, and I think this format is perfect for the Grand Strategy LPs (with maybe the HoI games as the exception). I remember another LPer doing this, and watching his LPs fully wasn't boring at all.

THE GOD EMPEROR HAS SPOKEN!

And there you have it guys, try not to be such dicks when attempting "constructive criticism".

Egyptian planet you are a little insecure aren't you? Like I mean really insecure. I mean why did you post this? Do you want someone on this forum to care or something? What possible motive could you have besides desperately looking for recognition in a community that you aren't even a part of anymore. This is just bizarre, lay off the booz and try to become a rational human being.