What even is this argument? (Destiny)

by someotherguy, Hertfordshire, England, Monday, October 21, 2019, 00:51 (1651 days ago) @ Harmanimus

Raid - Made in bad faith to get players to buy a game where they dislike the rest of the content at full retail price.

I enjoyed MacAddict's nonsensical Reductio ad absurdum for what it was, but I wasn't prepared for this particular flavour of strawman.

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State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 06:34
- State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 08:24
  - State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 08:59
    - State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 09:31
      - State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 10:00
        
        “That actually isn’t debatable...” - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 10:44
        
        “That actually isn’t debatable...” - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 11:09
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 11:12
        
        I disagree. Now what? - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 11:17
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 12:59
        
        I disagree. Now what? - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 13:30
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 13:33
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Harmanimus, 2019-10-17, 19:10
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 19:12
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Harmanimus, 2019-10-17, 19:18
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 21:44
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 00:55
        
        I disagree. Now what? - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-18, 07:18
        
        This post is so good I'm now pro privatizing firefighting - kidtsunami, 2019-10-18, 08:43
        
        LOL! - Kermit, 2019-10-18, 08:46
        
        Hah :) - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-18, 08:48
        
        Hah :) - kidtsunami, 2019-10-18, 08:56
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 09:06
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 09:32
        
        I disagree. Now what? - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 09:48
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 11:22
        
        I agree. :) - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 11:37
        
        I agree. :) - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 11:40
        
        I agree. :) - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 12:14
        
        I agree. :) - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 13:57
        
        I agree. :) - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 14:41
        
        I agree. :) - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 16:28
        
        I agree. :) - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 16:35
        
        I agree. :) - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-17, 15:38
        
        I agree. :) - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 17:13
        
        I agree. :) - Harmanimus, 2019-10-17, 19:26
        
        State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 11:39
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-17, 12:08
        
        Totally agree. - Kermit, 2019-10-17, 12:11
        
        State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 12:34
        
        Making money - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 12:41
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-17, 12:46
        
        State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 12:52
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-17, 12:56
        
        State of the Eververse - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-18, 07:30
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 07:47
        
        State of the Eververse - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-18, 08:31
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-18, 08:36
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 08:39
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-18, 08:49
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 09:00
        
        State of the Eververse - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 09:14
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 09:48
        
        What even is this argument? - someotherguy, 2019-10-21, 00:51
        
        What even is this argument? - Harmanimus, 2019-10-22, 14:17
        
        State of the Eververse - Kermit, 2019-10-22, 13:55
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-22, 14:59
        
        +10000 *NM* - someotherguy, 2019-10-22, 15:01
        
        +10000 *NM* - someotherguy, 2019-10-22, 16:01
        
        State of the Eververse - Kermit, 2019-10-23, 05:15
        
        State of the Eververse - someotherguy, 2019-10-23, 05:49
        
        State of the Eververse - Kermit, 2019-10-23, 08:29
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-23, 10:50
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-24, 08:56
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-24, 09:32
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-24, 09:51
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-24, 10:00
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-24, 10:42
        
        Live game vs. The game elements - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-24, 10:49
        
        Rubbish excuse for it imo - someotherguy, 2019-10-24, 23:36
        
        Rubbish excuse for it imo - Harmanimus, 2019-10-25, 09:44
        
        This^ - Kermit, 2019-10-25, 09:58
        
        False equivalency - someotherguy, 2019-10-25, 10:30
        
        False equivalency - Harmanimus, 2019-10-25, 22:46
        
        Rubbish excuse for it imo - Cody Miller, 2019-10-25, 11:13
        
        Rubbish excuse for it imo - Harmanimus, 2019-10-25, 22:48
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-23, 07:52
        
        And I respect that. - Kermit, 2019-10-23, 08:29
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 09:57
        
        </thread> - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 10:00
        
        State of the Eververse - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-18, 15:19
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 12:38
        
        Personal Responsibility. - squidnh3, 2019-10-17, 12:58
        
        Personal Responsibility. - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 13:13
        
        Personal Responsibility. - squidnh3, 2019-10-17, 13:55
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 14:05
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Kermit, 2019-10-17, 14:14
        
        Personal Responsibility. - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 15:39
        
        Fun fact about capitalism - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-17, 16:36
        
        Excellent post. A must read. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 17:37
        
        Trust - Pyromancy, 2019-10-18, 01:46
        
        +1 - Korny, 2019-10-18, 07:31
        
        +1 - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 09:18
        
        +1 - Korny, 2019-10-18, 10:12
        
        +1 - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 10:25
        
        Ummmm - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-18, 10:31
        
        Not a paywall - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 10:37
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 17:34
        
        Personal Responsibility. - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 18:12
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 18:34
        
        Personal Responsibility. - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 18:49
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 19:02
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 19:14
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Kermit, 2019-10-17, 19:44
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 21:47
        
        Personal Responsibility. - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 04:51
        
        Personal Responsibility. - squidnh3, 2019-10-18, 06:48
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 10:08
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 10:38
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 10:54
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 11:14
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 11:19
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Kermit, 2019-10-18, 13:52
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 14:00
        
        Personal Responsibility. - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 14:21
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 14:30
        
        Personal Responsibility. - Kermit, 2019-10-18, 15:38
        
        The McRibb is predatory - TheOmegaClown, 2019-10-18, 07:25
        
        You should see the them in the wild. DANGEROUS. - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:22
        
        The A**hole Dilemma - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 10:52
        
        The A**hole Dilemma - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 10:56
        
        Why? - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:03
        
        Heh. - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 11:22
        
        Heh. - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:24
        
        Heh. - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 11:30
        
        Heh. - Korny, 2019-10-18, 12:47
        
        The A**hole Dilemma - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 11:08
        
        The A**hole Dilemma - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:15
        
        Miss you, dude. - Kermit, 2019-10-18, 19:35
        
        <3 - someotherguy, 2019-10-19, 01:51
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 13:08
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-17, 13:17
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 13:25
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 13:27
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 13:31
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 13:33
        
        State of the Eververse - TheOmegaClown, 2019-10-18, 07:30
        
        State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 08:14
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-18, 08:39
        
        State of the Eververse - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 09:20
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 10:13
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 12:20
        
        The Psychology Argument Is Dishonest. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 18:31
      - As someone who has anxiety about collections/completion - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 10:25
        
        As someone who has anxiety about collections/completion - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 11:00
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:12
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 11:29
        
        Of course one thing I'm forgetting... - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:34
        
        Of course one thing I'm forgetting... - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 12:19
        
        inb4 42 - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 15:03
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 12:01
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 12:10
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 12:14
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 12:21
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 15:59
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 16:18
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-19, 23:53
        
        Sounds like that there is the problem - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 12:15
        
        We should *always* be up in arms about it - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 18:22
        
        Nah. - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 18:27
        
        Which is how we got into this mess in the first place - someotherguy, 2019-10-19, 01:53
        
        As someone who has anxiety about collections/completion - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 11:17
        
        As someone who has anxiety about collections/completion - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:21
        
        As someone who has anxiety about collections/completion - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 11:33
        
        Ah come on now - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:38
        
        Ah come on now - Claude Errera, 2019-10-18, 11:54
        
        Ah come on now - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 16:28
        
        Ah come on now - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 18:14
        
        Ah come on now - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 18:19
        
        Ah come on now - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 18:25
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - someotherguy, 2019-10-19, 01:48
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - Ragashingo, 2019-10-19, 07:52
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - cheapLEY, 2019-10-19, 08:20
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - Ragashingo, 2019-10-19, 10:26
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - cheapLEY, 2019-10-19, 10:39
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - Ragashingo, 2019-10-19, 10:58
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - cheapLEY, 2019-10-19, 11:08
        
        Not banning anyone. Just wish we could all be more civil. :( - Claude Errera, 2019-10-19, 11:30
        
        Not banning anyone. Just wish we could all be more civil. :( - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-19, 12:56
        
        Not banning anyone. Just wish we could all be more civil. :( - Claude Errera, 2019-10-19, 14:44
        
        Not banning anyone. Just wish we could all be more civil. :( - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-19, 15:02
        
        Now you're just being disingenuous - Ragashingo, 2019-10-19, 11:34
        
        Just gonna zero in on this - someotherguy, 2019-10-19, 15:15
        
        Just gonna zero in on this - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-20, 11:21
        
        Just gonna zero in on this - someotherguy, 2019-10-20, 13:19
        
        Just gonna zero in on this - Ragashingo, 2019-10-20, 14:35
        
        Just gonna zero in on this - Cody Miller, 2019-10-20, 15:19
        
        Gotta echo Cody here - someotherguy, 2019-10-21, 00:25
        
        Original reply deleted, keep it civil. - Xenos, 2019-10-20, 11:23
        
        As someone who has anxiety about collections/completion - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 11:35
        
        See response to Claude ^ - someotherguy, 2019-10-18, 11:39
        
        Yeah. My phone keyboard is slower. :) - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 11:42
        
        Yeah. My phone keyboard is slower. :) - cheapLEY, 2019-10-18, 16:32
        
        Yeah. My phone keyboard is slower. :) - Cody Miller, 2019-10-18, 16:35
        
        Yep, but I was using it! :p - Ragashingo, 2019-10-18, 16:57
    - State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 12:50
      - State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 13:26
        
        State of the Eververse - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 13:28
        
        State of the Eververse - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 13:31
        
        State of the Eververse - Claude Errera, 2019-10-17, 15:01
- Tess Everis is the Darkness - narcogen, 2019-10-17, 09:32
- I don't get the outrage - squidnh3, 2019-10-17, 09:50
  - I don't get the outrage - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 10:00
  - I don't get the outrage - ChrisTheeCrappy, 2019-10-17, 10:13
    - I don't get the outrage - Claude Errera, 2019-10-17, 12:14
      - hey squid and claude... - ManKitten, 2019-10-17, 12:40
      - I don't get the outrage - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 12:52
        
        I don't get the outrage - Claude Errera, 2019-10-17, 12:53
        
        I don't get the outrage - Cody Miller, 2019-10-17, 13:27
  - Ever-what? - Kermit, 2019-10-17, 12:12
    - WHO IS FENCHURCH!?!? - MacAddictXIV, 2019-10-17, 12:25
  - +1 - TheOmegaClown, 2019-10-21, 05:49
- Two things can be true at the same time - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-17, 15:33
  - Two things can be true at the same time - CyberKN, 2019-10-17, 15:53
  - Two things can be true at the same time - cheapLEY, 2019-10-17, 16:10
  - Two things can be true at the same time - Kermit, 2019-10-18, 08:15
    - Two things can be true at the same time - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-18, 08:47
      - Two things can be true at the same time - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 09:22
        
        Two things can be true at the same time - CruelLEGACEY, 2019-10-18, 19:32
        
        Two things can be true at the same time - Kermit, 2019-10-25, 10:04
        
        Bungie employing questionable strategies =\= Bungie is evil - someotherguy, 2019-10-25, 10:32
        
        Bungie employing questionable strategies =\= Bungie is evil - Kermit, 2019-10-27, 18:43
        
        Bungie employing questionable strategies =\= Bungie is evil - cheapLEY, 2019-10-27, 19:10
        
        This is normal =\= This is okay - someotherguy, 2019-10-28, 03:00
- Also... - Ragashingo, 2019-10-17, 17:47
- Enjoyed the debate. Speaking of Bright Dust... - Oholiab, 2019-10-18, 08:36
  - Enjoyed the debate. Speaking of Bright Dust... - EffortlessFury, 2019-10-18, 09:12
    - Enjoyed the debate. Speaking of Bright Dust... - Harmanimus, 2019-10-18, 09:48
      - Got it. Very helpful - thanks! - Oholiab, 2019-10-18, 12:38

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