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Post by Incog Neato on Jun 4, 2008 15:16:05 GMT -5
I hate when my Xbox 360 wont play any of the good Xbox games for example: Metal Gear Solid 2 and Castlevania: Curse of Darkness d00de! You liked Curse of Darkness? :O That game actually had a grinding system I didn't mind too much! I liked evolving the familiars! I even got myself the super useless Pumpkin one! I eventually got bored with grinding for weapon materials though and ended up cheating anyway. :P |
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Post by Justin on Jun 4, 2008 15:17:35 GMT -5
Yeah I liked CoD big time. Great musical score, great story, art, gameplay ect. It was all the makings of a good Castlevania game. To me the game is like Symphony of the Night 3d ha ha.
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Post by FM-77AV on Jun 4, 2008 15:21:26 GMT -5
I got another pet peeve!
COMMERCIALS!
I hate them with a burning passion. I hate every company that makes use of it, and I prefer to avoid buying (or even pirating) things that are promoted through commercials.
This is primarily TV commercials, but also radio, magazine and internet ones.
SO!
Whenever I use a computer that DOESN'T have Firefox with Adblock Plus enabled, I get very upset, because the Internet suddently gets almost unbearable for me.
I can also almost not stand to watch TV, and if I do, I have to mute it, or change the channel when the commercial comes on. If a TV is on in another person's home, and commercial gets on, I get upset and stressed and want to tell the person to MUTE THE TV!
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Post by Incog Neato on Jun 4, 2008 18:45:46 GMT -5
Whenever I use a computer that DOESN'T have Firefox with Adblock Plus enabled, I get very upset, because the Internet suddently gets almost unbearable for me. I can also almost not stand to watch TV, and if I do, I have to mute it, or change the channel when the commercial comes on. If a TV is on in another person's home, and commercial gets on, I get upset and stressed and want to tell the person to MUTE THE TV! YES. ADBLOCK IS A MUST. My GOD. Ads on Websites are the spawn of the devil. LOATHE them. This is why I installed Firefox at work (even though I'm not supposed to install anything ^^). We still use IE5 so I have no idea if there's anything (safe) for that version that'll block out ads. And can't you just walk away whenever commercials play on someone else's TV? ^^ I think I hate RADIO COMMERCIALS more than TV ads. This is mainly cuz I'm driving when I'm listening to the radio so I can't escape from them! All I can do is switch to another station or just hook up my iPod (if I have it on me) and listen to that instead. :P Or turn off the radio too, I guess. Like ... 5 minutes of freakin' ads ON THE RADIO. WTF? |
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Post by Justin on Jun 4, 2008 22:31:22 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHA damn thats funny!
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Jun 5, 2008 2:29:27 GMT -5
Does Adblock Plus block those damned flash ads, as well as the "check out these chicks in [city],[state abbr.]!!" ads? I do typically block said images, but it'd be nice if someone had this instant ad blocking mechanism, to stop ads before they come up.  I agree, commercials are a pet peeve of mine too, unless we're talking about parody commercials like featured on the You Don't Know Jack games and the radio. |
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Post by Yakra on Jun 5, 2008 5:14:37 GMT -5
While I don't mind print ads so much (though I hate billboards! D: ) I really can't stand the ones on TV or (ARGH!) the ones on websites. Especially those that spill over onto the page! The one's with sounds I barely notice actually, since I almost never have the sound turned on. :'D
But yes, the 'find your perfect match/check these chicks out' ones take the prize in being the most obnoxious!
TV ads - I barely watch TV, but I hate them for how they blare out ten times louder than the actual show, giving the person in the next room (me!) a heart attack.
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Post by FM-77AV on Jun 5, 2008 5:47:10 GMT -5
Does Adblock Plus block those damned flash ads, as well as the "check out these chicks in [city],[state abbr.]!!" ads? I do typically block said images, but it'd be nice if someone had this instant ad blocking mechanism, to stop ads before they come up. I agree, commercials are a pet peeve of mine too, unless we're talking about parody commercials like featured on the You Don't Know Jack games and the radio. Yes. It blocks EVERYTHING. It completely bans all ad servers, and ad links. At least if you add some block filters to it: adblockplus.org/en/subscriptionsI use Easylist, Easy Element and ABP Tracking Filter. It's been a very long time since I saw internet ads.  Also, if something gets around your filter, just right click it and choose adblock, and it's gone forever. |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Jun 5, 2008 7:03:40 GMT -5
PERMA-BANNED!!  Thank you! That's one less pet peeve I have to worry about!  Another pet peeve? When you tell someone not to come crying back to you when they realize the error of their ways, and then they come back thinking it's okay after a few months have passed. Also: Hearing spooky sounds and/or seeing someone pop up out of nowhere when you're extremely sleep deprived. Edit: Did I ever mention I hate stupid TV ads for dating hotlines? It's bad enough that it's an advertisement, worse that it's an advertisement about dating over the phone, and even worse that the women on those advertisements sound like god damned whores. "I always call [name of dating hotline] when I (am feeling lonely/want to have a good time)!" I have half the mind to put a hole in my TV everytime I see those damned commercials. I have three different guns, (they don't belong to me, exactly... but they're in reach) may as well start playing russian roulette one of these days, incase I'm feeling too lazy to hit mute and would much rather get them to shut the hell up my way. |
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Post by Justin on Jun 5, 2008 9:28:43 GMT -5
I hate ads on websites like gametrailers.com or screwattack.com. Watching a 30 second clip on gillette shave cream is damn annoying when you are trying to download a review. I bet Youtube will have the same thing in a few years.
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Post by Incog Neato on Jun 5, 2008 11:34:49 GMT -5
You know, if there's one thing I HATE about cell phone reviews is that NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT THE RECEPTION. That's one of the major things that determines which phone I buy. Yeah, I realize it can also depend on the carrier and where you use the phone but if more people talked about the clarity and such that they get in their area with their provider then I'd be a super happy camper! Blargh, I need to switch to a provider that doesn't separate text messages to the US from their regular text messaging plans. At least that's my understanding of this: Rogers makes me even more clear: And now, back to ads! And print ads, and website advertisements... well, they don't bother me at all! I just pretty much ignore them, unless they're funny or worth noting. The only ones that bug me are the ones that play sound (obnoxious!), or spill over into the website proper. It actually annoys me when literally EVERY OTHER PAGE IS AN AD. I think almost every fashion (^^), tabloid, and gaming magazine are like that nowadays. The book may be 48 pages but 24 of them are fucking advertisements and THAT'S what you're paying for. As for Web ads, ones that BLOCK content on the page (like suddenly dropping down or just APPEARING out of no where) are ARGH! Whoever invented those should be run over by 50 cars. And yes, musical Web ads ... I wonder if those were thought up by the same person too? Another 50 cars then! |
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Post by Justin on Jun 5, 2008 15:27:06 GMT -5
There is this hill in calgary that is NOTORIOUS for dropping calls. It doesn't matter how good a phone you have, if you go up it while driving, you will loose your call.
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Post by Incog Neato on Jun 9, 2008 17:52:20 GMT -5
Another addition! >:3 - People that don't keep manuals or any inserts of video games in near-mint condition.
What exactly causes manuals to become all ... wrinkly and wavy-like? Did the person have sweaty hands? Or are they just rough enough to the manual to not cause tears? My BASTARD!! PS2, FFT PS, and Dragon Slayer PCE games all have manuals that have been subject to some sort of abuse. I know that most people only care about the disc being in playable condition but I want the whole package to be in nice condition, dammit! Oh wait, this sort of spills over to used CDs as well. :P |
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Post by Varion on Jun 9, 2008 18:36:10 GMT -5
5) People that don't answer your "How are you?" question. And, on a lesser extent, people that don't reciprocate the question.  Whereas I hate people who don't actually use it as a question. I remember this coming up in an English lesson back at school, where the teacher basically said that it should be asked, you should always say fine, thanks, and ask them back, and they must also say fine, thanks. What a complete and utter waste of time. If someone would genuinely like to know how I am, by all means ask, but if what you want is for me to say 'Fine, thanks' regardless and basically waste 30 seconds with pointless conversational niceties, just don't bother. - Oooh. That's a good one. People deliberately making words shorter like "u" and "wat" and "ur" and all that. Hate that crap. This one used to drive me nuts. I've basically learned to ignore it now though. Similarly, I dislike simplified Chinese but I think it's becoming the norm now. BLARGH. What's wrong, too SIMPLIFIED for you? Traditional is far too hard, no wonder simplified is becoming the norm! I must also add that I really hate it when my mom tries to talk to me while I'm watching TV God yes, this is my number one. Any TV show, or any game when I'm actually trying to concentrate is the only real time I'm likely to explode on you if you interrupt me. Especially if I'm say, watching something that's just spent 20 minutes setting up the atmosphere for a scene, and I'm totally into it, then someone barges in and asks a stupid question. Completely ruins it. I got another pet peeve! COMMERCIALS! So does this. Especially because on TV they're usually completely irrelevant. No, I don't need life insurance, I'm only 20. No, I have not been injured at work. No, my finances are fine, I don't need a loan. I don't even have a car, why would I need to join the AA? And so on and so on. And they always put them at the worst possible times in the show, too. No wonder so many people download things that air on TV in their country. I'm sure I'd be able to think up tons more if I was actually in a bad mood. Only one I can think of now is people who throw random foreign words into English sentences. Japanese, of course, being the worst offender. If you say something along the lines of "OMG isn't she so kawaii! ^_^" in front of me, I am likely to hit you. With a spade. Over the internet. Hard. |
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Post by Justin on Jun 9, 2008 21:03:00 GMT -5
Its people like that, who are to blame for there being no damn manual for my Dragon Force!!
Its like people hand the manual out to their kids to color in or something. I personally blame the big companies for not printing full color manuals. Also, WTF is with games getting traded in with no box....but the manual is perfectly intact. Do they have a separate shelf for the box.... I swear some people are really f'ed up!!
*this is a sensitive issue for me....my dragon quest feels like its an amputee.......
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Post by FM-77AV on Jun 10, 2008 7:19:20 GMT -5
but I want the whole package to be in nice condition, dammit! How is this relevant? It's not even your game. People can do whatever they want with their stuff. |
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Post by Yakra on Jun 10, 2008 8:36:01 GMT -5
Another addition! > - People that don't keep manuals or any inserts of video games in near-mint condition.
What exactly causes manuals to become all ... wrinkly and wavy-like? Did the person have sweaty hands? Or are they just rough enough to the manual to not cause tears? Perhaps they live in humid/monsoon-ish climates? This usually drives me insane. Every July/August, if I happen to be using/reading one of those fancy coffee table books, the pages warp a bit.  (my Badshah-nama!!!!!! DDD': ) ...Or something like that. But yes! It drives me insane if I get a game manual like that! (Or even if one of mine becomes like so) Its like people hand the manual out to their kids to color in or something. I personally blame the big companies for not printing full color manuals. Also, WTF is with games getting traded in with no box....but the manual is perfectly intact. Do they have a separate shelf for the box.... I swear some people are really f'ed up!! Or like this! D'X Why eat the box? Or where be my manual?! (My Generation of Chaos!) And a bug related peeve - I can't stand those icky, multi-legged, green blood spewing (which dyes everything a sickly yellow-green!) mango bugs. I hate mango trees! I hate hot icky weather! These bugs should be exterminated off the face of the earth! And people who don't remove their shoes when entering one's house. (or atleast my workplace) |
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Post by Incog Neato on Jun 11, 2008 21:51:06 GMT -5
but I want the whole package to be in nice condition, dammit! How is this relevant? It's not even your game. People can do whatever they want with their stuff. :o NO! People should treat their purchases with respect! It hurts their feelings. :( But how is it irrelevant? :O It's a pet peeve of mine not to have everything in minty condition. :/ :\ :/ |
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Post by FM-77AV on Jun 12, 2008 4:32:41 GMT -5
But it's not your stuff. Why do you care about how other people treat their stuff?
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Post by Incog Neato on Jun 12, 2008 9:31:50 GMT -5
But it's not your stuff. Why do you care about how other people treat their stuff? Because it makes me sad to see mistreated inanimate objects. :( |
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I agree, commercials are a pet peeve of mine too, unless we're talking about parody commercials like featured on the You Don't Know Jack games and the radio.
Thank you! That's one less pet peeve I have to worry about! 
(my Badshah-nama!!!!!! DDD': )
