User talk:67.112.120.34

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We can keep undoing each other's revisions of Universe at War: Earth Assault, but that's an extraordinarily good way to get nowhere fast and will bring down righteous admin wrath on us both. Instead, since this place is based on collaboration and all, can you tell me why you object to a paragraph, or this paragraph, about the game's themes so that we can see about coming to an agreement? Answering on this page, my talk page on the article's talk page will be fine. --Kizor is in a constant state of flux 08:02, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Can you at least make your paragraph sound nicer plz

You made it sound like UaW is a rip-off of everything(which is kinda true, I admit) but we're trying to sell the game here

don't you agree?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.112.120.34 (talk) 15:25, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
Merry Christmas, and thanks for taking the offer. Sorry for dawdling, but this place has been more of a madhouse than usual.
First of all: No, I don't agree. We're here to present a dispassionate objective view of the game. This is more of a goal than the state of things at times, but we'll let go of that goal as soon as thousands of diehard idealists can be persuaded to do so. All the same, we're not here to slander it either, so you do have a point.

Second, it's clear enough that Universe at War is a massive pile-up of science fiction cliches from multiple time periods and settings. I go to this site called the TV Tropes Wiki that collects TV storytelling conventions (careful with that stuff - it's addictive), and could describe the setting entirely by article names from there. But here's the thing: I don't think that's a bad thing. I'm actually quite fond of the game. Intentionally outdated camp is pretty big right now. Take Freedom Force, a game thoroughly mired in superhero stereotypes and all the better for it. Likewise it's much better to play as the empire of horrible green-skinned planet looters pulled out of a dozen bad 1950s scifi movies with a knowing wink than as yet another shallowly designed enemy species. References and inside jokes, too, are liked. They're positive things.

That's my take. If you still think the paragraph is too harsh, it'll likely be altered somewhat as the reviews come rolling n, and we can start a discussion on the article's talk page and get other opinions on this. --Kizor is in a constant state of flux 04:35, 25 December 2007 (UTC)