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9 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
I wish that popular video game websites, with active comments sections, would spend more time educating their gamer audience, and jumping in when they inevitably spout stupid opinions

I know we should be "ignoring the comments", but the problem is we just let this stuff fester
"Ignoring the comments" is exactly why so many gamers now have such ill informed opinions about games, and how games are made.

They know very little, but they continuously spout garbage, and teach other, younger gamers tons of bad "facts". And no-one does anything about it
I know challenging your (anonymous) audience can feel like wading into thick treacle that is also on fire

but the thing is, if you show your audience that they can't just spout garbage in the chat without backing it up, they'll eventually learn not to do it so much!
And yes, they'll react badly to it at first...

But if you show your audience that your website is a place for real video game conversations, they will slowly but surely respond well to that. I know this, because I've done it before!

This stuff is just so tiring for game devs :(

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I already have a phone (iOS), so really, I'm looking for... a small tablet? I don't wanna sit with a massive Android tablet trying to play handheld games, but I also don't need an expensive Android phone

Not really sure what the inbetween on Android is
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Boring but *incredibly* important PSA:

The IARC age rating system is lovely and easy to use, but it's also *super* dangerous, and can have your game pulled from the various online stores (eShop, PS4 etc) if they disagree with the rating you give your game

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And even Stardew Valley:

We've had issues with it at No More Robots too!
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It can mean you need to submit entire new builds to Nintendo + Sony!
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