Hmm, is it me, or have I been the main one using the ranting forum as of late? Anyway, to get to the point, this rant is about a few things that have been pissing me off lately, regarding the Sonic Retro forum and the Sonic fanbase as a whole. Now, here we go:
There was some topic over there that was titled "Terrible Sonic Jokes" (or something along the lines of that), and I posted a certain scene from Sonic Generations, which was supposedly a "joke" (which I found to be a completely lame and unfunny one). Then, not very long afterwards, I had a few people making a huge issue out of that, and were constantly on my back about it. I then retorted that I don't know how the same forum full of people who've complained about far pettier matters (such as Sonic having green eyes) could even be in the position to criticize me for something like this. Then, the next thing you know it, I found myself with a two-day suspension, despite not doing anything wrong. I just love how people are allowed to complain until they're blue in the face about Sonic's eye colors, how long his legs and quills are, etc. without it being given a second glance, and yet I shouldn't have anything to say about a scene that was blatant trolling on the writers' part? Give me a break. What a bunch of hypocrites.
Also, another thing that's been getting on my nerves are Sonic CD Japanese/European track fanboys/purists. I. CAN. NOT. STAND. THEM. As a matter of fact, they're just as bad as (or possibly even worst than) classic fanboys. In addition to treating that overrated soundtrack like the Second Coming of Jesus and slamming the American track for absurd reasons, they have the nerve to be elitist and self-righteous about it, acting as if their opinions are solid fact. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the Jap/Eur soundtrack is terrible or anything. I happen to think the songs themselves are fine for the most part, but at the same time, it's nowhere near as flawless as all the fanboys make it out to be. In short, it's not the soundtrack that's bad. It's the fanbase that makes it unappealing.