Casual Pet Peeves
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Hip Hop Hoochie Momma
Terrarian
Kyouko Tsukino
Steampunker
Using slurs to define a group is a pet peeve of a lot of people.
Hip Hop Hoochie Momma
Terrarian
cool
Kyouko Tsukino
Steampunker
Those who say "sorry for bad grammar/spelling, English isn't my first language" after making several mistakes that would be equally glaringly obvious in many other languages (like lack of capitalization, commas being a rare thing, and an evident lack of re-reading of posts, since quotes or parenthesis are left open.)
In short, using "English is not my language" as a crutch/excuse is already bad. Doing so when the mistakes you make are most likely due to laziness, not different languages, is pathetic.
Also, English isn't my first language, please dissect my posts with extreme prejudice and do tell me when I
up. Being an ESL is no excuse to not do things right (or at least as right as possible.)
In short, using "English is not my language" as a crutch/excuse is already bad. Doing so when the mistakes you make are most likely due to laziness, not different languages, is pathetic.
Also, English isn't my first language, please dissect my posts with extreme prejudice and do tell me when I
up. Being an ESL is no excuse to not do things right (or at least as right as possible.)
LoveSpreader
Terrarian
When people remove the contents of their OP. 
Korin
Terrarian
Personal Attacks are never allowed on this forum.
It's best to ignore that guy.I didn't say they were unique for being terrible anywhere in my posts, why are you treating me like a
He's got a permanent stick wedged so far up his
the only colors he can see are wood-grain.
Kaiju
Skeletron
lolHe's got a permanent stick wedged so far up his
Pop Punk. I don't think I need to explain myself further.
People that go to concerts just to watch the performance record through their phone. Why would you pay to go see Rush, for instance, then just disengage yourself from what is going on around you? I don't understand the thought process behind doing this.
(not) Crono
Plantera
Could you give some pop punk example bands? I'm just curious.
WhiteWeasel
Terrarian
Live streamers who don't interact with the viewers at all. Kinda defeats the point of a live stream if you ask me.
Kaiju
Skeletron
Stuff from the early 2000's or so like Good Charlotte, or Simple Plan (pretty sure that counts).
(not) Crono
Plantera
Nobody Important
Terrarian
Debuffs that require you to stop whatever you're doing and go back to town. I'm not talking about DoT ones, I'm talking about ones that stop you from attacking completely. What an irritating mechanic.
Enemies who inflict debuffs as the first action in each fight. I would like to get through a fight without having the debuff but that seems to be too much to ask.
Instant kill attacks that are impossible to counter. I've been turned into diamond so many times and it never gets less irritating. Sure I can cure it but then they use that ability again.
Irrationally powerful DoT debuffs. 20% of my health per turn is unacceptable. Simple as that.
Enemies who inflict debuffs as the first action in each fight. I would like to get through a fight without having the debuff but that seems to be too much to ask.
Instant kill attacks that are impossible to counter. I've been turned into diamond so many times and it never gets less irritating. Sure I can cure it but then they use that ability again.
Irrationally powerful DoT debuffs. 20% of my health per turn is unacceptable. Simple as that.
MegaMage314 🌳
Living Tree
Somehow, I get the felling that there's a specific game that you're talking about...
Nobody Important
Terrarian
Several actually, when I get mad at one game I start playing another.
Frain Breeze
Terrarian
When political correctness is taken so far that it interferes with ordinary language.
I've been reading a few unrelated blog posts today by someone who feels the use gender-specific pronouns for a non-specific person is somehow offensive. To get around it, they are using "xe" for he/she, and "xir" for his/her. Nobody talks like this. It keeps tripping me up the whole time I'm reading this blog, because my inner monologue just makes a retching noise every time it gets to one of these pronouns.
On a similar note, it bugs me when I hear somebody demand that a common word no longer be used because they find it offensive. The problem with this line of thinking is that the concept behind the word will still exist. All you've done is make bigots switch to a new word, and limit the vocabulary of everyone else.
I've been reading a few unrelated blog posts today by someone who feels the use gender-specific pronouns for a non-specific person is somehow offensive. To get around it, they are using "xe" for he/she, and "xir" for his/her. Nobody talks like this. It keeps tripping me up the whole time I'm reading this blog, because my inner monologue just makes a retching noise every time it gets to one of these pronouns.
On a similar note, it bugs me when I hear somebody demand that a common word no longer be used because they find it offensive. The problem with this line of thinking is that the concept behind the word will still exist. All you've done is make bigots switch to a new word, and limit the vocabulary of everyone else.
Kyouko Tsukino
Steampunker
When media has all these well-thought, hidden details and fandoms are happy to be mostly ignorant of them and instead focus in the obvious stuff that requires no thinking or reasoning.
It also leads to some characters being generally seen as "dumb" or "annoying" without regards of the reasons behind their 'annoying' behavior. Sometimes things hinted at by the plot or even the props around someone's house can leave deep scars, and some people can use sarcasm and bad comedy as shields or as a way to forget what they went through.
It also leads to some characters being generally seen as "dumb" or "annoying" without regards of the reasons behind their 'annoying' behavior. Sometimes things hinted at by the plot or even the props around someone's house can leave deep scars, and some people can use sarcasm and bad comedy as shields or as a way to forget what they went through.
As an example: That "dumb girl" in Borderlands The Pre-Sequel, Janey Springs. Her whole backstory sounds like a reference to an old court case, of a mother whose daughter was eaten by dingoes. If you check her old camping site, you'll see a torn teddy bear there, and Janey is writing nursery rhymes - perhaps as a homage to someone she lost? No, fandom, the one Flamey Junior ate wasn't Janey's lover.
Also, she's not thin and "hot" because she's vain. She's been stuck for months in a place surrounded by lava, huge man-eating rock creatures, and bandits. She's starving.
In short, Borderlands' humor is generally "silly" or "dumb" only if you're paying more attention to shooting things than the details. See also, Tiny Tina. "Annoying" and "stupid" unless you really paid attention to her backstory. Girls' got plenty of excuses to be missing a few screws, and her tea party mission was one of the best things in BL2 for me.
Also, she's not thin and "hot" because she's vain. She's been stuck for months in a place surrounded by lava, huge man-eating rock creatures, and bandits. She's starving.
In short, Borderlands' humor is generally "silly" or "dumb" only if you're paying more attention to shooting things than the details. See also, Tiny Tina. "Annoying" and "stupid" unless you really paid attention to her backstory. Girls' got plenty of excuses to be missing a few screws, and her tea party mission was one of the best things in BL2 for me.
The word "Ball" always coming out of the context of a general round spherical object (like a Basketball) and becoming the context related to the physical body part in roughly 80% of conversations involving this word.
And having music you used to be able to listen to on Youtube without issue become blocked in your Country that's not Japan. (In regards to Youtube's cursed new Youtube Red Paid Subscription system that has caused this to happen when Monetized Channels don't agree to the new terms & services.)
And having music you used to be able to listen to on Youtube without issue become blocked in your Country that's not Japan. (In regards to Youtube's cursed new Youtube Red Paid Subscription system that has caused this to happen when Monetized Channels don't agree to the new terms & services.)