>>718068596
it was better in the earliest years, but from the late 00s and into the 10s it started being filled by fags who came to /v/ purely to complain about whatever game or platform they hated, because they would get banned for "starting flame wars" anywhere else
"anywhere else" being other gaming forums, usually patrolled by power-tripping admins who wanted any excuse to press the ban button and get their dopemine hit for the day
this is literally how /v/'s "le epic pessimist mindset" was formed, and its all been downhill from there
we used to have fun