Microsoft Employee Caught Trolling GT5

[MasterDriver]

"People who have been looking forward to GT5 since soon after GT4 hit the shelves were sure to be slightly disappointed by today's news that the title wasn't going to land in Japan until March 2010.

This caused sympathetic forum members around the world to come alive with comments like "they're probably working on enhancing the damage modeling" and "it's better released when it's ready" and various other comments, but obviously at some point fanboys tried to get involved and comparisons to Forza 3 were made including this seemingly innocuous post over on NeoGAF highlighting the difference in release schedules between GT and the Forza series."

This poster seemed to have a little more then fanboy banter up their sleeve.
Hit the Jump for details... "

http://www.n4g.com/events_tgs2009/News-400070.aspx

 

[Kinetic]

It's because deep down they all know Forza 3 is still just filler till GT5 and thats just it

 

[GT5_Veyron]

Im sorry but that troll was me.

 

[Lucas]

This means as much as any other troll in the Internet, unless he was payed to do it, which we have no proof he was. Otherwise, he was stating his opinion, which I fully agree with, regardless of the fact if it was Forza or any other game. 👍

Is this what we have become? Posting things like these to make Microsoft look bad just because one of his employees gave his opinion, and in turn looking bad at Forza?

The only thing that makes me thing he could have been payed for doing so is because he praised Bill Gates, but praising a console and a game means nothing. We see it here all the time.

 

[Schmo]

Im sorry but that troll was me.

^ Shocker, it seems you just scream for attention.

 

[GTO_VR4]

Forza 3 already went gold didn't it? Maybe that M$oft employee was just a gamer who liked racing games.

 

[McLaren]

Im sorry but that troll was me.

Oh, so you got fired from EA, then?

 

[ploopsy]

forza fanboys always troll... you should read gt4 and gt5p user reviews at ign or lamespot.

 

[chepe371]

Speaking of MS trolls where is JAkecourtney at>?

 

[Strittan]

Wow, that's epic failure right there!

 

[Earth]

I dont see how the Microsoft guy was trolling when what he said is the truth

 

[Maggot666PL]

The only thing that makes me thing he could have been payed for doing so is because he praised Bill Gates, but praising a console and a game means nothing. We see it here all the time.

In my eyes that's it. It probably wouldn't even catch anyone's attention if the guy wasn't so "passionately mad". So it looks like it's a failed attempt on some pseudo virus-like marketing. Certainly uncool.

 

[Devedander]

It's because deep down they all know Forza 3 is still just filler till GT5 and thats just it

Appetizers are just fillers too, but never understimate taking too long to cook dinner, enough stuffed jalepenos and mini quiches and your fillet may just not be so appealing anymore.

 

[chepe371]

I dont see how the Microsoft guy was trolling when what he said is the truth

Trolling isn't about right or wrong, it's about fronting and acting like something you're not, the average consumer, you have an agenda that you're masking with a false identity, what if he was MSGUY on the boards, wouldn't be a big surprise if hes dishing out prices for all the package deals on MS stuff right, but when hes masquerading as JOEBLOW69 or watever, then its trolling.

 

[seanchump]

I was right all along. I always thought trolls were getting paid..

 

[Zathra5_]

The exact same post is on the front page in the Japan March 2010 news item. I assume it is the same person. Microsoft has been known to astroturf in the past.

 

[AAscooter]

I dont see how the Microsoft guy was trolling when what he said is the truth

The posters here are just as stupid.

Fanboyism runs more rampant with GT5 than FM3.

I laughed at whoever said that FM3 is a 'filler' until GT5 comes out.

 

[chepe371]

It's not a coke and pepsi argument, those 2 are virtually identical, on the other hand...

 

[PAPPACLART]

Definition of a Troll as per Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

 

[L_Hamilton]

Im sorry but that troll was me.

No wonder you have 2 threads locked already.

If you have nothing to bring GTPlanet, then there's the door.👎

 

[Terronium-12]

No wonder you have 2 threads locked already.

If you have nothing to bring GTPlanet, then there's the door.👎

Not to mention he keeps calling people son.

 

[Pitracer100]

It's because deep down they all know Forza 3 is still just filler till GT5 and thats just it

"Nuff Said"
^ Make that 3 threads closed. The door is just around the corner.

 

[Tenacious D]

Fanboyism runs more rampant with GT5 than FM3.

The behavior of MODS on forzamotorsports.net calls you... less than truthful.

Look at GT Planet, hosting pop-up ads for Gears of WAH TOO and Halo ODST, and almost no fuss about it. I mean, seriously, some people can make some stuffs up.

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

I dont see how the Microsoft guy was trolling when what he said is the truth

Earth come on now.

GT4 - February 22, 2005
Forza 1 - May 3, 2005
Tourist Trophy - April 4, 2006
Forza 2 - May 29, 2007
GT5P - March 28, 2008
GT PSP - October 1st, 2009
Forza 3 - October 23, 2009
GT5 - March 2010

 

[Worst_Driver]

Well I guess this guy must be in Bill gates' bed at the moment I'm typing this.

 

[turbomp301]

classic

 

[Quiet_Storm]

Appetizers are just fillers too, but never understimate taking too long to cook dinner, enough stuffed jalepenos and mini quiches and your fillet may just not be so appealing anymore.

I had a taste of some appetizer this morning and it is tasting mighty fine! This appatizer is going to be a lot better than the last appatizer so I have a feeling a lot of people will be enjoying it. So much so that they may not have any room left for the main course.

 

[Terronium-12]

Earth come on now.

GT4 - February 22, 2005
Forza 1 - May 3, 2005
Tourist Trophy - April 4, 2006
Forza 2 - May 29, 2007
GT5P - March 28, 2008
GT PSP - October 1st, 2009
Forza 3 - October 23, 2009
GT5 - March 2010

Firstly, I doubt TT even belongs in that list and secondly at this point GT PSP is nothing but a reverbed GT4 with some additions to it, and the devil. Prologue isn't a full game and I still can't wrap my head around why reviewers compared it to an entire title anyhow - it's like comparing a package of bananas to a crate of said bananas.

 

[Turbonutter]

To those who say it's "no big deal" about what the MS employee said, or "it's just the truth" that's irrelevant. The fact of the matter is, the individual signed onto a 3rd party forum, made a less-than-polite statement degrading a competing company's product, and did so under the guise of anonymity. Once he decided to attach that Microsoft corporate email identity to his account, weather or not he was working alone or under orders, he became a declared entity of that corporation... and thus was in a conflict of interest.

 

[Predwolf]

Firstly, I doubt TT even belongs in that list and secondly at this point GT PSP is nothing but a reverbed GT4 with some additions to it, and the devil. Prologue isn't a full game and I still can't wrap my head around why reviewers compared it to an entire title anyhow - it's like comparing a package of bananas to a crate of said bananas.

The point is, there's more than just GT5 that they were working on. Turn 10 does Forza, that's IT. If PD only had to do GT4/GT5, it probably would've been out last year or sooner. Especially if Kaz didn't have to pull people off his team to work on the display and functions for the GT-R.