How to Save GameStop, ReviewTechUSA Downfall, Pat Reviews Alex's Wedding - Not So Common Podcast #61

[@BakiX]

Alex. The ReviewtechUSA segment was not yours to commandeer. The subject was clearly something for Pat to answer do to his close ties with the individual. The 20/20 interview format where you felt the need to interupt every 10 seconds to ask how he was feeling and then chime in with your own feelings were not helpful but infact were confusing & more so frustrating. Please stop doing that and let each other speak uninterrupted. Not every subject is about you.

[@pepealexandre]

How did this comment made you feel? ;)

[@RyeAlvaro]

Alex really shows how much a gem Ian is... There's no flow in conversation or respect on Alex's part when Pat is talking.

[@50-Deep]

💯

[@qmto]

I nearly died after listening to Alex interrupt Pat 15 times trying to start his story about RTU. Pat you REALLY need to have a heart to heart with Alex about how to be a good co-host if he’s gonna be a regular. And perhaps a “like” counter is in order because my goodness gracious that gets old listening to someone say “like” 3 times in each sentence.

[@fargoretro]

Lol let's scare Alex away so we can have pat solo pods every other month

[@Kevinhamradio]

I think it depends on the subject. I really wanted to hear what Pat had to say about RTU, it was torture whenever Alex interrupted!

[@Lugen]

😅facts

[@rob-tt3hb]

Who cares how much he says " like" that literally doesn't matter . The interrupting is 100% annoying tho, good god.

[@jonathanarras1281]

Agree, I’d rather just have Pat by himself like before

[@pepealexandre]

We can feel Pat's frustration with Alex with so much interruption and side talking, specially on the Rich segment. Alex, let the man speak his mind until the end.

[@jonathanarras1281]

Seriously I slammed my hand in my pillow the 4th interruption

[@Boswd]

Holy crap the RTUSA segament has to be the most painfull experience listening to Alex just rambling about feelings and interupting and saying "like" everything other word. OMGoodnes make it stop.

[@franknacc1718]

Im sorry, Pat, but Alex is insufferable. It's very hard to get through these.

[@thwe0016]

Everyone waiting for Pat to tell the story of ReviewTechUSA and is constantly cut off, so frustrating.

[@LostKawaii]

Absolutely no offense or attack here, Alex seems like a nice guy and I still left a thumbs up. But listening to this, especially the ReviewTechUsa segment, was kinda painful :/ Like please, let Pat talk and explain what even happened. I am not involved into this whole story, so it left me kinda confused in the middle for a couple of times when he interrupted Pat a lot just to ask "how he feels" or "If he considers to have the same job as rich" and stuff like this?... srsly dude :D Let him finish his story first and then ask questions. Why all the meta-shit.questions in between? Has nothing to do with Rich or the topic

[@adrianramirez8252]

Dude let pat talk , he wants to gove details about the situation and you cut him off.

[@jonathanarras1281]

Like 5 times out of

[@ogre706]

Listening skills are essential to make a marriage last.

[@McHaro0079]

Plus EVA theme song! 😅

[@ImPuLsEPaRaDoX1]

The fact someone asked Alex to marry them... Scary bro.

[@JaredConnell]

​@@ImPuLsEPaRaDoX1 ya when I heard she proposed to him I LOLed

[@ogre706]

@@ImPuLsEPaRaDoX1 Can't help wondering if he interrupted her a few times during that process. Ok now I'm just being mean, but really, if that's the quality of communications with his wife this marriage thing isn't going to end well for him..

[@prophismusic]

my friend, this ain't gon work.

[@JaredConnell]

Pat, you really need to listen to everyone in the comments regarding this new co-host

[@paynefullytwisted8752]

For real.

[@stevelovelace6907]

Christ! Alex, stop interrupting all the time. It’s damn annoying. I much prefer Ian.

[@GhibliSeiji]

This podcast is better solo. Alex is insufferable to listen to. He does podcasts like it's a let's play from 2012

[@Enchurito]

He like talks like a like valley like girl from like 19like94. It like drives me like all the way like up the like wall.

[@jonathanarras1281]

Pat trying to tell us what reviewtech did 4 times and each time Alex cutting in to de rail the entire conversation…

[@imairwrecked3599]

I’ve never seen someone who does nothing but sit on the fence about any and every topic like Alex did. Can you please have an opinion about something where you have an actual side on the topic?

[@jorynatali3865]

Pat: "rich is a piece of shit and he came after me and my friends" Alex: "i have no horse in this race" Dude

[@BoJensen-q2z]

This wass rough to get through. Not only Alex' insane amout of interruptions, but ones you hear how may times he says "like", it gets even worse. This was my first and last Alex experience. Sorry Pat. I could listen to you solo all day long, but Alex just ruins the flow.

[@dumdumchord]

Wait. Is Alex like the permanent guy? I just figured he was filling in on this episode. Was surprised reading the comments. Honestly I'm surprised I've made it this far through the podcast.

[@BrandonArnold0]

Alex, no one cares about your high morals about how to deal with conflict. Pat’s saying super interesting shit. Your job is to give Pat someone to riff off, and then you stop talking.

[@jesseleesamples]

I was excited to hear Pat’s opinion on the RTU stuff but barely heard anything from him because someone refused to let him get a thought out without interrupting and sidetracking the entire conversation

[@Silent_Running]

I could listen to Pat all day long, but Alex makes this exhausting.

[@funhurtsmylungs1056]

Pat needs to fly solo on these. Alex is a dud, posted on another video about how annoying he is but they still keep coming with him in it. Love to see the comments on each video release increase with the same statement. Roll on 62 without Alex.

[@BCRivers]

Can Alex not keep his mouth closed for one minute?

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Common courtesy: When you're the guest on someone's show. Stop talking over the host.

[@musicryandave]

That guy with you is not good Pat.

[@PBBoogie99]

Let Pat tell the damned story!!!

[@cdythms86]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who was annoyed with the co-host.

[@TQM8888]

Me: “Ahhhh finally, Pat is going to give his side of the ReviewTechUSA story. Been waiting years for this.” :) Alex: *constant pointless interruptions*

[@younglinwoodloyal]

That was really frustrating as a long time Pat fan when he wanted to talk about RTU stuff and being interrupted time and time again by Alex. Personally, I wanted to hear Pat talk and not Alex’s same, totally irrelevant, 2 or 3 questions.

[@gaupau]

We miss you Ian!!!

[@ImPuLsEPaRaDoX1]

Alex has made these podcasts unbearable...

[@RayOfTruth]

I loved The Dex and the podcast, it's nice to hear Alex and Kellie are doing well.

[@NeoDragonKnight]

Lego has a quarterly print magazine that is still going, and my kid and I look forward to it everytime. He loves it even though its obviously working as a marketing tool to us adults. If they targeted it to kids with smart stories, ads and layouts, it would be an amazing tool for eb. Hell, some of the games that have failed because of zero marketing may have had at least some eyes on it if they were in the magazine, with a "upcoming games list" with a short description of each which they could do further more research for.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

I don't LIKE this new dude

[@skimmaster5000]

Get rid of Alex soooo bad

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Alex is annoying, please coach him better on etiquette, Pat. I almost never give videos a "dislike" with the little thumbs down button, but here we are. I couldn't finish the podcast because some dude won't let Pat talk uninterrupted.

[@HerofTyme]

Man I’m TIRED of Alex. He was hard to put up with the last couple shows and he’s (almost) worse now. I gotta say, I probably won’t tune in to any future episodes with him included.

[@frankm5150]

this guy is no good man.

[@martincruz6068]

This guy will not let pat talk annoying

[@meetoo594]

The rtu bit was really hard to follow due to the other guy constantly interrupting pat with irrelevant nonsense. I gave up before the end, just too annoying to listen too.

[@migueldias8546]

For ReviewTechUSA, it is like politics. There is no need to argue with the other side, you are not going to change anyone’s mind because it is first a question of personality. You choose the party that matches who you are deeply. Same with Rich, it is first a question of personality, and he has a lot of demons in his head… That is all I will say…

[@markasscop]

man I'm so glad seeing these comments to see I'm not the only one thinking alex keeps interjecting in spots where he really doesn't need to, let pat finish his thoughts then ask the questions after

[@RetroSho]

What GameStop should have done is revive the FuncoLand brand. Consolidate stores like what Alex said, strategically convert a few stores into FuncoLand stores, shift all of their retro games to those stores, then hire on people who are exceptionally good at retro games. No clue why they fumbled the ball. The FuncoLand brand is such a nostalgic trip for many still.

[@TheYamin316]

If you absolutely must interrupt someone, at least have something to say, he interrupted several times just to say he doesn't have an opinion on/feel strongly about RTU

[@SynopsisGrim]

Paused at 0:01 because I'm only here for the comments, and oh boy, they did not disappoint!

[@beny.391]

I vaguely remember the great starbucks temp closures of yesteryear. All that required was them retraining their baristas and inventing the Pike Place roast, a roast that had something they lacked back then. Consistency. Unless Gamestop pivots to coffee there is nothing they can do. They are the A&P of game stores. I miss Play n Trade.

[@tonycorona5892]

Damn it’s wild most these comments are how Alex blows

[@SeaToSkyImages]

I'm listening to this new guy constantly interrupt Pat, and I'm like "Am I just tired or is this guy completely ruining this story about RTU with a million interjections?" I read the comments. Yeah, Pat, you need to have a one-on-one with your boy. He needs to sit back and listen.

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

Oh man, don't be "LIKE" anything, the word "like" should get banned after this podcast

[@HarakiriRock]

I saw the title and clicked immediately, only to be disappointed after realizing this isn't the CU Podcast and there's a random guy instead of Ian. Either way I'm really interested in hearing Pat's thoughts on my favorite lolcow Dickers, but based on the comments it sounds like that segment is going to be especially painful to listen to.

[@thebigbean8783]

Oh no. RTU talk. Talk about the saddest downfall. I used to binge his videos for hours and hours and then he just changed. So so much.

[@KaoruMzk]

How do you binge his stuff? It was all news videos with little to no rewatch value.

[@MarbleThumbs]

​@KaoruMzk It didn't used to be like that, he completely changed his content and style a few years in.

[@try4ndrunf0rcov3r]

Last RTU I enjoyed was a thanksgiving livestream roasting QVC products, close to 4 years ago. Then it was all boring news regurgitation with soundboard trash "rooster,horse,I'm a man, relax your anus,applause" while getting high,shirtless and gaining weight back.

[@RetroSho]

His obsession with DarkSydePhil is the weirdest shit I've ever seen.

[@clearspira]

Every time i've ever been unfortunate enough to watch one of his videos he just comes off to me as being the love child of Boogie and Wings. Sorry but you'll have to work hard to convince me that this guy was ever quality viewing.

[@funkspinna]

"This is our recurring segment: Pat's Enemies." LOL. Yes, no episode would be complete without one.

[@schnarfschnarf5886]

Wtf is this Alex...We are hear for Pat so umm Alex get a clue homie

[@MotleyDeth]

Ill give it a shot and hope that Alex isnt super ultra annoying like the last one.

[@markus5862]

He is

[@Had0k3n2X]

We get to hear dogs barking

[@demgphix]

For the record, people weren't upset at the existence of a Diablo mobile game, they were upset for the downfall of an amazing company. I always assumed Pat and Ian didn't have the context about how far Blizzard had fallen (and is still falling) from where they used to be, Diablo Immortal was a spit in the face of all of its fans. It's also true that the fans eventually got Diablo 4, which was riddled with problems, and showed once again that Blizzard didn't have it anymore.

[@Mcfarad595]

Alex vs Bert Kreischer in the interruption Olympics.

[@CjE-d4s]

Alex is a pro interrupter, but he wouldn't stand a chance against brent crystals!

[@Mcfarad595]

It would sound like two auctioneers.

[@mikedradio]

Alex’s wife proposing to him explains a lot 😬

[@InsertGame1]

I was happy to see a new video out until i clicked it. It was hard to make it thru this. I didn't listen to even half of it. Alex maybe better solo and I'd rather just listen to Pat solo then them working together.

[@doctormeowstein777]

Get Alex out. Good god.

[@auggieaxiom5726]

talking about saving gamestop is like talking about saving blockbuster video

[@pacmancdi]

Yes but Blockbuster video is something people actually hold fondness for and they were good at what they set out to do. Plus physical movies/music will never completely go away because of collectors and hipsters. GameStop on the other hand has been trash since day one. I've never known anyone who actually liked going there even when they were in their prime.

[@auggieaxiom5726]

@@pacmancdi so making gamestop customers fond of gamestop is thus the answer, it saved blockbuster after all.

[@pacmancdi]

@@auggieaxiom5726 people tend to spend more money in places that they enjoy... Netflix killed Blockbuster obviously. There's not much they could have really done about that.

[@Launchpad05]

I use to like Rich from ReviewTechUSA when he made A video bashing Kim Kardashian, but I started turning away from him when he started acting weird in his videos.

[@MrMegaManFan]

Rich flamed out one too many times. For a guy who professed the best thing you could do in life was not take bait from trolls, it felt like he took said bait every time it was offered, then he'd rage about it and QUIT! I got tired of it and unsubscribed.

[@dravenlee4473]

The GameStop Retro stuff is pretty lame but it IS something they should be doing. It basically just means they carry older games and they have a section for them. The selection is limited and a lot of them don't have the original cases. You are better off still going to get an indie store. Retro isn't going to save a store when the market that buys those games are collectors and cares about condition. I think they are just a dying business and there's no saving them unless they really, really shrunk to where there's one store per area. The model of there being 5 in one city isn't sustainable for what is turning into a niche market.

[@brodyjames4126]

Going after Frank is why i do not like him. Frank is just here to have a fun time and spread happiness. Plus I think Pat may force him to make videos with him.

[@onesoynic]

40 mins about this dudes wedding nobody cares bud

[@majestyzx9081]

ReviewTechUSA has always been this way. I'm shocked it took this long for people to get tired of his schtick.

[@SuperLuigiSixty4]

I hope the guy who did the RTUsa downfall vid (and a couple others that I've liked) does one on Stuttering Craig sometime. From internet pioneer to right wing grifter.

[@dtcharo]

This was just brutal to listen to. Alex being a conversation killer aside, the whole Diablo mobile/RTU discussion set off my bullshit meter. I went back and watched the "No Pat, People Aren't Entitled Babies For Disliking Diablo Immortal" video and literally within the first minute of him talking he says something like "just because you disagree with someone means you don't like them but that's not true. I like Pat and have met him several times in person and he's been nothing but nice to me." He mentioned the CU Podcast and how he was a subscriber and that he enjoyed Pat and Ian's content. Then he went on to make his points which I think were/are valid. Maybe I would be more sympathetic to Pat if Alex let him f'n speak but Pat really came off poorly here. He and Ian were 100% correct with the debacle that was the Intellevision fiasco and Tommy Tallarico seems like, no IS, a huge scumbag. Furthermore, Pat was perfectly in the right to call out all those Amico shills which just so happened to include RTU at one point. However, Pat isn't above criticism and that particular video RTU did regarding the CU Podcast take on Diablo Immortal was perfectly fair regardless of the drama surrounding it. RTU also criticized The Immortal John Hancock as well in another video and that apparently triggered John Hancock even though the criticism in that video was fair as well. To John Hancock's credit though he did own up to his overreacting with DMCA claims. Pat still comes off as jilted and unable to listen to criticism after having listened to this podcast. Those valid criticisms don't speak on behalf of the character of who RTU is and frankly I don't care. He may very well be a scumbag and Pat and Ian may have legitimate reasons for disliking Rich but I wouldn't consider what RTU solely said in that Diablo video to merit such eventual vitriol. Again, if Alex would have STFU and let Pat explain some more maybe it would clarify thing but every time I've seen this specific topic brought up it tends to reflect poorly on Pat and Ian. Pat, if you want to put it out there just put it out there and be done with it. I rarely give out dislikes to videos unless they're just blatant propaganda but this got me to click on dislike. My opinion isn't terribly important and the wall of text I wrote might be considered completely unnecessary but I felt it was worth putting out there. Judging by the other comments you can at least consider talking to Alex about how awful his conversation skills are in this type of format before having him on again. As for spilling the tea on Rich. I dunno dude. Shit or get off the pot.

[@HarakiriRock]

Rich talked shit about Pat and Ian several times over the years, it wasn't just a one-off criticism over the Diablo incident. Plus the only reason he criticized them to begin with was because everyone else was doing it. He's notorious for hopping on bandwagons and flip-flopping to whatever the popular opinion is.

[@dtcharo]

@@HarakiriRock That sounds correct but I’m specifically talking about the Diablo Immortal incident and only that. As that video response changed the dynamic between their relationship to discuss anything beyond that seems moot. I’m only commenting on the topic Pat mentioned in this podcast. If he did a complete breakdown of how RTU is a self destructive narcissist then I would likely agree. However Pat’s framing of the Diablo Immortal video was incredibly suspect in my opinion and having rewatched it my thoughts haven’t changed. I don’t know Rich or Pat personally nor do I care to. I’m just here to give my $.02 American 🇺🇸 freedom units on this specific topic and go on with my day. I doubt Pat is going to lose any sleep over what I’ve said. In the grand scheme of things I am an ill informed asshole on the entirety of their feud. Still, I don’t think RTU needs to apologize for making a response video that was rather tame. Rich supposedly hoping on some bandwagon is irrelevant. Pat isn’t entitled to creative control of RTU videos just because they were amicable. This isn’t the Montreal Screwjob ffs. 🤦🏻 The CU Podcast isn’t above reproach.

[@ToGuyFor]

The cohost cutting Pat off, is hilarious. I almost really enjoyed the podcast but its more centered around the cohost telling Pat what is and isn't relevant.

[@NimhLabs]

Nearly forty minutes in, and Pat is demonstrating he is the Boyfriend in the "Uh, My Boyfriend asked for no Pickles on his hamburger" meme x3

[@robertmiller300]

I need a NES punk vs SNES drunk Only because it rhymes.

[@seankehoe8658]

let. pat. cook.

[@CharlieWyvill]

That is pretty weird about the mixers, especially if they were also doing cocktails. Pat, you should have went with a kilt. I think it would suit you.

[@youreallyplaythat]

I wouldn't say tax benefits are tremendous for a married couple. They are certainly better, but it's not crazy. Filed jointly this past year for the first time. Better, for sure, but not ground-breaking.

[@seijurohiko8406]

Alex sucks

[@SuperBrendo64]

I didn’t find Alex bad at all. The RTU did feel like it was a moment where Pat should have finished his thoughts completely, but it wasn’t that bad. I’m sure if Pat didn’t like the segment or how the whole episode went, he wouldn’t have kept it in.

[@Twi66e]

Yeh I remember Pat had ReviewTech on the podcast and then it felt like a week later he turned on him. Just felt scummy

[@MSDGAMEZ]

Sad thing is I started watching RTU about a year before he went downhill. I enjoyed alot of his regular videos. I personally think he's got some sort of afflictions

[@duhdeedee]

There's a threshold somebody can cross where I'm ready to start believing bad shit about them, and aside from that stuff with his editor Rich also did at least two (more?) vids where he's done with Review Tech and he kept on doing vids in the same format. At first I even thought he was just uploading a backlog until it was clear this guy can't commit to his own stated direction.

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

The reason is pretty obvious by GameStop wants to start doing the retro thing is because if things start to go digital there goes the prophet unused video games as well as being able to make a couple of bucks off of a new video games. So they're trying the hold on to something that's going to maybe make them profitable.

[@BakiX]

This podcast has zero chemistry, lol.

[@TyEats2200]

well I can only speak for myself on the RTU topic, but 5 years ago I was still a young teenager and didnt know much of anything. As ive gotten older ive matured and realized how much of a piece of shit hew is. So yes, im late to the party.

[@benjaminyoung9694]

I figured game informer died out in 2009. I cant see it being viable after youtube buffering was figured out

[@jennyholiday88]

Pat, Rich and Tommy should have a pasta eating contest and whoever is the loser delete their online presence

[@Viper505repiV1]

1:12:29 So Jim Cornette with Vince Russo

[@tarttooth6022]

re:Gamestop Retro - I went to a Gamestop on my lunch break today. The only addition to the store was a handful of retro games in the respective Nintendo, Xbox, and Playstation sections. No layout changes ir anything. The oldest item they had was a single SNES cart. The "retro" systems with the most games available were 3DS and PS3. The prices seemed fair across the board; either at or slightly below Ebay prices. I picked up a K-Mart variant Mario Party 4 and a legit copy of Pokemon Leaf Green for under $100 together, which is sadly a good deal these days.

[@youreallyplaythat]

Starbucks closed for only one afternoon....

[@mrtea7562]

Has Ian left the podcast?

[@TempleofAmon666]

No

[@demgphix]

I gotta say, Reviewtechusa was right about Diablo Immortal... obviously he wasn't the only one who said it, but he didn't even flame Pat and Ian that badly for their take. Having said that, I would love for this podcast to have the "Pats Enemy's" segment 😂

[@acidstain1058]

Oops extra pointless is great too love tht guy almost forgot lol

[@thestuff10]

Whoooaaa, it's the Not So Common Podcast!!

[@vijnananath]

Crazy all the hate Alex is getting. I love the freewheeling, conversational tone of these compared to the structured tone of the CU Podcast.

[@acidstain1058]

Pat ...James Rolfe and irate gamer are my three favs the rest cn get bent 😮

[@heyitssherri175]

I can't believe that the entire Diablo fiasco was already 6 years ago, and I also can't believe that people are still upset with Pat and Ian over it. Nothing says you aren't a giant baby by holding a grudge about being called a baby the better part of a decade ago.

[@ogre6548]

Pat and Ian’s level of anger was weird. I remember listening to the podcast at work and I had to rewind because I thought I missed something. People who are hardcore fans are always going to be hyper critical about what they love. The whole thing was weird.

[@MrBjanders]

They had a famously bad take supporting notorious scumbag company Activision-Blizzard against mainstream gamer opinion (on a subject they clearly didn't care about anyway) and never admitted they were at all off or even tone-deaf about it. I don't think it's that important, but I also won't call you a crybaby with a grudge because I disagree with your opinion.

[@mr.selfimprovement3241]

Alex is having a normal conversation with Pat. Nothing wrong with that. The ISSUE IS: this is a PODCAST, so you guys need to space out the conversation a bit without so many interruptions. In normal conversation we typically go back and forth since we know each other and can fill out each other thoughts a bit... but on a podcast, the audience DOESN'T know every story and need to hear context. In a way, the back and forth have to work more like an interview or debate where each person trades-off speaking. It's important to allow each other the breathing room for anecdotes and a bit of visual storytelling thru their exposition. I feel like impulse control of Alex (given his age) is a bit lacking. You gotta hold on to the thought you want to say for a bit buddie, and let Pat get a full thought out to the audience. The constant bouncing back and forth, breaks it up too much to follow easily. I hope this advice helps. 👍 PS: Please Alex, work on your "like" habit a bit. For the quality of the podcast. It's also a bad habit in general. If you can work on it, most of us will be very appreciative. And congratulations on your wedding!

[@brandongoede5907]

I appreciate Alex. He’s got good energy

[@pizzarolljohnson5589]

Yeah man this comment section sucks there so negative about Alex.

[@wesleypeoples3567]

Sale game informer in store. Blame the gaming market with too many crappy games and not enough physical games in stores. We need to hold the gaming companies for the reason GameStop is now hurting. Have a small store with just toys and then a game store with games. Got to bring back Wii , 360, and PS3 games if you can. But overall we need to shut down a lot of stores too many stores and not enough games. Plus companies used to make games the customer would play. Stop making live service games and get back to single player stories and leave the sexual identity and pronouns of the character out. Not every game needs to be online to play.

[@anthonyherrick452]

Alex I appreciate your voice of reason. You are positive and funny. You really helped me to consider some things about my perspective

[@audrianaonline]

Thanks for another great podcast, y'all! 😁😁

[@AceFondu]

You called the people against DI whiny babies lol. It was a really bad take, everyone agreed it was a bad take, and even here still you can't admit that. Annoyingly, I think most would have agreed with the general sentiment of DI being a bad game, and there's no reason for these fans to overreact against it, but instead you two went way overboard for no reason. I just don't get it. It's like Trump never admitting he's wrong. Rich's terrible behavior aside, the beef began with your bad take and your unwillingness to admit it, and your sour reaction to that criticism. An interview to clear that up would have been very helpful, instead you both stuck your heads in the sand.

[@NeoDragonKnight]

I agree. Ian and Pat have a pretty good moral compass, and I 97% of the time agree with them on issues. But I disagreed with their DI take, but I was ok with disagreeing with that one right up until Ian started to get heated. In particular his "They don't owe you anything, You deserve less" comment completely flipped what would have been simply a talking point/opinion, into WE ARE ALWAYS RIGHT and are THE Justice lords, and you guys concerns are bulls#$% territory. And its unfortunate because they totally missed the point in that it was the big picture of DI being a signaling point that blizzard was being destroyed by Activision with DI being a cheap cashgrab without the quality Blizzard was known for and the Blizzard of old would never have done. And it made their take age even worse with how Blizzard has indeed fallen since that point that everyone was worried about. And the defense that was brought up was that "well Ian is always like that and wasn't serious" but really, he wasn't in that moment and it was pretty obvious if youve listened to them for years. Listen, I love Pats podcasts, and still do and will still listen to even the bad ones but that was the one time they really made me question if they were able to take an L as they constantly remind us of their Ws, or in other words, they can dish it out, but can't take it when the roles are reversed. Rant done, still look forwards to Pats podcasts every week, no hate, just honest feelings on that matter years ago.