[Joachim]

I don't really understand the response that some people are having to the release of the chatlogs, where they seem to be under the impression that now all of the "gamers are over" and "gamers are dead" talk is invalidated, or even that both sides are now "at fault" in some capacity. The release of the chat-logs does nothing to invalidate that -- I mean, I sincerely doubt all the people involved in this particular stunt weren't gamers in some capacity, and it's not as if this an isolated incident. Stuff like this happens with relative frequency, it's indicative of a larger pattern of behavior. That's also assuming the only meaningful criticism was of the way people were behaving after/during this debacle rather than a larger shift in the conditions surrounding gaming as a whole. (meaning even if that were the case, it'd be more about the way everyone responded rather than why it happened to begin with)
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