John Walker's discussions

No, I said it was a “scummy practice.” You can do a shit, but I don’t conclude that you’re a person made of shit. Read more

I entirely sympathise with this argument, but I don’t think anyone involved is making the “we have lost $X” claims. I mean, the whole point of the article is to report that someone made loads MORE money because of it. Read more

Because it leads to price inflation. Read more

Firstly, we’re not talking about the obscenely priced $70 games from AAA publishers—we’re talking about $20 indie games, and no one is suggesting they can “afford” to have them priced so low. Secondly, it’s scummy for all the reasons I carefully lay out in the article. Read more

Not so much hinting as “heavily screaming”. Read more

Ah, that’s because I’m what scientists call “an idiot”. Read more

Absolutely everything you’re claiming is entirely denied by Lew, who says she’d never heard of him before. Read more

Oops, good catch! Thanks. Read more

I’m not sure Nintendo would agree. Read more

You put forward some interesting theories, especially the idea of cheating that’s so primitive it simply tells her if she has the better hand at that point. Read more

No, not at all! It’s to make the point that Square’s JRPG catalogue is pretty diverse. Read more

Massive apologies to Ali for accidentally posting this with my byline! Goodness me, I wish I were 27. But now fixed. Read more

LOUD APPLAUSE Read more

Good one! Read more

You have violated my copyrights. Read more

By “above,” I meant my answer to a previous comment, which Kinja then of course promptly put below. Read more

Well, see above for my more detailed thoughts. But also, you know, Pokemon cards exist. Read more

I’m intrigued by your reaction, not because I think you’re wrong, but because I wonder if I’m right. Read more

Well, it’s worth noting that those Umbreons are a year old, and holding value astonishingly well. I suspect the Giratina could do the same. So in such instances, there’s clearly value if you think you’ve a strong contention for a 10. However, I agree that PSA’s times are ridiculous, and their increased prices are… Read more

I do see the possibilities, and for attacks or tools that need five or six cards in the Lost Zone, Aerodactyl is great. But Fantina’s requirement for 10 cards, for only blocking one round of attacks, I think seems a poor balance. The sacrifice of a sixth of your deck seems too much, to me. Read more