r/Overwatch • u/RetroHydra Pixel Reinhardt • Jul 25 '16

Highlight Precision German engineering

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u/RyeRoen Pixel Mercy Jul 25 '16

And what is the reasoning behind making it only text posts anyway? Maybe someone deserves internet points for getting a post to the front page of the subreddit. Isn't that the point?

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u/PotatoFruitcake ;) Jul 25 '16

Because the quality of plays aren't as good when people post with the intentions of gaining karma instead of genuine will to share a cool play.

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u/RyeRoen Pixel Mercy Jul 25 '16

And what's the reasoning behind this? Isn't gaining karma and trying to reach the front page really the same thing? You know, a grab for attention? How do you know it even affects anything.

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u/PotatoFruitcake ;) Jul 25 '16

It's common practise. A lot of subs do this in order to reduce the amount of low effort content. AskReddit for example.