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Gamers' Contradictory Reactions to Award Judging Methods

A two-panel meme satirizing gamers' contradictory reactions to award judging methods. The top panel, labeled 'Gamers when an Award is 100% Fan Voted:', shows a woman (likely from a real reaction image) yelling with text overlays criticizing a fan-voted award: 'Why is Gacha Slop here?', 'This game sucks (they have not played it)', 'They bribe their players in winning
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Gamers
Why is Gacha Slop here?
Gamers
This game sucks (they have not played it)
Gamers
They bribe their players in winning 'Players' Vote' (they don't)
Gamers
That's why awards should only be judged by a proper jury
Gamers
Just name the show to Clair Obscur Awards
Gamers
This shouldn't have won Best RPG
Gamers
Game Awards is just for Corpo show and not actually giving awards to real good games

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Gamers when an Award is 100% Fan Voted: Also Gamers when an Award is judged by a proper Jury:

Overview

A two-panel meme satirizing gamers' contradictory reactions to award judging methods. The top panel, labeled 'Gamers when an Award is 100% Fan Voted:', shows a woman (likely from a real reaction image) yelling with text overlays criticizing a fan-voted award: 'Why is Gacha Slop here?', 'This game sucks (they have not played it)', 'They bribe their players in winning

Origin notes

The meme is created by editing a real reaction image (likely from a TV interview or show) with overlaid text to contrast two scenarios. It references specific games ('Wuthering Waves', 'Expedition') and award-related terms ('Clair Obscur Awards'), suggesting it circulates in gaming communities on platforms like Reddit or Twitter. The format is a common comparison meme, using existing visual content modified with new text to highlight perceived hypocrisy.

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