HardOCP has gone to the Dark Side
So if you managed to get through all the drama below, or even if you didn’t, I’ll try to spell out what the point is.
While all this is really boring it does show what can happen when a website goes off the deep end. Kyle Bennett has complete control over what content stays and goes as well as who can post that content. Kyle has publicly attacked me and the company for which I used to work. I confronted him quietly via email first, then on his turf publicly to refute his false claims.
Nothing remains of that attempt. He is able to say whatever he wants without fear of retribution or concern for accuracy. How very brave of him. He has effectively misled the public into forming an incorrect opinion based on lies and gestapo-style control of information.
Let this serve as a warning to any manufacturers who engage with HardOCP. If Kyle Bennett wants to say something about you or your product he has made it clear he has no compunction against doing so without regard for the truth. If you try to connect with him either privately or publicly you will have your comments ignored or stripped from his site and face further derogatory remarks.
Is this really the type of person you want making comments about the quality of your products or services? Is this a person you should find trustworthy? Should the opinion of this person be valued? Is this the role model your kids should be following when deciding the difference between right and wrong?
There was a time when HardOCP was well known for putting the truth out for everyone to see. Now it’s been reduced to creating falsity and spewing it out as reality. What a shame.
This is ridiculous. Palit video cards have been quite successful in many other regions of the world under the Palit moniker as well as other names and it was a tough time to try to break into a new market here in the U.S.
I visited HardOCP frequently because I liked their “less than professional” style but when I saw his single comment regarding Palit I was totally put off. I don’t know Palit from Adam, their cards seem to me like they break the mold and I had even planned on purchasing one when it was time to change because I dig that they are not a cookie cutter product…. but for a review website to blast a company like that makes me wonder if there is an ulterior motive.. did Palit not give him a bunch of free cards to test and that’s why he’s so pissed off? How many bad reviews has he given cards because he didn’t like their PR department? How many good reviews has he given because he got kick backs… the whole thing looks shady to me. I’ve decided to put HardOCP on the “eh.. I’ll read em but not trust their reviews” list.
I always thought HardOCP was crap anyway. I never agreed with any of the thier reviews on the products I’ve been using for along time, so If HardOCP doesn’t like something it leads me to think it must be pretty good…