pickings are slim down my way, and everything available is horrible.
;)
Know what I mean?!
pickings are slim down my way, and everything available is horrible.
;)
Know what I mean?!
jesse...
pickings are slim down my way, and everything available is horrible.
;)
Know what I mean?!
I'm attempting to grow a hybrid of kush and sour deisel I don't have anything that could pass through mail though
Congrats! Turtle Beach makes some nice gear. I splurged for the X41's myself. They're hawt.
you're a gamer?
Congrats! Turtle Beach makes some nice gear. I splurged for the X41's myself. They're hawt.
you're a gamer?
Definitely. Have been for 25 years now (Commodore 64!).
I prefer PC games, but I have been warming up to the XBox for the last 6 months or so. The X41's can be used on both, so I coughed up the serious cash for those.jesse...
pickings are slim down my way, and everything available is horrible.
;)
Know what I mean?!
I'm attempting to grow a hybrid of kush and sour deisel I don't have anything that could pass through mail though
Man, I have been having to settle for some of the nastiest stuff I have ever...
almost not even worth smokin'... almost;)
Congrats! Turtle Beach makes some nice gear. I splurged for the X41's myself. They're hawt.
you're a gamer?
Pleas read this.
Congrats! Turtle Beach makes some nice gear. I splurged for the X41's myself. They're hawt.
you're a gamer?
Pleas read this.
Maybe "a gamer" should carry the same meaning as "a movie enthusiast", "an audiophile" or "a Trekkie", i.e. someone who doesn't just like his past time, he likes it a lot and knows more about the medium than your average Joe.
A person that plays Farmville or WoW wouldn't be a gamer then, but someone who started with C64 or the NES and/or follows the same series for years or plays in a clan and/or buys specialized gaming equipment like gaming-specific headphones or keyboard or a more sophisticated gamepad could be called a gamer.
Congrats! Turtle Beach makes some nice gear. I splurged for the X41's myself. They're hawt.
you're a gamer?
Pleas read this.
Maybe "a gamer" should carry the same meaning as "a movie enthusiast", "an audiophile" or "a Trekkie", i.e. someone who doesn't just like his past time, he likes it a lot and knows more about the medium than your average Joe.
A person that plays Farmville or WoW wouldn't be a gamer then, but someone who started with C64 or the NES and/or follows the same series for years or plays in a clan and/or buys specialized gaming equipment like gaming-specific headphones or keyboard or a more sophisticated gamepad could be called a gamer.
Oh god no. Please, we don't need gamers feeling any more elite than they already do!!
I'm all for liberal use of the word "gamer", so that it loses its elitism and/or stereotyping. I want the moms who play bejeweled to say "I'm a gamer". I want the kid who plays WoW to say "I'm a gamer". I want the people wh play Catan and Magic to say "I'm a gamer".
I'm a gamer - a person who likes to play games. It's not an elitist title to me, but a quick way to say what I enjoy (such as a painter, or a baker). And I'm all for it losing its status!!
There's a difference between operating a vehicle and being a Driver afterall. So there is too a definitive difference between someone that plays his or her wii once in a while, and someone that well, lives and breathes games.
It's not that Gamers are better people, but frankly Gamers tend to well play Games better. Be it having access to a much larger pool of information, (Guilds, Fleets, Clans, Teams, Forums) superior gaming equipment (Gamer Keyboards with Anti-Ghosting, Gaming Mice, Superior Computers or connection speeds), and or sheer dedication to mastering a game.
If you pvp in an MMO, chances are you've learned the difference between a Pug (pick up group) and a PreMade Vent Team. The Pug group will die horribly every time, and in about seventy five percent cases, go onto the forum later and whine about Cheats Hacks, Exploits, or just how "Bad mannered and unsportsmanlike!" Premades are. All the while being the ones that spam zone chat with hate messages while the Premades simply say GG and move on. Ironically enough, it's generally the Pug type player in most games that tends to be the most Douche Like.
Especially in an Established Game with a very Matured Player Base (ie new subs, or purchases don't happen that often) because frankly the pugs who are good mannered or worth playing with are already snatched up by the supposed vile PreMade Teams.
The difference is very much akin to being someone capable of operating a vehicle, or someone knowing how to actually get the most out of it.
The Gamer tends to be the one of the two that actually understands the mechanics involved.
And that's why Gamer vs Casual Gamer needs to still be a distinction. I would hardly call myself a Baker, or a full on Chef. I can operate a stove, oven, toaster, microwave, grill, firepit and I can make decent meals. But that doesn't put me in the same zipcode as someone that loves to Cook.
But for gaming? No thanks. I get fed up with people who think they play better than other people, or are better than other gamers out there because they've played more or know more of the esotheric games or whatever. I love casual and "hardcore" games, and I hate the division that people make between them, talking down about people who "just" play Bejewelled or "only" play video games or whatever. Gaming is gaming is gaming. And man, gamers are elitist bastards.
If you're a professional gamer, then say "I'm a professional gamer". To me, that's the only important distinction.
I'm all for using it more often, to include more variety of gamers. Now, if you want to make a distinction using a new word (I often see "hardcore" used) as describing the different levels of player in your example, then I'm all for it. Unfortunately, it'll still keep the elitism there, but at least the simplest word (gamer) won't be the deciding term.
While I agree all gamers should be considered equal, I'll still refuse to call something like "farmville" a game.
I play Farmville. You should be my neighbor! :D
Blegh, I'm bothered enough by the fact that I have to play that crap for my work, I'm not going to waste my free time on it as well.
ugh, farmville. but yes ima professional gamer. I'm still a gamer though, and I'm a gamer cuz I'm better than most people. Thats how I got to be professional.
You don't get to be a gamer because you're better then most people. Especially considering you are probably only better then most people in one or two games.
nope I could probably play just about any game and whip a huge majority of the players
How's your Go? Chess? Soccer? Rugby? Checkers? Badminton? Skiing? Bridge?
Just to mention a few games that have a large player-base with lots of professionals that you would be hard pressed to beat easily.
So does that line work to pick up women?
if only
Either you're talking about a specific subset of games, competing with people who just play the game to relax and don't practice speficially to win or "huge majority of the players" includes people who've never played, or you're some kind of prodigy.
How's your Go? Chess? Soccer? Rugby? Checkers? Badminton? Skiing? Bridge?
Just to mention a few games that have a large player-base with lots of professionals that you would be hard pressed to beat easily.
I meant video games, which we were discussing, however my go game is pretty sick, chess I'm verrrry hard to beat, soccer....kinda dumb but I'm alright at it, rugby idk I've never played but I'm a pretty big guy I'de prolly be alright, skiing I live in florida so ya got me there, and bridge I thought only old people play that?
Video Games are also a specific subset of games. I'll buy that you can beat "many" people in video-games, considering the huge difference between someone who "plays video games" and someone who is "good at video games".
I can probably beat most people at most video games myself; it's not that big a feat. You just need to have a lot of feeling for games in general and excellent hand-eye-coördination. It only gets hard once you take on people who are an expert in the game of their choice, but those are generally a fairly low number, so "beating many" should be quite doable.
I used to play bridge, so not only old people. Mostly, though.
Video Games are also a specific subset of games. I'll buy that you can beat "many" people in video-games, considering the huge difference between someone who "plays video games" and someone who is "good at video games".
I can probably beat most people at most video games myself; it's not that big a feat. You just need to have a lot of feeling for games in general and excellent hand-eye-coördination. It only gets hard once you take on people who are an expert in the game of their choice, but those are generally a fairly low number, so "beating many" should be quite doable.
ok? so we agree lol you coulda just said that
It's like a strongman saying "I can lift more weight then the average human". Well duh. That's what you do, of course you can. If you want to be proud of something, you should at least be able to lift more weight then the average strongman.
It gets impressive when you can beat pro's in their given game in just about any game. Being able to beat random people who just play for 20 minutes a day in just about any game isn't an achievment, it's a requirement if you want to be a pro.
We agree on the basic concept. I'm just considering it to be a fairly mediocre thing, while you're saying it like it's something to be proud of.
It's like a strongman saying "I can lift more weight then the average human". Well duh. That's what you do, of course you can. If you want to be proud of something, you should at least be able to lift more weight then the average strongman.
It gets impressive when you can beat pro's in their given game in just about any game. Being able to beat random people who just play for 20 minutes a day in just about any game isn't an achievment, it's a requirement if you want to be a pro.
I do beat pro's
thats what makes me pro, I beat team fear at last years tournament here, fear mojo is stuck up.You beat one supposed pro team at one game... that doesn't mean you're any good at many other games. It just means you're probably very good at a specific game, but that doesn't mean you should get stuck-up and call yourself awesome in any game you play.
Actually, technically earning enough money to sustain yourself on playing games is what makes you a pro. But that's beside the point.
You beat one supposed pro team at one game... that doesn't mean you're any good at many other games. It just means you're probably very good at a specific game, but that doesn't mean you should get stuck-up and call yourself awesome in any game you play.
one example is what I provided, would you like more? I do make money when I play btw, every friiiiidayyyyyyyyyyyy (usually)
You still have a job, so you're not a pro yet. Also, you need a lot of examples to really lend weight to your claim that you're good at all games. And in different fields, too.
you're right
I agree