Bradleigh
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Age: 33
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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24 Oct 2014, 3:22 pm
I agree with the topic creator. I used to think that video games were about having fun, but the gaming community has turned them into serious business. All anybody seems to do nowadays is complain about video games and spread the hatred and trolling. That's why I never play games online and I've quit keeping up with the chit chat and reviews about games. I'm a solitary gamer now who prefers playing video games alone and I say screw the people on the internet who try to tell me that the games I personally enjoy suck. 
24 Oct 2014, 5:14 pm
25 Oct 2014, 9:46 am
Bradleigh wrote:
It has gotten pretty horrible. Players feel the need to bag out all the other consoles. By far my experience has been the worst with a certain division of PC gamers who feel the need to call themselves "Master race" like they are some sort of Nazi like movement. Sure many will say it is a joke, but if it is its in poor taste, and I am sure that there is a pretty good bunch of them that actually believe it, and calling console players "peasants" really just a grab to try and demoralise another group and make yourself feel superior.
Next is that so many people have felt the need to crap on the Xbox One, for no real reason, it has gotten to the point that many of them so badly want it to fail that they jump at every opportunity to say there is something wrong with it. Followed by hate against Nintendo, where many just go against it for not conforming, highly ironic with all the complaints about nothing changing. It goes back to what someone said above about people just ignoring fun factor.
Another horrid thing is the way that "true gamers" have acted recently, and by that I mean people who are likely guys, who want to exclude others from calling themselves gamers, either get upset or pretty much ignore any really problems of gender inequality, and pretty much attack anyone who raises a point against them. They have used horrid language and have threatened women who they have seen as the enemy, and have felt the need to try and insult anyone who tries to defend people or use reason as SJW (Social Justice Warriors). But this whole issue is supposedly recently be about journalist corruption, where they have felt the need to attack all game journalists that have the slightest connection to game developers, and surprised that different journalists would decide together when to do certain stories. And then no surprise certain journalists got upset and wrote angry articles saying that the community was bad, which was followed by the elitists getting more upset that they were attacked despite the fact they did it first.
Next is that so many people have felt the need to crap on the Xbox One, for no real reason, it has gotten to the point that many of them so badly want it to fail that they jump at every opportunity to say there is something wrong with it. Followed by hate against Nintendo, where many just go against it for not conforming, highly ironic with all the complaints about nothing changing. It goes back to what someone said above about people just ignoring fun factor.
Another horrid thing is the way that "true gamers" have acted recently, and by that I mean people who are likely guys, who want to exclude others from calling themselves gamers, either get upset or pretty much ignore any really problems of gender inequality, and pretty much attack anyone who raises a point against them. They have used horrid language and have threatened women who they have seen as the enemy, and have felt the need to try and insult anyone who tries to defend people or use reason as SJW (Social Justice Warriors). But this whole issue is supposedly recently be about journalist corruption, where they have felt the need to attack all game journalists that have the slightest connection to game developers, and surprised that different journalists would decide together when to do certain stories. And then no surprise certain journalists got upset and wrote angry articles saying that the community was bad, which was followed by the elitists getting more upset that they were attacked despite the fact they did it first.
Oh yes, the PC Master Race who look down on the dirty console peasants. Even if PC's are better at gaming that doesn't mean they will stay that way. Games will improve, and need better video graphic cards to run on. Which means that the PC " Master Race " will need to change his computer, and that costs money. Just the graphic card alone will cost hundreds of dollars. As technology improves, which it will other things will need to be replaced. It is a never ending cycle that will cost more and more money, yet PC gamers don't seem to mind. Maybe that's just me though.
25 Oct 2014, 8:51 pm
Brainfre3ze_93 wrote:
Bradleigh wrote:
It has gotten pretty horrible. Players feel the need to bag out all the other consoles. By far my experience has been the worst with a certain division of PC gamers who feel the need to call themselves "Master race" like they are some sort of Nazi like movement. Sure many will say it is a joke, but if it is its in poor taste, and I am sure that there is a pretty good bunch of them that actually believe it, and calling console players "peasants" really just a grab to try and demoralise another group and make yourself feel superior.
Next is that so many people have felt the need to crap on the Xbox One, for no real reason, it has gotten to the point that many of them so badly want it to fail that they jump at every opportunity to say there is something wrong with it. Followed by hate against Nintendo, where many just go against it for not conforming, highly ironic with all the complaints about nothing changing. It goes back to what someone said above about people just ignoring fun factor.
Another horrid thing is the way that "true gamers" have acted recently, and by that I mean people who are likely guys, who want to exclude others from calling themselves gamers, either get upset or pretty much ignore any really problems of gender inequality, and pretty much attack anyone who raises a point against them. They have used horrid language and have threatened women who they have seen as the enemy, and have felt the need to try and insult anyone who tries to defend people or use reason as SJW (Social Justice Warriors). But this whole issue is supposedly recently be about journalist corruption, where they have felt the need to attack all game journalists that have the slightest connection to game developers, and surprised that different journalists would decide together when to do certain stories. And then no surprise certain journalists got upset and wrote angry articles saying that the community was bad, which was followed by the elitists getting more upset that they were attacked despite the fact they did it first.
Next is that so many people have felt the need to crap on the Xbox One, for no real reason, it has gotten to the point that many of them so badly want it to fail that they jump at every opportunity to say there is something wrong with it. Followed by hate against Nintendo, where many just go against it for not conforming, highly ironic with all the complaints about nothing changing. It goes back to what someone said above about people just ignoring fun factor.
Another horrid thing is the way that "true gamers" have acted recently, and by that I mean people who are likely guys, who want to exclude others from calling themselves gamers, either get upset or pretty much ignore any really problems of gender inequality, and pretty much attack anyone who raises a point against them. They have used horrid language and have threatened women who they have seen as the enemy, and have felt the need to try and insult anyone who tries to defend people or use reason as SJW (Social Justice Warriors). But this whole issue is supposedly recently be about journalist corruption, where they have felt the need to attack all game journalists that have the slightest connection to game developers, and surprised that different journalists would decide together when to do certain stories. And then no surprise certain journalists got upset and wrote angry articles saying that the community was bad, which was followed by the elitists getting more upset that they were attacked despite the fact they did it first.
Oh yes, the PC Master Race who look down on the dirty console peasants. Even if PC's are better at gaming that doesn't mean they will stay that way. Games will improve, and need better video graphic cards to run on. Which means that the PC " Master Race " will need to change his computer, and that costs money. Just the graphic card alone will cost hundreds of dollars. As technology improves, which it will other things will need to be replaced. It is a never ending cycle that will cost more and more money, yet PC gamers don't seem to mind. Maybe that's just me though.
It doesnt happen even close to as often as you might think. I built mine for gaming awhile ago, and.... ah, I'm still running everything, including new games, on max settings without any trouble at all. In order to be upgrading frequently, you have to pretty much start with an absolute hunk of junk, AKA, a machine that's very definitely not meant for gaming (typically someone running games on a "business" PC will experience this) in order to need to upgrade that frequently. Hell, I cant remember the last time I bought a video card.... or anything that wasnt a mouse.
Though what always gets me is that everyone thinks that you HAVE to upgrade. If you dont do it, you're doing it WRONG, and you suck, and blah blah blah, because graphics, and BLAH. And no, you dont. It doesnt HAVE to be bloody perfect. In the vast majority of cases, you dont NEED an upgrade to run such-and-such new game. You might need to tone the settings down, but you can run it. But nooooooo, the ones obsessed with that crap will happily fling $300 at a new card for it, and then proceed to brag about it. As if it's an accomplishment.
What gives the "master race" sort a kick though isnt any of that; it's the fact that PCs can be upgraded, but consoles have to be outright replaced and cannot change individually. And they'll NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT IT. It's like, yes, I get it, you stuck 5 video cards into your machine for no apparent reason. GOOD FOR YOU. Too bad it accomplishes nothing practical. Bah. I hate when people do that. Just pipe down and play the damn games already, whatever machine you're using.
I've forgotten what I was saying. Not that this fact is a surprise.
25 Oct 2014, 9:22 pm
To answer the OP bluntly, yes gamers have gotten worse. Gamers killed the rts genre and made MOBAs a thing, a terrible, terrible thing and I will never forgive that. 
DoTa and LoL to me are evil incarnate and embody almost all of the things I hate about the gaming scene now.
As for pc master, yes I like my pc and being able to play Dark Souls without lagging as much in Blighttown, but the whole argument is overdone and old. A PC is a great thing if you have the money to invest in a decent one. You will get a much bigger bang for your buck and so many games that were once console exlcuse are gaming to steam, but nothing to me can replace the feeling of sitting on the couch in front of the tv or BETTER yet on my bed in the dark with a gameboy. I kind of resent pc gaming because its most of what I do anymore but its so uncomfortable for me anymore, I don't have money for a better chair.
Another problem with pc gaming is that its oversaturated with MMOs and MOBAs right now. Yes, you can get some awesome AAA+ titles but nowadays those come on consoles as well. I'll def. be buying a ps4 for Silent Hills and the new Final Fantasy...and a wii-u for Smash and Zelda.
Also totally random but Gamespot is complete garbage and has been since Greg Kasavin left. Fact.
25 Oct 2014, 11:01 pm
NeueZiel wrote:
To answer the OP bluntly, yes gamers have gotten worse. Gamers killed the rts genre and made MOBAs a thing, a terrible, terrible thing and I will never forgive that. DoTa and LoL to me are evil incarnate and embody almost all of the things I hate about the gaming scene now.
As for pc master, yes I like my pc and being able to play Dark Souls without lagging as much in Blighttown, but the whole argument is overdone and old. A PC is a great thing if you have the money to invest in a decent one. You will get a much bigger bang for your buck and so many games that were once console exlcuse are gaming to steam, but nothing to me can replace the feeling of sitting on the couch in front of the tv or BETTER yet on my bed in the dark with a gameboy. I kind of resent pc gaming because its most of what I do anymore but its so uncomfortable for me anymore, I don't have money for a better chair.
Another problem with pc gaming is that its oversaturated with MMOs and MOBAs right now. Yes, you can get some awesome AAA+ titles but nowadays those come on consoles as well. I'll def. be buying a ps4 for Silent Hills and the new Final Fantasy...and a wii-u for Smash and Zelda.
Also totally random but Gamespot is complete garbage and has been since Greg Kasavin left. Fact.
DoTa and LoL to me are evil incarnate and embody almost all of the things I hate about the gaming scene now.As for pc master, yes I like my pc and being able to play Dark Souls without lagging as much in Blighttown, but the whole argument is overdone and old. A PC is a great thing if you have the money to invest in a decent one. You will get a much bigger bang for your buck and so many games that were once console exlcuse are gaming to steam, but nothing to me can replace the feeling of sitting on the couch in front of the tv or BETTER yet on my bed in the dark with a gameboy. I kind of resent pc gaming because its most of what I do anymore but its so uncomfortable for me anymore, I don't have money for a better chair.
Another problem with pc gaming is that its oversaturated with MMOs and MOBAs right now. Yes, you can get some awesome AAA+ titles but nowadays those come on consoles as well. I'll def. be buying a ps4 for Silent Hills and the new Final Fantasy...and a wii-u for Smash and Zelda.
Also totally random but Gamespot is complete garbage and has been since Greg Kasavin left. Fact.
Hmm, the mobas can be really fun, in all honesty; the problem is that Dota and LoL are both the largest of them, AND the biggest asshat magnets there ever was. They can be fun... but the jerk ratio is just too high with them. For really ENJOYABLE games in that genre, you simply go elsewhere. Smite, Dawngate, Infinite Crisis, Strife... there's a bunch of them, and they only attract as many jerks as your typical online game of any genre does.
Now as for MMOs... you can thank WoW for that. Uncreative publishers look at it, think that it prints money, and think that if THEY copy it, it'll print money for them too! Such bloody wonderful and typical corporate reasoning. It never works, but they WILL keep repeatedly trying it anyway.
But oversaturated? No. Those are just the ones that tend to get advertised the most, and mobas in particular get alot of video coverage and stuff because it's a genre that lends itself very well to the whole e-sports idea. But there's about a bazillion other games on PC that ARENT either of those genres... you just have to look for them. Of the hundreds of games on my own machine, there's about 5 mobas installed, and maybe 2 MMOs.
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