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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #30 on: October 08, 2012, 10:06:36 am »
None of them benefit the human race in any meaningful way.

But that should not be the basis on which we judge politicians (or anyone). If she sat at church for 4 hours a day, she would be getting praised. But sitting at church does nothing to help the human race. And people can be just as fat sitting in a pew as they can be sitting at a computer.
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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #31 on: October 08, 2012, 10:30:15 am »
Everyone I have ever met who plays World of Warcraft is a sad loser. Sorry. Usually with a weight problem. Sorry. Online gamers are odd. I play games to AVOID social interaction. If I want to communicate with real people I switch the machine off and leave the house - or speak to my wife. My current hobbies are smoking weed, watching girl on girl porn and playing Borderlands 2. All three I enjoy in private with the curtains closed. Two of them I share with my partner. None of them benefit the human race in any meaningful way.
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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #32 on: October 08, 2012, 10:37:34 am »
As an ultra-liberal professional C++/Java programmer and games fanatic...

Everyone I have ever met who plays World of Warcraft is a sad loser. Sorry. Usually with a weight problem. Sorry. Online gamers are odd.

Damn. It's a good thing you came here and told us that. You know, because most of us here are unable to form opinions of our own about both people and activities. A little while ago, I met someone who plays online games. I thought he was a decent enough person to hang out with sometime. Whew. Almost made a huge mistake there. Thanks. And being you're a ultra liberal programmer and self admitted gamer, it means your opinions are really facts in disguise.
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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #33 on: October 08, 2012, 11:18:06 am »
Most of the people that I've seen that hate the game solely fall into the "Changed It Now It Sucks" trope that seems to plague online gaming.
Just to buck trend, I played the beta. Though it sucked then, promptly moved on.

Though some of my friends used it as a IRC Subscription service with a graphical component for quite some time.

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #34 on: October 08, 2012, 03:27:11 pm »
... but lets not pretend that spending 20+ hours a week running around a fantasy world is anything but a total waste of time. Its not character building and its not productivel. No one over the age of 14 should ever claim to be a level 50 elf in any situation ever. Keep it to yourself.
dietcoke, why does everything a person does have to be character building or productive?  If she puts in a full week at the office she can do whatever she wants, why should she have to keep it to herself?

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Everyone I have ever met who plays World of Warcraft is a sad loser. Sorry. Usually with a weight problem. Sorry. Online gamers are odd. I play games to AVOID social interaction. If I want to communicate with real people I switch the machine off and leave the house - or speak to my wife. My current hobbies are smoking weed, watching girl on girl porn and playing Borderlands 2. All three I enjoy in private with the curtains closed. Two of them I share with my partner. None of them benefit the human race in any meaningful way.

I currently don't play any online games, but I've logged many hundreds of hours into the Fallout and Elder Scroll games, and it's when I don't feel like communicating with real people and it helps me unwind and go to sleep.  As many people on this board can tell you, I'm an extrovert.  I'm at work 12-14 hours with a commute, at the gym for 2-3 hours and then out with friends at any chance I can get.  Do you consider work to be productive?  Even if it isn't furthering my life goals?  Is the gym productive?  Is hanging out with my friends, going to concerts, seeing stand-up or other shows productive?  Or all those things a waste of time.  I must know what should I be doing with my time?  Should I be posting generalizing comments about people who play video games on internet forums, would that be a better use of my time?

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #35 on: October 08, 2012, 04:29:03 pm »
Just gonna chime in to say that while I don't current spend much time gaming, I've been a gamer all my life, played WoW for a time, and I really did have a level 50 elf. I am also married, a home-owner, have a good paying full time job, and while I could stand to lose a little weight, I'm far from the stereotypical fat gamer DietCoke seems to have in mind.

And y'know who plays online games a lot more than me? My dad, the PhD who just recently helped land a rover on Mars, and my brother, who has a successful career at an investment firm and a very active social life.

So yeah...

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #36 on: October 08, 2012, 05:15:21 pm »
Fuck that shit.

Football is a waste of time, too, and yet more people boast more proudly about that than any nerd boasts about his high level character. 

But that's the point -- hobbies are for wasting time and having fun.  And fun can be shared.

Not every second of human existence needs to be spent furthering the entire human race.  Further, neither do hobbies need to be hidden away like some dark secret.

So you play games to get away from people.  Good for you.  On the other hand, believe it or not, some of us like talking while we play games, and believe it or not, not all friendships have to be in person.  Hell, the people here on FSTDT are some of my closest friends.

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #37 on: October 08, 2012, 05:30:51 pm »
*points to avatar*

As a WoW player my response to that is FUCK YOU.

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #38 on: October 08, 2012, 05:36:34 pm »
Yeah, seriously, please kindly Die In A Fire. Nah, that's a bit harsh. Look, how about you just GTFO?

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #39 on: October 08, 2012, 06:05:03 pm »
As an ultra-liberal professional C++/Java programmer and games fanatic I am slightly amused by this story and its reaction. On the one hand the republicans are being the usual 'we hate everything' dicks they usually are but lots of online gamers seem to think this is some kind of big deal. This woman has the right to play WoW as much as she wants, and the Republicans have the right to criticise her for it, but lets not pretend that spending 20+ hours a week running around a fantasy world is anything but a total waste of time. Its not character building and its not productivel. No one over the age of 14 should ever claim to be a level 50 elf in any situation ever. Keep it to yourself.

Everyone I have ever met who plays World of Warcraft is a sad loser. Sorry. Usually with a weight problem. Sorry. Online gamers are odd. I play games to AVOID social interaction. If I want to communicate with real people I switch the machine off and leave the house - or speak to my wife. My current hobbies are smoking weed, watching girl on girl porn and playing Borderlands 2. All three I enjoy in private with the curtains closed. Two of them I share with my partner. None of them benefit the human race in any meaningful way.

This guy has the right to play Borderlands as much as he wants, and the Republicans have the right to criticise him for it, but lets not pretend that spending 20+ hours a week running around Pandora is anything but a total waste of time. Its not character building and its not productivel. No one over the age of 14 should ever claim to be a proficient role-playing shooter in any situation ever. Keep it to yourself.

Everyone I have ever met who plays Borderlands is a sad loser. Sorry. Usually with a weight problem. Sorry.
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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #40 on: October 08, 2012, 06:06:06 pm »
Gamer here, though mostly single player RPGs. You know what? I actually made more friends from the fandoms of my favourite games than I did out of it.
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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #41 on: October 08, 2012, 06:38:00 pm »
If that was your debut there dietcoke, you really fell flat on your dick.

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #42 on: October 08, 2012, 08:12:35 pm »
Nah, I remember dietcoke.  Pain in the ass then, pain in the ass now.

Incinerate with napalm and move on.

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #43 on: October 09, 2012, 03:45:17 am »
I play a bit of wow. Personally I was one of those freaks who always wanted the pandarian race (mainly because I think they are funny and cute) I normally sub for a month or two a year, play my fill and then move on. When I feel like killing random critters in virtual fields I re-sub and play again.

Online games are what you make of them. Playing too much can be hazardous to your health, but the vast majority of gamers and even MMO players are normal well adjusted people, despite how much of an ass they are while online.

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Re: "World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row"
« Reply #44 on: October 10, 2012, 10:56:16 pm »


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