I hate Gamers.

[Soty]

Originally Posted by soloferro

I'm still saying that everyone who games as a hobby is a horrible whiner

Originally Posted by soloferro

And I want to point out that I didn't really mean anyone here, though apparently many people here consider themselves "Gamers." This another topic for another time, but I want to use the example of how defensive people here got when they felt their group being slighted.

See the dichotomy here? You're not much in agreement with yourself, or you stupidly assumed that there are no gamers here. The former seems more likely.

And I don't think people care about their "groups." Or if they do, they shouldn't. When you come out and say "every X is a Z," in the presence of many Z hating X's, you're clearly flaming and trolling, and you know how people are going to react.

Originally Posted by soloferro

If you really are offended, perhaps you should focus on removing the undesirable aspects of your group, possibly by re-labeling them. "Fanboys" is not a very good label, because pretty much everyone is a fan of SOMETHING.

Offended? No, I'm just calling you a moron. One needn't offend me to be a moron. At this pace, it looks like you're the undesirable aspect here. But it's got nothing to do with me if you get relabeled as banned, I guess. *shrug*

Also, there are many fans that aren't "fanboys."
1. Fan GIRLS.
2. Desk fans
3. Completely reasonable people who don't immediately assume that their interests define them as a person and/or that people around them want to hear about ANY/ALL/MUCH of it (choose 1).

For instance, I am a TF fan. But people around me don't know this, making me immediately not a "fan boy." Also, even when NOT in public (ala on the internet), I don't run around telling people what is good and bad about it, as if these things qualify as an expertise or connoisseurship. Which is what fanboying is all about.

Argue that if you want. But it's not really up for debate.

[soloferro]

Thanks for just totally derailing and ruining this discussion.

I guess "cool insider troll" really does suit you.

[Soty]

It suits me because I wear it ironically.

And this clearly wasn't supposed to be a discussion. Not my fault.

Also, embarrassed much?

[soloferro]

Shut up, Asshole.

[road]

O_O;

umm im a gamer....

and i dont whine, personaly i dont care if you say all gamers are whiners your entitled to your own veiw and though i don't agree with it, it doesnt bother me because to me i am not a whiner and thats all that counts

[jolem]

Originally Posted by soloferro

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Best post I see in this entire thread. -.-
He gave no reasons and just posted statement, though this should be in the Flame & BS section since he just said something bad about someone, or in this case a group, and in that section he can get away with statements like that without any leering consequences that may or may not happen in any other thread.

This is bascially no difference then a person on a net coming out of nowhere saying that they hate furries, gay people, or baseball, in a particular community where these people frequent. He did a smart and annoying thing when he said hated something without any particular reason and never stated his tolerance level to that community that did arouse many people to try to defend themselves for reasons they can possibly guess from the "attacker" without even realizing the true reason why he does so. Basically when you come across a statement like this, you have this many choices which basically boils down to:

1. "...."
2. "Why?"
3. "I've got to do something to convince him that we're not all that bad and like us, even if it's just a little bit."
4. "$#%* YOU!!! You're probably just some stupid, hopless, troll with no life at all!!!"
5. Somehow derail the thread to a completely different topic.
(For the record I don't swear, not even here on the net. If you want to say something about that, then please argue with me about it in a different thread please)

Basically, in my opinion, the best boiled-down choices are 1 and 2. So now I want to know why Soloferro? Why do you not like gamers (a direct answer please)? If you don't want to answer this question, then, all right. *shrugs*

[DevonCory]

Originally Posted by jolem

So now I want to know why Soloferro? Why do you not like gamers (a direct answer please)? If you don't want to answer this question, then, all right. *shrugs*

::Laugh:: A good question, but I don't think you'll get a an answer from the guy. Soloferro (or whatever he's calling himself these days) is one of those people who thrive on intellectual confrontation. He doesn't necessarily 'hate' gamers, or smilies, or peanut-butter tuna sandwiches, but he's intelligent enough to realise that stating such will create some reactions. As such, his 'hate' isn't really an end, more likely a mean.

[Hooded_Miracle]

Whaddi miss?

I must have missed someone being mad at my favorite hobby.

Ah, well. I play as many 'artsy' games as I can, from Katamari Damacy to Ico, and a whole buncha others.

>_>;

[soloferro]

Well, If you must know, Yes, I hate gamers and other such fans of things because all I see is negativity towards just about everything. Instead of appreciating what they have, they complain about what they don't. But most recently, my annoyance is towards gamers. Depending on what happens, it may shift to something else.

And obviously my tolerance level is pretty darn high since I don't go and start fights with people with this sort thing. And I play videogames, and occasionally complain about them. It's just aggravates me to see the general face of gamers to be that of a spoiled brat that doesn't know what it wants and complains about everything it gets. This is just following the DSi coverage. When the next Harry Potter movie comes out and everyone bitches about it, I will shift my hatred to movie aficionados.

The reason I'm so broad about it is because pretty much everyone does it, including me, really. Every gamer I've met on the internet or otherwise has some dumb, irrational caveat against something else. And it annoys me. You can say what you say, but your actions speak louder than words.

[Hooded_Miracle]

But but I like gaming, AND all of its flaws.

I like the DSi, I just wish it had a GBA port. >_<;

[GenYun]

Originally Posted by soloferro

Well, If you must know, Yes, I hate gamers and other such fans of things because all I see is negativity towards just about everything. Instead of appreciating what they have, they complain about what they don't. But most recently, my annoyance is towards gamers. Depending on what happens, it may shift to something else.

And obviously my tolerance level is pretty darn high since I don't go and start fights with people with this sort thing. And I play videogames, and occasionally complain about them. It's just aggravates me to see the general face of gamers to be that of a spoiled brat that doesn't know what it wants and complains about everything it gets. This is just following the DSi coverage. When the next Harry Potter movie comes out and everyone bitches about it, I will shift my hatred to movie aficionados.

The reason I'm so broad about it is because pretty much everyone does it, including me, really. Every gamer I've met on the internet or otherwise has some dumb, irrational caveat against something else. And it annoys me. You can say what you say, but your actions speak louder than words.

It sounds to me like you hate dicks that play games, rather then gamers in general.

[soloferro]

The problem is that dicks that play games have taken over the face of gaming.

But but I like gaming, AND all of its flaws.

I like the DSi, I just wish it had a GBA port. >_<;

Do you no longer have any other system that plays GBA games? Are you aware that there are pretty good odds that GBA games will be downloadable a la VC? Did you know that GBA is quite possibly the easiest to emulate modern(ish) system on the pc? I've played through pretty much every GBA game this way. Bought a couple on that basis too.