Arguing with Casual Gamers

[Virtual Kruncher]

Lol, this thread is a perfect example of the little kids on this forum that like arguing for the sake of arguing.

OT: I know 95% of the people in this thread have already said this, but: They're called Video Games. Definition of "Games"

any form of play or way of playing; amusement; recreation; sport; frolic; play

I rest my case.

 

[Lythium]

I do enjoy a good frolic.

 

[Big-Cat]

Did you just say animu fighters are not as competitive as SF?

'Cause that's pretty dumb.

He said that applied to stuff like the Naruto fighters. I doubt he was reffering to non-licensed fighters like Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and Arcana Heart (since Melty Blood is based off of a visual novel).

Anyway, a lot of people forget about the semi-serious players. These are the type of players that don't really have much of an interest, but they want to get better at the game they play or want to get 100% in a game.

 

[ranmaru]

I'm competitive but with Rpg's I don't care about %100 just finishing the whole game. If it's a long game then I don't need to do extra things. If it's not long, like Paper Mario TTYD, then I WILL do the pit of 100 trials because I want that much more content.

 

[Rain(ame)]

You don't have to be competitive (tournaments) to want to get better. Some people just enjoy the game and want to improve for friendly purposes. They also don't make excuses for their shortcomings. They'll get better to beat whoever beats them. That's how I was before I entered tournaments.

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

I wouldn't call me semi-serious, but I'm an over-acheiver. I even rank myself based on completion. You have casuals, competitives, completionists, and reviewers really.

Some play casually, some do mlg, some get 100%, some play to review games. I like doing the 4th (see: Blog), but I'm the third really. And a tad of the 2nd.

I like playing competitive to a level, but I'm more about trophies and etc. I'd say broken down 85% of me is that, with 8% review and 7% competitive.

No offense, but it's slightly annoying how gamers make it black and white. You're either casual or competitive (or the term semi-serious, that's meh too)

There's really many levels of gamers in my opinion, but whatever. This is coming from a guy who put 800 hours into Pokemon platinum, 287 in FFXII, and the guy who beats Chrono Trigger 26 times to get everything

(I do play things besides rpgs, it's just rpgs are the hardest to get a 100% on)

 

[Phantom7]

I would consider myself all of those except casual.

 

[JOE!]

You REALLY take video games too seriously. Like I think you have a super unhealthy obsession.

whats the difference between that and being addictied to like, the NFL?

 

[kimkim3074]

whats the difference between that and being addictied to like, the NFL?

yup, what's the difference.?

 

[link2702]

love getting into arguements with the casuals....espicially about brawl...

all of em are liek "zomg brawl is loiek so awsome and balanced and stuf, liek its a great figher "

i come around, explain why brawl is a ****ty fighter/campfest and completly imbalanced, and why its a party game, and not a fighter, they go into raaaaaaaaaaaage mdoe...


and then i prove it to em in brawl....using every last "gay" and "cheap"tactic in the book with the high tiers


ironicly enough, i actually turned a casual into a competitive like this....cept he wouldn't touch brawl anymore he went straight for melee :

 

[Luigitoilet]

whats the difference between that and being addictied to like, the NFL?

There isn't. Being unhealthily obsessed with ANYTHING is bad.

 

[MikeKirby]

Just don't argue... just don't... Unless you can do what link2702 did, just don't... Just walk away...

 

[GreenKirby]

whats the difference between that and being addictied to like, the NFL?

You mean besides the fact that one is socially acceptable and considered the epitome of masculinity?

 

[ranmaru]

True. It's just Foot ball and Drinking are things that are socially accepted in America. Along with Smoking Ciggerettes.

But I would respect that someone would be obsessed with Football while I am obsessed with Smash. They have as much right to be obsessed with Football as I do for smash. They just shouldn't talk ****.

 

[JOE!]

You mean besides the fact that one is socially acceptable and considered the epitome of masculinity?

yeah, all it is is an issue of acceptance, had it been smash (or just VGs) that came before, and Football were just starting, the roles would be reversed

 

[SnackAttack]

I'm competitive at every game. I'm garbage, but I still want to be the best.

 

[link2702]

I'm competitive at every game. I'm garbage, but I still want to be the best.

...like no one ever was

to catch them is his real test, to train them is his cause.

 

[Kaffei]

That was fun to read + I agree.

 

[BSP]

The "it's a stupid video game" response gets extremely frustrating at times...