Are You Proud to be a Gamer? - MMORPG.com

SBFord · March 2018

Are You Proud to be a Gamer? - MMORPG.com

Are you a closet gamer? Read on to find out if you are and why you shouldn’t be.

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kaedian66 · March 2018

That is a fantastic take and article.

Samhael · March 2018

Nope. Not proud. Not embarrassed either. It's just like the color of my skin. It's there.

Dauzqul · March 2018

It all boils down to employment.

Gaming is not embarrassing. However, if you're unemployed, gaming is extremely embarrassing.

Sovrath · March 2018

I don't work with or "run in crowds" that value video games so I rarely talk about them in my regular life.

Since there is a loud (and hopefully small) contingent of man-boys/woman-girls who constantly make the hobby seems like it's for losers/the socially awkward/angry people it's difficult to really have decent conversations with people who don't play.

Just met a woman who said that people who can play a video game all day are losers. I don't really think that's true unless they are turning their back on their responsibilities. While I think there is much more to life than video games I do wonder that if they are happy and not hurting anyone and can be responsible about their lives is that really a bad thing?

In any case, since I have only a few people in my life interested in video games I'm here so I can talk about them.

But if you met me and didn't bring it up you would never know I played. And if you entered my apartment you wouldn't see anything that suggested I was interested in games. No toys, or action figures or posters.

Just a large black computer sitting snugly and reasonably silent beneath my desk.

Sovrath · March 2018

Dauzqul said:

It all boils down to employment.

Gaming is not embarrassing. However, if you're unemployed, gaming is extremely embarrassing.

Best post all day.

Pemmin · March 2018

its a hobby I don't really get embarrassed about it. if someone else doesn't like to game that's there opinion and respect that too. for the people that put down gamers...well I generally feel sorry for them because they are the ones missing out. also like to point out to some of my couch potato jocks that there sports fantasy league is basically sports DnD.

Cryomatrix · March 2018

I dont talk about gaming in my line of work much, the older generation in my field would look down upon it, younger generation is okay with it.

I consider gaming a superior form of entertainment rather than watching silly tv, if someone criticized me for playing games the only legit argument they have is that i could be doing something more beneficial with my time as long as watching tv or stalking stupid facebook wasnt it.

Sovrath · March 2018

Cryomatrix said:

I dont talk about gaming in my line of work much, the older generation in my field would look down upon it, younger generation is okay with it.

I consider gaming a superior form of entertainment rather than watching silly tv, if someone criticized me for playing games the only legit argument they have is that i could be doing something more beneficial with my time as long as watching tv or stalking stupid facebook wasnt it.

I have friends, though supportive in their way, who will say to me that every time I play a video game I could be doing something else more worthwhile.

They aren't necessarily wrong but "meh" I don't always want to do things that are worthwhile and responsible.

Sometimes I just want to eat pie.

RemyVorender · March 2018

It's a hobby. it's something I enjoy, so not really. It would be like being proud of liking pizza.

Scot · March 2018

Gamers are not roleplayers, D&D was released in 1974, Space Invaders did not come out in the arcades until 1978, two separate interests. Sure many people regard themselves as both gamer and roleplayer, but playing a MMORPG does not make you a roleplayer.

So am I proud to be a roleplayer? It would be hard to find any of us who weren't proud to be one. But do I mention it when out on a first date or the second one? You have got to be kidding.

As for saying I am a gamer, I guess having been a roleplayer the negative connotations of being a gamer were chicken feed in comparison. Never bothered me.

Xtriz · March 2018

I am 31 years soon, and I have been gamer since kid. Gaming is my hobby, gaming making my brain relax.

I got 2 work and married I cant put to much time like before, but 2-3 hours per day.

knightaudit · March 2018

I am and always have been a gamer ... since the days of the Atari 2600 (Yes I am that old). I am proud of it too. Some of the skills I use at work everyday are ones I picked up from gaming, like Teamwork, and how to work with others that do not speak the same language, or have the same views as you do.
Gaming has also allowed me to expand my knowledge of technology and even to the point of building my own PC's.
Say what you will but the Geeks will inherit the earth.

berlight · March 2018

Depends. Are you proud of your mental disorder?

"Gaming addiction classified as disorder by The World Health Organization"

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42541404

Yes. You are all mentally ill.

Margrave · March 2018

yup

berlight · March 2018

Gamers usually put the game in front of basic life necessities. Eat, Sleep, Sex.
"South Korea the government has introduced a law banning access for children under 16 from online games between midnight and 06:00."

"In Japan, players are alerted if they spend more than a certain amount of time each month playing games and in China, internet giant Tencent has limited the hours that children can play its most popular games."

KalebGrayson · March 2018

RemyVorender said:

It's a hobby. it's something I enjoy, so not really. It would be like being proud of liking pizza.

I AM proud... of liking pineapple on my pizza!!!

berlight · March 2018

Yeah. We are all fucking proud \m/

sschrupp · March 2018

43 here, and growing up I definitely experienced the "gaming is for losers/bad for you/grow up/do something productive" things being said to me. Thankfully I found a mate that is just as much a geek as I am if not more, and have various friends both in "real" life and online that share that geekiness.

Since I grew up being shunned for what brought me joy though, I still feel embarrassed telling people what I like to do with my free time. It's a hard thing to shake when it was pushed on you for so many years. I envy kids growing up where gaming is not only fine but can even be profitable.

Maxstone1 · March 2018

I am not proud in the sense I trumpet it to all and sundry, nor do I hide it..it's a part of what I do when I am not working or caring for other people/animals as a way to de-stress from a very emotionally and physically draining job. It has given me an outlet that otherwise might have turned to obsessive drinking or chemical abuse so they really can't say it's bad. As it has become more mainstream, it has been easier to talk about the experiences but not changed that I do talk about them once asked.

onelesslight · March 2018

I try to be as shameless as possible about pretty much anything I do.

Thane · March 2018

Machinae Supremacy said:

i've been around, i've been a player, i've seen the world through the eyes of a slayer.
so many lives, so many places, since the first time i've tasted...

true dreams of fiction, pure rush and adrenaline addiction

proud is not being me, i am happy i am a gamer tho

to each his/her own, aight?

so, quite frankly, that digital world is WAY more fun

i am a gamer, not bc i have no life, but bc i choose to have many!

ElleFirebird · March 2018

I'm a 70 year old woman. Been a gamer for 16 years and play with all ages. Love it. Hey, I say....Gaming, it's the new Bridge!

Panther2103 · March 2018

I don't know if I could ever be proud of anything that isn't work related or life related. With gaming it's my hobby, and usually the thing I do with friends or my girlfriend or when I'm at home. But I can't say I'm particularly proud as it's not accomplishing anything other than entertaining me. I'm proud of my collection of games I guess, so if that counts then yeah?

Gaming will always be part of my life, unless somehow they get banned (even then I'll probably find my way to play). The friends I surround myself with tend to also play games, my family all plays games (other than my mom) and my girlfriend plays games, so I usually have games on my mind. At work it is a little different as I work in a small office that other than one person, nobody really plays games.

No reason to be ashamed of playing games, but I don't see much of a reason to be proud either. It's just my choice of entertainment, and it's a big part of my life for that. If I were able to turn it into a career, then I would be proud 24/7 for playing games though. Someone start paying me to play games without having to be entertaining.

Theocritus · March 2018

I get a sense of the crowd around me....If its other gamers then I am a gamer, if its people that dont like video games I dont mention them.

kb4blu · March 2018

Well I am 72 years OLD. I have been playing computer games since they existed. I first played a computer game in 1972 on an IBM 1620 sps. It had 20k of core memory. I got my first computer in 1978.

I don't get out much and most of my friends are dead. Gaming and ham radio keep me going.

That is my lifestye now and if someone thinks it is a bad thing, well they can kiss my ---

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