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(08-23-2012 07:03 AM)SERIOUSLY THOUGH Wrote:  Nailed it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921

Oh my that's so good! XD Made my day.

(08-23-2012 12:35 PM)Beware of Cuccos Wrote:  Here's an interesting article on the average gamer

http://www.geekquality.com/average-gamer-myth/

One point that bothers me is this:

Quote:Let’s go ahead and put another nail in the coffin of the mythical average loudmouthed, hyper-aggressive gamer.

We all know the CoD Fanbase is probably one of the worst and that this statement clearly applies to them(not all) but why is that a problem?
1) If you were to assume I was in that category then that's your problem and not for us to constantly keep defending ourselves away from that image. It's called stereotyping/making assumptions/generalising which we all know is uneducated BS so why does it matter and why take offence if you know it's wrong? In the same why I could say that all Movie buffs are smug a-holes. It's going by what a few do not what everyone else does.
2) If though it applies to that small group I don't get why it's an issue. Everyone is different is someone wanker is talking 'ard over VOIP then fine. Bellends in real life sure but why do all gamers have to say "why they aren't like this" when we have proper douchebags who are loud, drunk morons at football who are exactly the same but, because it's so well known about them, nobody cares.

Nice to see an article that showcased statistics in a great way.
(Just a shame it's from geekquality, that place has strong feminist aura about it).