Geeky stuff you hate

[SomeBritishDude]

There is quite some Larp hate here Why? It's easy to see larp as a bunch of idiots argumenting over details in rules....but almost all the stuff that can be said against Larp, could also be said about DnD.

Theres a BIG difference between playing a bored game and this

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw&feature=related

*shivers*

No, people dont loose sight of reality. Yes, when the game stops, we act back to normal.

I know plenty of people who don't.

Sorry about shitting on your hobby, but I will never understand why people do this.

 

[Neosage]

Why all the hate on anime?

I also get annoyed when people talk about the specs of computers when they know full well that I haven't got a clue what they're talking about.

I asked some guy what his graphics card was he said "windows"...

 

[Galletea]

Why all the hate on anime?

I also get annoyed when people talk about the specs of computers when they know full well that I haven't got a clue what they're talking about.

I asked some guy what his graphics card was he said "windows"...

I confess to being a total dunce in that area of things. However that is a rather stupid answer.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

LARP is excellent IF you get the right players. Any reasonable site should provide hours of fun with you able to act like an idiot. I'd suggest this view from a non-LARPER.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6exaC5ryE

And also to anyone who does know LARPs

 

[SomeBritishDude]

LARP is excellent IF you get the right players. Any reasonable site should provide hours of fun with you able to act like an idiot. I'd suggest this view from a non-LARPER.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6exaC5ryE

And also to anyone who does know LARPs

Wow, haha, thanks for posting this. It hasn't changed my opinion, but I live in canterbury and a friend of mine in school is in this program. I'd just never seen it before.

 

[Girlysprite]

There is quite some Larp hate here Why? It's easy to see larp as a bunch of idiots argumenting over details in rules....but almost all the stuff that can be said against Larp, could also be said about DnD.

Theres a BIG difference between playing a bored game and this

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw&feature=related

*shivers*

No, people dont loose sight of reality. Yes, when the game stops, we act back to normal.

I know plenty of people who don't.

Sorry about shitting on your hobby, but I will never understand why people do this.

For every geeky larp film you pull out, Im sure i could find a geeky DnD movie. Also,m there are plenty of DnD people that cant act back to normal after their game.

Larp is fun because it's like DnD, but more real. The emotions, th thrill of combat, it is more real/ But on the other hand, you need to create this suspense of disbelief for yourself, because we can't create high end particle effects in real life, right? So I agree its not for everyone, but i feel the amount of hate it often gets it also undeserved.

Like I said, Larp is the new thing to shit on instead of DnD. It gets EXACTLY the same cliches, the same nerd images, the same jokes.

 

[xitel]

For every geeky larp film you pull out, Im sure i could find a geeky DnD movie. Also,m there are plenty of DnD people that cant act back to normal after their game.

Larp is fun because it's like DnD, but more real. The emotions, th thrill of combat, it is more real/ But on the other hand, you need to create this suspense of disbelief for yourself, because we can't create high end particle effects in real life, right? So I agree its not for everyone, but i feel the amount of hate it often gets it also undeserved.

Like I said, Larp is the new thing to shit on instead of DnD. It gets EXACTLY the same cliches, the same nerd images, the same jokes.

They actually made a DnD movie called Dungeons and Dragons. It sucked. A LOT. And I think the reason folks hate LARP is that the thought of grown folks swinging foam swords around is a bit ridiculous. Personally, I don't care, I used to do the same kind of thing when I was a little kid, so I would think of it as nostalgic. But when you think about it, isn't Airsofting and paintball kind of the same thing as LARPing?

 

[RufusMcLaser]

Oh, and as a cosplayer (feeling a lot of hate in this thread) I draw the line at certain points. I dress up as a character to express my love of said character/series. I DO NOT go and "act" like my character. Those are some scary folk. I look at it more as a perpetual Halloween and a way to meet people who like what you like. I'm a very casual cosplayer. That's not scary, is it?

Fair enough, just understand that a lot of people associate it with some very annoying excesses. Of course, it's completely different if you're dressing up for an SCA event.
Completely.
That was sarcasm, BTW. It's silly for most of us, who are okay with a lot of behavior that the rest of our societies calls weird or aberrant, to use a particular segment as our personal punching bag. Subverting social conventions is part of what made geekiness fun for me when I was a teenager, I see no reason to deny it to anyone today.

 

[stratta one]

Anime

I Hate:
2. People who hate on anime for no apparent reason.

Hes got this down. NG.com has just enough hatred to be funny and bearable.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

And I think the reason folks hate LARP is that the thought of grown folks swinging foam swords around is a bit ridiculous.

Tell me you Star Wars fans didn't have lightsabre battles when you bought one. Tell me you Halo fans haven't got a Master Chief figure on your desktop.
If we're talking geeky traits, I really doubt that anyone here can plead innocence.

But when you think about it, isn't Airsofting and paintball kind of the same thing as LARPing?

Totally, as is acting, kareoke, or when you throw a paperball into a bin and start screaming "YESSSSS!"

 

[Zac_Dai]

I hate the way the super geeks in the comics store stop their warhammer game and stare when I enter the store. Am I the only woman who gets this reaction? Maybe it's just that one store. Either way it's creepy.

haha yeh they are strange.

My girlfriend once went into a Warhammer shop to buy a present for my younger brother, but none of the staff would come to the counter to serve her, they just kept on playing their game. She asked them for help but they pretended they couldn't hear her, eventually after getting loud and angry a very nervous staff member served her.

She swears they just ignored her because she was a girl.

 

[Galletea]

I hate the way the super geeks in the comics store stop their warhammer game and stare when I enter the store. Am I the only woman who gets this reaction? Maybe it's just that one store. Either way it's creepy.

haha yeh they are strange.

My girlfriend once went into a Warhammer shop to buy a present for my younger brother, but none of the staff would come to the counter to serve her, they just kept on playing their game. She asked them for help but they pretended they couldn't hear her, eventually after getting loud and angry a very nervous staff member served her.


She swears they just ignored her because she was a girl.

It was the creepy silence as I was perusing the shelves for Battle Royale, and I'd never venture into games workshop. *shudder* That place is super creepy and dark, and it smells funny.

 

[PumpItUp]

Why all the hate on anime?

It's different, it's foreign, it's Japanese, it has too many big eyes, creepy characters, girls with strange obsessions, yadda yadda yadda. If they're not stereotyping Japan, they're stereotyping anime because of a few things they don't like.

LISTEN UP ANIME HATERS!

First: If you're going to say you hate anime, PROVIDE A DAMN GOOD REASON WHY!
Second: Watch the first episode of Black Lagoon first, THEN continue your rant. If you're going to rant on how anime sucks, you may as well watch a good anime first to level your opinion.