What makes a gamer?

[chronobreak]

So, I've been strolling along these forums for a while, never made a post, but I think this is a cool question. What makes a gamer, to you? Amount of systems owned, skill, number of games, what is it?

Myself, I own a 360 and I don't really play much, but I enjoy it throughly when I do. Don't read up much on the sites, 'cept about a few games i'm into. So what do you think?

 

[Altorin]

to me, a gamer is anyone who takes a recreational interest in gaming.

It's as simple as that.

If you play games, and enjoy playing games, you're a gamer.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Enjoying games and gaming related thing, to a point where you consider gaming as something both enjoyable and with some merit as a hobby.

 

[Altorin]

also, I'd like to note that this thread should be voted "Most Likely to Have a Bunch of People Mention the Search Feature"

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

also, I'd like to note that this thread should be voted "Most Likely to Have a Bunch of People Mention the Search Feature"

First post don't be mean.

And it helps restart discussions or we would have a lot less threads.

 

[Altorin]

oh snap, sorry, I don't usually look at postcounts, lol

welcome to the escapist

tata

 

[chronobreak]

I'm sorry, I did a search for the title and nothing came up, I don't normally post on forums, but I've had some brewskis and wanted to hear some opinions. I read in another thread, somebody said if you don't own all three systems you aren't a gamer. So I guess that's what sparked it.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

I'm sorry, I did a search for the title and nothing came up, I don't normally post on forums, but I've had some brewskis and wanted to hear some opinions. I read in another thread, somebody said if you don't own all three systems you aren't a gamer. So I guess that's what sparked it.

If you don't own all three no one should hold that against you. I only have a 360 and consider myself a hardcore gamer, so if you can remember the person who said that tell them they can go f^ck themselves.

Just angry because i know people who constantly brag about having all three consoles and how that makes them better.

 

[Altorin]

they were probably being facetious

or maybe they have a high standard for what gaming means.

For most people, it just means you enjoy playing games.

Well, more that you enjoy playing games even when your boyfriend isn't sticking a controller in your hand.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Can you masturbate while playing WoW?

Then you're a gamer.

..And a loser. Had to be said.

 

[The Wooster]

Gamers are, in my opinion, the gaming equivalent of movie buffs, watching a few movies does not make you a buff, it makes you a person who likes to watch movies. You've got to take the interest a little bit deeper.

 

[The Thief]

I don't think you can measure what makes a gamer. How many consoles owned, how many hours spent, how many games played; These things just measure how into gaming you are, or "hardcore".

I think of a gamer simply as anyone who enjoys playing video games.

 

[The Thief]

In my opinion?

what defines a gamer...

excellent first post.

I think he's in the wrong thread. This isn't "what makes a douchebag?"

 

[PurpleRain]

Can you masturbate while playing WoW?

Then you're a gamer.

..And a loser. Had to be said.

Define loser.

Someone who masterbates while playing WoW. I don't think anyone could sink lower.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Define loser.

Someone who has sunk to the point where they should be pitied, but done it in a way which exempts them from pity, like masturbating while playing WoW.

 

[Altorin]

Can you masturbate while playing WoW?

Then you're a gamer.

..And a paladin. Had to be said.

fixt.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Can you masturbate while playing WoW?

Then you're a gamer.

..And a paladin. Had to be said.

fixt.

underline it or people won't know what you fixed. And i look weird/er.

 

[Altorin]

well, it's been quoted several times

I changed "loser" to "paladin"

I'll explain:

masturbating while playing a paladin is a really old inside joke in the world of warcraft community. Paladins used to be so boring to play (and generally are) that players were sure their intended purpose was to be able to watch porn while playing.

 

[Copter400]

Plays games a lot with an interest in upcoming games and gaming culture. That seems about it.

 

[khululy]

I think being a gamer is having love for the industry.
That you buy the games you want instead of downloading them all or using only roms.
It's also about that you look further that the hype and mainstream titles and can enjoy a game for what it is. Even if it does not have fancy graphics.
And that you are interested in the stories behind games, how developers experienced the progres of making the game etc.

That is what makes a gamer... I think...