Are people who play and discard games considered gamers?
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PresetError
Neophyte
I hate the word gamer (I prefer player) but what makes you a gamer is playing games, not collecting them. If you collect them you ara a gamer and a collector.
MasterDerico
Member
From my heart, i read some replies that's dont even on the subject...
Language barrier, i can't do a proper sentence, it's my fault.
Maybe some got what i meant...
Language barrier, i can't do a proper sentence, it's my fault.
Maybe some got what i meant...
MasterDerico
Member
Good point!
And about those who play one different game per day on twitch, and don't even know the name of Mario Creator? He is a gamer or a poser?
Jeeves
Member
If I really like a game I'll have no issue with replaying it if it's been at least three years since the first time. There's plenty of games I've replayed four or five times. For me it's just like rewatching a classic movie.
I do feel like this habit can be indicative of a deeper appreciation, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that those who don't are "not even gamers" or whatever. Seems a little elitist at that point.
I do feel like this habit can be indicative of a deeper appreciation, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that those who don't are "not even gamers" or whatever. Seems a little elitist at that point.
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MiguelItUp
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I mean, you're still enjoying the games and putting a ton of time into them, are you not? Discarding them really shouldn't reflect on a person being a "gamer" or not IMO.
StormCell
Member
I think of gamer as being purely what implied action is, taken literally. If you are someone who likes to run, it doesn't matter if you only like sprints as opposed to long distance, you're still a runner. Personally, I like certain niche genres and don't care for the majority of the games being released. Once I have a game I like, I will play it quite a bit.
Vawn
Banned
Is this thread supposed to be about YouTubers?
How about this twist? If you watch YouTubers playing video games, then YOU are the poser.
MasterDerico
Member
When i said "discard" i mean something like ..... They don't do games "value".
Only reason I would play a game multiple times is for games like Persona 5, where you need to play it twice to complete it.
Some games are one and done, no reason to replay them.
I usually don't jump to the next game until I'm done with one, unless I don't like it and I'm dropping the it.
For people that jump from one game to another every day, I would still call them gamers, because they are playing them.
I never got the appeal of watching other people play games instead of playing them yourself, unless you want to see the game before buying it.
Some games are one and done, no reason to replay them.
I usually don't jump to the next game until I'm done with one, unless I don't like it and I'm dropping the it.
For people that jump from one game to another every day, I would still call them gamers, because they are playing them.
Good point.
I never got the appeal of watching other people play games instead of playing them yourself, unless you want to see the game before buying it.
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MasterDerico
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Stop with the hating man, was just an example, could be your neighbor...
Fbh
Member
Yes?
To me a "gamer" is someone who plays videogames and enjoys doing so. How they choose to do so is up to them.
I honestly rarely replay games. There's a ton of games that interest me and I only have a limited amount of time to spend on videogames each week. I'd rather spend that time playing new stuff I've never experienced before instead of playing the same games over and over.
To me a "gamer" is someone who plays videogames and enjoys doing so. How they choose to do so is up to them.
I honestly rarely replay games. There's a ton of games that interest me and I only have a limited amount of time to spend on videogames each week. I'd rather spend that time playing new stuff I've never experienced before instead of playing the same games over and over.
MasterDerico
Member
People here really insults you for no reason, and uses neurologic disease to offend you. And free hating.
No guys, please, here is not gamefaqs...
Try to understand what i said... It's my fault, language barrier didn't allow me to explain better.
No guys, please, here is not gamefaqs...
Try to understand what i said... It's my fault, language barrier didn't allow me to explain better.
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MasterDerico
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I heard my neighbor, who called himself a gamer, sold his copy of Witcher 3 after beating it only once. I immediately went over and spray-painted his car.
I already replied this question on the previous page.
Sleepwalker
Member
Did I really just see someone use the term "poser" unironically?
MasterDerico
Member
I dunno how u name impostors on your country...
PresetError
Neophyte
There are many types of players. Harcore players, casual players, VR players, old school players, online only players, single players, fighting games players, sports games players, rpg players, strategy players, puzzle players, etc... If we excluded all the players except for those with huge diverse game collections, multiple consoles (new and old) and expensive PC's with leds, gaming would be a WAY smaller industry and all payers would be affected by it.
Personally, where I draw the line is mobile. But that line means nothing really.
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PropellerEar
Member
I don't have time to revisit games.
Sleepwalker
Member
You don't get to draw the line that separates "posers" from "true gamers". Who cares if someone that plays Mario doesn't know who Miyamoto is? I'm sure Miyamoto himself doesn't care, why should you? He makes games so that people can enjoy them, you don't need to read an encyclopedia of gaming history before playing a videogame.
Faithless83
Banned
Why not? More than the ones that only play the "same" game every year, right?
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godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Okay, what did you mean to say then, because that is what I believe a lot of us understood.
MasterDerico
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MasterDerico
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godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
It's okay, people come to this forum to discuss different viewpoints.
Don't worry if the reactions are harsh, it's part of the allure of the forum, you get used to it.
MasterDerico
Member
That's fine, no worries!
Codswallop_
Neophyte
Used to replay a lot more games before they all became 30-50+ hour cinematic experiences, add the gaming backlog to that and I just don't have time anymore except for the odd title. Just finally getting around to 2017 games like Shadow of War.
Nonsense, besides being called gamer being démodé, if the person plays games the person is a gamer, anyway I don't think people do stuff thinking "I'm X because I'm doing X" it's useless anyway to think like this, just go and do whatever you want for as many times you want and do keep yourself in a box
So you think that true gamers should know every details about the creators of the games they are playing.
I disagree.
As long as I'm gaming I'm qualified as a gamer. Even kids that play only Fortnite are gamers. Of course some gamers will be also interested in knowing more details about the developers of the games they like, but does this mean they are better gamers than people that only play games? I don't think so, I could see people only posting and reading about games but playing very few of them.
Agree, I don't consider mobile gamers real gamers, the only purpose for those games is to kill time, and the players don't necessarily like gaming. But of course that's just my opinion.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
(I think) what OP is trying to say is that he believes there is a distinction between passionate hobbyists (us) and the type of gamers who play stuff like Fortnite or Call of Duty until it becomes uncool and move on to the next hot thing.
Different individuals carry out their love and passion for gaming in different ways. Those Fortnite kids sure are paying for a ton of free PC games in my Epic Games Store library.
Different individuals carry out their love and passion for gaming in different ways. Those Fortnite kids sure are paying for a ton of free PC games in my Epic Games Store library.
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Ar¢tos
Member
What if one of them does things better than the others? Or things the others refuse to do? You don't make her(/him) a regular Prostitute?
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Happosai
Hold onto your panties
Of course, they're gamers. Many will trade in one game for another upon completion. Others buy only to play and want cash back when they finish. With digital games it's similar. You don't own a physical game and many don't return to play the same game unless it's online multiplayer. It may seem uncommon because the majority of gamers like to keep something physical.
Jeeves
Member
I think I pretty much understand what the OP means, and since there's a language barrier I'll try to help him out here:
Basically he's asking our opinions on people who don't 'cherish' their games. I know many of us here have shelves of games that we hang onto and occasionally revisit, and OP is bringing up the differences between that type of player and the type who only plays the newest games and sells/trades a game as soon as they're done to move onto the next new release.
Basically he's asking our opinions on people who don't 'cherish' their games. I know many of us here have shelves of games that we hang onto and occasionally revisit, and OP is bringing up the differences between that type of player and the type who only plays the newest games and sells/trades a game as soon as they're done to move onto the next new release.
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MasterDerico
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MasterDerico
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Enthusiastic isn't a profissional.
Im not saying im a pro, im saying i learned the name of Mario creator by experience.
MasterDerico
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Wow, accurate. That's it!
MasterDerico
Member
Thanks guys for helping me, to clarify!
Dargor
Member
So if thats what you mean, yes they are gamers, being a gamer is about playing games, not passion or love or collections or selling or keeping.
Just about playing games.
ANIMAL1975
Member
When i finish my beer go immediately to the next and never look back. Life's too short and the night shorter.
People are all different, and react differently to the things they love, and love different things... Of course there are people who love books and cinema, i myself have special editions of films like the Godfather trilogy, Schindlers list, A.I., Gladiator... Of books like Full Metal Jacket, Bram Stockers Dracula, The Da Vinci Code,... The same way that i have for Silent Hill, Killzone, Resident Evil, Soul Reaver, God of War, Uncharted,,,, games, films and books that marked me in a matter, that i just had to revisit to experience and feel again the things that they gave me. But on the other hand, most of the books, films and games i play, just don't click the same way and don't push to go back.
MasterDerico
Member
Just play games don't make this person a gamer, imo.
But, that's why i did the pool, to people vote and justify if they want.
Dargor
Member
Yes it does, playing games makes anyone a gamer, its the definition of these types of terms.
Gamer, reader, runner, swimmer, etc, etc.
MasterDerico
Member
My sister only play need for speed, split second, sonic and sor. She isn't a gamer.
And don't get me wrong, there's lots of people that have tons of games on their shelves and dont play, they aren't gamer either. It's just a accumulative person.
But why? The word is pretty much self-explanatory. Gamer = someone that play games.
If I enjoy reading books on kindle, doesn't that make me a reader, because I don't collect paper books?
If I enjoy going to the cinema every week, doesn't that make me a cinephile, because I don't collect blu rays?
I think you are looking too deep into this, the term is very easy to understand.
MasterDerico
Member
Why?
Dargor
Member
Shes is a gamer.
Why are you trying to be a gatekeeper?
What makes you think you even are in a position to be one?
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