As a gamer, what is something that non gamers say/do that gets under your skin?

TeddyShardik said:
I usually read it as "someone who doesn't see gaming as his main hobby". Not as "someone who doesn't play games, ever." :P

That's probably what people mean by it most of the time I'd guess.
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Curious about how many people here groaning over the term "gamer" have called people a "non gamer" on this forum before.
 
CaptainGyro said:
Yes I'd be bothered if somebody called me a breather...because it's completely superfluous and not even the same thing as calling someone a gamer. Everybody is a breather... so there's no point in being called a breather. Not everybody is a gamer. That was a horrible example. Would I be bothered if somebody called me a student? No, I wouldn't. Why should I be? I am student. Being called a student doesn't mean it defines exactly what my personality is. It just means,,,, gasp... I am a student
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I don't care enough to argue. I don't get offended by it either...I was just trying to grasp at why someone might.
 
Chettlar said:
Right, but music is a passive thing. You can't "music."

You can, however, game. So you are a person who games. A gamer.

Not that I like the label anymore than the rest of you, mostly because of the connotation.
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To game isn't grammatically correct if we're going to start getting silly about it. People "play music" and people "play games".
 
Symphonic said:
To game isn't grammatically correct if we're going to start getting silly about it. People "play music" and people "play games".
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Sure, people play music. Those people are called musicians.

But unlike games, you don't have to play music to enjoy it.

For example, if I only watched youtube videos of games then I would not be a gamer, because I'm not actually playing the game. A person who listens to music all the time is not a musician.
 
god i hate the "i don't music i am not a musicer etc"type comments so much. congrats, you've finally discovered that the english language isn't always consistent. people say gamer because the word "gaming" exists, and it actually makes sense in that case. there ya go mystery solved
 
Qassim said:
Where are you treated like a "sub-human" for playing games? and how?
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I was referring to previous posters' comments on how when people find out they are gamers, they all of a sudden speak to them like a lesser being instead of what they are.

To quote previous posts:

"Loser", "kid", "geek", "is that all you do?", and so on and so on...
 
Belittling the hobbies of others, like theirs would be more important somehow, always gets under my skin. Particularly, when some people think it's more acceptable to schedule things due to sports games, instead of playing games. Without realizing that ultimately there's little difference, both of us have our eyes glued to the telly.
 
Chettlar said:
Sure, people play music. Those people are called musicians.

But unlike games, you don't have to play music to enjoy it.

For example, if I only watched youtube videos of games then I would not be a gamer, because I'm not actually playing the game. A person who listens to music all the time is not a musician.
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Plenty of people watch/program/read about games and enjoy them that way. What exactly are you trying to say?
 
Symphonic said:
Plenty of people watch/program/read about games and enjoy them that way. What exactly are you trying to say?
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That it's perfectly acceptable to call a person a gamer because he "games." Also that the parallel of people who listen to music is not, in fact, parallel, since listening to music is not an active thing, unlike gaming.
 
" man you must play this 24/7! "

This being said because I am good at a particular game.

Used to always be said while playing SSX Tricky back in the day or Tony Hawk or something. No bitches, its called being observant!
 
Symphonic said:
To game isn't grammatically correct if we're going to start getting silly about it. People "play music" and people "play games".
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No, you can game. It is a verb now.

In a similar fashion to the word literally having a secondary meaning of figuratively. It's how the language developed.

Gaming is both a noun and a verb.

It evolved away from Gambling, and if you ask most anyone under 35 what the term 'gaming' refers to, they will say video games, or other enthusiast game formats (like tabletop, CCG, miniatures, etc.).

To game is the present tense of gaming. And in this context 'game' means to play video (or other enthusiast) games with an appreciation greater than saying 'play game' infers.



It's why I love language. Ever evolving, and we shape it as necessary.
 
parathod said:
The waste of time statement can be pretty condescending, especially when you consider some of the activities of the person proclaiming it.
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This.

Hurrrr...games are dumb..hurrrr....I sit on my ass and watch football and browse Facebook all fucking day...hurrr

I just laugh and roll my eyes.
 
There's no particular phrase that annoys me, but it rustles my jimmies when people slag off gaming as an entertainment medium because they don't understand.

Many (most) games are relatively high budget, have professional composers for the OST, take years to develop and are created by highly talented individuals, are packed with story, and can be both extremely cinematic and emotive.

But my parents think all video games are just to waste time.
 
Google said:
Yup. Cant fucking stand it.

I'm not a 'musicer' because I like to listen to music.
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The problem with the word isn't just labeling a person based on a hobby; it's that the word is a giant marketing ploy, used by companies to sell junk food while making an obnoxious stereotypical that all "gamers" drink mountain dew, play call of duty, and don't have other responsibilities. The word just perpetuates a stereotype and carries a negative connotation of immaturity.

If I was music enthusiast I wouldn't mind getting called an audiophile or a cinephile if I was a movie enthusiast. Those words are more refined and carry an air of knowledge and maturity. It might sounds sort of pompous when the point of many games is just mindless fun, but if you're passionate about something, then I think there should be a positive word out there that reflects your knowledge base about the material.
 
Lasthope106 said:
"I'm really into video games"

Oh yeah, what do you play?

"Call of Duty", "Halo", generic Bro shooter
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Actually this attitude by 'gamers' is worse than any attitude or phrase ever said to me by non 'gamers'.

I'm not a CoD fan, but I don't belittle people that enjoy it. I don't just automatically dismiss them as a gaming enthusiast just because they play 'generic bro shooter(s)'. I'm a staunch defender of console gaming, and I seriously hope that mobile/tablet gaming doesn't push consoles out of the competitive marketplace anytime soon, but I try not to look down on people that enjoy the micro-transaction laden land of F2P mobile stuff.

If you don't want to be labeled with a stereotype about gamers, don't become one of said stereotypes through your words or actions.

GysahlGreens said:
To game is the present tense of gaming. And in this context 'game' means to play video (or other enthusiast) games with an appreciation greater than saying 'play game' infers.
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Actually, "to game" is the infinitive form of the verb, if you're going to get all technical and give a grammar lesson. Just sayin' is all. :) Also, it isn't a verb 'now'. It has been a verb for quite some time. It just hasn't historically been associated with video games in its usage as a verb until more recently.

The present tense would simply be "game", as in 'I game' or 'He games' or 'We game'. That concludes our lesson for today.
 
Friend after seeing me playing Trial Fusion on PSN -

Him: what'd you think of "excitebike 2014"....I mean "Trials Fusion?"
Him: Haha

I didn't even bother replying...
 
"What a waste of money."

Really? What about all those movies you go and see? And the sporting events that you go to?

"I enjoy them."

...
 
I got the "oh you pulled him away from his video games" when our neighbor/friend saw us going out for drinks last night. I may be a gamer, but it's not all I am, and I play far less than most people watch TV. Automatically people assume it's an obsession not a hobby.
 
My friend has an HDTV and had his 360 hooked up via component, and the input lag was unbearable and the image looked like crap. I hooked it up for him with HDMI and he claimed it looked the same :|
 
I remember when Pokemon BW2 had came out senior year in Highschool. I did nothing but play it day in and day out. Including in class. The biggest thorn in my side was that people were saying I was too old for Nintendo games. Yet ironically, whenever I pulled out my Vita people never gave me flack. Now, I'm not asking for it. But the hypocrisy drove me crazy on the inside.
 
mankoto said:
I remember when Pokemon BW2 had came out senior year in Highschool. I did nothing but play it day in and day out. Including in class. The biggest thorn in my side was that people were saying I was too old for Nintendo games. Yet ironically, whenever I pulled out my Vita people never gave me flack. Now, I'm not asking for it. But the hypocrisy drove me crazy on the inside.
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Probably everyone knows Nintendo and Pokemon are related or something.
 
EmpReb said:
That general UI stupidity and it amazes me how so many people still can't see gaming consoles are the easiest UIs in the world to understand. Yet they use a smartphone every day....... Wtf
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Or a movie. I mean, seriously, how do you start a movie? Easy, press, "start movie" or "play movie" or whatever.

In a game, doesn't it kind of make sense to click, ya know "Start New Game" or "Continue Campaign"?
 
Nothing. Its not really their main hobby. My friend loves sports more and he is the same way. I am not that much into sports. Now some tech junkies I know can be like that with their choice of smartphones or tablets. LOL
 
I've actually taken to asking people how much tv they watched yesterday when they reference not having enough time or wasting time. Not even to defend myself or gaming, I just feel better if they feel slightly insulted that someone questioned their priorities.
 
Dezzy said:
"aren't you too old for video games?"
I'm in my early 30's.

I hate those old fashioned people who think games are for kids.
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Pestilence11 said:
"He's playing Nintendo." Regardless of what system it actually is.
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Loaded Man said:
I hate when women categorize men who play video games as "losers."
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Essentially these three. But I think I might get under their skin when I correct them, or give them insight as to why I disagree with them, which is fun.
 
when people that used to game say they "out grew video games", as if playing video games were childish or for the less mature. i find that those same people are grown adults who usually go to sporting events wearing the jersey of their favorite athlete like a kid with a sports hero.
 
I find it weird that so many people have such a problem with "gamer".

Gearheads wear that title with pride, "foodies" are the same, cinemaphiles, etc.

Bookworm can go either way I guess.

It seems more like an insecurity, but *shrug*. I don't go around calling myself a gamer, but I also don't call myself a cinemaphile or gearhead even if both are applicable to me.
 
All these people that are stuck in the NES era, claiming that video games are for kids, that they are made of levels and that you need to score "points" to win... Basically all these people that haven't played a game in 20 years and keep spouting stuff that's objectively wrong and yet are convinced that the medium is as simplistic as it was years ago.

You know what, games have evolved. Most have big open worlds, beating a high score is no longer the objective, heck, games hardly have lives anymore...

Then there's all those people that are condescending about gamers and games, claiming they are for kids, they are not "art" (even though they are pretty much interactive cinema nowadays), and that see a 30 old guy and think he's a manchild for enjoying video games.
 
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