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Royaldo Gallente KVA Noble Inc. Institute of Cooperative Education	Posted - 2007.08.02 01:14:00 - [31] listen..why are you all covering up the fact that you play games? cus some loser has been reading more books than you and now has more rights on the good sides of live than you? cus there is nothing such as a geek of anything else but games?.... please! a geek to me is someone who is so stuck on 1 subject that he cant keep up conversation without speaking about hes 1 subject. could be working out, diets, guitars, blackmetal(omg theres alot nerds within the metal ranks)etc etc. very much like someone infantil autistic traits tbfh.
Fendra Caldari Black Eclipse Corp Band of Brothers	Posted - 2007.08.02 01:53:00 - [32] If they are so closed minded that they wont even get to know you because you play video games, they arent worth the time. Video gaming industry is bigger then Hollywood, and MMO's generally have a huge social side to them.
Micheal Dietrich Cynical Cartel	Posted - 2007.08.02 03:06:00 - [33] Originally by: Fendra If they are so closed minded that they wont even get to know you because you play video games, they arent worth the time. Video gaming industry is bigger then Hollywood, and MMO's generally have a huge social side to them. Sadly that is true. I actually have more in game friends than RL friends and even then half my RL friends are also in game friends. ___________________________ Never Forget, Never Forgive
Oriodus Skiddies of Doom	Posted - 2007.08.02 12:49:00 - [34] As i've written on my C.V/Resume for several years under the hobbies section: "Interested in electronic entertainment"...the only way to cover up the fact i'm a complete game-aholic using 'professional' grammar ;)
Trak Cranker Serenity Inc	Posted - 2007.08.02 13:49:00 - [35] This thread reminded me of this strip: http://www.xkcd.com/150/
Calvin Firenze Minmatar The Lunar Bin	Posted - 2007.08.02 15:38:00 - [36] If anyone ever gives you **** for being a gamer, you should quote the founder of wikipedia. "You sit at home all day on Sundays and watch sports with no human interaction and you call ME a nerd?" this is not a signature, whatever anyone has told you is false. look away
Chereadenine Zakalwe VENOM72 Sylph Alliance	Posted - 2007.08.02 16:47:00 - [37] Originally by: Bosie b)See above, "what your 40 and you watch 12 folks sitting in a house!!!!111" Win Fancy a change of scenery?
Jimmy Trevett	Posted - 2007.08.02 18:08:00 - [38] Quote: B. If you are playing at age 30 then you need a girl. That's the problem... I'm 34, and have both a woman(GF) and computer games & other manly toys/hobbies. Luckily this does not bother my woman. MOST women however, won't stand for it, and it causes relationship problems (My GF would probably not like it so much if we were married, and the game(s) interfered with the relationship) To the point, that there is a stigma against men who play computer games. They are geeks, or non-datables... So what's the lesson? Most women want marriage above all else. So it's up to us men to NOT give it to them IMO... Yea, thats the problem. Im not 30 but I am 24 and my wife playes games as do I.
Aura Noire	Posted - 2007.08.02 18:43:00 - [39] Who cares! I had an interview recently, and I struggled a bit with one question they asked me: "describe a situation when you had to work as a team" lets just say my answer started "I am bit of a online gaming geek.." Suffice to say I got the job :D
ThaMa Gebir Gallente Raddick Explorations Executive Outcomes	Posted - 2007.08.03 05:55:00 - [40] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich Originally by: Jimmy Trevett B. If you are playing at age 30 then you need a girl. Why do people always say 'you need a girl'. Are they the key to life or something? Just get a hooker. They're cheaper and you only have to put up with em for a hour. Win, pure and simple, just have a firewall or you might download a virus you didn't want, the worst are those that wait 9 months and the screw your life up right and proper... ---------------------------- Confirmed heaviest member of RDEX........ Hah, no more hijacks here.
Miss Anthropy School of Applied Knowledge	Posted - 2007.08.03 14:30:00 - [41] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich Why do people always say 'you need a girl'. Are they the key to life or something? Well said. Aldous Huxley once said; "An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex." Hell is other people's ringtones.
Blacksilk Caldari Absolutely No Return	Posted - 2007.08.03 20:22:00 - [42] I see video games as a natural progression on from books. A good game with a good story is just like a good book, you cant put it down until you reach the end. Age? pffffft I play Eve at 36 and I enjoy it just as much as the next man - and why shouldn't anyone, regardless of age.
Mitch Manus Global Inc.	Posted - 2007.08.03 21:29:00 - [43] Originally by: Miss Anthropy Originally by: Micheal Dietrich Why do people always say 'you need a girl'. Are they the key to life or something? Well said. Aldous Huxley once said; "An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex." I guess i don't want to be an intellectual person then
Micheal Dietrich Cynical Cartel	Posted - 2007.08.03 21:37:00 - [44] Originally by: Mitch Manus Originally by: Miss Anthropy Originally by: Micheal Dietrich Why do people always say 'you need a girl'. Are they the key to life or something? Well said. Aldous Huxley once said; "An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex." I guess i don't want to be an intellectual person then I probably coulda had a girlfriend a long time ago if I could find someone with brains not just a ankles to ears type. I'm sorry but the stupid girl routine just ****es me off at times. ___________________________ Never Forget, Never Forgive
Monkeing around	Posted - 2007.08.03 22:04:00 - [45] a) That you play computer games I just tell people straight up, i hate anyone who does the whole 'say one thing mean another'. I Play Games and it's fun for me, i also read harry potter, and like long walks on beaches filled with the rotting corpses of my enemies b) At the age of 30 you still play computer games I only just hit the quarter century last month, and there is a sign i have on my front door that answer all three of these questions, which i will replicate for your viewing pleasure 'TAKE ME AS YOU FIND ME AND YOUR WELCOME TO MY LIFE....IF NOT ** OFF, YOUR NOT WORTH MY TIME' This sign is especially funny when the local god-bothers come round banging on peoples doors, most everyone get a few polite soft knocks. I get great whopping thumps on my door. SIDE NOTE - When these people come round i have taken to answering the door starkers and saying, 'This better be *** good, I just got the missus in the mood, and then you s turn up and interrupt me'. The horrified look on their face (especially the little old 70+ ladies faces is hysterical). c) How do you explain eve without sounding like a geek?** Can't be done so I don't bother, it just waste my time (which i could better spend entertaining myself - see side note) and they end up more confused than they were in the beginning.
Exortius Amarrus The Clearwater Society Firmus Ixion	Posted - 2007.08.04 01:29:00 - [46] Originally by: Jimmy Trevett Originally by: Ja'kar a) That you play computer games b) At the age of 30 you still play computer games c) How do you explain eve without sounding like a geek? A. I blow stuff up do you have a f**king problem with it? B. If you are playing at age 30 then you need a girl. C. Sorry, but you are. Reguard, Jimmy Trevett Weaksauce, if you can't have video games + girl you need to get your game up. Don't make silly excuses on forums. And yes, you're a geek, although i don't really see how that's entirely negative.
Pisi Mopsu NET Profit Trading	Posted - 2007.08.04 13:58:00 - [47] I'm a 32 year old single mom that plays. I've come to the conclusion that there is no way around the strange looks I get from people when I tell them I have to rush home to change a skill or take care of some other in game crisis. I have found that telling people it's something I play with my older son (he's 14) makes it a little more socially acceptable... at least to my family and friends! LOL
StevieSG	Posted - 2007.08.04 16:52:00 - [48] I think it's changing slowly anyways- Fanfest this year will be a good example.. I think one of the main points is that if it was a game that was more tangable- Like football, there wouldn't be such a stigma- The fact is that online gameing is in some ways, more social, highly stratigic and it's players are more committed to creating something constructive then those whos average passtime is- "Getting trashed" No offense to those that do that as well (I do that as well) but I guess it's just a question of being proud of what you do, taking it for it's merits and finding people who understand that. No age should come into it at all. It's better for the brain then vegging out. My two cents. SG A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation. MOLI+RE, L'Etourdi http://www.eve-online.tv/default.aspx
Dexter Rast Mercenary Forces Exquisite Malevolence	Posted - 2007.08.04 19:00:00 - [49] a) That you play computer games. i usualy just tell my mates at work that ive been playing online games, i never realy go indepth about it, if they show an interest and ask questions about it, then sure i tell them, but i usualy just `generalise` the whole subject b) At the age of 30 you still play computer games. yeah why not.. now at 31 i was brought up in a time when computers were being invented, throughout the whole of my life computers have been the cutting edge of technology, from playing football manager on the speccy 48k to the commodore amiga era i have always played computer games, they are fun, in alot of ways they are educational, and tbh if your not into technology you will be left behind c) How do you explain eve without sounding like a geek? sounding like a geek has more to do with your own perception of what you do rather than anoyone elses, if you pick people at random off the street, everyone of them will have something in thier life that others will reguard as `geekish` wether that be playing online games, linedancing, stamp/comic book collecting, trainspotting, birdwatching.... and the list would continue -------------------------------------------
Ja'kar Murder-Death-Kill	Posted - 2007.08.04 23:17:00 - [50] commodore ahhhh the old tape deck................................................................. 'CLICK... WTF!!!
Locus Bey Gallente Qalandar	Posted - 2007.08.05 01:07:00 - [51] "Yeh, I'm a Fleet Commander and I've got an important battle against the Goons, so I need to leave this date early tonight....," i wouldn't imagine is the best way of introducing your gaming habit to the unsuspecting As most people equate gaming with schoolboy behaviour, I don't generally advertise my EVE addiction. I'm 40, and have never considered myself a geek, besides you pass geekdom at 35 unless you play games that contain fantasy themes. Explaining the complexity of EVE just gets you into further trouble imo. Best let whoever discover your relationship with EVE via a change of skill training
Terail Zoqial	Posted - 2007.08.05 18:28:00 - [52] a) Games are the new TV, except that in todays games you get together with peeps from all around the world and go on great jopurneys together, or kill each other trying. b) It's the norm, it's what 'we' do these days. c) It's in space, you do pretty much whatever you like and it's a life changing/affirming experience...and really sociable to boot. I'm 31, reccently married and my wife knows i'm a gamer and isn't too bothered. I was and uber gamer a few months ago but I have calmed down and relationship stuff is cool. Been gaming for most of my life, from pong to whatever deccent games come out on the PC, or cheap games of ebay for my xbox Technology is the future, gaming is just part of it's joys.

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