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Are you ashamed of playing World of Warcraft?
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Post by
Badguy
i should be building a engine
This made me laugh, not sure why.
If playing WoW makes you happy, then it counts as something constructive in RL.
Post by
Flau
No, I'm not ashamed of playing WoW. I've been a gamer since I first played an Atari 2600.
All my friends are gamers, my fiancee is a gamer, I've converted half of my family to being gamers.
I'm old enough to not be ashamed of what I do. I'm happy and don't give a crap about what other's think. My niece, on the other hand, is a teenage closet gamer. None of her friends know that when she goes to her Aunt's house that she cracks out on The Sims 3 only stopping to eat and pee.
So I guess it would just have to do with how comfortable you are with yourself and what you do in general.
Post by
Vorpalbunny
I am not ashamed. The topic of video games comes up every now and again and I will mention that I play. Yes, I get teased, but nothing over the top and mean. When people mention going out and doing something else I bring up the fact that, hey, its cheap entertainment. A little over a year ago I went through a 4 month period of unemployment (not from playing WoW, its a tough economy and lay offs are a sadly common occurence) I kept my WoW account soley for the fact that I knew I would not be going out until I got another job. I now have a well paying job that I am excelling at, as well as spending time with friends, family etc.. and just getting outside as well as still playing. My boyfriend and I play together, we dicuss the game in public and with friends (both that do play and that do not).
There are people out there that fit the stereotype, but that number is far far fewer than the rest of us. As was posted in an earlier comment, the media blows this whole issue out of proportion. Couple that with the people that believe every single thing the media tells them and, BAM, social stigma for MMO players.
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Post by
xaratherus
Nope. Is a baseball fan ashamed of watching a baseball game? WoW is no different, regardless of the "mainstream" perception of it as a pastime.
Post by
Adamsm
Nope. Is a baseball fan ashamed of watching a baseball game? WoW is no different, regardless of the "mainstream" perception of it as a pastime.
Agree with that; who cares what some random person says to you about what you do with your free time.
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qwertydood
Qwertydrood Said -
When "society" consists of friends and family whom you neglect to immerse yourself in this world, you most definitely should require their approval.
So, should my sister seek my approval for immersing herself in T.V.? (She has programs every night of the week) How about if my brother wants to read a book? (He is always reading something) How about when my father-in-law spends hours, upon hours on his lawn? If no why? They are neglecting me when they choose to do any of these things. It’s just these things are different then what I choose to do in my free time. The argument that you are presenting, to me, is coming off selfish on the part of the saint that is not playing WOW.
If you would like to be spending time with your sister and she blows you off to watch TV, then I'd say there is definitely a problem. If you want to spend time with your brother and he blows you off to read a book, there is another problem. It's not as big a deal, though, as when you are older and have significantly less time to socialize with your friends and family (assuming, of course, you have a job). Plus, considering how easy it is to watch shows online or save them on DVR, there really is no reason for her to choose TV over spending time with you, unless you both agree on a time when it doesn't interfere with plans you would like to make. Maybe my family is different, but this is how it works in most households I visit.
Qwertydrood said –
If I had a friend who played WoW and I wanted to hang out with them and they said, "Sorry, I have a raid tonight" I would seriously question my friendship with them.
Again, to me, this sounds selfish and unreasonable. You would seriously question a friendship because they choose to do something else then hang out with you? So, your friends can’t plan other things then to potentially hang out with you? Or can they only plan things that you would approve of.
According to you I question my friendship with my best friend. When I ask her if she wants to hang out on X night and she tells me no because “Idol is on!” I guess I should never talk to her again when I suggest Y night and that is when Lost is on. OMG! Society is going to break down!
The point of this is you are coming off as there are only two camps people. The first being people that log into WOW everyday of the week and for 8-10 hours ignoring family, friends, work, and anything else. Then there is the lovely saints that would never dream to do anything other then to spend time with everyone that shares their DNA and anyone that they might have had a cup of coffee with. In my mind it is compromise and moderation.
Just because I play WOW does not mean that I log in everyday, or for hours on end. Also, just because I raid two nights a week and one of my friends wants to do something one of those nights dose not mean I never want to hang out with them. It just means that I have something else planed for that night... How about another night? Oh, that is when Idol is on…
Well, according to you I can do whatever I want with my free time and my friends shouldn't care if I spend it with them or not! According to you, if I already made plans doing X anti-social activity instead of spending Y time with friend Z on one of the Q nights that N friend is free, they should cater their schedule to my needs, regardless of whether I want to spend time with them or not. Just because I value my friends doesn't meant I have to hang out with them. The point is, you're saying that you don't need to spend time with your friends to be friends with them.
^^^ Do you see how annoying that is? Don't you hate it when people take what you say and make ridiculous assumptions about it? I'm not even going to respond to what you said because of how convoluted your logic is.
By the way, using variables like "X" and "Y" in your argument does not make it more logically sound.
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Monday
Well, according to you I can do whatever I want with my free time and my friends shouldn't care if I spend it with them or not! According to you, if I already made plans doing X anti-social activity instead of spending Y time with friend Z on one of the Q nights that N friend is free, they should cater their schedule to my needs, regardless of whether I want to spend time with them or not. Just because I value my friends doesn't meant I have to hang out with them. The point is, you're saying that you don't need to spend time with your friends to be friends with them.
The thing is though, I have time for myself. This is what people don't get. I like time for myself to do whatever I want, and we can hang out the next day, especially when school is out. It's not a big deal if they miss coming over once a week because I'm raiding, we can just schedule another day.
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qwertydood
Well, according to you I can do whatever I want with my free time and my friends shouldn't care if I spend it with them or not! According to you, if I already made plans doing X anti-social activity instead of spending Y time with friend Z on one of the Q nights that N friend is free, they should cater their schedule to my needs, regardless of whether I want to spend time with them or not. Just because I value my friends doesn't meant I have to hang out with them. The point is, you're saying that you don't need to spend time with your friends to be friends with them.
The thing is though, I have time for myself. This is what people don't get. I like time for myself to do whatever I want, and we can hang out the next day, especially when school is out. It's not a big deal if they miss coming over once a week because I'm raiding, we can just schedule another day.
I was intentionally not being serious in that paragraph.
There are people who still have time for friends while playing WoW, and there are those who don't because of WoW. The ones who should be ashamed are the latter.
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qwertydood
There are people who still have time for friends while playing WoW, and there are those who don't because of WoW. The ones who should be ashamed are the latter.Don't you hate it when people modify their original position without admitting they made a mistake?
When "society" consists of friends and family whom you neglect to immerse yourself in this world, you most definitely should require their approval.
lolwut?
My stance is that if you neglect friends and family for WoW, you should be ashamed. If you get approval from your friends and family, it's fine.
Don't you hate it when people fail at reading comprehension and try to make you look like an idiot?
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Post by
Dysmetria
What is so bad about playing World of Warcraft? Do tell and discuss!
The people that don't play MMOs look down on such gamers because we tend to spend more time playing one game than they do all of their games. The overweight guy in his mom's basement image is often used to represent us.
The people that play other MMOs look down on people who play WoW because WoW was dumbed down and made easy to target a younger audience compared to most other games in the genre.
That being said, these are merely stereotypes and obviously do not represent every player. There is nothing bad about playing WoW for those that enjoy it and you really shouldn't worry about what other people think.
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