~celebrities as gamers?? =?, rant of the moment.. -.@ Options

[DivA]

~ok, so i'm sitting through another episode of G4 - a show that is called, Player$...& finally, i snap at this lunacy.. i'm looking at these celebrities that say that they are gamers.. i can tell in the span of a heartbeat that there is grade A BS being promoted by this channel; almost as if G4 is using these celebrities as a money-making gimic to bring the crowd in..

like, OMG - these celebrities are gamers, oh how i wish i could play games like them.. =D

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i have only this to say of these so-called celebrities - FOOLS!! Oo

i do not see the thousand-yard stare, i don't see them speaking praise of the golden age of gaming & i sure as *beep* don't see these people speaking any stories that would make sense to a true gamer..

grrr.. *fumes* >=.

i am so sick to death of seeing celebrities proclaiming that they are veterans like those that hold that honor for truth.. all i say is bewarned ~ G4 is pulling glamour where it is not welcomed...i would like to see this channel speak about games, not about how this celebrity plays this game - so you, yourself should get this game.. *exasperated expression, waves hands in air* Oo

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am i wrong ~ doesn't anyone else see the madness? apparently my definition of a gamer is not what it once was, or is.. many might not easily realize it, but gamers are those that have fought & struggled through many digital hardships & have triumphed...& i'll tell you this, after playing ~ it's like returning home from vietnam, we acquire the thousand yard stare.. Oo but instead of Joe (who only comes out of his house to eat, then goes home to play EQ 23 hours of the day..), we have only celebrities broadcasted like one of the hobbits, or adult film stars; all i have to say to this is - W.T.F.?? -.@

a gamer is not a dabbler, but one that delves deep into the game ~ like a window to other worlds far beyond here & when i look into the eyes of these so-called celebrity gamers, i am not convinced - not in the least..

if there are others here that can understand what i'm saying, then give me a HELL THE "F" YA!!

[Sieranis]

I agree wholeheartedly. For me games are a way of emersing myself into a story, but instead of imagining it, I live it. Not only that, but for some people it's a way to escape their life for a while. So for some it maybe just be entertainment, for others it is a way of life. I for one play a game not only for the fun I get out of it, but also for the story, as well as the chance to feel and understand the message one tries to explain through a game. For me I only experience this in RPGs but others may be able to feel the same about other games. So if they're just trying to advertise a game, it shames me to think there would be people that do that. And unless they can confess to delving deeper into games, I could hardly call them "true gamers". Instead I would call them what we gamers would portray them as,"n00bs". Ahem, to put it in short...HELL THE "F" YA!!