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I'm 23, I have a house, dog, girlfriend, job and I have no interest in any fanboyism so if you're thinking about sending me a childish PM, don't be surprised when I don't call back.
Posted by: Viva la Vache
I could have sworn they were the same thing, just from different perspectives. A True fan is a person who knows and enjoys a game more than the average person. A fanboy is that same person as seen by the average person, usually with some degree of disgust.
Not really, I'll use some examples;
I myself am a true Halo fan, I've played all the games since release, read all of the books and really enjoy everything about it. I know however that there are flaws, hundreds of them and I will accept that people criticise Halo on these flaws.
I myself am a true Halo fan, I've played all the games since release, read all of the books and really enjoy everything about it. I know that people try to make out Halo has flaws but they are wrong, Halo is the most perfect series ever, has the most fans and is generally loved more than everything else, anyone who disagrees is just jealous.
Example 2 is a classic fanboy, they both love the series but the fanboy has a blind hatred of anyone who disagrees with him and wont accept that other people have other tastes.
It should also be noted that these aren't the only two categories that exist, different people have different tastes and they can't all be labelled. Sometimes "fanboy" is used the other way around, you can be defending the game you enjoy for good reasons and be branded a fanboy because the other party blindly hate your game and refuse to see your point of view.
Your best bet is to play what you like and avoid arguements for or against because it makes no difference what everyone else is doing.
[Edited on 06.29.2011 4:56 AM PDT]