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Subject: gamers are not geeks/nerds
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Okay whats with the whole mindset about gamers being nerds/geeks? How come when we get so excited about halo or halo 2, ppl role their eyes and go "its just a game", yet they themselves do the same thing for their favourite movie or event? Even a lot of gamers I know are a LOT more fit and healthy than a lot of non-gamers, and even more non-gamers I know sit in front of the TV as long as gamers (even longer sometimes) Maybe its something to do with being a platform gamer? I mean there is only so much you can do with a platform, whereas if you are a PC user then u can do multiple things. I'm not ripping on platforms or anything so don't flame me!

P.S Props to anyone who can get their g/f to like halo / halo 2!!

  • 11.07.2004 12:26 AM PDT
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I have no choice but to agree with u. everyone reckons were all just a bunch of nerds.Just the other day i brought a xbox mag to show ma friend and some people just say stupid stuff. But i just think they are jealous. Just cause they don't have xboxs.I say ha ha to them!

  • 11.07.2004 1:48 AM PDT
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I think that it's something left over from very old sterio types. It's the same as people thinking that all jocks are stupid. I think that people who don't get the gaming scene were born without something that were. I'm sure we all know that blank look people get when we start talking about something to do with gaming. I told my ex-girlfriend about how excited I was at Halo 2 coming out in a few days and she said that she thought it was sad that I was so easily pleased. I think it's sad that she's not.

P.S. I like the fact that I'm going to a midnught opening to get Halo 2!

[Edited on 11/7/2004 3:03:15 AM]

  • 11.07.2004 2:59 AM PDT

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i do agree that not ALL gamers are nerds but the ones that play everyday every minute and never get outside is rediculous, i play in soccer and football leagues in the summmer and i play indoor soccer in the winter plus im on my sdchools track and field team and im still a gamer that doesnt mean im a nerd i play sports and video games, and half my video game are sports games.

  • 11.07.2004 5:44 AM PDT
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Nothing wrong with being a geek or a nerd. Nope, not at all. The entire population of Bungie are geeks/nerds though they give us the ability to hit an elite in the face repeatedly with a pistol butt...

Trust me, as you get older, the nerd thing doesn't really matter that much.

  • 11.07.2004 6:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: pmaster_2001
P.S Props to anyone who can get their g/f to like halo / halo 2!!


haha i got my gf to like halo and halo 2!! she hated it at first though cuz she said i spent way to much time on it, but then i just got her addicted

  • 11.07.2004 7:31 AM PDT
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I'm sorry, but the "gamers are nerds" stereotype is really not all that strong anymore. Gaming has become so mainstream that it's just expected. RPG's are still slightly in the nerd realm (by this I mean RPG's that are *not* final fantasy), DDR sort of is, but not really anymore, and pretty much every RTS and MMoRPG falls straight into the nerd catagory.

Some people don't get all that overexcited about the release of much of anything. I'll be happy when I get my hands on Halo 2 (especially since I've had a chance to test the multiplayer and I know what I'm missing), but if it waits a week, it's not the end of the world. I think I've only ever seen a couple movies on opening day, and I didn't really personally care if I saw them opening day or not (I was there with friends). Ditto with other stuff.

Some people just don't see certain things as all that worth getting riled up over. Some people might be really excited about the same things. Then the look at each other and just sorta say, "huh... ok."

Anyway, the main point is... gaming does not a nerd make. Hardcore gaming... perhaps... but just gaming... nah.

  • 11.07.2004 8:43 AM PDT
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I may act geeky at certain points, but i am pretty fit, in fact, i'm a black belt. But you could also call me a nerd because i'm not very interested in much besides gaming, except for dirt biking, of course.

  • 11.07.2004 8:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: dlm
I'm sorry, but the "gamers are nerds" stereotype is really not all that strong anymore. Gaming has become so mainstream that it's just expected. RPG's are still slightly in the nerd realm (by this I mean RPG's that are *not* final fantasy), DDR sort of is, but not really anymore, and pretty much every RTS and MMoRPG falls straight into the nerd catagory.

Some people don't get all that overexcited about the release of much of anything. I'll be happy when I get my hands on Halo 2 (especially since I've had a chance to test the multiplayer and I know what I'm missing), but if it waits a week, it's not the end of the world. I think I've only ever seen a couple movies on opening day, and I didn't really personally care if I saw them opening day or not (I was there with friends). Ditto with other stuff.

Some people just don't see certain things as all that worth getting riled up over. Some people might be really excited about the same things. Then the look at each other and just sorta say, "huh... ok."

Anyway, the main point is... gaming does not a nerd make. Hardcore gaming... perhaps... but just gaming... nah.


That answers your question beautifully, i completely agree.

  • 11.07.2004 8:59 AM PDT
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bah! gamers used to be nerds, but not any more....especially after halo. people still hate trekkies though, and that sucks because by god i LOVE star trek!

  • 11.07.2004 11:19 AM PDT
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First of all, gamers really are nerds-they need to learn to accept it, i certainly have and i am much better off for it, i mean look at us, were talking about a video game on the internet in forums-thats pretty damn nerdy, and also i have gotten girls to like halo and its fuggin sweet

  • 11.07.2004 11:25 AM PDT
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I do agry that not all gamers are nerds but most of the people who go on forums dedicate to vidiogames are nerds[ie about 3/4ths of us]>

[Edited on 11/7/2004 11:33:22 AM]

  • 11.07.2004 11:33 AM PDT
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just remember, if you're a nerd now you can laugh at all the jocks in 20 years when you're a millionaire and they are running gas stations

i dont know if that helps now though.....

  • 11.07.2004 11:33 AM PDT