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Congratulations on reaching this thread. In the rare event that you are in grandmasters league, have a scorching hot girlfriend, and somehow avoided the terrible stench of being a gamer, please refrain from telling us about it. The 10 pages of people informing us that they do, in fact, have sex should provide enough of a counterexample to any non-believers.
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On August 25 2011 02:04 btx0 wrote:
Nobody should take anything that is affiliated with RTL (including NTV) seriously, but apart from wii playing housewives, the stereotype of the awkward gamer is a stereotype for a reason. ^^
It's a stereotype yeah but what Daigomi said is pretty much spot on. Maybe back in the day most computer geeks were what you would see in old movies; kinda ugly, smell bad, either real skinny or real fat, single. But in today's world there are so many gamers that a stereotype is pretty hard to come by. You still have the people I described above but when I went to MLG Columbus there were so many people that you would look at and everyone has seen someone and thought to themselves "Wow I would never of assumed that guy/girl was really big into video games."
Living by old and outdated stereotypes is pretty stupid (again, Daigomi's car example) but I can't help but feel like this is just something to get them more attention which it will so kudos to them.
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On August 25 2011 02:08 Bibdy wrote:
Describes my brother pretty good. Much like some of the people I had to stand in line next to at Blizzcon.
I'm of the mind that stereotypes exist for a reason.
This. Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. No one would repeat something blatantly incorrect
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On August 25 2011 01:49 mastergriggy wrote:
Definitely not the first time a TV station has said something incredibly stupid just to gain viewers/popularity.
Honestly though, who still watches tv?
My thoughts exactly. TV is the new radio. Shit's useless.
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... srsly ?
I did not catch everything (too noob in german  ) but frankly it scares me that a TV can produce such offensive garbage...
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lol @ this, some of them are true about some gamers, but you could say that about anyone really.
I never bothered trying to get a girlfriend, and if I did I would probably have a lot less time to do the things I like..
And another, I don't see how any group of people can smell worse than any other. You smell bad if you don't shower, use deodorant, etc. But that could be said about anyone.
I don't care how I look, but I've never been told I look bad. Plus, what smart person cares tremendously about how someone else looks anyway?
Makes no sense.
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On August 25 2011 01:58 IveReturned wrote:I dont think Germany deserves GamesCom if they keep doing these stuff. No offense Germans 
I could lash out against Turkey not even recognizing some human rights. In terms of coverage and audience, germany is only slightly behind sweden and netherlands, but they do have superior infrastructure. Point is, Germany is probably deserves the GamesCom much more than most other EU countries, let alone middle eastern ones.
Also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904070604576516462736084234.html German public tv is starting broadcasting full ESL events. No stupid documentary format but real game/tourney coverage. They do deserve it. They really do.
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"Student" is really anybody who studies anything at an university or school of applied sciences. You don't have to be smart to study in Germany, that girl is proof of it. Looks like a sports and *insertrandommediaculturething* student.
Oh, and they got 1/3 right with me, too. SC2 is too good, fucking addictive. Dunno about the rest but I took like 4 showers today, thanks heat wave^^
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I totally agrre that tv is bullshit and stuff, but this is the worst article for a long time and I would like to mention Mr Plott said, that we shall stand up for what we love and just do it.
I freaking cant understand, how they can generalize all the gamers out there. Thats the same thing, if I visit a football game in england or the east of germany and interview some hooligans and nazis and then I say :
Ok all footballfans are like that, they are dump, love violence and hate jews.
None would do that, and if they would, the fifa would kick their ass. Why dont we kick their ass for beeing so ignorant and stupid?
I can understand if you say, I dont care, Im not that type of person. But the problem is, it hurts the reputation of something we all love, and I cant stand it to let them do what ever they want.
Greetings,
BeWat3r
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On August 25 2011 02:09 butchji wrote:Show nested quote +On August 25 2011 02:02 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Germans on reddit already said that only dumbfucks actually watch that network, and they intentionally leave out information or find only information that supports their agenda.
It's like FOX News x10 That program is not news but entirely entertainment. And the usual RTL news at prime time is pretty bad but certainly can't be 10 times worse than FOX news. And RTL has the highest viewing figures and is airing stuff like the German version of "American Idol" and stuff like that - so it's not only for "dumbfucks" but for ordinary viewers who like that kind of entertainment. And no I don't watch it.
Avg RTL viewer is a dumbfuck ... the reason RTL got the highest viewer count is because there is just no intellectual TV thats the reason i dont watch TV expect Sundaynight where they bring films and stuff like this which they cant destroy ( besides adds )
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On August 25 2011 02:07 Esel wrote:
RTL 2 = lowest level of Tv in German/The World sorry if i offend somebody but only retards watch this / believe in this
It's RTL isn't it? Not RTL2
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RTL welcome to the 21st century.
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On August 25 2011 02:17 Esel wrote:Show nested quote +On August 25 2011 02:09 butchji wrote:On August 25 2011 02:02 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Germans on reddit already said that only dumbfucks actually watch that network, and they intentionally leave out information or find only information that supports their agenda.
It's like FOX News x10 That program is not news but entirely entertainment. And the usual RTL news at prime time is pretty bad but certainly can't be 10 times worse than FOX news. And RTL has the highest viewing figures and is airing stuff like the German version of "American Idol" and stuff like that - so it's not only for "dumbfucks" but for ordinary viewers who like that kind of entertainment. And no I don't watch it. Avg RTL viewer is a dumbfuck ... the reason RTL got the highest viewer count is because there is just no intellectual TV thats the reason i dont watch TV expect Sundaynight where they bring films and stuff like this which they cant destroy ( besides adds )
Of course there is intellectual TV. Why don't you watch ARTE or Phoenix?
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Not all of us can have honey hazel eyes and become attractive and hot to every girl in our class.
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On August 25 2011 02:14 TwilightStar wrote:
lol @ this, some of them are true about some gamers, but you could say that about anyone really.
I never bothered trying to get a girlfriend, and if I did I would probably have a lot less time to do the things I like..
And another, I don't see how any group of people can smell worse than any other. You smell bad if you don't shower, use deodorant, etc. But that could be said about anyone.
I don't care how I look, but I've never been told I look bad. Plus, what smart person cares tremendously about how someone else looks anyway?
Makes no sense.
As you say, it could be said about anyone, but it's more likely to be true for some people than for others.
Hypothetical situation, you have two teenagers Jack and Sam. Jack's favourite way to spend his weekend is to go to the movies with his friends, hang out at some cafe, maybe do sport. Sam's favourite way to spend his weekend is to invite a few friends over, play games till 4AM, wake-up at 1PM and play some more games. Which of these two teenagers are most likely to take a regular bath? Also, which one would be the most likely to get a girlfriend or care about personal grooming?
Like I said in my previous post, the gamer stereotype is becoming weaker as the number of people who game gets bigger, but there's a reason why it exists. Not that I think it's all bad. Personally, what Jack does over the weekend sounds shit-boring to me, and to be honest I don't care too much if I live like a slob for short periods of time. When you interact socially you should put effort in to make yourself socially presentable, but if you're relaxing at home or with some close friends, it's not that big a deal. Still, that's what leads to the stereotype
On August 25 2011 02:15 Timerly wrote:
"Student" is really anybody who studies anything at an university or school of applied sciences. You don't have to be smart to study in Germany, that girl is proof of it. Looks like a sports and *insertrandommediaculturething* student.
Oh, and they got 1/3 right with me, too. SC2 is too good, fucking addictive. Dunno about the rest but I took like 4 showers today, thanks heat wave^^
Good to see you fight those stereotypes!
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Playing computer games = not getting with girls
Wait, what? That doesnt respond well to my friends or mine social life
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Lol, thats ridiculous. And all Germans are Nazi's too /sarcasm.
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Try visiting some hyped and "socially approved" summer music festival and do a hygiene check on the people there. These RTL scum would then gladly spend more time around gamers, typically silent and innocent folk.
Also, they imply gamers don't have a life? I do have one and I play a lot, thank you very much. In my opinion, those who get drunk as a skunk every weekend and do zero intellectual activity during the rest of the week don't. Obviously the hostess wasn't jealous to the nerds' intelligence there, but the people in that crowd will make a good portion of tomorrow's professors, programmers and scientists.
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It's true though, with less and less gamers actually using their screens to watch television these guys have a certain interest in keeping some of their demographic opposed to games and gamers. RTL is just facing a slow and steady decline they can't stop.
I remember 3Sat and ARTE running nice pieces about gamers in general as well as progaming, even calling some games art. That's really something here.
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On August 25 2011 02:21 butchji wrote:Show nested quote +On August 25 2011 02:17 Esel wrote:On August 25 2011 02:09 butchji wrote:On August 25 2011 02:02 SafeAsCheese wrote:
Germans on reddit already said that only dumbfucks actually watch that network, and they intentionally leave out information or find only information that supports their agenda.
It's like FOX News x10 That program is not news but entirely entertainment. And the usual RTL news at prime time is pretty bad but certainly can't be 10 times worse than FOX news. And RTL has the highest viewing figures and is airing stuff like the German version of "American Idol" and stuff like that - so it's not only for "dumbfucks" but for ordinary viewers who like that kind of entertainment. And no I don't watch it. Avg RTL viewer is a dumbfuck ... the reason RTL got the highest viewer count is because there is just no intellectual TV thats the reason i dont watch TV expect Sundaynight where they bring films and stuff like this which they cant destroy ( besides adds ) Of course there is intellectual TV. Why don't you watch ARTE or Phoenix?
You know, i always ask people that. Turns out, most of them don't really want to watch intellectual tv.
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Sorry miss Laura de Silva, you're not hot enough to pass judgement to other people.
Also even if you were just don't; you clearly don't know what you're on about.
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