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MaGariShun
Austria305 Posts
On May 01 2012 03:36 KingDime wrote: ^^^^ Your post is great until you added your last line. Actually, without the last line it has a pretty damn good ending point. He was asking for it | ||
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Br3ezy
United States720 Posts
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lIlIlIlIlIlI
Korea (South)3851 Posts
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On May 01 2012 07:14 randomKo_Orean wrote: Fuck man, I'm in my mid 20's - I joined TL when I was 16 and other SC websites when I was 14. What's the world coming to? I've been playing BW since 2005... it's hard to imagine I've done anything for 7 years that will never effect my life positively  Edit: turning 24 next week lol | ||
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PiGStarcraft
Australia976 Posts
On March 31 2012 09:44 Bobo_XIII wrote: Too much pompous, douchey self-righteousness in your post. This is so arrogant and smug it reads like something straight out of the cesspool of r/atheism. The only thing I'd agree with you is that some things need to change with the community Actually, shit like this needs more changing than what you described in your post. This passive-aggressive, 'umadbro' type of behavior is one of the most off putting things about the community. agree 100%, passive aggressive stupid replies are the most immature response you can give. Otherwise not too offended by this blog I tend to agree with some points Comebackid makes. I just think he should have worded it a lot more along the lines of.... "Gamer culture is so opposite of the mainstream that it almost revels in its uncaring attitude. Whilst Gamer culture is fantstic in that it embraces people from all walks of life and is so non-judgemental we as Gamers shouldn't stop caring about what the rest of society thinks of us. There are those of us who think it's ok to juts roll out of bed in our own filth and go to a barcraft and then use excessively vulgar language when our favourite player dies to a cheese. These people are in the minority but I do wish that these people who seem to just not give a shit and revel in the fact that as a Gamer they don't need to adhere to societal norms. I think this minority of gamers need to change their attitude. They don't need to develop metrosexual grooming habits or stop swearing all-together. Just a little bit of effort and discretion is all I ask for" Think this hits the nail on the head a bit better imo. Whaddya think comebackkid? | ||
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Carson
Canada820 Posts
Gamers need to at least try to "integrate" with normal society. Perhaps even appear to be a functioning member of said society. People with wives/kids can't still post goatse on a forum... Great blog! | ||
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ComebackKid
Canada105 Posts
On May 01 2012 10:46 PiGStarcraft wrote: agree 100%, passive aggressive stupid replies are the most immature response you can give. Otherwise not too offended by this blog I tend to agree with some points Comebackid makes. I just think he should have worded it a lot more along the lines of.... "Gamer culture is so opposite of the mainstream that it almost revels in its uncaring attitude. Whilst Gamer culture is fantstic in that it embraces people from all walks of life and is so non-judgemental we as Gamers shouldn't stop caring about what the rest of society thinks of us. There are those of us who think it's ok to juts roll out of bed in our own filth and go to a barcraft and then use excessively vulgar language when our favourite player dies to a cheese. These people are in the minority but I do wish that these people who seem to just not give a shit and revel in the fact that as a Gamer they don't need to adhere to societal norms. I think this minority of gamers need to change their attitude. They don't need to develop metrosexual grooming habits or stop swearing all-together. Just a little bit of effort and discretion is all I ask for" Think this hits the nail on the head a bit better imo. Whaddya think comebackkid? totally man. I was raging a bit when I wrote this blog. and i have to say that it is a bit uncalled for. I mean, sure people are guna act immature and screw around and that's fine. It does suck when it negatively effects other people, or when it negatively effects the scene, but whatever, its all part of havin fun and just acting the way we wana act. I still think that a bunch of pros need to grow up when they are streaming. That's probably my biggest peeve these days. When kids sit in their basement and act like duchebags and have a few hundered-thousand people watching them. But even then, not enough mainstream people are watching and we viewers have the choice to turn off the stream so it is what it is. | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
That being said, I would like to see some standard's be raised, especially on the ladder. Opponents calling each other "nigger" and "Faggot" all the time certainly don't help the scene. In the end though, a lot of excitement in the SC2 scenes comes from the drama and the controversy. And neutering ourselves will never be the make or break change that allows SC2 to grow bigger. Players should get mad when they lose, casters shouldn't be afraid to tell a risky joke once in a while, viewers should be allowed to swear out loud when their favorite player loses. its part of the lawlessness of the scene that makes it so fun. And besides, you'll see these type of things in other sports as well. Also, I think a lot of SC2 fans are a lot more "normal" than you think. We're not all basement-trolls who disregard hygiene and social-manners. | ||
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-_-Quails
Australia796 Posts
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MoonfireSpam
United Kingdom1153 Posts
Now while you do raise decent points, I feel most of them are borne out of close mindedness and ignorance. For example can you really eyeball the Barcraft crowd as being different from the football crowd from these pics apart from the gamer crowd having more blokes? ![[image loading]](http://www.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large_652x488_scaled/photos/soccer-fans-crowd-o-brien-s-pub-watch-women-s-world-cup-finals_759331.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.jorosar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20111020-LondonBarcraft.jpg) While we're here, I think all black people should wear less tracksuit bottoms and hoodies so people might not think they are all criminals and out to mug people (sarcasm of course). | ||
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