Gamers are entitled man-boobies

[Kuya]

Gamers, that most thankless sub-culture of righteous, misanthropic critics. We are never pleased, often discontented, and consistently better informed (or so we like to think) than our video game loving counterparts in every other part of the industry proper.

Who could love us? Who could put up with our ever changing standards? Who would devote themselves to making games for an audience of ingratiating fools like ourselves? From petitions listing demands to comment sections rife with snide vitriol, to those who respect their beloved past time so little they would stoop to rampant, merciless piracy, we are a tougher crowd than most. Is it any wonder then that so many prominent creators feel the need to blow off steam every once in a while? To shout out into the mob, the great unwashed, and ask, “Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?!”

y/n?

[Kuya]

Case and point: BioWare develops an extended ending for Mass Effect 3 to try and calm disgruntled fans, put to bed some lingering plot holes, and spread goodwill and cheer throughout the gaming-verse, only to be met with reactions as diverse as they were immediate.

Some were jubilant, “THIS IS WHAT I WANTED!!!” Some were nonsensical, “[T]he ending is now completely pointless and has near zero effect on the future and you know whot?” And some were absolutely rotten, “I’m NOT satisfied, so I have all rights to further complain and I can’t see a real effort in this loveless piece of crap.”

But who could be surprised by the naysayers who, despite having gotten what they wanted, or at least the only thing they could have reasonably hoped for, still troll like spoiled bridge dwellers? Casey Hudson certainly wasn’t, as evidenced by his prescient admission late last week that, “You can never completely satisfy everyone.”

Gamers are to games as Transsexuals are to LGBT

[Tajin]

Deffo n, Like every videogame in the 90's era had a Thank you ( to the player) at the ending credits. Toughter crowd than most? whole text is suspect

[Kuya]

Hudson may have come to terms with this, but the truth of his words haven’t stopped some from voicing their frustration with the unruly consumers they hawk their digital wares to. Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada made headlines when he landed into series fans, stating, “I believe that, before whining and complaining about everything, you need practice at taking a step back and analysing things objectively. And also at being an adult.” His didactic comments were motivated by the gamers who spam his Twitter feed daily with suggestions for how to do the voice work for Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Speaking at length on some of the finer points of sound production in video games, Harada concluded by saying, “After this lengthy explanation, I will be quite surprised if there are still people who don’t get it. Thanks for understanding, or not understanding. Whatever.”

The Tekken producer wasn’t the only one to go off on gamers recently though. Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime is tired of the unrelenting, always-give-me-more attitudes that permeate the the gaming community.

“One of the things that, on one hand, I love and, on the other hand, that troubles me tremendously about not only our fanbase but about the gaming community at large,” the Nintendo Exec told Kotaku, “is that, whenever you share information, the perspective is, ‘Thank you, but I want more.’ ‘Thank you, but give me more.’ I mean, it is insatiable.”

It's not as if gamers are the only ones like this though, comic book fans are also known for being shrill bitches.

[Kuya]

Fans have been waiting for a new Pikmin game. Now Nintendo announces a new Pikmin game, and fans pine for a new Zelda or Metroid. And you can be sure that at the next E3, if Nintendo announces a new Metroid or Zelda, fan reactions will probably go something like the following, “But what about Donkey Kong and Star Fox? And where’s the new Super Smash Bros. you promised? And why don’t you guys have any new IPs? How disappointing.” I think there are plenty of legitimate criticisms to level at Nintendo, but in this regard I totally feel for Reggie. Will this ever end?

Gamers also remind me of Star Wars fans. Maybe it's just part of greek culture to be really whiny?

[Tajin]

Maybe it's just part of greek culture to be really whiny?

Nope, however internet has made the crying more evident.

[Kuya]

Perhaps it is geeks who are more efficient at crying on the internets

[Kuya]

Sounds like you're not a virgin

[Kuya]

Tried to google images of gamers. I concluded that most gamers are: white, male, middle class, scrawny or fat (rarely in between).

[Kuya]

Another theory: perhaps, gamers, comic book nerds, etc. spend so much time in fantasy worlds that they find the real world wanting, and therefore can't help but complain and whine finding themselves forced to live in a world far less exciting than the ones they fap to

[Kuya]

And god help if the creator can't produce a fantasy that lives up to the standards of these wailing banshees, as it's no different than failing to bring drugs to an addict

[quannum]

sounds like any other type of human social grouping. vocal minority something something the group. 80/20 rules, 1% rules, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_ru...ternet_culture)

[Kuya]

the difference is that in the case of gaming, 1% creates, 90% simply plays games, and 9% has assburgers

[Kuya]

i suspect that the 9% might be insulted if we referred to the 90% as gamers

[Mizango]

You should see my 9', dual knife wielding trannie on Dragons Dogma.

[Kuya]

You should see my 9', dual knife wielding trannie on Dragons Dogma.

Go on

[quannum]

the difference is that in the case of gaming, 1% creates, 90% simply plays games, and 9% has assburgers

thats basically what society is.

[Tajin]

Lol

[Mizango]

Go on

lol

[Demosthenes]

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