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Dakar² · Jan 15, 2007, 10:48 AM

Ahaha, I wouldn't know.

But my comment was not a rip on you.

Kevin · Jan 15, 2007, 10:49 AM

I didn't take it as such.

Dakar² · Jan 15, 2007, 10:51 AM

Ok, good.

Cipher13 · Jan 15, 2007, 11:15 AM

Hugs all around.

Dakar² · Jan 15, 2007, 11:16 AM

Better than drugs!

wolfen · Jan 15, 2007, 12:39 PM

Can a mod close this thread please? I don't like what it has turned into.

Either that or it should now be declared a Rainbows and Puppies thread.

Jawbone54 · Jan 15, 2007, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by wolfen

Can a mod close this thread please? I don't like what it has turned into.

Either that or it should now be declared a Rainbows and Puppies thread.

Girlfriend really hates games, eh? Go buy a DS Lite and keep it a secret from her.

centerchannel68 · Jan 15, 2007, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by starman

Yeah, we know how you feel about people that play games.

I play games, SOMETIMES. I'm just not a lameass who wants to be a paladin or some crap.

starman · Jan 15, 2007, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

I play games, SOMETIMES. I'm just not a lameass who wants to be a paladin or some crap.

Nobody who plays MMOs WANTS to be the character they play. Think of it as an interactive movie.

Dakar² · Jan 15, 2007, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by starman

Nobody who plays MMOs WANTS to be the character they play. Think of it as an interactive movie.

I've always imagined how different my life would be if I was a 6 foot elven female named Keerin.

If only, man, if only.

centerchannel68 · Jan 15, 2007, 01:46 PM

I dunno. Seems to me anybody who gets into this sorta crap is always the same person...Dungeons and Dragons... fantasy books... sci-fi fan, warcraft fan, diablo fan, always the same. Lame.

Dakar² · Jan 15, 2007, 01:47 PM

If only we could all spend time building custom center channels.

Then we'd be relevant.

centerchannel68 · Jan 15, 2007, 01:55 PM

Instead you spent 174 hours winning the sword of Endon, encrusted with rubies of ezmarackistan, which gives you +5 stamina! >rolls eyes<

Chuckit · Jan 15, 2007, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

I play games, SOMETIMES. I'm just not a lameass who wants to be a paladin or some crap.

Would you rather be a wood pixie in green tights? Or a plumber with the power to sit on stuff?

Dakar² · Jan 15, 2007, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Instead you spent 174 hours winning the sword of Endon, encrusted with rubies of ezmarackistan, which gives you +5 stamina! >rolls eyes<

Actually, I don't, but thanks for playing.

centerchannel68 · Jan 15, 2007, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Would you rather be a wood pixie in green tights? Or a plumber with the power to sit on stuff?

Neither. But I know what you're referring to, and neither of the people who are into Zelda or Mario dork out as much as WOW players.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O87eaUQ8Xg

starman · Jan 15, 2007, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Neither. But I know what you're referring to, and neither of the people who are into Zelda or Mario dork out as much as WOW players.

Such evil prejudice against a group of people just from watching a youtube video.

Gossamer · Jan 15, 2007, 03:10 PM

I wouldn't call my sister a 'gamer chick,' but she does like playing video games i had/have, like Goldeneye, GTA, any sports games, Guitar Hero, and she also likes Mario Party and The Sims. She's not a fan of most first person shooters though.

Garage81 · Jan 15, 2007, 04:51 PM

need moar pics

Gossamer · Jan 15, 2007, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Garage81

need moar pics

Me? No way I'm putting pics of my sister on the internet. You just imagine a 6' athletic blue-eyed blond and eat your heart out.

centerchannel68 · Jan 15, 2007, 05:37 PM

I've seen plenty of ugly 6 ft athletic chicks. Pics are necessary to defend her.

Gossamer · Jan 15, 2007, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

I've seen plenty of ugly 6 ft athletic chicks. Pics are necessary to defend her.

Sorry, not gonna happen. But not a lot of ugly chicks get homecoming queen.

centerchannel68 · Jan 15, 2007, 05:57 PM

Well now you talked her all up. How about instead you just post a picture of you, and we can photoshop your face onto a hot chick's body to see how she looks.

ShortcutToMoncton · Jan 15, 2007, 06:18 PM

Hahahaha, okay, that was funny.

greg

- - e r i k - - · Jan 15, 2007, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

I dunno. Seems to me anybody who gets into this sorta crap is always the same person...Dungeons and Dragons... fantasy books... sci-fi fan, warcraft fan, diablo fan, always the same. Lame.

Are you insane? Do you really think that 8 million plus players of WoW fall even remotely into that category? Maybe about 10% of the ones who play the RP servers, but man. WoW is mainstream culture now. Almost half the players are female. Get over yourself and your silly preconceptions.

Chuckit · Jan 15, 2007, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

I dunno. Seems to me anybody who gets into this sorta crap is always the same person...Dungeons and Dragons... fantasy books... sci-fi fan, warcraft fan, diablo fan, always the same. Lame.

Do you believe everybody who drives a low-emissions car should be arrested because they're obviously too high to drive? Maybe people who play FPS games shouldn't be allowed near schools because they're obviously psychopaths?

centerchannel68 · Jan 16, 2007, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Are you insane? Do you really think that 8 million plus players of WoW fall even remotely into that category? Maybe about 10% of the ones who play the RP servers, but man. WoW is mainstream culture now. Almost half the players are female. Get over yourself and your silly preconceptions.

So you're saying 1 million people are as I described? Only 1 million?

I'll tell you this: I've never met anybody who plays that game that isn't lame.

Gossamer · Jan 16, 2007, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

So you're saying 1 million people are as I described? Only 1 million?

I'll tell you this: I've never met anybody who plays that game that isn't lame.

The only people I know that play this game are not lame. Not even kidding.

Chuckit · Jan 16, 2007, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

The only people I know that play this game are not lame. Not even kidding.

I know lame people who play it. Most of the people I know who play it are not lame, though — mainly because I don't associate with lame people.

goMac · Jan 16, 2007, 03:06 AM

I used to play WoW, and once you got to level 60, it just seemed everyone was lame. Everywhere I went, it was just raiding guilds who had no other lives and wanted you to be there all the time to raid. And then you had to listen to them on Vent.

I played WoW to discover cool new zones, take in the scenery, and get some cool spells. But when you reach level 60, it all stops. And even worse, the only things people ever do at level 60 are stay in the same raid group for months and months on end, doing the same dungeon over and over, in hopes that they'll advance high enough in the raid that they'll be next in line to get some item that adds +1 to their agility.

I stopped the subscription on my account a few months ago. I just never played anymore. I actually replaced it with a Gametap subscription after trying a free trial, and my girlfriend and I just went through the new Sam and Max this weekend, and last week I went through Deus Ex 2. Gametap gives me enough variety and new games to explore. If one game sucks, I just delete it and forget about it. No harm done.

MaxPower2k3 · Jan 16, 2007, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by The Simpsons

Marge: Well, if loving my kids is lame, then I guess I'm just a big lame.
Bart: Mom, it's lame to be proud of being lame.

Sorry, all this talk of lameness reminded me of that. Carry on.

Chuckit · Jan 16, 2007, 03:30 AM

Originally Posted by goMac

I used to play WoW, and once you got to level 60, it just seemed everyone was lame. Everywhere I went, it was just raiding guilds who had no other lives and wanted you to be there all the time to raid. And then you had to listen to them on Vent.

I played WoW to discover cool new zones, take in the scenery, and get some cool spells. But when you reach level 60, it all stops. And even worse, the only things people ever do at level 60 are stay in the same raid group for months and months on end, doing the same dungeon over and over, in hopes that they'll advance high enough in the raid that they'll be next in line to get some item that adds +1 to their agility.

I never hit 60 for exactly that reason. Everybody warned me about raiding before I even installed the game. Every time I start getting up there, I just say it's time for another toon.

Kevin · Jan 16, 2007, 08:05 AM

Damnit Rob you are making me want to go buy WOW now. Sounds fun.

- - e r i k - - · Jan 16, 2007, 11:23 AM

Did I say 8 million play on RP* servers? I guess I didn't.

*Role Playing

EricTheRed · Jan 16, 2007, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by wolfen

Last year I spent around 1 million hours on World of Warcraft. The wife rolled her eyes, chuckled, and read her books. Trying to balance school and work and marriage wasn't working, so I crushed my WoW disks into grains of sand, deinstalled, and got serious.

Well some friends of ours got her into Neverwinter Nights (that's about all that will play on her G3 iBook). She got hooked. After 14 years of marriage, I now have a genuine gamer chick on my hands. She's gone loco. She went to the Apple store about an hour ago to buy a MacBook Pro, all the NWN expansion packs, and WoW.

(Countdown to Blizzcon and the Succubus costume...)

It'll get worse: NWN2 plays great on boot Camp Windows XP.

BTW, gamebanshee.com is the best Neverwinter game site. Good luck.

shifuimam · Jan 16, 2007, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by All_Insane

Ye gods! A woman who games?! Blasphemy! 'Tis against the natural order of the world!

You've created a monster, dude. Best to appreciate it before you completely lose her.

Ahaha... I once sat down in the lounge on the boys' floor of my college dorm to play Soul Calibur II on my friend Nate's GC. The kid I was playing against was convinced that he had an easy game because I'm a girl.

Yeah...I kicked his ass. And laughed at him after.

Chuckit · Jan 16, 2007, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

Ahaha... I once sat down in the lounge on the boys' floor of my college dorm to play Soul Calibur II on my friend Nate's GC. The kid I was playing against was convinced that he had an easy game because I'm a girl.

Yeah...I kicked his ass. And laughed at him after.

You should. Dude, he got beaten by a girl.