Opinions on video games?

>>130829607
I still play video games, less so in summer but quite a bit in the deathscape that is winter where I live.
To each his own we are all chasing a dopamine high whether you get it outside or sitting on your ass I am not sure it matters.
Just remember to always work out and be fit.

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>>130829607
A great waste of time.

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>>130830004
Thanks for replying. I agree with your statement on the seeking of a dopamine high but are video the right avenue to achieve these highs? I'm seriously asking. I'm obviously aware of people like yourself who can play games and can still functiuon but as you already know, there are some cunts who's life is shaped and revolved around the e world. do you believe video games to be a positive thing for society in todays age? Afterall we are not playing space invaders anymore. Again thanks for adding to the discussion. cheers.

>>130829607
Video games are a hobby, but also a new medium, which means that every old will scream "bad! stupid! violent! primitive!" and so on, because either they base their view on infancy or they don't really want to change their minds.
About dangers of video games: if you use them as care takers for children, it's your own fault. Games aren't meant to substitute parents. Teens and adults may fall to gaming compulsion because of various reasons, some of them are disappointment, lack of purpose, not being socially accepted... It's pretty shameful that you view gamers as bad people.
And finally about getting bored with them: they're hobbies - sometimes people simply grow out of them. Nothing special.
>>130830385
>t. I don't know what games are and don't want to understand them

>>130830627
infancy of video games* dammit.

>>130829607
Rocksmith is a good game; educational and fun. Also; it makes GH fags look like idiots.

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>>130830385
I am honestly tempted to agree with you but at the same time I recognize that there are people who play games and can be functional in society but the young people growing up today are growing up ina different "gamer" culture. If you had a child would you let it play games? Thanks for replying. cheers.

>>130830627
>>t. I don't know what games are and don't want to understand them
I've been playing vidya since 1985.

>>130829607
>>130830004
team based games can be a nice way to connect/stay in contact with friends. it's important to have balance in your life though (exercise, outside activity, cultural activity, intellectual activity etc.). games can provide a variety of benefits, but people (young males esp) can get addicted

>>130831039
Then maybe for you it's waste of time. For others apparently not.

>>130829607
Depends on the type of games.

Dumb shooters make you dumber.
Smart strategy games make you smarter.

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>>130830996
as amusician I would agree that music is a better outlet. I have never played rocksmith but have tried guitar hero when it was hot. Id honestly rather play my real life telecaster. I will not lie, I have seen that rocksmith game displayed and am curious about it. I guess I'm more talking about "rpg" games and these life simulator games. Do you think they have positive benfits on our "current year" society?thanks for replying. cheers.

>>130830997
I would probably make my kids go through the same games I did as a child. I learned the alphabet from old school Metroid (I wasn't in school yet when I first played it). I learned to type from Hero's Quest on PC (and Mavis Beacon of course!). Games can be a great learning tool.

>>130831200
Nothing you do inside of a virtual world will ever amount to anything in the real world.

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>>130831340
lol mavis beacon. havnt heard that in awhile! I hear you and respect your opinion. thanks for contributing to this dialogue.

>>130831424
Nothing I do in real world will ever amount to anything in the real world so who cares?

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>>130831340
Also, there was a,ot of educational qualities in the games 80s and 90s kids grew up with. however I cant genuinely say the same for the current generation and the current generation of games.

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>>130831670
>Nothing I do in real world will ever amount to anything in the real world so who cares?

>>130831424
You can do things in real world that you can't do in games and also you can do things in games that you can't to in real world.

>>130831824
You are just proving my point.

>>130831824
>you can do things in games that you can't to in real world

This. In vidya I can be a Formula 1 driver, be Batman, be a soldier in World War 2, walk through the streets of Victorian era London, fly in space or have sex with a female.

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Thanks to all the cunts adding to the discussion. I genuinely appreciate it and want to get your takes on this issue. No right or wrong, just dialogue. I really think as a society we need to address this situation and what impacts it couls possibly have on out future. Cheers.

>>130831895
Your point is one-sided. See this >>130832027 - can you be Batman, F1 driver, fly to space in one life? Can you go back in time ever?

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>>130829607
Speaking of video games anyone want to try out my doom mod? you don't need doom to play it btw
http://www.mediafire.com/file/7v92hbcf4feji0j/Danny_Phantom_the_lost_episode.rar

This a touchy subject I know, especially among this community but we need to discuss it. I know a lot of you gamers aren't too happy with the diresction a lot of the gaming studios are heading towards. are todays hot current games just propaganda to brainwash naïve and retarded gamers?

>>130832527
No, but you can't do any of that in real life. That is my point. Games are fantasy and escapism. You can get the same shit from reading a book or watching a movie.
We used to take Polaroids when we beat games. I still have some old pictures from when I beat the Mario 1 2 and 3. Grandma was proud. But it means nothing.

>>130829607
I dug up some old games last week, and played them and something really stuck out to me that I never really considered, and it's hard to get out of my head. Going for the low score, as in avoiding everything that adds to percentage, is a more challenging undertaking than high score by very very far. Video games are not a hobby and never will be because there's nothing but artificial caps on what can be done and how well someone can conceivably perform. You must see this for what it is; a dying fad that's long since exhausted all of its novelty.

>>130829607
I play a lot of Starcraft, it's the same thing as wasting time watching a TV series or anything else that isn't really productive but it's somewhat relaxing. Nothing wrong with that.

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>>130832584
I will admit I liked doom. remember when it wasreleased. But I'm sorry I aint clicking that shit nigga. sorry. Also doom is almost like childs play play compared to the gore and violence in todays games. What are your thoughts on this issue? Cheers.

>>130832814
>it means nothing

Spoiler alert: nothing means anything in the end objectively. What you find meaningful is subjective and some people happen to find video games meaningful.

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>>130833003
never played it. Obviously know of it but I wouldn't know dick all about it. Would you say it is a safe game for children?

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>>130832977
hmmm interesting. I'm digesting this statement. Really making me think. Thanks man for contributing to the discussion.

>>130832814
Well, according to your words everything but work and activism is pointless since it doesn't affect anything important.
>>130832977
That dying fad is already worth more than film industry.
>>130833238
It would be perfect if you spent time on playing a game for an hour-two before handing it to children.
Starcraft itself isn't very violent or glorifying violence, but remember that 1. it's about war and 2. it requires strategic planning and a tactical sense. It may be ok for teens, but children simply won't find it appealing.

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>>130833107
I've been playing all sorts of gore games namely Doom during my childhood. I'm 20 now and I feel ok but I rarely play vanilla doom unless it's Project Brutality otherwise it's boring and just for nostalgia.
IMO age ratings aren't really required unless it's got sexual stuff in it like people fucking or nakedness.

>>130833238
Most video games are alright. What you don't want to do is get addicted to a certain game like some posters have said.
Ex, people who play WoW, League, Steam games etc for hours and hours disregarding everything else irl. It's very common.

>>130830996
RS 2014 lived in my Xbox for over 18 months, went from never having played a proper note to semi competent advanced beginner. Shit was compulsive

>>130829607
Can be abused like anything else, gaming is good though because it's a redpilling topic, just look at gamergate, there's based game devs and shitty sjw devs, video games act as a redpilling device.

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>>130833686
Thanks for the response and quality reply. I guess I'm lucky I don't have to worry cause my kids have never been into video games really. They played the Wii but that's the last time I remember them touching a video game.

>>130833686
>Well, according to your words everything but work and activism is pointless since it doesn't affect anything important.
I didn't say that.

>>130833786
Have you played WoW recently? There's practically no way to get addicted now since there isn't anything worthwile to do meanwhile I popped up in Warmane's burning crusade realm and lost a week of my life to level to 65 just because I liked the old grinding mechanic.
I quit then because I feared that if I reach 70 I'll have to waste even more time to get decent PVE gear

Video games are degenerate and the people who play them should not propogate

>>130829607
I don't think there's anything wrong with them as long as you don't take them too seriously. I play mostly online games with childhood friends that I can't really meet because of distance, and they are good for keeping in contact.

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>>130834263
>should not propogate
Don't worry I'm not sure I can even if I tried to.

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Thanks once more to all the cunts getting in thios discussion. I really think we need to have this type of discourse. It's as important a topic as racemixing and promiscuity. Cheers.

>>130834115
>Wii
Oh dude, if you want something for children, Nintendo is 99% a safe bet. They may sell more difficult games, but almost everything they do is ok for children. Basically low-danger zone, in comparison to everything (besides mobile/smartphone gaming). This may not be relevant for you, but for your friends.
But, you know. It's a hobby. Not everybody makes airplane models, not everybody plays in theatre and so on. They don't play, it's fine, there are many people that don't play VG and within gamer community, there are many gamers that don't play 90% of games because they aren't appealing.
...I think I might be overcomplicating the matter.

>>130834141
But if you don't try to affect other people or society, it means nothing for them and for world at large.

>>130834263
Video games gave me the incredible reflexes required for biking through a city of oil slaves. They were the art of the 90's generation. Older generations had other stupid things to give kids... cartoons, dolls, etc. the only degenerates are the ones reacting overly to unimportant side effects of the real issues, like having niggers and pedos and other weirdos outside that kill kids who go down the wrong streets

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>>130834589
not at all. Thanks for the quality and genuine (I hope) reply. Cheers. thanks for adding to the dialogue man.

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>>130834920
I will not argue that some types of games can help increase your hand eye coordination. Like I stated ihave only played one game in the last 10 years haha and it's a racing game. So I do understand how games can help that area but I guess my question is the social impact of video games. This is a discussion. No right or wrong. just want to hear fellows opinions and hopefully have a "reasonable discussion" . cheers.

>>130829607
They are harmless if you're not a loser. I don't even feel an urge to play, and haven't bought anything in like 2 years. Occasionally I'll install something from my steam list I feel like fucking around with for a weekend, but that's about it. Plus Fallout is about the only game series I still like until the SJWs fuck that up the ass in the next installment too.

>>130830385
This.
>tfw playing World of Warcraft for 5 years.
>tfw almost nothing interesting happens in life.
Outdoor hobbies >>>> gaming

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>>130835415
thanks for replyiong. I guess that's the direction I'm heading in with thgis thread. Are games safe for retards? With all this PC SJW shit going in current games, do you feel that will effect our society? Cheers.

>>130835632
I think even without the games we have SJW agenda in our movies, music, tv, books, classrooms, adverts, politics etc etc. It's inescapable anyway you want to look at it. Kids need proper parenting and guidance from useful role models now more than ever to help them avoid being brainwashed just by living.

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>>130835594
Definitely. I lived in the country until 3 years ago. Trees were my neighbours and grass was my sidewalk. I sinced moved into the shitty city and no lie am depressed. Like I have mentioned I play only 1 game and it was once I mobved into the shitty city that I started playing this game after nearly decade of not being able to get into games of any genre.

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>>130831701
>le'genius
>tfw to intelegent to not break the law

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>>130836509
hahahahah

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DATA MINING THREAD
probably a Portogoose behind a proxy

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>>130838711
thanks for adding to the discussion. I wish I was in woptown. A lot better than where I am but I can be damn sure I'm better off where I am than Austria. Again thanks for your intellectual input.

>>130839248
You seem ashamed of your flag.
If I would be ashamed of my flag, I would rather kill Myself than hiding behind a meme flag

Runescape is fun.

Capitalism Simulator

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>>130839248

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>>130839830
you should be ashamed of your attempt at communicating through the English language. Thanks again for your input mang. p.s. you like my meme flag now? :3

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>>130840267
never played it. Like I said I'm not a big gamer. Isn't that the game that styx plays?

>>130840425
>Posting a 0/10 macro
Really goy If I were YOU, I would Kill Myself