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What is the most annoying type of gamer?
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Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
You could have just called me out by name.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
As a longtime JRPG fan, the most annoying ones to me are the ones with a "us versus the world" attitude who care more about shielding the genre from criticism than about demanding greatness and seeing JRPGs reach their potential.
And even if you joke around and lovingly poke fun at JRPG cliches and excesses, they get super defensive and start throwing out whataboutisms. E.g.
"Oh boy, another 14 year old kid with spiky hair, a sword, and a strong sense of justice"
"OH YEAH well how is that any worse than another generic bald space marine dudebro?"
And even if you joke around and lovingly poke fun at JRPG cliches and excesses, they get super defensive and start throwing out whataboutisms. E.g.
"Oh boy, another 14 year old kid with spiky hair, a sword, and a strong sense of justice"
"OH YEAH well how is that any worse than another generic bald space marine dudebro?"
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Midway-AGNC-
Member
Console warriors/fanboys are by far the worse.
Major Insano
Member
For me, especially in the last few years or so, it's the pixel counting, puddle watching tech bros/pcmr 'gamers'.
Who don't really play games at all even though they've spent $5k+ on a rig, only to watch tech comparison and benchmark videos.
When they're not doing that they're shitting up every other Nintendo thread with their elitist takes and steam simping, or telling all their normie friends how much ram they have.
I know one irl who spent $3.5k on a gaming laptop over a year ago, and has not played one game on it! NOT ONE GAME!
And they still have the nerve to call console gamers delusional..
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Who don't really play games at all even though they've spent $5k+ on a rig, only to watch tech comparison and benchmark videos.
When they're not doing that they're shitting up every other Nintendo thread with their elitist takes and steam simping, or telling all their normie friends how much ram they have.
I know one irl who spent $3.5k on a gaming laptop over a year ago, and has not played one game on it! NOT ONE GAME!
And they still have the nerve to call console gamers delusional..
(Rant over)
DryvBy
Member
What's funny is one of my oldest friends is exactly like this. He upgraded his PC for thousands of dollars and in the last year, the only thing he's really played is a MechWarrior game that we co-oped, and his system struggled to not crash every other match, and he's out in a huge amount of time in benchmarking software. He's now talking of upgrading again because he saw a new CPU he wanted. I've been on the same system for 8 years and I'm still fine.For me, especially in the last few years or so, it's the pixel counting, puddle watching tech bros/pcmr 'gamers'.
Who don't really play games at all even though they've spent $5k+ on a rig, only to watch tech comparison and benchmark videos.
When they're not doing that they're shitting up every other Nintendo thread with their elitist takes and steam simping, or telling all their normie friends how much ram they have.
I know one irl who spent $3.5k on a gaming laptop over a year ago, and has not played one game on it! NOT ONE GAME!
And they still have the nerve to call console gamers delusional..
(Rant over)
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
It's the pixel counter gamers for me. The amount of times i've seen people say "This looks like a PS2 game" on recent titles is too damn high.
Ironically the games i've had the most fun with in the last few years had PS2 level graphics.
Ironically the games i've had the most fun with in the last few years had PS2 level graphics.
bbeach123
Member
ackchyually pixel counting is talking about resolution , you can have a ps2 game runing on 8k .
existensmaximum
Member
"I am very, very enlightened since I play on PC and every game should be on PC! The only reason to not play on PC is if you are poor and/or uneducated since it is objectively the best platform!"
I guess PCMR port-beggers are probably the silliest gamers to me.
I guess PCMR port-beggers are probably the silliest gamers to me.
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Guardian Monkey
Member
Sorry you feel that way.
RoboCain
Member
I personally hate the snotty type that likes to discuss the financial aspects of gaming like they were shareholders.
"Acshually, that game didn't sold X. It won't get a sequel".
Dude, you are just another loser online talking about videogames. Who cares? Let me read that complete bullshit of a rumor about Manhunt 3.
"Acshually, that game didn't sold X. It won't get a sequel".
Dude, you are just another loser online talking about videogames. Who cares? Let me read that complete bullshit of a rumor about Manhunt 3.
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64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
"Finance bro" should've been an option.
Then again these types don't play games they just invest in them
Sohurmk833
Member
The corporate dicksucker.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I was reminded of this one in the requiem review thread. The "game must be dozens of hours long at least regardless of genere" gamer. Do you people not have lives?
Drell
Member
Graphics Whore and/or FPS obsessed gamers who don't even care about the game they play, actually it's more than that, they don't even care about the graphics of the game they're not even playing, they just want that FPS counter on the top left corner of their screen to display that 300 fps. 60hz is a slideshow for them now.
Lions Gate
Member
Gamers who only play sports games. that's the worst
Midway-AGNC-
Member
The "If It Doesn't Sell, It Shouldn't Exist" gamer.
They believe a game's only purpose is to make money. Artistic value, innovation, cult followings, or long-term influence mean nothing if sales numbers are not massive. If a game fails to sell millions quickly, they treat it as a mistake that never should have been made. They judge quality purely through revenue charts and market performance, assuming that profitability automatically equals value.
This type of gamer speaks like a financial analyst, using terms like ROI and shareholder value, even though they gain nothing from corporate profits. They dismiss experimental or niche titles as financial failures and defend business strategies as if they were investors. For them, the market is the ultimate judge of worth, and any game that does not generate significant profit simply does not deserve to exist.
They believe a game's only purpose is to make money. Artistic value, innovation, cult followings, or long-term influence mean nothing if sales numbers are not massive. If a game fails to sell millions quickly, they treat it as a mistake that never should have been made. They judge quality purely through revenue charts and market performance, assuming that profitability automatically equals value.
This type of gamer speaks like a financial analyst, using terms like ROI and shareholder value, even though they gain nothing from corporate profits. They dismiss experimental or niche titles as financial failures and defend business strategies as if they were investors. For them, the market is the ultimate judge of worth, and any game that does not generate significant profit simply does not deserve to exist.
Plague Doctor
Member
There is also the gamer that defend's a games honor as though it was a family member from any and all criticism.
I love some games. I hype some games up. I will mention these beloved games when applicable to a thread and hard sell another person on it.
What I won't do is defend those game's honor from criticisms or contraversies.
What the fuck is up with that? I already enjoy them and another person talking shit doesn't effect me as a consumer and fan.
Like I hope to god they are a sock puppet for someone on the dev team or has some sort of professional stake in it. That would make sense. If they are not.... well that's just fucking sad and weird.
I love some games. I hype some games up. I will mention these beloved games when applicable to a thread and hard sell another person on it.
What I won't do is defend those game's honor from criticisms or contraversies.
What the fuck is up with that? I already enjoy them and another person talking shit doesn't effect me as a consumer and fan.
Like I hope to god they are a sock puppet for someone on the dev team or has some sort of professional stake in it. That would make sense. If they are not.... well that's just fucking sad and weird.
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Everything has its pros and cons, but fanatics are impossible to reason with.
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Games Bookstore
Member
The one that lurks on gaming forums and posts about their beliefs of said game or plastic box and why it's awesome. Said gamer will argue their stance way past the point of anyone pretending to care.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
The most annoying ones... are the typical people who didn't care about an IP until it became trendy and now they love it. Example: Star Fox... Now everyone's looking for it because of the Mario Galaxy movie.
Soodanim
Member
Baloola-krong has been fine for quite a while now, people are moaning about nothing.
Hollywood Hitman
Gold Member
The achievements are stupid gamer, because one it doesn't affect them at all... Not even one iota but second of all they are awesome because they really take you thru a game pretty well.. They hide stuff in games so much that Theres things easily missed and trophies for me get me to all corners of a game. But I also am a stats guy and enjoy seeing my platinum collection so to speak, just to see my journeys and see some of the memorable and tough trophies etc...
I also just enjoy sort of a checklist of things to do. They're basically little quests within the quests of whatever Im playing.
I also just enjoy sort of a checklist of things to do. They're basically little quests within the quests of whatever Im playing.
Hector Hall
Member
PC evangelists are very annoying.
All those archetypes, to the extreme, are annoying though.
All those archetypes, to the extreme, are annoying though.
Topher
Identifies as young
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OverHeat
« generous god »
imagine a Civic owner trying to prove to a Ferrari owner that his car is better
Topher
Identifies as young
imagine a Civic owner trying to prove to a Ferrari owner that his car is better
I'll take "things warriors say" for $1000, Alex
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Topher
Identifies as young
Drell
Member
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Civic owner's car would be in the shop less often.imagine a Civic owner trying to prove to a Ferrari owner that his car is better
The irony in that comment.I'll take "things warriors say" for $1000, Alex
These warriors man
Guilty_AI
Gold Member
Agreed, personally i think Kat fans are a pretty bad breed of annoying
Yeah. On a unrelated note, have you heard of gravity rush? Played it recently and its pretty good! Hopefully sony makes a movie about it
Hector Hall
Member
To be frank, I don't see the kind of evangelism in the other plattforms.
Do you really see dozens of Nintendo or Playstation fans saying "come to Nintendo /Playstation" or trying to sell their personal story of coming to the plattform and "not looking back"?
Do yo even envision a scenario where mayor AAA developers stop releasing games in your store but keep releasing them in your platform in another store and Playstation and Nintendo users stop buying the games because "my billionaire storefront owner don't profit then" as it happened on Steam on the 2010s?
It's another league man.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
The "every game is political" gamer is generally the modern gamer. That's the RetardERA gamer.
The "all modern games suck" gamer is usually the Make Gaming Great Again gamer.
Aren't they opposites?
Topher
Identifies as young
All the time. The "I used to be a PC gamer yada yada yada" narrative is very common.
Timed exclusive absurdity has been ongoing with consoles for decades. If gamers don't want to reward the practice with their own money then that isn't "evangelism". That's voting with their wallet.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
They are both 'every game is political' - it's just one set thinks that things have gone way too far and the other that they haven't gone far enough. Both are equally annoying and often jumping at shadows.
Madflavor
Member
Complaining about games being woke falls under the political umbrella.
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
If people don't want to play games on epic or uplay that's simply a skill issue on the part of Tim Sweeney. Steam is a better storefront with more features and users. It's not a platform evangelist thing it's a preference thing
Also, I've seen that the "I used to be a PC gamer but consoles are more convenient" thing is more of a response to PC evangelism than out of the blue.
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icecold1983
Member
The ones that suck but insist on playing the competitive mode in multiplayer games.
Topher
Identifies as young
I've seen that too. The loudest PC gamers are the most elitist and it's really obnoxious.
Krathoon
Member
I always find it funny how gaming is still kind of an underground thing. It is common place, but still feels more like a private thing.
The games are still locked away when you go to the store like you are buying drugs or something.
In the midwest, it still feels like this niche thing that people don't really accept.
The games are still locked away when you go to the store like you are buying drugs or something.
In the midwest, it still feels like this niche thing that people don't really accept.
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