In Response To: Re: Wired - The Mythical 40-Hour Gamer (Recon#54)
: I wouldn't dream of telling a hard-core gamer to "get a life"
: because they have the ability and time to devote to games. In some ways I
: envy (and remember) their situation. Ah, the days of my carefree youth!
: *grin*
I get annoyed that the few times that I do log onto Xbox Live I get told this every game, when in fact I have a job, a girlfriend and am in college. Just because you are good at video games doesn't mean you devote all your time to them. Ever heard of hand-eye coordination folks? Of course most of my work and school involves working with my hands so I guess I have good hands for video games.
Just because you suck does not mean I play Halo all day long...of course I will never make fun of you for not being as good as I am (or worship you for being better). Its all about having fun.
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