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Whats the point of video games???

blinkermanblinkerman Member Posts: 1
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Is there actually a point to these jiant time wasters?... i have to admit that there are some pretty cool games out there and that i have gotten hocked on some of them, but i have a life so i stopped., so that i wouldnt end up like cartman in that southpark spisode make love not warcraft, if u havent seen it download it off limewire or something, its hillarious and totaly true.
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  • gpettgpett Member Posts: 1,105
    To have fun?
  • WolfjunkieWolfjunkie Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 985
    Entertainment.

    It's not a problem to "have a life" while still enjoying video games.
  • VolkmarVolkmar Member UncommonPosts: 2,501
    Originally posted by gpett

    To have fun?
    that's right. and still it is not even an option in the poll, what else would be the "point"? it is a game.

    "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"



  • Hoobley_deletedHoobley_deleted Member Posts: 677
    I chose 'You have no life'.... I figured that was aimed at the OP 
  • flakesflakes Member Posts: 575
    To have fun and relaxation.The last is a bit odd though since most mmorpgs these days are more work then relaxation
  • ThamorisThamoris Member UncommonPosts: 686

    To imply that those people that take playing mmorpg's ( ie.." video games") have no life is a very narrow minded view.  Most often, viewpoints such as this are born out of ignorance.

    What's the point of baseball then?....football, soccer, golf...ect

    What's the point of watching TV?....Tv isn't real ya know...even the news is so twisted by political bias I wouldn't consider that real either.

    What's the point behind reading books of fiction? ....or a magazine?

    What's the point behind watching a NASCAR race? ...seriously....what IS the point there? ...I don't get that one either...I think it's to wait for the car crashes...anyways....

    What's the point of asking a bunch of " no life" having gamers why they play video games?

    I am a 35 year old ...father of 3 ...happily married ..got a full time job ..making good money that allows me enough time off to enjoy my time online as well as enjoy my family. Sometimes they play online too....sometimes not. Always their needs are greater than my desire to kill dragons in a fictional world.

    The South Park image of a group of guys on LAN playing WoW in mom's basement who won't even get up to take a crap because they are too into the game.....is simply not true.

    I have members in my guild who have led a full life...retired...have plenty of money..married...grandfathers even who love to play online.

    I have members in my guild who are very ill...some barely have enough energy to leave the house on most days. To them...the ability to playing a game online and build relationships with other gamers is priceless. It is their only real connection to the outside world on a public level. I played with one guy for a couple years in Horizons who had severe heart conditions....he died...I had the honor of getting to know him and sharing his gaming world for the last two years of his life....I was in a position as guild leader to help him forget about his troubles a bit and almost feel like a normal person for awhile...what's the point of that???

    You should ask those people ( there are more than you think ) what is the point of gaming online? or gaming in general even?

    This is probably just a flame bait thread...but I felt the need to respond anyways.

    The world is changing...the way people interact is changing very quickly. This is all part of it. My kids have no idea of what life was like without the internet. It is simply impossible for them to imagine....much like I have difficulty imagining what life was like before television, cars, ...radio even.

    What's the point...behind asking...whats the point ?

  • gpettgpett Member Posts: 1,105
    This reminds me of that matrix dialogue about why humans did not accept the first "perfect" implementation of the matrix.  It was too pleasant.  The movie insinuated that humans need struggle and strife to accept their surroundings.



    The sad fact is that I somewhat believe that sentiment.  People have endless ways of creating drama and conflict.
  • ThamorisThamoris Member UncommonPosts: 686
    Originally posted by gpett

    This reminds me of that matrix dialogue about why humans did not accept the first "perfect" implementation of the matrix.  It was too pleasant.  The movie insinuated that humans need struggle and strife to accept their surroundings.



    The sad fact is that I somewhat believe that sentiment.  People have endless ways of creating drama and conflict.

    That is so true. It's like...without pain and/or misery..they don't feel alive. Many need others to join them in order to justify their own thoughts towards a subject matter.

    Maybe in a few thousand years we can ( myself included..I'm not innocent either ) evolve beyond this.

    I think much of the drama and such that we all create is born out of having too much time on our hands really. I was watching this movie that accurately depicted what life was like back in the pioneer days of America. Now those pioneer folks...THEY had it rough. They had to build their own house, protect them and their families by any means necessary, get their own food. There was no " job " ..there was only survival. If you didn't do what you had to do...you died...your family died..simple as that. Even if you did everything perfect...many still died.....why? for a chance to live in a new land. They took unbelievable risks just to be free. So their kids and grandkids can be free....and / or have a better life.

    I bet it would change my perspective on life if I had to wake up at 5am...go hunting for a day..knowing..that if I didn't find something to kill and cook...my family would not have anything to eat that night...this is neither here nor there....just something to chew on.

  • bonobotheorybonobotheory Member UncommonPosts: 1,007
    Could it be...

    Entertainment? Recreation? Fun? Amusement? Enjoyment?

    Nah, couldn't be any of those. Fun is for losers. Only people with no life have time for any sort of recreational activities, like playing video games, or posting on webforums, or watching South Park.



    Why did you watch that episode of South Park you referenced in your post? What was the point? Was it a religious experience? Did you get paid for it? Was it required viewing for a college course? You didn't watch it just for fun, did you? Shame on you, wasting your time like that.
  • gpettgpett Member Posts: 1,105

    I was watching this movie that accurately depicted what life was like back in the pioneer days of America. Now those pioneer folks...THEY had it rough. They had to build their own house, protect them and their families by any means necessary, get their own food. There was no " job " ..there was only survival. If you didn't do what you had to do...you died...your family died..simple as that. Even if you did everything perfect...many still died.....why? for a chance to live in a new land. They took unbelievable risks just to be free. So their kids and grandkids can be free....and / or have a better life.


    Funny you mention that.  My family only exists because of a 4 year old girl that survived a trek on the oregon trail.
  • LordcrapalotLordcrapalot Member Posts: 191

    Well OP its very clear to me that you have absolutely no apprehension of what gaming is about for most people.  

    Its about having fun.

    "I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said..Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?...No, but i served in a company of heroes"
    Sgt. Mike Ranney E-company 506PIR 101'st airborn

  • shezombshezomb Member Posts: 65
    I'd haveto say I generally play games to have fun ;)



    though in many mmorpg players seem to have forgotten that part, as illustrated by the OP :)

    *Brain down for upgrade, don't try to understand my logic, I don't...*

  • BernoullyBernoully Member Posts: 174
    Maybe the OP thinks MMOs are big time-wasters because of the whole game addiction negativity, as implied by the noting of that Make Love Not Warcraft episode. If so, don't you think it's also possible for people to obssess themselves with gardening, like skipping lunch to trim the hedges? Or racers and ricers who do their tyre-grinding donuts every night, risking unforeseen circumstances?



    Any hobby or entertainment has a tendency for us to overdo them, just because we are human and humans like comfort (who doesn't?). I doubt you'll find anything fun to do in "your real life" if this point of view persists...
  • flood950flood950 Member Posts: 447
    Its to have fun as most people have said which oddly is not even an option on the poll.  For people like me its a weeknight hobby.  I play on weeknights to relax for an hour or two when I have the opportunity.  I play games rather than watch TV more often than not.
  • Vion1xVion1x Member Posts: 188
    Originally posted by Thamoris


    To imply that those people that take playing mmorpg's ( ie.." video games") have no life is a very narrow minded view.  Most often, viewpoints such as this are born out of ignorance.
    What's the point of baseball then?....football, soccer, golf...ect
    What's the point of watching TV?....Tv isn't real ya know...even the news is so twisted by political bias I wouldn't consider that real either.
    What's the point behind reading books of fiction? ....or a magazine?
    What's the point behind watching a NASCAR race? ...seriously....what IS the point there? ...I don't get that one either...I think it's to wait for the car crashes...anyways....
    What's the point of asking a bunch of " no life" having gamers why they play video games?
    I am a 35 year old ...father of 3 ...happily married ..got a full time job ..making good money that allows me enough time off to enjoy my time online as well as enjoy my family. Sometimes they play online too....sometimes not. Always their needs are greater than my desire to kill dragons in a fictional world.
    The South Park image of a group of guys on LAN playing WoW in mom's basement who won't even get up to take a crap because they are too into the game.....is simply not true.
    I have members in my guild who have led a full life...retired...have plenty of money..married...grandfathers even who love to play online.
    I have members in my guild who are very ill...some barely have enough energy to leave the house on most days. To them...the ability to playing a game online and build relationships with other gamers is priceless. It is their only real connection to the outside world on a public level. I played with one guy for a couple years in Horizons who had severe heart conditions....he died...I had the honor of getting to know him and sharing his gaming world for the last two years of his life....I was in a position as guild leader to help him forget about his troubles a bit and almost feel like a normal person for awhile...what's the point of that???
    You should ask those people ( there are more than you think ) what is the point of gaming online? or gaming in general even?
    This is probably just a flame bait thread...but I felt the need to respond anyways.
    The world is changing...the way people interact is changing very quickly. This is all part of it. My kids have no idea of what life was like without the internet. It is simply impossible for them to imagine....much like I have difficulty imagining what life was like before television, cars, ...radio even.
    What's the point...behind asking...whats the point ?
    wow, that was some amazing words... and i agree with everything u said.
  • nomadiannomadian Member Posts: 3,490

    Same as the point of films.

  • ShoalShoal Member Posts: 1,156
    Originally posted by blinkerman

    Is there actually a point to these jiant time wasters?... i have to admit that there are some pretty cool games out there and that i have gotten hocked on some of them, but i have a life so i stopped., so that i wouldnt end up like cartman in that southpark spisode make love not warcraft, if u havent seen it download it off limewire or something, its hillarious and totaly true.



    You are correct.

    You should stop playing them.

    *  Go back to school

    *  Learn to spell

    *  Learn to compose

    *  Learn English

    *  Learn to think

    'Nuff said.

  • JarloJarlo Member Posts: 221

    I enjoy vid games SO much more than TV or movies they aren't even in the same galaxy.  However I enjoy walking the dogs, tennis, hiking, Geocaching, board games with my kids, working in the yard more than video games.  They are just one more pleasent aspect of this wonderful life I have been blessed to wander into.  Many of the current grind/raid MMORPG do end up feeling like work and that is when I quit them. 

    Currently I'm playing Planetside 3-4 hours a night with my 8 year old (after homework and outdoor play) and we are having a blast!  He loves playing and even does alot of imaginative play in real life using terms from the game.

  • SigneSigne Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,524
    Since the reason most people would choose, fun or entertainment, isn't even listed, I see this poll saying nothing and going nowhere.
  • xAlrythxxAlrythx Member Posts: 585
    Originally posted by Hoobley

    I chose 'You have no life'.... I figured that was aimed at the OP 
    Lol I did the same thing. It made the most sense.

    Currently Playing: Everything but MMORPGs
    Cancelled: L2, FFXI, VSoH, LotRO, WAR, WoW
    Looking Forward To: SW:TOR

  • Joshua69Joshua69 Member UncommonPosts: 953
    games have become a way of life. Video games mean something different to everyone!
  • rob1101rob1101 Member Posts: 263
    its just entertainment...some just take it too seriously
  • tapeworm00tapeworm00 Member Posts: 549
    You guys are all wrong!

    Gaming is about selling accounts in e-bay! Nothing else! If someone tells you otherwise, ILLUMINATE THEM WITH THE TRUTH!



    Or a flashlight. And then run away.
  • ArchsageValArchsageVal Member Posts: 7
    As an ex-pro gamer, I found them to be rewarding for the first few months, then finding yourself wasting time. The cash involved isn't high enough for the future and it doesn't teach you a future career. Now, I just play because some of my friends make me, but for fun only, which is a lot better then taking it super seriously.
  • cityzencityzen Member CommonPosts: 313
    Originally posted by Wolfjunkie

    Entertainment.

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