Am I a PC gamer?

[ablac]

uhh..I guess?

does it really matter?

I dunno, gamers seem to make a big deal out of being a "PC gamer".

Those ones wearit as a medal, they act as if it makes them superior, 'real gamers'.

 

[ablac]

Do you play PC games?

Yes = You are a PC gamer.

No = You are not a PC gamer.

There is NOTHING more to it.

I think it would be more, do you play on PC? if yes then you are a pc gamer if not then you arent.

 

[Smertnik]

You can only be a true PC gamer if you know the secret handshake.

 

[pure.Wasted]

Don't be silly, PC gamer just means that you play on a PC, you can prefer or play consoles too, but as long as you also play on PC you're that, though I'm not too fond of the term gamer, I think it's rather silly, I mean people who like movies don't call themselves moviers or moviieists, or anything like that, I think the label is rather unnecessary.

Do you play games on a PC? Yes? PC Gamer then.

Oh and PC Gamers frequently boast of Minecraft and Indie opportunities that Console Gamers miss out on.

uhh..I guess?

does it really matter?

Winner!

Do you play PC games? Yes? PC gamer.

Done.



I mean come on, with that list I did what a true PC gamer would do,

I looked at your posted specs, decided mine are better, and moved on. But not before telling you that to be a true PC gamer you need a lot more power than that XD.

...are there really people who don't play any PC Games? I thought the invention of World of Warcraft, if nothing else, made them an extinct breed.

If the definition of PC gamer is ANYONE who plays ANY games on the PC, it seems kind of a pointless distinction. Like having a word for people who eat food. Well, I'm sure someone somewhere doesn't, but he's not going to live long enough for this conversation to be relevant.

 

[loc978]

What's in a name?

Some would say PC gamer, some would say retro gamer.

I'm similar(ish) in that I do prefer old console games to new and tend to play them through the medium of emulation software (with USB gamepads)... but I'm also a fanatical RTS player (usually older ones), so I guess I'm a retro PC gamer.

 

[Kae]

...are there really people who don't play any PC Games? I thought the invention of World of Warcraft, if nothing else, made them an extinct breed.

If the definition of PC gamer is ANYONE who plays ANY games on the PC, it seems kind of a pointless distinction. Like having a word for people who eat food. Well, I'm sure someone somewhere doesn't, but he's not going to live long enough for this conversation to be relevant.

But wasn't my point that even the word gamer is a pointless distinction?
Therefore making another distinction such as PC gamer is just about as pointless, well my point is that it doesn't matter because it doesn't really mean anything.

EDIT: Have I mention that I absolutely hate the term core gamer? It just makes no sense to me, I think all this terminology is annoying, again people don't put these stupid terms with movies or books.

 

[verdant monkai]

The subject of PC gaming seems kinda controversial. And people often seem to shift the term when it is convenient for them.

I, personally, don't consider myself a PC gamer, despite some things that may seem sorta "PC-ish". Allow me to describe myself a little bit for those who are new to me.

- Prefer jRPGs to wRPGs
- Am a Nintendo fangirl
- Prefer playing games with a controller
- Religiously follow doujin gaming
- Get most excited about emulation when building new PCs
- Spend more time gaming on the PC than any other system
- Am a heavy emulation enthusiast and prefer playing console games on the PC to PC games
- Do not like First Person Shooters
- Am not all that fond of wRPGs and Real Time Strategy games
- To a lesser extent, follow indie gaming in general
- Hold Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Touhou, and Tales as my most important video game franchises in life
- Like emulating games because I find it more approachable, in many ways, than consoles themselves
- Like emulating because they breathe life into games I love. I would rather make aesthetically beautiful, older games like PlayStation games shine as much as they are capable of, than new games with peak graphics I find to be ugly. Graphically demanding FPS games, for instance, to me, are a complete waste of graphics, and if I had to play them, would rather play them on the lowest resolution possible.
- Largely built my gaming PC for PlayStation 2 emulation
- Largely avoided PC gaming for most of my life because I didn't like Windows games that were readily available to me
- Own more than one high-end gaming PC. One complete with an Intel 2500K and HD 6870.
- Own a mountain of emulation hardware.
- Own a mountain of gaming peripherals for the PC, like USB controllers.

Here's the thing. I technically prefer the PC for gaming. I game on it more often, and I like the options that PC gaming provides. However, how people most describe PC gaming is contrary to me. That is, use of a keyboard rather than a controller, preference of Windows format common games instead of console common games. I've never heard Touhou fans called PC gamers, I've never heard emulation fans called PC gamers, I've never heard people who enjoy peripherals like USB controllers called PC gamers, I've never heard Umineko no Naku Koro ni readers called PC gamers. I've never heard Minecraft or Indie gamers called PC gamers. I mostly hear First Person Shooter fans, Real Time Strategy fans, wRPG fans, and sometimes MMORPG fans, who prefer playing with the keyboard, PC gamers.

But what I do is geared, honestly, towards using the PC for everything, including gaming. What is a PC gamer, and am I one?

If you play pc yes, I have a gameboy which I still sometimes use so I am a gameboy gamer as well as xbox, pc, wii and ds.
If you use the console you are that kind of 'gamer'.......you know this.

 

[Zyst]

I think this thread is over.

But there isn't a club around here where you have to get certain requirements to be a PC gamer, you either are or you aren't, and either way is fine.

Quite possibly, the best way to narrow it down is:

Do I like playing on my PC? Yes? Move on, No, probably not a pc gamer, not that it matters.

and second, if there is a game coming out for consoles and PC do I:

A) Buy it for the PC
B) Buy it for the console

if(A==true){
pcgamer == true;
}

else if (B==true){
System.out.printf("Maybe not, then again, who cares?");
}

 

[pure.Wasted]

...are there really people who don't play any PC Games? I thought the invention of World of Warcraft, if nothing else, made them an extinct breed.

If the definition of PC gamer is ANYONE who plays ANY games on the PC, it seems kind of a pointless distinction. Like having a word for people who eat food. Well, I'm sure someone somewhere doesn't, but he's not going to live long enough for this conversation to be relevant.

But wasn't my point that even the word gamer is a pointless distinction?
Therefore making another distinction such as PC gamer is just about as pointless, well my point is that it doesn't matter because it doesn't really mean anything.

EDIT: Have I mention that I absolutely hate the term core gamer? It just makes no sense to me, I think all this terminology is annoying, again people don't put these stupid terms with movies or books.

I was going to mention in my post that I agreed with you about the increasing obselence of the notion of a "gamer" in our world, but it got lost in the edits.

But people have been talking about "PC Gamers" for as long as I can remember. I was just curious if there were really any other kinds. Should I wear a badge or something?

 

[Kae]

I was going to mention in my post that I agreed with you about the increasing obselence of the notion of a "gamer" in our world, but it got lost in the edits.

But people have been talking about "PC Gamers" for as long as I can remember. I was just curious if there were really any other kinds. Should I wear a badge or something?

Well, I believe the distinction was that it used to be fairly complicated to be a PC gamer, and you used to require some basic computing knowledge, in fact the reason why consoles originally existed was to be able to play without having that knowledge, but in present times there is really no difference at all from playing on a PC or a console as far as that goes, therefore the term is obsolete or that is what I think anyway, I could be wrong.

 

[Aeonknight]

I think this thread is over.

But there isn't a club around here where you have to get certain requirements to be a PC gamer, you either are or you aren't, and either way is fine.

Quite possibly, the best way to narrow it down is:

Do I like playing on my PC? Yes? Move on, No, probably not a pc gamer, not that it matters.

and second, if there is a game coming out for consoles and PC do I:

A) Buy it for the PC
B) Buy it for the console

if(A==true){
pcgamer == true;
}

else if (B==true){
System.out.printf("Maybe not, then again, who cares?");
}

god I remember when I used to know programming. Then I stopped doing it for a few years, now I remember nothing. But at least I can still recognize code.

OT: Meh, why limit oneself to PC or console only? Enjoy the best of both worlds.

 

[Zyst]

snip

god I remember when I used to know programming. Then I stopped doing it for a few years, now I remember nothing. But at least I can still recognize code.

OT: Meh, why limit oneself to PC or console only? Enjoy the best of both worlds.

Pretty much! I consider myself a PC gamer, but I own an Xbox, a Wii and a 3DS. And I enjoy playing games that aren't on the PC and so on and so forth.

Enjoy the best of both worlds, and don't get tied down by labels, no one is going to judge you if you buy an xbox game while claiming to be a pc gamer, in fact, no one cares.

 

[LilithSlave]

After this sentence I pretty much stopped caring whatever else you said in your post. You got awesome taste in games so I don't care what system you prefer. The way I see it you're a mixed gamer. I'm one myself and I like it that way.

Self esteem boost of the day!

(Seriously, thanks. It may not be on topic, but that's the first time I got such a nice compliment today.)

 

[Elate]

Come forth my child and repent, we, the glorious demi-god race of PC gamers can save you from your wrong doing emulation ways. Cast down your software and embrace Steam in all its glory.

For alas as it was written by those before us, to ascend to the highest possible being of gaming, one must devote themselves entirely to the PC, and shun the pretenders of our world and while you have completed half the task, you still cling to those false idols so...

...

Anyway yeah, play games on PC = PC gamer.. pretty self explanatory to be honest.. I don't enjoy consoles, but honestly that's just more me being a graphics whore (I NEED MY 16xAA!!) and prefer mouse and keyboard for everything.. It hurts playing a shooter on a console now, physically, hurts. If I had the money though, I would buy all the platforms, I hate missing out on some of the genuinely good exclusives.. LPB would be the main one.

Honestly though, if this thread has taught me anything, it's that I need to found a church of PC gaming so people have an actual "PC Master race" to hate on, as some people have pointed out half the time it's people preempting it and nobody even saying anything close.

 

[Hateren47]

Depends how much you OC'ed you 2500K really. The 6870 drags you down a few points (-6 [http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html]) but every 100MHz beyond 4GHz will add another point (2 points per 100MHz if you have liquid cooling). Building your own rig is +5 points as well. If you can collect more than 0 points you're a PC gamer. Those are the official rules.

Also if your tower says Dell, HP, Alienware, Asus, etc. on the side or is a laptop/all-in-1 you're automatically disqualified. Of course.

 

[Fredrikorex]

If you think you're a PC gamer, you are one.
If you don't think you're a PC gamer, you're not.

It's something you can call yourself if you really want to, it doesn't matter at all.

 

[devilofthemist]

do you play the majority of your games on the pc? if yes, then yes, if no, then no generally as i understand it pc/console gamer can either mean which you enjoy more, or which you simply do more, for example i am not sure where i fit in because i play most of my games on the xbox (mainly because i won it in an arcade and my laptop is shite) and prefer a controller to mouse and keyboard, but if i had a decent gaming pc, i would play most of my games on that (well depending on what is available) but i would most likely still try to use a controller if able

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Do you play games on a PC? If yes, then yes you are. It's nowhere near as difficult a question as you're making it out to be.