PC gamers, why are you here?

[Keepitclean]

To the PC gamers here, Why are you here. I'm not saying 'GTFO' or anything I was just wondering why if you are on your PC and your a gamer, why arent you playing games? They're a hell of a lot better than internet forums.

I'm on here coz I have nothing to do and I dont have a gaming PC (cant afford one).

Y'know just wondering?

 

[Jandau]

Why aren't you playing games on your console?

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

...because gaming doesn't have to be done 24/7? That's like asking why someone who is married is out having a walk instead of having sex.

 

[gibboss28]

...What?

Ok...

Let me counter this very simply: Why aren't you playing your console instead of being on an internet forum?

*edit* someone beat me to the punch but still, answer the question.

 

[Jandau]

Also, I'm fairly sure this thread is premeditated flamebaiting...

 

[Keepitclean]

Not possible right now. Thats why, I was asking the question because you ARE on your computer already and it is possible.

 

[Biosophilogical]

...because gaming doesn't have to be done 24/7? That's like asking why someone who is married is out having a walk instead of having sex.

Well that's an obvious question with an obvious answer. The moment a couple is married sex is for b'days, honeymoons and baby-making.

OT: Because I have the attention span of me, and that isn't long enough to do any one thing (gaming or otherwise) for any extended length of time, so I alternate between this, Counter Strike: Source, MW2 and RPG's.

EDIT: Dammit Ninja'd by Avykins

 

[Branches]

Because sometimes you gotta shake off the DVT and surf the world wide intertubes.

 

[Keepitclean]

Also, I'm fairly sure this thread is premeditated flamebaiting...

Actually no, I honestly wanted to know why now why. I mean I am on here coz I'm bored and cant really do anything else with any entertainment value for some time.

 

[AcacianLeaves]

What a stupid question. I'm sorry but I'm afraid I have a desire to strike you.

- Why aren't you gaming on your console?
- Do you assume that a 'PC Gamer' is someone who spends every waking moment playing PC games?
- Why wouldn't a PC gamer, someone who by definition is invested in the world of PC gaming, want to be part of a PC gaming community and follow trends in PC gaming?

The next time your parents let you use the internet, try doing some reading rather than just finding a forum and typing out any thought that comes into your mind.

 

[Over_Krill]

What a silly thing to ask. The same reason you are here we cant play games all the time we need brakes to.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Because gaming, just like any activity when done non stop is mentally exhausting. Sometimes I just need a break. Besides I am only on here in between gaming sessions or eps of Prison Break.

...because gaming doesn't have to be done 24/7? That's like asking why someone who is married is out having a walk instead of having sex.

... Because they are married? After you get married is when you start to get sex less and thus are forced to resorting to annoying things like taking her on a walk or on picnics just to get some again. And if the dude is out walking solo then it is probably because he is sick of all the nagging and contemplating just where his life went wrong. >.>
I am soo gonna make a awesome best man one day...

Well thank you Avykins for blowing my analogy apart
Although technically I suppose it could still stand.

 

[Thingo]

Because the PC can be used for other things than gaming...? It's like asking why you're watching TV/ a DVD when you have a console connected to the TV.

 

[Adanos]

It's called alt+tab. It can be used multiple times to play the game or surf the interwebz. Lulz

 

[Jandau]

Also, I'm fairly sure this thread is premeditated flamebaiting...

Actually no, I honestly wanted to know why now why. I mean I am on here coz I'm bored and cant really do anything else with any entertainment value for some time.

Then why is your question directed at "PC gamers" specifically, instead of all the people on the forum?

 

[GBlair88]

Can't be arsed playing anything on my PC right now. Same goes for my PS3 and 360. Just because we can play games on our rigs doesn't mean we have to do so 24/7, as others have said. Due to the versatility of a PC, we can play games when we want to and dick around on the interwebs when we don't.

 

[Kollega]

Because i'm currently writing some stuff down. PCs are not exclusively for gaming, you know - just like a TV you use as a screen for your console.

 

[RathWolf]

That's like asking, "You're on the internet, why aren't you looking at pr0n?"
There are other things you can do.