Fate/Extra...little averted on Zettai Hero Project since I took interest without having to give a shit on Disgaea.
So, you play a game you don't like, only to impress your friends that you have the game... What?
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His reply was just that, I'm not asking people to make fun of him or attack him, I just can't really understand why you would do that, and I don't need to convince you, all I was asking is of your thought about it, before you start attacking me for being a dick or something, read the whole thing. The only thing I stated was that his reasons don't make sense!NotLikeOtherGuys said:
Then the simple answer is that not everyone is looking for individuality.x F x said:
When people are faced with the choice to either be right or be liked, not everyone's decision will make you happy.
I have a friend just like that, except he won't come out and tell us. He got Fallout 3 when everyone else in our group got it. To this day he has roughly 25 minutes play time. New Vegas comes out, he gets it along with everyone in our group. 15 Minutes. Funny thing about those ones, when he was done playing them, he used the console command for all of the achievements for his Windows Live profile, and then legitimately bragged to us about it. I found it hilarious.
He picked up Skyrim on release, along with me and our group, and he hasn't broken an hours playtime. Don't let that fool you, though. He has all of the achievements. He made sure we all heard about it. A lot. I assume he's doing it to fit in, but I really wish he would just fess up and admit that he doesn't like the games and stop wasting his money.
He picked up Skyrim on release, along with me and our group, and he hasn't broken an hours playtime. Don't let that fool you, though. He has all of the achievements. He made sure we all heard about it. A lot. I assume he's doing it to fit in, but I really wish he would just fess up and admit that he doesn't like the games and stop wasting his money.
Well me and my friends often agree to buy games specifically to play together and sometimes they might not be everyones taste, but other than that I'd rather take a drill to my fucking head.
you can spend that on food, booze hell both if you know some deals and they'll still like ya.mrm5561 said:
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In my group of friends I'm normally very vocal with what games I like and don't so I don't feel pressured to play something I don't like. I know quite a few people that play CoD, BF, LoL and SC2. They understand why somebody wouldn't be interested and don't pressure me to enjoy it. I do the very same when it comes to fighting games.
the problem is, they're not accepting you for "who you are" if they will only accept you when you play the games THEY do and play games you DON'T LIKE because they like them. The are accepting you for who you are if they like you REGARDLESS of your dislike for that gamex F x said:
Never really understood playing a game just because your friends want you to I mean if I was indifferent about the game I would give it a try if I liked it most definitely but if I hated it there would be no way in hell I would buy it just so I could play with them.
I dont conform to what they want and I dont expect them to conform to what I want they are my friends not my boss. Very few of us have the same gaming likes/dislikes and as such rarely game together anyway but we are still friends to me if someone is playing something they hate due to peer pressure and/or an overwhelming desire to fit in I would see them as a bit weak willed and slightly pathetic to be honest.
I dont conform to what they want and I dont expect them to conform to what I want they are my friends not my boss. Very few of us have the same gaming likes/dislikes and as such rarely game together anyway but we are still friends to me if someone is playing something they hate due to peer pressure and/or an overwhelming desire to fit in I would see them as a bit weak willed and slightly pathetic to be honest.
Honestly, truly honestly, I bought the Orange Box and Minecraft for the sake of understanding half the gaming topics on this forum (before Skyrim flooded it). The two together have maybe five hours of playtime, the farthest I got being halfway through Portal, three stages into HL2 and playing TF2 exactly once over Xbox Live. Valve games and big sandboxes just aren't my thing: I need more direction and less guns in my games. But yeah, given the obsession this forum has with Valve and Minecraft I felt obligated to buy them. But I learned my lesson and will not be buying Skyrim, at least not until it fades into relative obscurity.
Peer Pressure, now in videogames!
IF anyone wants to find me, I will be looking for my respect for the world. I might need help finding this sneaky little bugger
IF anyone wants to find me, I will be looking for my respect for the world. I might need help finding this sneaky little bugger
The underlying principle of playing a game you don't like for social reasons is, IMO, acceptable. I never liked Halo 2 multiplayer, but I would play it with my friends because they all loved it and I wanted to spend time with them while they were playing. Even though I didn't really like the game itself, I enjoyed the socialization, so it was worth it to me.
I don't know about "so they'll accept me for who I am." That sounds a little desperate; like he feels that he HAS to in order to be accepted. My friends wouldn't have rejected me as a friend if I hadn't played Halo 2 with them. I just would have been the guy sitting there watching them play when they decided that that was what they were going to do.
This guy sounds like he sees his playing the game as a REQUIREMENT for social acceptance, which, to me, sounds like desperation-to-fit-in on his part and/or hive-minded-dickery on the part of his "friends." And both of those are problems, so he needs to move past his social insecurities and/or find some new friends, depending on what the issue/issues is/are.
I don't know about "so they'll accept me for who I am." That sounds a little desperate; like he feels that he HAS to in order to be accepted. My friends wouldn't have rejected me as a friend if I hadn't played Halo 2 with them. I just would have been the guy sitting there watching them play when they decided that that was what they were going to do.
This guy sounds like he sees his playing the game as a REQUIREMENT for social acceptance, which, to me, sounds like desperation-to-fit-in on his part and/or hive-minded-dickery on the part of his "friends." And both of those are problems, so he needs to move past his social insecurities and/or find some new friends, depending on what the issue/issues is/are.
I think there is a problem with that but its no worse then any other instance where an individual does something just for recognition for a person or social group. Years ago I had a crush on this girl who had a huge thing for poetry, so I tried to imitate a desire to learn about poetry of all kinds to impress her. I hated it but I still endured it for the chance to get somewhere with her. I bet most, if not all, of us have done something like that in our lifetimes
This is just another page in that history of seeking social acceptance at any cost. Today Im about a decade older (and I like to think wiser) so I would never do something like that. Today I view my free time as all important and I think its a tragedy when we do anything in our leasuire time that we dont enjoy. Its the same argument I see where poeple come in, mostly guys in their early 20s, who complain about their friends not liking what they like and even putting them down. While I sit here and think "Why would you asscoiate yourself with people who annoy or anger you?"
Also WTF Captcha?
This is just another page in that history of seeking social acceptance at any cost. Today Im about a decade older (and I like to think wiser) so I would never do something like that. Today I view my free time as all important and I think its a tragedy when we do anything in our leasuire time that we dont enjoy. Its the same argument I see where poeple come in, mostly guys in their early 20s, who complain about their friends not liking what they like and even putting them down. While I sit here and think "Why would you asscoiate yourself with people who annoy or anger you?"
Also WTF Captcha?
That's mostly how I thought too, why hangout with people who wont accept you, unless you play what they play, because that frankly means they don't give a damn about you! Me I've always played games within my own will, I guess it comes with age when you fall into peer pressure, I've done it and learned from it. But at the same time this co-worker is actually significantly older than me, which makes me think that if you've tried more years for social recognition, then don't you think at where you are it isn't worth it?Windcaler said:I think there is a problem with that but its no worse then any other instance where an individual does something just for recognition for a person or social group. Years ago I had a crush on this girl who had a huge thing for poetry, so I tried to imitate a desire to learn about poetry of all kinds to impress her. I hated it but I still endured it for the chance to get somewhere with her. I bet most, if not all, of us have done something like that in our lifetimes
This is just another page in that history of seeking social acceptance at any cost. Today Im about a decade older (and I like to think wiser) so I would never do something like that. Today I view my free time as all important and I think its a tragedy when we do anything in our leasuire time that we dont enjoy. Its the same argument I see where poeple come in, mostly guys in their early 20s, who complain about their friends not liking what they like and even putting them down. While I sit here and think "Why would you asscoiate yourself with people who annoy or anger you?"
Also WTF Captcha?
I constantly get criticised by my male friends for my taste in video games. They are all off playing BF3 AND MW3 while I'm 198 hours into Skyrim and queuing up Batman Arkham City and Saints Row 3.
I liked LFD but I just really don't like normal shooters very much for some reason. I nearly died of the boredoms playing GOW3.
It sounds like the OP's friend might be doing it just to spend time with his friends which is fair enough really if that's what they are all doing at the moment. He's sounds like he might have some self esteem issues though.
I liked LFD but I just really don't like normal shooters very much for some reason. I nearly died of the boredoms playing GOW3.
It sounds like the OP's friend might be doing it just to spend time with his friends which is fair enough really if that's what they are all doing at the moment. He's sounds like he might have some self esteem issues though.
that seems about myself as well, I'm told I'm "weird" for not liking the games they like, and I frankly don't care, I have my taste, you have yours. I don't criticise your taste at all. The self esteem definitely sounds like a problem though.xXxJessicaxXx said: