are you pro-gamer or anti-gamer?

[UraharaTenchou]

i m pro gaming! i support gaming, and hope one day gaming will be a career.. unfortunately, my sis thinks it's an addiction rather than a passion

[Ethanol]

I am definitly PRO-GAMER! I am a diehard gamer, and have played tons of games. I used to have dreams about becoming a pro gamer as my career, but I decided to go to engineering instead. *sighs* Although I still have my games to keep my sane...

[Draffut]

This may not be the right place to look for anti-gamers. You may find people hwo arn't into them, but noone here hates them.

As for me, I love gaming. I just bought the Megaman X Collection yesterday, threw one nad a half of the gmaes already =)

[Darren337]

i just watched a special about Fatal1ty and his rise to fame. It proves that not all gamers fit the stereotype.

I'm pro-gamer, since a lot of coordination can be learned from it.

[Jinchuu]

This topic is not really a debate topic, but you can discuss it in Gamers Haven section.

[Chrono Detector]

Pro gamer. I love games, mainly PC games.

[HallowDude]

not pro but i like gaming... I like breakdancing just as much, also sig making:biggthump

[M_Ghey]

Definetly a pro gamer. I still wish I could become a game tester or something, but that's unfortunately not gonna happen.

[Luso Clemens]

Well, I love gaming, and I am pro at some games skill wise, and yes, I am pro gaming as in are you for or against games, I would have to agree with your sister Urahara, it is an addiction, I admit it, you may think it's your passion and what you want to do for a living, but it is defenetly addiction, believe me, I know about things like these... I used to play City of Heroes 24/7 until my account got taken away because I didn't have any more time left on the time card, then I skipped along to other games, free games, after City of Heroes it was Guildwars, but I didn't really like it so I sold it, and then I went for Knight Online and played that for a long time, and then I went to Tosamu and played that for a long time too, but probable the games I spent the most time on were City of Heroes, with more then 365 days racked up and like 3000 hours (if you click on a civilian sometimes they'll tell you how long you've been playing) I would say that's addiction, and Unreal II XMP

other games I was addicted to...
RAN online
Pangya
Unreal Tourny 2004
HALO

Yes, it is an addiction.

[Jinchuu]

Not obsessed with games but I'm good at playing them especially online ones.
Pro-gamer then.

[Tyenkrovy]

Were I anti-gamer, I would be against myself, so…

Definitely pro-gamer.

A friend of mine is actually going to school for game design/programming. He's recently expressed the desire to get me to do some concept art for him, though he hasn't said anything specific as of yet…

[Ren Höek]

i m pro gaming! i support gaming, and hope one day gaming will be a career.. unfortunately, my sis thinks it's an addiction rather than a passion
i'm pro-gamer mostly AC though

good luck with that though i stopped going to school for Game Design it sucked

[uber_otaku]

i'm pro-gaming, i know a lot of people mainly my mother who thinks people who are going to start UNI shouldn't be playing games, well i just laugh at those kind of people becasue i don't really care what they think. I enjoy playing games and i am going to continue playing.

[Daedalus]

i m pro gaming! i support gaming, and hope one day gaming will be a career.. unfortunately, my sis thinks it's an addiction rather than a passion


Well, let me quote "Gaming is not an addiction, its a lifestyle" ;)

[Someguy1]

i m pro gaming! i support gaming, and hope one day gaming will be a career.. unfortunately, my sis thinks it's an addiction rather than a passion

gaming as a career? hmm......what about game testing? unfortunately game testing has an awful side effect of sometimes making you despise video games afterwards..........

or writing articles about games for gaming magazine (you get to play before writing). or become a host for a video game tv show like victor lucas from Electronic Playground. (he plays em and talks about em)
sure, these may not be straight video game playing, but you still get to play em! not to mention also contributing to the gaming world.

oh, and i'm pro-gamer and aspiring game programmer

[Ios]

I'm none of them actually.
I was a gamer once but I got a bit bored with it.
A friend om mine has a real addiction though and I think that really is a waste because he is a very nice kid and very telented on some things but now he's gaming almost everytime, he's being pretty boring...

[konakona]

I used to be really addicted, but now not so much... but im still pro...

Used to be on Halo PC 24/7 with 5 diffrent Profiles, all in clans....

I still gots teh uber micro... dun worry

[Aaron]

Since playing games became a real job, I heard for being best in some games you can even get like 70 k bucks per year or sum like that.--> Meaby best clan .

dunno if I'm a pro gamer I play sum BF2 and was playing IGI 2/but it's dead now

[Daedalus]

lol Gaming is purely entertainment or a lifestyle, If someone chooses to live video games, that doesnt mean they are wasting their life away.

Being a pure gamer might lead you to a fantastic career.
My friend is like godly in Halo and Halo 2 and he won a tournament and won a cd drive or something, Wasnt that BIG a tournament, only like 10 people came lol but bigger tournaments you can get MORE stuff, including loads of cash. Which is pretty insane. And For people who are godly on a certain type of game, they can make PERFECT TYPE games for that type. Like someone who is god at fps, they can grow up to be a fps making game designer who designs the best fps games because he knows from experience what FPS'ers want in FPS type games.

[Ios]

well I don't know if that's true, I mean, there are a complete shitload of gamers witch means it's incredibly hard to become the best at it. And you also got to know pretty much about programming to become someone a game designer I guess.

[Rabid_Wolverine]

I'm only a casual gamer. I wouldn't want to make a living off playing games.

[SmallKid57]

same with me. i like games. but i dont plan to idk make a living with it.

[Shinraco]

ppffft noobs im not a "pro-gamer" :leet: right from the woam with a super Nintendo controller in my hand playing mario cart an i would love to make a living playing VG with the least amount of work possible of course.

[Z_Blitz]

I guess I fall in the pro-gamer category. I'm not against games, but at the same time I'm not really addicted to them.

[Lemurcoon]

I love games i would love to make a living of gaming mad nice come on getting payed to play video games thats the best

[lava]

Pro gamer, wish I could do it for a living, theres actually a good gaming focused program for digital animation in Savanah College of Art and Design, wish I lived in the states sometimes

[ashuran]

progamer all the way !

[skyde534]

Pro-gamer. I'm not addicted, but I love games and believe they are actually good for you to play. They're fun. I also hope I can find a career in gaming. Like concept designer! Art director! Something like that.

[I fail at life]

Its my dream.

[lil_lee_boi]

i'm a pro gamer

[UraharaTenchou]

yeah.. but singapore doesn really have a stable gaming place for me...besides, my sis will say it's addiction rather than passion..haiz..anyway, i hope i can work for those companies that test out games.. how fun!

[Kyouka Suigetsu]

I'm a pro gamer. On call of duty I dominate americans, british, french, and german people. Nobody is on my level except for XL VIGILANTE LX who is far beyond it. He destroyed four people, one of them me, versus himself. The guy ended with a 75 - 4 kill to death ratio. This is super high considering the match was only 20 minutes long and the usual high score is around 20 to 30 something kills.

[UraharaTenchou]

wow..your game sounds fun, Kyouka Suigetsu..RPG game?

[Kazuya]

Germany has a great league for Counter-strike also after the release of cs:source. I`m a Pro-gamer in counter-strike im playing it since 2003.

[Planeswalker]

Used to be a pro gamer with Diablo 2 and CS but I keep getting bored of it. Its not as addicting as it was in the old days for me.

[Chobi]

i was a pro-gamer until like 5 weeks ago, i played WoW 24/7 but now when i have killed all bosses in the game its not fun any more xD

but i still play F.E.A.R and BF2 so i guess im a pro-gamer anyway ;-;

[unwaken]

yeah.. but singapore doesn really have a stable gaming place for me...besides, my sis will say it's addiction rather than passion..haiz..anyway, i hope i can work for those companies that test out games.. how fun!

wait! ur singaporean??
im singaporean too!!! :headbang:

and yes. i know. its ABSOLUTELY sucks because there is no stable gaming platform here.

thank god i have my ps2.

im pro-gamer by the way. once i start on anything i cant stop :(

[SLVR]

Im a Pro gamer cause it simply is fun to play games. And O also like to hate the Idea that video games make people act stupid and make them do crazy things

[Ethanol]

i was a pro-gamer until like 5 weeks ago, i played WoW 24/7 but now when i have killed all bosses in the game its not fun any more xD
but i still play F.E.A.R and BF2 so i guess im a pro-gamer anyway ;-;

See...there is more to MMORPGs then just killing the bosses and getting the high end loot. I've been playing Star Wars Galaxies for almost 2 years now. If anyone of you know the status of that game....you're probably asking why am I still playing? That's because of the great community of people and Roleplayers I met in that game. Also, I love Star Wars lol

Oh, I think I already commented on this post earlier but too lazy to check...but I'm definitly pro-gamer.

[Spike427]

Im definitely a Pro-Gamer. I used to play a free online MMORPG called Knight Online until my server was hacked and I quit because ppl were getting max lvl in 1 Fing day. I play a ton of games though.

[choking]

yes.. i love games! ^ ^

[Shinji]

I wouldn't really consider me a pro-gamer but I do play quite alot. And I do support those who want to be a pro-gamer. I'm not hoping on a career as a gamer, though.

[Tensa Zangetsu]

wow..your game sounds fun, Kyouka Suigetsu..RPG game?

...erm no. Its a shooting game lol,

P.S self proclaimed king of Americas Army on Pipeline map :D

[Kyouka Suigetsu]

Yes, thank you for clarifying Tensa Zangetsu. I specialize primarily in shooting games whether they be first of third person. I'm decent in fighter games, but they really not my thing. DOA3 is a good game with too many good players. I've never been embarassed so badly playing online before. Oh well, at least I got the 10 losses straight achievement award.

[TrueShinobi]

i used to be a pro-gamer but now i only play a few times, i mostly watch anime or i am at work

[Spike427]

Being a pro-gamer is hard anymore with college and work ect ect...

[Schoulayer]

I'm a hardcore pro gamer, I have a 60 warlock / 60 priest / 60 druid in world of warcraft, a 65 mage in everquest.

Beat pretty much every consol RPG in existance, chrono cross, final fantasy series, chrono trigger, legend of dragoon, to name a FEW. Diablo2, diablo, starcraft, warcraft III, and II, age of mythology, empire old school, half-life 1 and 2, .... I forget everything I've played. But I've been playing since I was 4 years old.

..... mwhahahahahha!

[ChansteR]

Im a pro gamer, been playing games (Comp) since I was little kid, playing cs when I was like 7-8 or so i dont remember.

[_strangechild_]

I play games sometimes.

It can be bad if you get addicted. I know of a kid (he's nine now) and he throws up 'cause he plays it too much. I watched a show were this guy played so many games that he know sleepwalks that he's in a battlefield and such (ha ha, it was amusing to watch.. but I felt sorry for his wife).

[Ethanol]

If you throw up because you play too much....that might be a sign to stay away from the screen for a bit. lol

[blackmary]

i'm on pro!
and i consider myself a pro as well specially in fighting games! XD
i've destroyed quite a lot of pride here in my hometown!
geeez.. some boys really don't accept defeat from a girl especially when they underestimated their opponents!! :p
some say they didn't do their fullest! let me see... 20 times? :p

[Ethanol]

I think it is cool if a girl beats me in a video game. I don't see why they have to freak out over it...they don't freak out when some other guy beats them. Hmmm, well some do..but thats because there sore losers.

[blackmary]

well, i guess that's why my friends call me a bit boyish! :p
what can i do? i love a challenge and making fun of boys! :p

[_strangechild_]

Girls do that? HA HA. Sad.
If I win, I'm just all, "[Laidback] And 'twas an obvious outcome." ^^
And if I lose, I'm all, "Ahh dang it! .. I'll kick your ass next time!! Bring iiiiit!"

Bastaldo: I know, his mum stops him playing for a while when he throws up.

[Ethanol]

Maybe his mom should stop him BEFORE he throws up sometime? that could work too.

[_strangechild_]

Yeah, but you never really know when he's due to throw up. =P
I think he was banned for a week recently, anyways.

[Demexor]

its alright.

[Ios]

wow!
throwing up because of gaming??
I'm about 4 hours a day behind my computer but I never even got close to throwing up!

[Ethanol]

4 hours a day? Ha, that's nothing. lol

Yeah, I've spent a lot longer at my computer...but never close to throwing up. I think it depends on what you're doing. If the game you're playing is chaotic it might be a factor.

[Ios]

yeah or you're playing horror games with a lot of bloodshed :D

[Ethanol]

I'm not a big fan of horror games..*shrugs* I don't see whats the big interest in them.

[_strangechild_]

I play platform games - KIDDY STYLE!! =D
My faves are like.. Super Smash Bros. Melee, Sonic Adventure Battle II, Mario Kart 64...

I've been on the computer for hours and hours.. almost a whole day once, but playing on it.. I think the most I've played is about six hours straight, on the Sims when my friend came over, lol.

[Demexor]

bring back the classics. Echo the dolphin on Megadrive, bring back it all, Retro FTW

i played WoW from 9am till 4am. with some dutch dooods.

most recent game i played for a long period is Day of defeat Source, 10pm till 3:30am.

[_strangechild_]

Most recent game I played with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within? for about five seconds. Lol.

[Demexor]

i played the new one, the two thrones for 3 hours then threw my xbox controller because it was too hard :(

[_strangechild_]

Aww, I dunno what Prince of Perisa games I have, I think we're missing one. But yeah, I was on this part were this.. gosh knows what it is.. some guy looking weird and you have to fight him. Ha, could, not, be, bothered.

[Demexor]

HAHA. i havent played a game like that in ages, only got war games on this pc like

Medal of honour series <3333
DoDS
ET
RTCW

and the occasional MMO i decide to play for 15 mins.

[Ethanol]

Games I'm currently playing:

PC:
Star Wars Galaxies (MMO)
Civilization 4

Xbox 360:
DOA4
COD2

[Ninja48]

Im teh fps pr0. Battlefield: 1942, Battlefield: Vietnam, Battlefield 2, Counter Strike 1.6, Counter Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Call of Duty, and F.E.A.R.

Pretty much have mastered all of them, cept hl2dm and css I guess. BF42 and nam are way in the past.

lol@bastaldo, 666 posts.

[UraharaTenchou]

that's great..keep it to the topic okay? i wish i could as much as you guys..

[Byakuya7]

Im pro gamer and my favorite types of games are racing and turn based rpgs.

[BlackHawkLV]

The question should be "are you a gamer or anti-gamer" 'coz you can't find too much PRO. And what do you consider a pro? One thats sits in front of computer all day? He have to work sometimes too.
I'm a gamer, playing when I don't have anything better to do.
I like RPG (not H&S RPG) and some Action's. I played almost all RPG that are considered Best.

[Ethanol]

Technically....a "pro-gamer" is someone that makes money by gaming. I met a couple of them at some technology convention last year, and that was the explanation they gave.

[lil_lee_boi]

i support gaming because most smart people learn from playing games. Screw Hillary Clinton!

[Dragon_Heart23]

i'm a pro gamer men!! I like Fighting Games.. RPG.. Adventure men!!

[MazdaRxEight]

Im a pro gamer!! but i paly for fun and not to make money off a game

[Dragar]

I'm a pro-gamer and just like MazdaRxEight I do it for the fun of it.

[arsenovicius]

I play only for fun..
but how can any make money by lapying..?-__-' this is my favorite game
http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=9837

[The_Supervisor]

hope one day gaming will be a career..
If your good you can make money out of it, look at Fatal1ty
'N I'm pro-gamer too, good way of spending yer time me thinks

[Bionic808]

Pro-Gamer.

[Byakuya7]

I play only for fun, but I'd like to be a pro gamer some day.

[Jinx20]

Pro ps2 gamer:) occasionally pc.

[MVIK]

i play games to pass my time.... was told by lots of ppl that im a pro-gamer but i dont think so now

[Kyouka Suigetsu]

I just like to play. I'm really good on a lot of games tho, but lack the dedication required to be on top of the leaderboards.

[Mavvy]

Pro-gamer. I play games for fun and to kill time and that occassional after-taking-a-hard-grueling-stressing-test. It feels so good to just sit back and relax after a hard night of studying. I would love to attend a Street Fighter
3rd Strike tourney sometime though.

[Munky]

Definitely pro-gramer. I especially like those 1st-person shooting games then rpg's/adventure games next.

[General Cox]

play for fun, though there have been times where iv taken it far to seriously :p

[Kamikaze]

im a progamer..... but only when i want to be

[SoundWave]

I'm not an anti-gamer an not a pro either, i just play when i feel like it, almost never finishes a game..

[grimm_fans]

pro gamer for me

i rule in fighting games

[krumpage]

im a pro gamer when i was littler and i found out there was game testers thats what i wanted to be or I wanted to be one of those game magazine editors

[UraharaTenchou]

wow..lots are gamers here.. i dun game often, but i'm for gaming..

[itachi01]

Progamer i guess, i like Fps i play CS:1.6, CS:CZ, CS:S, COD2,Brothers in arms. And Rts's such as Act of war and starcraft, warcarft.

[opticlink]

Pro gaming, my thumbs have never been stronger!

[rey]

im pro gamer.video games are too fun to hate

[a sexy penguin]

i play tons of MLG (major league gaming) so i would say yes i am a pro gamer

[yumisan]

i'm not a pro-gamer nor an anti-gamer...i played games once in the while but i never really played the famous ones that get people in addict. so it is very rare for me to play games..lol...i'm not a anti-gamer!! i..just don't play much.><

[DrSnake]

pro gaming of course o.O

[leon_08]

Pro gamer...i love games...i will die without any games in my life

[Ichigo1234]

I am a pro-gamer.

It can help a lot with coordination

[riamu]

God who ever is an Anti gamer needs their head testing!! PRO-GAMER for life!

[Shinomori]

I'm a pro. :D

Cal-o 5 years, cal-im 2 years for Counterstrike (1.5 or 1.6).

Then I stopped playing.

DAMN YOU, WORLD OF WARCRAFT! DAMN YOU!

[재]

im a progamer too! lol

[HackEye]

Pro-gamer till death do as a part

[ChansteR]

I swear this thread is like spam xD

Well, I wonder, are there ever any antigamers???....except judgemental and overprotective parents

[sniperz]

pro-gamers are top players in many games not by luck but by skills/experience.

=)

[HitsugayaFrEAk]

PRO GAMER!!gaming is pretty much my life.

[Zukuru]

Pro gamer for me. I wouldn't know what I would do if I was anti-gamer.

[Toasty]

Pro-gamer! :)

Of course, I'd have to be. I'm marrying one. :P I don't know what I'd do without games. I hate to say it, but I'd choose gaming over anime or manga. It's much more interactive and I can do it with others. lol. There really isn't much else I love better than sitting in my house with a group of 6 or 7 playing D&D or some variant of it.

[MatsumotoRangiku]

I am pro gamer as I love playing video games and am realy good with RPGs and puzzle games.

[Allicat]

definately pro gamer!! die all antigamers!!!

[Yuki]

Of course I'm a pro-gamer!!! Hey, is not a bad idea to do gaming as a career... Would be funnier go to the U. than now... Jeje...

[Akiha]

pro gamer. Gaming isnt just an activity for me. its a way of life. if im not on the computer, drawing, reading, or watching anime, im playing videogames! (this doesnt count the natural things a person has to do, like eat, sleep, etc.) RPGs and puzzles are the best, but there are platformers and even a few FPS i like!

[Sanzora]

Pro-gamer... How else do we get a fix of fantasy? :D

[ArmorSunderer]

I'm pro-gamer im obssessed partly coz my country is so boring nothing better to do -_- nah i love gaming especially RPGs and puzzle solving games like Zelda the one type of games i hate are platform games they annoy the hell out of me at least. I'm probably gonna get screamed at for this but i dont like halo *hides behind the couch*.I'm not even remotely close to having the skills to be a game designer or something like that and people GAME ON!!!! ^_^

[chipp zanuff]

I'm not pro-gamer, I'm addicted .I spend most of times in playing games in PS2especially action games

[Shinigami_Josh]

zelda is not a game it is a way of life. so is jedi (dam census not leting us choose our religon *mumble mumble*

[Akira Tsubasa]

Pro-Gamer! don't you just hate people who call you geek cos you talk about games all day lol....and who in their lifetime hasn't played a videogame meh hypocrites. oh yeah anyone have any idea when the new Zelda comes out on GC haven't played on a consle for like half a year PC FTW

[Nemesis0521]

Pro-gamer!!!!!! Video games are awsome!!!

[wr80]

Pro gamer mlg ftw for Halo 2 of course not that great placing 9th in MLG STL =\

[Nitro]

D: No Anti-gamers? Awww..

LOLZ ALL U GAM0RZ R FAT PPLZ LIVING IN UR MOMMA'S BASSMENT D:<

XD But yeah, this ain't really the kinda place you'd find anti-gamers. Amusing question, though. Teh Nitro is pro-gamer. For video games are now not only mild entertainment, but a way of life =D

[DarkShadow]

Pro-Gamer! XD video games are the greatest way to relax after a long day and to take your frustration out on. (ex. Super Smash Bros. Melee) Great way to improve hand and eye coordination. Yeah for video games!