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Success never makes for a good story. People take pleasure in other's pain and suffering. Just look at what sells on tv, sex, violence and violent sex.
Had to fix that.
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Pain and suffering strikes YOU for 1800 points of damage!
You die.
You die.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Allakhazam Defender of Justice wrote:
I e-mailed her. I'm probably the closest thing to an acnowledged expert in these games as there is. However, in the past, reporters have found me too normal to use in their pieces. Husband, father and successful businessman who also plays games is not as compelling as the one kid out of the multi-million gamers who killed himself while playing a game, or Ben Stein's kid - ignored and sent off to bording school - playing Everquest far more than his dad thinks he should, or the cold, disinterested wife who blames video games on the breakup of her marriage rather than her own failings.
Maybe you can cyb0r!
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Allakhazam Defender of Justice wrote:
I e-mailed her. I'm probably the closest thing to an acnowledged expert in these games as there is. However, in the past, reporters have found me too normal to use in their pieces. Husband, father and successful businessman who also plays games is not as compelling as the one kid out of the multi-million gamers who killed himself while playing a game, or Ben Stein's kid - ignored and sent off to bording school - playing Everquest far more than his dad thinks he should, or the cold, disinterested wife who blames video games on the breakup of her marriage rather than her own failings.
Maybe you can cyb0r!
If you do, can I read the transcript? Now THAT would be an admin interview I'd read!
Didn't someone post in the EQ forum about this, and wasn't it almost immediately locked? I think there were a few people who gave out information but it was taking off pretty quick.
Hah. I love how the reporter's practically crying that no one wants to participate in her story. Does she really think she's the first one to think of this? They all say "We're not looking for freaks or to sensationalize anything. We just want to portray the truth!...".
But, in the end, every single story that airs does not include the working professionals with the normal skin tone and speach patterns, discussing their game of choice. Nope. It's always the acne covered, overweight guys who very obviously have a hard time separating reality from fantasy that end up on the air. Gee. Can't imagine why people react negatively.
But, in the end, every single story that airs does not include the working professionals with the normal skin tone and speach patterns, discussing their game of choice. Nope. It's always the acne covered, overweight guys who very obviously have a hard time separating reality from fantasy that end up on the air. Gee. Can't imagine why people react negatively.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Jophiel wrote:
that I'm normal
gbjai wrote:
with the normal skin tone and speach patterns
I'm still trying to figure out your definition of normal. What's normal for Jophiel isn't necessarily normal for gbjai. I know you can't show me a middle class family with 2.5 kids living in a perfect situation were nothing is wrong.
grovers the Irrelevant wrote:
gbjai wrote:
with the normal skin tone and speach patterns
I'm still trying to figure out your definition of normal. What's normal for Jophiel isn't necessarily normal for gbjai. I know you can't show me a middle class family with 2.5 kids living in a perfect situation were nothing is wrong.
"normal" as in *not* pasty white from spending every day on the computer. And *not* 50 pounds overweight from sitting at said computer eating junk food. And *not* speaking of his characters as though they are a larger part of his life then his work, school, friends, and family.
Most people who play MMORPGs have "normal" lives. They play those games maybe as often as other people watch TV. They have social lives. They have friends outside of people who play those games. They treat it as a recreational activity, no different then any other. But those are *never* the people you see portrayed on any media dipiction of gamers. They always pick the geekiest (and not in a good way) and most lost into the game world people to show and portray as the "typical" gamer.
And to be honest, as Joph pointed out, this isn't something they really have a lot of control over. Media is about sensationalism. No one does a piece on a normal guy eating a sandwitch. They do stories on the unusual and the abnormal. Because we can all see "normal" every day. We flick on the TV to see something different...
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
What we need to do is get publicity. If we are able to get the attention of the masses and show them how playing a video game and having a normal life is 100% possible, we will have little to worry.
I say we riot. Who's gunna toss invites in Boston for the raid group?
I say we riot. Who's gunna toss invites in Boston for the raid group?
Sir Exodus wrote:
I say we riot. Who's gunna toss invites in Boston for the raid group?
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