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Recently there has been a divide in my friends over the topic of WoW being useful for... basically anything. I myself find WoW to be a very rich and enjoyable, however my friends who don't play WoW seem to be rather stalwart in their beliefs. Has anyone else had this kind of problem recently? Does anyone have any insight into why people just cannot see the value of WoW/how one could change their minds?
Who gives a ****?
You can't argue FOR WoW against those who spend their evening watching reality television or going weekly to their chosen sport league or their bar crawl, despite it being cheaper entertainment than any of those particular activities, heck WoW for the year costs less than a proper night out at the bar :P
You won't convince 'em to try it, nor should you waste the energy doing so :)
You won't convince 'em to try it, nor should you waste the energy doing so :)
both Jay and Gwen said it perfectly.
Honestly, who cares?
Do YOU enjoy WoW? That is what matters. Until your friends are paying your entertainment budget, they don't get a say in what you spend that money on.
Besides, there are far too many people who have no idea what the hell they're talking about who appear to still feel the urge to open their yappers and... talk about something of which they know nothing.
"That movie sucks."
"Did you see it?"
"No, it sucks."
"WoW sucks."
"Have you ever played it? or any other MMORPG for that matter?"
"No. Computer games suck."
See? Same stupidity.
People have a tendency to get confused and think "I like it therefore it is good".
Unfortunately, they also think "I know nothing about this, therefore it must be bad".
People are basically... well.. stupid.
I work in classical music. Yes, that's what I do for a living.
One of my nieces once said "classical music is boring".
I asked her what she knew about classical music. And as it turned out, the answer was "nothing".
It turned out she loved every single thing I made her listen to.
So in the end, ignorance isn't bliss.. it's just ignorance.
Armed with this knowledge, have a nice day.
Edited, May 12th 2011 8:26am by capcanuk
Honestly, who cares?
Do YOU enjoy WoW? That is what matters. Until your friends are paying your entertainment budget, they don't get a say in what you spend that money on.
Besides, there are far too many people who have no idea what the hell they're talking about who appear to still feel the urge to open their yappers and... talk about something of which they know nothing.
"That movie sucks."
"Did you see it?"
"No, it sucks."
"WoW sucks."
"Have you ever played it? or any other MMORPG for that matter?"
"No. Computer games suck."
See? Same stupidity.
People have a tendency to get confused and think "I like it therefore it is good".
Unfortunately, they also think "I know nothing about this, therefore it must be bad".
People are basically... well.. stupid.
I work in classical music. Yes, that's what I do for a living.
One of my nieces once said "classical music is boring".
I asked her what she knew about classical music. And as it turned out, the answer was "nothing".
It turned out she loved every single thing I made her listen to.
So in the end, ignorance isn't bliss.. it's just ignorance.
Armed with this knowledge, have a nice day.
Edited, May 12th 2011 8:26am by capcanuk
But that movie does suck :P
Ailitardif wrote:
But that movie does suck :P
does not! you suck! :P
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I have friends that rebuild cars. I have some that obsess about their lawns and gardening. I have still others who fish or hunt. They each have their pastimes, and I have mine. There's really no way that someone can understand why you enjoy what you do unless they enjoy it too.
Accept that and move on. You'll likely never convince them that WoW is an enjoyable activity and you'll probably alienate them or anger yourself in trying. Agree to be different and call it good. If they harass you about it, leave them in the dust. Life is too short to maintain friendships with people who don't like you for who you are.
Cheers,
Jorge
Accept that and move on. You'll likely never convince them that WoW is an enjoyable activity and you'll probably alienate them or anger yourself in trying. Agree to be different and call it good. If they harass you about it, leave them in the dust. Life is too short to maintain friendships with people who don't like you for who you are.
Cheers,
Jorge
If they're the type of person who doesn't like to play video games at all, I assume it's just something they'll never like or find value in. If they like video games, I usually ask if they've ever tried WoW. If they haven't, I encourage them to give it a shot, since there's a free trial and all. If they already have tried it I'm usually curious why they didn't like it.
It's not the type of thing that comes up a lot for me though.
It's not the type of thing that comes up a lot for me though.
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
In some other games I have played they view WoW players as the scourge of stupidity incarnate. A horrible contagious plague that causes mouth breathing and rampant unclever trolling.
Which sadly is true about a portion of the community. But it's also true about portions of the communities of everyone of those other games.
Which sadly is true about a portion of the community. But it's also true about portions of the communities of everyone of those other games.
Master Shojindo wrote:
In some other games I have played they view WoW players as the scourge of stupidity incarnate. A horrible contagious plague that causes mouth breathing and rampant unclever trolling.
Which sadly is true about a portion of the community. But it's also true about portions of the communities of everyone of those other games.
Which sadly is true about a portion of the community. But it's also true about portions of the communities of everyone of those other games.
true this.
only need to take a look at the "community" on Xbox Live.
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Hmmm, I understand where everyone is coming from and I had considered just letting it pass... It was probably wishful thinking on my part but I assumed we were in an age where ignorance about gaming was on the decline.
Edited, May 12th 2011 4:37pm by gunbladeleon
Edited, May 12th 2011 4:37pm by gunbladeleon
gunbladeleon wrote:
Hmmm, I understand where everyone is coming from and I had considered just letting it pass... It was probably wishful thinking on my part but I assumed we were in an age where ignorance about IN gaming was on the decline.
Edited, May 12th 2011 4:37pm by gunbladeleon
Edited, May 12th 2011 4:37pm by gunbladeleon
There fixed it for you.
I honestly don't think it's "about" gaming.
I think it's a general malaise caused by people thinking they know what is best for everyone else.
It applies to all activities and all walks of life.
It's difficult, but, learn to ignore it.
You'll be the happier for it.
Also, use it as a tool to understand who your "real" friends are.
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Does anyone have any insight into why people just cannot see the value of WoW/how one could change their minds?
I find that a sharp pointy object jammed into the back of their neck works quite well!
......and what Jay said.
Edited, May 12th 2011 10:32pm by Seculartwo
gunbladeleon wrote:
Hmmm, I understand where everyone is coming from and I had considered just letting it pass... It was probably wishful thinking on my part but I assumed we were in an age where ignorance about gaming was on the decline.
Edited, May 12th 2011 4:37pm by gunbladeleon
Edited, May 12th 2011 4:37pm by gunbladeleon
I truly think its just a personal preferences thing. I'd love to get some of my old D&D or miniatures buddies to play, but they all seem to think they've "grown up". Maybe they have, maybe I haven't - after 35 years of gaming I really don't expect to change much now. Even those tht still play computer games are into stuff like Sims (BOOOOOORING) or fantasy sports (gee, a bunch of grown men and women pretending they own sports franchises -
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The bottom line is that as long as you aren't disparaging their choice of recreation, they really have no right to criticize yours. ***** 'em!
My raid teams are exactly like my amateur baseball teams were. Same issues, same chit-chat, same friendliness... Same with my indie-punk music circles... Just about any group of people who get together for mutual purpose is, in most ways, the same regardless of what they're getting together to do.
But in reference to the OP... It's just part of being an adult where we learn that what we think is great/fun/good isn't necessarily what others think is great/fun/good. "Growing up" is when we stop trying to convince people to agree with us and start accepting that we're not always going to agree with them.
But in reference to the OP... It's just part of being an adult where we learn that what we think is great/fun/good isn't necessarily what others think is great/fun/good. "Growing up" is when we stop trying to convince people to agree with us and start accepting that we're not always going to agree with them.
IMHO WoW (and many other MMO's I've played) beats American Idol any day
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ChiefsClassik wrote:
IMHO WoW (and many other MMO's I've played) beats American Idol any day
Of course it does. So does playing or doing just about anything else. Its a simple dichotomy. Are you going to do something positive that uses your strengths, talents, or creativity ---- or are you going to sit like a fungus on a rotting log while your entertainment, sports, news or whatever is fed to you in a pre-digested, pre-packaged
homogenized, television mush?
I'll be dead soon enough without going for brain dead now.
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