Whiny gamers

Yes, whiny gamers! You are all whiners.  If it's not one thing, it's another. No game developer can ever get everything exactly to your liking. So the natural response is to use social media, or the old fashioned word of mouth, to say things like "that game sucks". Did you think of that yourself? GOOD JOB! "This game is shittly made". Really? (Yes I have read in an online game chat window someone saying these exact words.) "It wasn't as good as the first". In other words, its different than the first one, and you're a baby. If this is the best you can do, save your energy. There are those of us out there who have legitimate concerns with video games that we love, hate, or are otherwise indifferent. There are also those of us out there among this group who have the willpower to phrase it in a decent, respectful, and constructive way. Why? Because we have actually given real, concerned thought into our actions.

But as I got to thinking, well...more thinking on top of thinking, on this subject I realised who the target market for these games probably is. Yeah, 13 to 21 year old kids. Probably the most petty, self entitled, hormone driven group of people on the planet. Something doesn't fit their fancy to a "T" and it means the game developer sucks. It means the game is shit. I know this isn't for everyone, I am 24, and I know many other people in their 20's to 50's who are avid gamers, but I don't hear them bitching. My most personal example I can give of this is Dragon Age 2. Now, a bit of back story, Dragon Age: Origins is my favorite game of all time (thus far), and I was literally shaking for the week leading up to the release of Dragon Age 2. I loved it. But as I got reading reviews and what people were saying about it I was appalled. It was very different from the first, and did have a few problems I didn't like, but I put all of that aside and said "I love this series and I am going to get the most out of this game." And I did! But people were sooooo nitpicky about it. It got bad reviews. I LOVED this game, not as much as the first, but I will speak no evil of it. Now I'm a pretty easy to please gamer, I genuinely like most of the games I play, and don't have much of a quarrel with them. Sometimes I really do though.

I am a whiner, too. I will come right out and say it. Sometimes (or a lot of times, feel free to judge that for yourself) I come across as whiny. One thing I do know about myself is I am a man of principle. Do right by everyone to the best of your abilities. Treat everyone fairly. Respect everyone first until given reason to withdraw that basic level of respect everyone deserves. That is why I take it so seriously when anyone, game developer or not, does someone or a group of people an injustice. ie. When Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (as if you need me to tell you what that is), I bought it that very day. I played it. A lot. I racked up hours on Skyrim faster than I have on any other game I have played. That is what quickly lead me to discover all of the flaws with codes in the game. Glitches galore, and worse yet, a problem seemingly exclusive to Playstation 3 users, framerate lag on larger save files. Yes I was mad. There should have been no way a game in development for so long, 5 years since The Elder Scrolls IV was released, should have been released with problems that should have been blatantly obvious to those testing the game. As of three minutes ago, my wife has successfully patched the game with the 1.04 update and it seems to be working. But did my gryping on twitter have anything to do with this? As a matter of fact, I think that everyone's gyping had everything to do with it. Apparently they have been listening to fans. The list of fixes that supposedly came with this patch is extensive. All things that I have read other gamers complaining about. That makes me happy.

I guess my point is, that if you're going to bitch and moan about a game it better have a point, and it better be a real reason. I do not want to hear "It sucks" as an argument ever again. I know every gamer is different. Different tastes, play styles, and levels of attention in some cases. Opinions do matter, but before you go spouting off nonsense, have you really put a lot of thought into your argument? Or made your OWN opinion about it, not being influenced by others and REALLY giving every game a chance? I'd tell you to grow up, but that wouldn't make any difference. Tommy out.