Convince me otherwise..Which Hobby Is Better than Gaming. - Page 3

Kholdstare · 08-29-2006

For the record I’m not bashing video games at all. I love gaming and I always will, but that’s not to say I don’t think it’s the greatest hobby of all time.

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- Chatting is something that can only be fun when there is a decent amount of people to chat with consistieny, If you cant find that then your screwed, I would know since i have Chatted over 5 years in Yahoo, good times...

It’s not hard to find people to talk to, go into a chatroom on a popular site and there’s tons of people. You don’t need to talk to the same people constantly, it’s plenty fun to talk to many different people. I just opened up trillian and I’m going to count the amount of people that are logged on and not away… 21 people. And not only do I delete people from the list of a regular basis but I don’t usually add people. It would be much bigger if I did.

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-Masterbation cna be enjoyed for about 10 mins, then you'd do something else..

Pfft 10 minutes? I laugh at your 10 minutes… Jk

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- Exercising Can be great, when you know what your doing, which alot of people dont know how to properly know how to and then pull something, plus excerise cant be dont ANYwhere with ANYONE.

Actually a lot of people do know how to exercise properly. Most people who think of it as a hobby would know right? Just do a 10 minute stretch before you do your thing and know your limits, it’s not hard. And exercise can be done anywhere… did you know the jogging counts as well as things like push ups or jumping jacks? It’s not like you need special equipment of things like that.

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- Learning a musical item is hard to learn at first, unlike gaming, you cna pick up a game and no problem, depending on the person they can improve on the difficulty if they want.

Sure it’s hard at first when your new to something (nothing is easy if your not familiar with it not even video games) but there’s a big payoff at the end. It can relieve stress, is fun, social (bands and other music lovers), and depending on how good you get you can pursue a career in it.

Now lets take a look at gaming.
It’s not easy to get into, in fact it’s quite daunting to really get involved in. Take the price of most of the current systems, the price of HD or memory unit, a controller or two, and a few games. The fact is, while the gaming industry is growing (about 50% growth since 99) it’s not that more people are getting into gaming. The companies are taking more money from the same people. There’s not enough penetration when it comes to new people getting into gaming.

As an example I’m going to use my sister, who doesn’t play any games. I’ve been trying to get her to play more and have showed her a few arcade games. He favourite game so far is Bejewelled because it’s such an old formula from the later generations. But I tried to show her Marble Blast Ultra and damn she sucks. I’ve been trying to give her tips and show her how to play, but she can’t even get past the beginner levels (She can’t control the camera properly). So what we think as something easy and simple to get into, may not be so easy for someone who is not use to already playing games.

Also last time I checked, gaming was not a mainstream hobby. It’s not cool per say, while some people are addicted to sports or music it wouldn’t make them really look bad. Take a jock from your school and tell me who’s more popular. Him or the other guy who’s main hobby is playing video games?

I have other points, but I’m not going to use them all up at once.

SheiK · 08-29-2006

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Originally Posted by Kholdstare

Now lets take a look at gaming.
It’s not easy to get into, in fact it’s quite daunting to really get involved in. Take the price of most of the current systems, the price of HD or memory unit, a controller or two, and a few games. The fact is, while the gaming industry is growing (about 50% growth since 99) it’s not that more people are getting into gaming. The companies are taking more money from the same people. There’s not enough penetration when it comes to new people getting into gaming.

As an example I’m going to use my sister, who doesn’t play any games. I’ve been trying to get her to play more and have showed her a few arcade games. He favourite game so far is Bejewelled because it’s such an old formula from the later generations. But I tried to show her Marble Blast Ultra and damn she sucks. I’ve been trying to give her tips and show her how to play, but she can’t even get past the beginner levels (She can’t control the camera properly). So what we think as something easy and simple to get into, may not be so easy for someone who is not use to already playing games.

Also last time I checked, gaming was not a mainstream hobby. It’s not cool per say, while some people are addicted to sports or music it wouldn’t make them really look bad. Take a jock from your school and tell me who’s more popular. Him or the other guy who’s main hobby is playing video games?

I have other points, but I’m not going to use them all up at once.

I have the same issue; I'm trying to get my sister into gaming too. lol. She's quite good at Halo1 and Halo2, but everything else, she's not really good at. Like YOUR sister, she reverts to the older formulas of gaming.

Kholdstare · 08-29-2006

You know what I hate? I hate the celebs who say they are gamers and go off naming a very old game like tetris or donkey kong as their game of choice. That pisses me off so much (then the interviewer always makes a comment afterwards about it like "so you got mad skillz at Tetris?")

-aLec- · 08-29-2006

i dont know if you would consider this a hobby but i would much rather hang out with friends than play video games

LucK is Taken · 08-29-2006

For you people who say getting drunk is a hobby you need to know the meaning of it, some other hobbies I enjoy are playing baseball, playing the guitar, frisbee golfing, ping pong, surfing, collecting anything. Other hobbies like drawing, sports, and anything with improvements to who you are as a person.

Hitzel · 08-29-2006

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Originally Posted by Kholdstare

You know what I hate? I hate the celebs who say they are gamers and go off naming a very old game like tetris or donkey kong as their game of choice. That pisses me off so much (then the interviewer always makes a comment afterwards about it like "so you got mad skillz at Tetris?")

Like the people who are debating how San Andreas is such a horrible game say they are good at pong or tetris to prove that they are a good gamer and that they know what they are talking about...

Kholdstare · 08-30-2006

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Originally Posted by Hitzel

Like the people who are debating how San Andreas is such a horrible game say they are good at pong or tetris to prove that they are a good gamer and that they know what they are talking about...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LenbSKbn-U

Start watching about 2:30 in to see what I mean.

Brutal Verde · 08-31-2006

why do ppl consider getting drunk a hobby? its so bad for you !!!!!!!!!!!!

partying in fluffy land is my fav hobby and also wagging my tail ...

other than that, gaming and basketball

BigboyIdiot · 08-31-2006

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Originally Posted by LuvPurple

wagging my tail...

Something makes me think that your tail isn't in the back.

SheiK · 08-31-2006

I would say that music is your best hobby.

Music>Video games

If you can enjoy the gift of music, it is a medicine for everyone. You can play for yourself AND for others. You can calm yourself down, or get into "the zone". It develops hand-eye coordination, and you can do whatever you want with your music. The possibilities are endless. Make a sweet harmony, or rock out with a drum solo. And truly, you can never get bored of music. It's just that amazing.

I spend at least 2 hours a day playing piano, pumping drum beats, thrashing that guitar, or solo-ing out on the cello.

Also, you can create music ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANYHOW.