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Title: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: The artist formally known on April 13, 2008, 04:08:10 PM
I had brought up some video game while I was talking to this guy I see regularly at this magic shop. He had said that people who play video games are way in the center of the forest while people that play magic are like in the edge of it.


I said that people who play video games are near the edge while magic the gathering was in the center, just surrounding those who cosplay and who read harry potter.

and the people who play D&D and Warhammer are not even in the forest, they're  outside of the forest rolling dice pretending they're in the forest they're so nerdy.


how does the nerd forest work?
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: YPrrrr on April 13, 2008, 04:10:26 PM
I don't think video games are all that nerdy, considering most guys play them at my school. I don't think the football team can fit under the nerd category,
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: C.Mongler on April 13, 2008, 04:10:46 PM
when you said magic shop i thought you meant pulling bun buns from hats
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: The artist formally known on April 13, 2008, 04:11:23 PM
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 13, 2008, 04:10:26 PM
I don't think video games are all that nerdy, considering most guys play them at my school. I don't think the football team can fit under the nerd category,
thats why i said they're on the side of it, barley even touching the forest

though me and lawlz are extremely nerdy when it comes to video games
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Pele on April 13, 2008, 04:13:00 PM
Quote from: reefer on April 13, 2008, 04:11:23 PM
thats why i said they're on the side of it, barley even touching the forest

though me and lawlz are extremely nerdy when it comes to video games

As far as I'm concerned, there's hardcore gamers, who are complete nerds, and the more casual gamers, who can be anyone.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: YPrrrr on April 13, 2008, 04:13:43 PM
Quote from: reefer on April 13, 2008, 04:11:23 PM
thats why i said they're on the side of it, barley even touching the forest

though me and lawlz are extremely nerdy when it comes to video games
I think you're both extremely nerdy when it comes to life in general.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: ncba93ivyase on April 13, 2008, 04:16:06 PM
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 13, 2008, 04:10:26 PM
I don't think video games are all that nerdy, considering most guys play them at my school. I don't think the football team can fit under the nerd category,
But if you ask a girl to play Galactic Attack with you, they never talk to you again. I've experienced this on multiple occasions.
Quote from: reefer on April 13, 2008, 04:11:23 PM
barley even touching the forest
I think barley grows in fields.
Quote from: Pele et al. on April 13, 2008, 04:13:00 PM
As far as I'm concerned, there's hardcore gamers, who are complete nerds, and the more casual gamers, who can be anyone.
I hate saying "hardcore gamer" because it makes me think of people that obsess over a single game or series and play it all night everyday. You know, like those kids that just play Halo every spare second of their lives and can spend hours taking about some some bullet deflected and a rock broke and fell onto some guy and snapped his arm and how seven polygons fell into the ground, without even realizing how terrible such physics would be and without even knowing what the hell a polygon is.

I'm just a bastard that plays everything I can find for a fair price.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Pele on April 13, 2008, 04:18:12 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on April 13, 2008, 04:16:06 PM
But if you ask a girl to play Galactic Attack with you, they never talk to you again. I've experienced this on multiple occasions. I think barley grows in fields.I hate saying "hardcore gamer" because it makes me think of people that obsess over a single game or series and play it all night everyday. You know, like those kids that just play Halo every spare second of their lives and can spend hours taking about some some bullet deflected and a rock broke and fell onto some guy and snapped his arm and how seven polygons fell into the ground, without even realizing how terrible such physics would be and without even knowing what the hell a polygon is.

I'm just a bastard that plays everything I can find for a fair price.

To me, a "hardcore" gamer is someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes video games.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: The artist formally known on April 13, 2008, 04:22:13 PM
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 13, 2008, 04:13:43 PM
I think you're both extremely nerdy when it comes to life in general.
Yes but that wasn't the point of that post.

I actually played in a Magic tournament this weekend. My first actual tournament and I won 2 games out of 4. If I had won the last one I would have been in the top 4 out of about 20 people. I fucked up because they were rushing me.

Everyone that played against me played so fucking slow. My games always were the last the finish.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Snorkel on April 13, 2008, 05:01:09 PM
no you obviously don't understand

Warhammer isn't even remotely similar to D&D, but D&D folks are way outside the forest rolling dice wishing they were in the forest

Magic is closer to the center than video games

In my defense, Warhammer itself isn't that nerdy. Most of the people who play it are, but painting models and building scenery from scratch and stuff is really more akin to doing detailed woodwork and other artistic hobbies than D&D, which is purely cute storylines and d20 rolling.


Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Cookie on April 13, 2008, 05:20:04 PM
What type of tree's inhabit the nerd forest?
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Socks on April 13, 2008, 06:58:47 PM
Quote from: Pele et al. on April 13, 2008, 04:18:12 PM
To me, a "hardcore" gamer is someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes video games.


You forgot shits and pisses.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Placebo Headwound on April 13, 2008, 07:55:09 PM
Quote from: The Cookie Monster on April 13, 2008, 05:20:04 PM
What type of tree's inhabit the nerd forest?
Those ones that walked in Lord of the Rings.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: YPrrrr on April 13, 2008, 07:55:38 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on April 13, 2008, 07:55:09 PM
Those ones that walked in Lord of the Rings.
Ents
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: V on April 13, 2008, 07:56:28 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on April 13, 2008, 07:55:09 PM
Those ones that walked in Lord of the Rings.
The Ents.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Houdini on April 13, 2008, 09:48:43 PM
Quote from: Thief888 on April 13, 2008, 07:55:09 PM
Those ones that walked in Lord of the Rings.
Legolas
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: The artist formally known on April 13, 2008, 10:00:07 PM
Quote from: Snorkel on April 13, 2008, 05:01:09 PM
no you obviously don't understand

Warhammer isn't even remotely similar to D&D, but D&D folks are way outside the forest rolling dice wishing they were in the forest

Magic is closer to the center than video games

In my defense, Warhammer itself isn't that nerdy. Most of the people who play it are, but painting models and building scenery from scratch and stuff is really more akin to doing detailed woodwork and other artistic hobbies than D&D, which is purely cute storylines and d20 rolling.



Warhammer is painting figures and so is d&d for all I care.

Yes, you don't have to but most of the time they do. Warhammer isn't as much pretend but any game that isn't a sport that requires a tape measure is pretty nerdy to me.
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Samus Aran on April 13, 2008, 10:02:17 PM
Quote from: Snorkel on April 13, 2008, 05:01:09 PM
no you obviously don't understand

Warhammer isn't even remotely similar to D&D, but D&D folks are way outside the forest rolling dice wishing they were in the forest

Magic is closer to the center than video games

In my defense, Warhammer itself isn't that nerdy. Most of the people who play it are, but painting models and building scenery from scratch and stuff is really more akin to doing detailed woodwork and other artistic hobbies than D&D, which is purely cute storylines and d20 rolling.





and i suppose having little make-believe battles with your tiny little artistic figurines isn't nerdy at all
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Snorkel on April 13, 2008, 10:13:44 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on April 13, 2008, 10:02:17 PM
and i suppose having little make-believe battles with your tiny little artistic figurines isn't nerdy at all


at least I have arms
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: Title27GT on April 13, 2008, 10:42:35 PM
me and my friends dont really talk about that sort of thing

most other human beings dont either
Title: Re: eh me and this guy were arguing about the "nerd forest"
Post by: The artist formally known on April 13, 2008, 10:53:04 PM
Quote from: Title on April 13, 2008, 10:42:35 PM
me and my friends dont really talk about that sort of thing

most other human beings dont either

Eh he called video games nerdy and I just asked him where he was.

(We were in a Warhammer store playing in a MTG tournement)