Are people in game stores typical of gamers?

[Hand of Evil]

Is it a game shop or a comic book shop that sells games...

 

[diaglo]

I buy stocks, so do the guys I game with

if i were a member of your group. i'd buy the whole gun. lock, stock, and barrel.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Is it a game shop or a comic book shop that sells games...

One is a comic shop that sells games, but sells LOTS of them, and has a very large selection. The other is called the Comic Game Hobby Place, and sells comics, games (rpgs, board, card, puzzles, etc), model trains, radio controlled cars/airplaines, and just about anything else that fits into the "hobby" category.

 

[Umbran]

I was just wondering whether some of you who are more experienced can speak to whether the game store culture typifies the members of your gaming group or whether I just have stumbled on the exception to the rule.

The folks who hang out in gaming stores are not typical of gamers in general, any more than Cliff Claven is typical of all people who consume beer.

 

[Hida Bukkorosu]

The people I game with don't hang out at game stores, most of us are married, have full time jobs, or are in school and have jobs. Well, one of them works occasionally as a fill in at one of the stores, but thats not really hanging out. Plus he's a PhD candidate at UVA, and doesn't really want to know that Green Lantern could kick Darth Vaders butt or if Emma Frost is hotter than Catwoman. Really, some guy tried to start a conversation on those two subjects with me last week.

am i the only person here who actually IS this type of gamer that averyone seems to mock? I mean, I think the topic of whether or not Green Lantern could kick Darth Vader's butt is a fascinating and enjoyable topic for discussion. I mean on one hand, GL's ring gives him advantages such as flight, and the ability to have many more weapons than the lightsaber, but on the other hand Darth Vader has the Force. I think this would be a great fight, as GL's willpower would be strong enough that he wouldn't be taken down by something like a Jedi Mind Trick, and he'd probably be able to fight out of a force choke, but Vader's still got his telekinesis and saber skills. This would be a pretty even fight when you come down to it. Also, I suppose it depends WHICH green lantern... Hal, Kyle, John, Guy, Kilowog, G'Nort.....

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

am i the only person here who actually IS this type of gamer that averyone seems to mock? I mean, I think the topic of whether or not Green Lantern could kick Darth Vader's butt is a fascinating and enjoyable topic for discussion.

I suppose it's not the actual question, but the way it is asked and the perosn who is doing the asking. Sure, it's fun to sit around in the backyard with my friends drinking a few beers and bs about who could best who, and what our favorite characters are.

It's the guy who comes up to me in the store, whom I don't know except by his reputation at the store, and loudly demands to know "IN A FIGHT, DON'T YOU THINK THAT GREEN LANTERN COULD EASILY KICK DARTH VADER'S ASS?" When I ignore him, he taps me on the shoulder and proceeds to ask "COME ON DUDE. YOU READ COMICS! WHO'S HOTTER, EMMA FROST OR CATWOMAN? FOR ME, IT'S FROST, 'CAUSE SHE'S ALL IN WHITE AND IT'S A ROCKIN' COSTUME. I'M RIGHT, AIN'T I?" This isn't a young guy either, he's probably in his early 30s.

So no, I'm sure you're not the only one here that thinks those questions can be fun on occasion. It's when someone developes a reputation for continually asking these questions of complete strangers, and the store staff has to tell him to knock it off or leave the store that it develops into the type of person that is being mocked here.

 

[alsih2o]

am i the only person here who actually IS this type of gamer that averyone seems to mock? I mean, I think the topic of whether or not Green Lantern could kick Darth Vader's butt is a fascinating and enjoyable topic for discussion. I mean on one hand, GL's ring gives him advantages such as flight, and the ability to have many more weapons than the lightsaber, but on the other hand Darth Vader has the Force. I think this would be a great fight, as GL's willpower would be strong enough that he wouldn't be taken down by something like a Jedi Mind Trick, and he'd probably be able to fight out of a force choke, but Vader's still got his telekinesis and saber skills. This would be a pretty even fight when you come down to it. Also, I suppose it depends WHICH green lantern... Hal, Kyle, John, Guy, Kilowog, G'Nort.....

Can you send me an address for your invitation to my next bbq?

Seriously, what you say is uberfunny, and we all think that way sometimes. think we are mostly referring to the people who never switch it off.

 

[MonsterMash]

God I hope not. Like most of the other posters on the thread I don't have the time to hang around in stores, and would be frankly annoyed when someone who doesn't know me tries to strike up a conversation without knowing if I'd be interested. I don't necessarily mind if someone asked 'oh, you're buying product name here - what do you think of that publisher/authors stuff?' questions.

 

[Bass Puppet]

am i the only person here who actually IS this type of gamer that averyone seems to mock? I mean, I think the topic of whether or not Green Lantern could kick Darth Vader's butt is a fascinating and enjoyable topic for discussion. I mean on one hand, GL's ring gives him advantages such as flight, and the ability to have many more weapons than the lightsaber, but on the other hand Darth Vader has the Force. I think this would be a great fight, as GL's willpower would be strong enough that he wouldn't be taken down by something like a Jedi Mind Trick, and he'd probably be able to fight out of a force choke, but Vader's still got his telekinesis and saber skills. This would be a pretty even fight when you come down to it. Also, I suppose it depends WHICH green lantern... Hal, Kyle, John, Guy, Kilowog, G'Nort.....

Pure genius.

Unfortunately for me, my local gaming store attracts all kinds of weirdos, and as a result, I purchase most of my material online. The last time I visited, my gamers and I piled ourselves in a van and headed over for some emergency material. Needless to say, there was a guy who must have forgotten what a shower was (when you opened the door it stank so bad everybody in the place was holding their nose) and that's just one of many, many dissappointing visits. We were in and out in 5 minutes and it reminded us why we are lucky to game with each other.

 

[Hida Bukkorosu]

well, i don't try to strike up conversations with strangers, so i guess i'm not that bad. i also try to bathe about once a week. i also reluctantly use deoderant, even though it's a scam. seriously, companies like mennen stay in business by conditioning us all to believe that we need to cover up the natural human smell, where if noone used deoderant no one would notice the people who don't and we could all save a lot of money *sigh*.