I just accidentlied all over the new HIVE! lol

[Relique du Madde]

42 pages and 7 years of monsters and comments...

 

[Blackrat]

Oh that thread . Yeah, I skimmed through it once. Quite impressive...

 

[Relique du Madde]

I wonder how heart broken his players would be if he one day said... "Time to convert to 4e".

 

[Phaezen]

I think it's convention season madness.

Ah, thanks for reminding me... I need to sew a patch to my outfit for the RopeCon...

I am looking forward to Icon (Johannesburg, South Africas biggest con) next week and Dragonfire (Cape Town) in August

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Phaesen- a question about your homeland, if I may?

How racially integrated is gaming in South Africa?

I ask because I'm a black guy in the USA who has been gaming since 1977, and I can count on 1 hand the number of black gamers with whom I've had a conversation.

They exist- they're just exceedingly rare. Gaming is simply not a big hobby in the American Black community (for a lot of reasons).

To put this in perspective, I know and have gamed with more gamers who were:

1) Another racial minority- Asian, Hispanic, etc.;

2) Female;

3) Gay and out of the closet;

4) Naturalized or non-naturalized immigrants;

5) Convicted Pedophiles (didn't know that when I met them);

than I have black gamers. Statistically speaking, "black" is a bigger demographic than any but #2 in this country.

 

[Relique du Madde]

I ask because I'm a black guy in the USA who has been gaming since 1977, and I can count on 1 hand the number of black gamers with whom I've had a conversation.

They exist- they're just exceedingly rare. Gaming is simply not a big hobby in the American Black community (for a lot of reasons).

3) Gay and out of the closet;

I was in one group with two gay guys. One was flamboyantly gay (he was also into black magic and had a tenancy to carry rose petals in his dice spell component bag), the other was closeted until he went to Japan and fell in love with some Japanese guy or something and then announced he was "Bi." But no.. I never seen a black guy play DnD (WoW and other video games is another story).

 

[Aeson]

I've gamed with 2 black guys but not at the same time. They do seem rare. I have not gamed with Asians or Hispanics oddly enough. Most other demographics though.

 

[Phaezen]

Phaesen- a question about your homeland, if I may?

How racially integrated is gaming in South Africa?

I ask because I'm a black guy in the USA who has been gaming since 1977, and I can count on 1 hand the number of black gamers with whom I've had a conversation.

They exist- they're just exceedingly rare. Gaming is simply not a big hobby in the American Black community (for a lot of reasons).

To put this in perspective, I know and have gamed with more gamers who were:

1) Another racial minority- Asian, Hispanic, etc.;

2) Female;

3) Gay and out of the closet;

4) Naturalized or non-naturalized immigrants;

than I have black gamers. Statistically speaking, "black" is a bigger demographic than any but #2 in this country.

For the record, I am white.

My experience is about the same, gaming (or the whole geek culture) in general seems to be a "white" thing to do. Although it might have alot to do with the fact that whites are generally more affluent and educated. The few black people I have gamed with also tend to be into the goth and metal subcultures rather than hiphop/rap/kwaito.

I guess it comes down to a cultural/sub-cultural thing at the end of the day, if you are not exposed to a hobby or activity as part of the culture you ascociate with you most likely won't be attracted to it.

I am more than happy to answer any other questions you have

 

[Aeson]

I am more than happy to answer any other questions you have

So do you sound like Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond?lol

 

[Phaezen]

So do you sound like Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond?lol

No, I do not sound like an American putting on a bad South African accent