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<blockquote data-quote="Sigma" data-source="post: 202456" data-attributes="member: 3066">What?!?!?&nbsp; I always thought we were one step _up_ the evolutionary ladder from Star Wars fandom.&nbsp; So, I suppose that I do perceive stratum in gaming/geek culture.&nbsp; If someone is a gamer and a hard core Star Wars fan, I'm more likely to think they're cool than if they're just a hard core Star Wars fan and disdain gaming.&nbsp; I think that applies across the spectrum of gaming options.&nbsp; I tend to look down on those who don't roleplay and yet participate in MMORG's, Magic, or Mage Knight.&nbsp; Course, I'd bet that they see those who just game and don't participate in their chosen hobby in the same light. Within the ranks of those who only roleplay, there are definitely divisions as well.&nbsp; There's the role-playing is a game crowd, who tend to like more structured rules-based games like D&amp;D or Gurps, and the role-playing is an art crowd, who tend to like LARP's and more free form systems.&nbsp; There are definitely people who like both aspects, but there can be quite a bit of hostility between extreme members of both groups.&nbsp; Go to rpg.net and post some positive things about D&amp;D and see what happens.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sigma, post: 202456, member: 3066"] What?!?!? I always thought we were one step _up_ the evolutionary ladder from Star Wars fandom. So, I suppose that I do perceive stratum in gaming/geek culture. If someone is a gamer and a hard core Star Wars fan, I'm more likely to think they're cool than if they're just a hard core Star Wars fan and disdain gaming. I think that applies across the spectrum of gaming options. I tend to look down on those who don't roleplay and yet participate in MMORG's, Magic, or Mage Knight. Course, I'd bet that they see those who just game and don't participate in their chosen hobby in the same light. Within the ranks of those who only roleplay, there are definitely divisions as well. There's the role-playing is a game crowd, who tend to like more structured rules-based games like D&D or Gurps, and the role-playing is an art crowd, who tend to like LARP's and more free form systems. There are definitely people who like both aspects, but there can be quite a bit of hostility between extreme members of both groups. Go to rpg.net and post some positive things about D&D and see what happens. :) [/QUOTE]

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