is skyrim for nerds? : V

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:53 pm

(no offence intended)

are all gamers considered nerds? does playing elder scrolls make me a nerd? i need reassurance :<

i have over 200 games and spend most my life playing games but there is nothing to do where i live and i have no friends due to illness

whats the difference between a geek and a nerd?

btw im a complete moron, in my 30's and fail at life in general

but im pro at games and been playing them for over 20 years

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:33 pm

all my friends who said I was a nerd when I wanted the game really bad ended up playing it more than i did on the three day weekend on release...... and i was a guy who was on the forums daily prerelease

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:00 am

No, its for the Nords.

(Oh tell me I got this in first...) :biggrin:

*EDIT*

HA!

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:53 pm

(no offence intended)

are all gamers considered nerds? does playing elder scrolls make me a nerd? i need reassurance :<

i have over 200 games and spend most my life playing games but there is nothing to do where i live and i have no friends due to illness

whats the difference between a geek and a nerd?

btw im a complete moron, in my 30's and fail at life in general

but im pro at games and been playing them for over 20 years

Games have invaded practically every medium in modern society, even role-playing games.

Its for people that enjoy RPG's, or a good game in general... thats all.

Or hell, its really for anyone with enough money to buy the game.

No accounting for taste I'm afraid.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:54 pm

There's been a couple of studies done on gamers and gaming in Australia, and the 'average' gamer is a 30 - 32 year old middle class professional, married, with kids.

Gaming doesn't make you a nerd...perhaps how you relate to them, and to the other aspects of your life may, but that is dependant upon circumstances. I'm a long-term in-house beta tester with another gaming company, and I put a lot of hours into that, but it doesn't make me a nerd, in fact, it's hard work and time consuming, and at times not much fun.

Edit:

@Zyghart: *facepalm...

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:55 am

Arena was for fans of computer games, Daggerfall was for fantasy nerds, Morrowind was for fantasy nerds, Oblivion was for fantasy fans, Skyrim was for fans of computer games.

The reason Skyrim is so different is because nowadays computers are more toy and less tool and everyone has one, so games are made for normal people (so to speak), back in the day the kind of people who played computer games were DnD fans (I am guilty as charged). I posted a more indepth response to a similar question in a thread in CD.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:14 pm

(no offence intended)

are all gamers considered nerds? does playing elder scrolls make me a nerd? i need reassurance :<

i have over 200 games and spend most my life playing games but there is nothing to do where i live and i have no friends due to illness

whats the difference between a geek and a nerd?

btw im a complete moron, in my 30's and fail at life in general

but im pro at games and been playing them for over 20 years

dont say u fail at life. Everyone is good at something :biggrin:

be happy
and i dont think calling urself a moron is appropriate....
plus, playing games = not nerd nor geek. its a hobby.

Nerd definition: A person who is very good at academic, well thats what i think
geek: someone who tries to be nerd but fails

in other words, nerds succeed in life. They are the ones in high schools that are laughed upon by the Cool people, but its them who became rich and famous people(investors, businessman etc etc) later on. As for the cool people? Skooma dealers

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:10 pm

Nerd definition: A person who is very good at academic, well thats what i think
geek: someone who tries to be nerd but fails

On the contrare *ahem* Geeks qualify for MENSA, Nerds join.

Geeks are the friendly Neighbhood scientist who did cool, and possibly illegal things, in his basemant for his personal enjoyment/interest (Exhibit A: Doc Brown)
A nerd is someone who uses his academia for financial gain and social status, and as such aren't as popular at parties.

EDIT: In seriousness, the difference between a geek and a nerd is whether the person calling them names is an [censored] or not.

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:15 am

@Zyghart: *facepalm...

Oh come on...

Not even a chuckle?

Guess my jokes are a little pun...ishing. :blink:

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:50 pm

Oh come on...

Not even a chuckle?

Guess my jokes are a little pun...ishing. :blink:

I once sent ten puns to a joke competition, I was hoping one would win but no pun in ten did.

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:50 am

"Nerd" is such a loosely used word just about everyone is one. I definately have nerdy habits, but I also do many other things that arn't nerdy. Seriously though, who gives a [censored]?

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:35 am

I once sent ten puns to a joke competition, I was hoping one would win but no pun in ten did.

I lol'd...

And On Topic :

Am clearly a nerd :ermm:

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:13 am

my first "game" (i think) was a dual screen mario game --> http://i41.tinypic.com/mtwgex.jpg

first machine was an amstrad cpc 464, with ninja turtles, dizzy and a green monitor --> http://i44.tinypic.com/15euzp2.png

after that i got a sega game gear and all the sonic games, was OBSESSED with mortal kombat (ill still kick your ass)

first online game was tactical ops (yawn)

THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!

:'(

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:37 am

Guys i know on my School football team won't shut up about arrows to the knee so if anything the game has become horrendously main-stream

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:32 pm

Skyrim is for everyone.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:41 pm

my first "game" (i think) was a dual screen mario game --> http://i41.tinypic.com/mtwgex.jpg

first machine was an amstrad cpc 464, with ninja turtles and a green monitor

after that i got a sega game gear and all the sonic games, was OBSESSED with mortal kombat (ill still kick your ass)

first online game was tactical ops (yawn)

THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!

:'(

Whenever I'm feeling particularly nostalgic, mostly during the big debates about how older TES games are great role playing games, I go dial up a MUD.

Now THAT is nerdly behavior.

I may need to get out the house more often.

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:55 am

"Is Skyrim for nerds?"
Yes and no.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:16 pm

It's a high fantasy video game with sword-and-sorcery combat and elves and dragons.

Of course it's for nerds.

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:31 am

It's a high fantasy video game with sword-and-sorcery combat and elves and dragons.

Of course it's for nerds.

Oh yeah?

Well...

Yeah, and who cares right? :banana:

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:54 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8 :nerd:

EDIT: Heh, I didnt even see the top rated comment. :tongue:

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:30 pm

i love your pic

looks like a little baby khajiit on acid

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:37 am

I guess I'm a bonafide nerd without glasses. I don't mind being called a nerd either. I don't take it as an insult or view it negitivity either.
I don't like Bill gates but I just love his quote “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.”

I love Skyrim and I am proud of being a PC gamer. I may not get out that much but at least I'm not out breaking the law or getting drunk.

Also what we don't realize is that these games are actually training our minds to be better at focusing, paying attention and to help develop our strategy skills that can be very benefitial in the real world.

» Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:45 am

theres no 2 way about it, gaming defo makes you a nerd, im a nerd cuz i luv games, all though ive allways loved games scince a kid, ive only really got into it over the past few years, when i was like 19 i started to like rpgs the first being fable 1 ever scince then ive loved em.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:39 pm

Skyrim is for everyone.

Skyrim is for the people.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:27 pm

I've always prefered RPG's to shooters. And I've always prefered wizards, druids and other casters to warriors. So if that makes me a nerd, so be it.