Kagemaru_H Posted February 3, 2010 http://www.modojo.com/features/20070316/214/cant_we_all_just_get_along_the_psychology_of_fanboyism/ For those who can't be bothered with the link: Okay, so some kid gets Call of Duty on his XBox. He sees someone playing Doom on his computer with all the bells and whistles of GZDoom. He at first thinks "Why doesn't Call of Duty have demons and chainsaws and room-clearing balls of plasma? That game is so much more badass than COD." Then as a method to cope with his mistake, he's like "Doom is so old! My fucking Atari could do better graphics!" 0 Share this post Link to post
Kagemaru_H Posted February 3, 2010 Emulator or his brother/friend/whoever owns an Atari. This is all hypothetical. 0 Share this post Link to post
Cjwright79 Posted February 3, 2010 There's no angle on this story that isn't sad. 0 Share this post Link to post
eargosedown Posted February 3, 2010 I really will never understand what graphics have to do with anything. I just got done playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 beta with my boyfriend (Which has AMAZING graphics) and had a ton of fun, then loaded up ZDoom after he went to bed and had even more fun playing my next installment of the "Let's Play Alien Vendetta" videos. Why the fuck do they gotta compete? Both games can be just as good, graphics or otherwise - it's gameplay that should be looked at. Am I gonna sit here and look at pixels and have a great time, or look at a almost-real scene and have no fun at all? 0 Share this post Link to post
Kagemaru_H Posted February 3, 2010 As long as the psychological need to prove one's possessions to be better than others' possessions exists, people will still compete and fight. As long as people still fight XBox vs Nintendo vs PlayStation or Windows vs Mac vs Linux, there will still be fanboys. 0 Share this post Link to post
Cjwright79 Posted February 3, 2010 It's not about being psychological, it's about being vain and petty. 0 Share this post Link to post
Mr. Freeze Posted February 3, 2010 Honestly, who the fuck cares? I for one don't a damn if some 12-year old thinks MW2/Halo is better than DooM. I love this game way too much to be bothered by what anyone else says about it. 0 Share this post Link to post
Coopersville Posted February 3, 2010 It's basically digital segregation. If someone doesn't familiarize themselves with all games and platforms, they're a witless cyber redneck. Younger gamers probably get their racist tendencies against good games from their parents. Any gamer who's intelligent enough to enter into post-secondary education usually get into Doom sooner or later. 0 Share this post Link to post
DuckReconMajor Posted February 3, 2010 eargosedown said:my boyfriend (Which has AMAZING graphics)Is he full HD? 0 Share this post Link to post
Mr. Freeze Posted February 3, 2010 What really bothers me...and I'm not saying its on display here...is the notion that we somehow need to prove something to other gamers. I've heard it a bunch of times: "Everyone should love DooM! Why doesn't everyone love DooM?!" Everyone who seriously has a problem with anyone *not* liking DooM reeks of insecurity. And if we seek the validation of said audience...the community is in a worse position than I thought. 0 Share this post Link to post
pavera Posted February 3, 2010 DuckReconMajor said:Is he full HD? Featuring DX11 exclusive tessellation? 0 Share this post Link to post
Cjwright79 Posted February 3, 2010 Mr. Freeze said:Honestly, who the fuck cares? I for one don't a damn if some 12-year old thinks MW2/Halo is better than DooM. I love this game way too much to be bothered by what anyone else says about it. If you really didn't care you wouldn't make such a fuss over how little you care. :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted February 3, 2010 I've never once actually met someone that likes graphics over gameplay and refuses to play old games. I never really got that stereotype. Then again, I don't hang out with 12-year-olds. 0 Share this post Link to post
david_a Posted February 3, 2010 If you venture out into brick'n'mortar game stores you can usually overhear people like that. I was at a Disc Replay and some kid was talking to his pal about wanting to play Halo 1 so he could "make fun of the graphics." 0 Share this post Link to post
Guest Posted February 3, 2010 I read the title of this thread, and I fully expected it to be by Maes. 0 Share this post Link to post
Cjwright79 Posted February 3, 2010 I think the psychosis is more like 'I must have the latest game' rather than 'I must have the best graphics'. 0 Share this post Link to post
Ralphis Posted February 3, 2010 Who cares though? Doom is old as shit and if kids that were born in the new millennium don't want to like it, what does it matter? We still get newer players who are rather young in this community, probably much more so than other classic games. 0 Share this post Link to post
Cjwright79 Posted February 3, 2010 There's actually plenty of younger kids here. Besides, young people are usually pretty stupid. Who cares what they like. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sergeant_Mark_IV Posted February 3, 2010 Thats a generations conflict. They have born on this time, and will not want to see things from older times. Wanting a boy that plays Halo, Counter-Strike, Fallout, and such stupid games to play Doom, is the same thing as you want a guy who listens to Justin Timberlake listen to Metallica. You can't do anything to change his mind, so, just ignore those people. 0 Share this post Link to post
Cjwright79 Posted February 3, 2010 I would say go one step further -- they should be beneath our consideration in the first place. No need to ignore what's not even on the radar. 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted February 3, 2010 We DOOM players can also be zealous, in any case. (Erm, just look at the post above mine.) On the bright side, the mechanism of an acquired faith in what one chooses keeps people from hopping from one thing to another with the attention span of a fly. 0 Share this post Link to post
Alfonzo Posted February 3, 2010 I fire up doom 3 every once in a while just to play Super Turkey Turbo Puncher. ...What have I become? 0 Share this post Link to post
Mattfrie1 Posted February 3, 2010 I'm guessing that the op goes to high school like me... ;) I used to play Doom all the time in a computer's class, and the only thing other kids had to say were "what shitty graphics". Besides that, all my friends have adapted to the fact that I don't play new games, and think I'm crazy for it. Cjwright79 said:I think the psychosis is more like 'I must have the latest game' rather than 'I must have the best graphics'. This is completely true for many younger gamers. Many gamers my age would rather play a game thats more recent but has shitty gameplay (i.e. Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing) than a game that's not so recent but has awesome gameplay (i.e. Duke Nukem 3d or Quake). 0 Share this post Link to post
Ralphis Posted February 3, 2010 I just think it's funny that this thread is supposed to evaluate a "fanboy" who doesn't like Doom and the response in this thread by most are exhibiting the exact same behavior by saying that Doom is the best and everything else is stupid. 0 Share this post Link to post
Xtroose Posted February 3, 2010 st.alfonzo said:I fire up doom 3 every once in a while just to play Super Turkey Turbo Puncher. ...What have I become? You don't even need Doom 3 to do that. Isle's: ZSuper Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 0 Share this post Link to post
Kagemaru_H Posted February 4, 2010 I never said I don't accept people who won't play Doom. That would be like that kid who threw a hissy fit because people play ZDaemon rather than Skulltag (though I've implied that I prefer Skulltag). Another completely relevant shard of info on my project: At full release, the WAD will include ten Skulltag Deathmatch maps replacing the stock maps. The WAD will still be playable in ZDoom because the main campaign will not use Skulltag weapons and features. The pace of my project has been fairly quick as to release beta ASAP. 0 Share this post Link to post
Snakes Posted February 4, 2010 Ralphis said:I just think it's funny that this thread is supposed to evaluate a "fanboy" who doesn't like Doom and the response in this thread by most are exhibiting the exact same behavior by saying that Doom is the best and everything else is stupid. Look at the thread title. "or why some ignorant kids hate Doom" to be exact. He just fit the mold of a fanboy right off the bat! That's some sharp irony right there. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kagemaru_H Posted February 4, 2010 I do appreciate and respect other things, so I'm not really a vain fanboy. The reason I used the word "ignorant" is to flag those who don't appreciate a gaming milestone such as Doom. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted February 4, 2010 I can't help but laugh at the irony of the suggestion that it's the people who _don't_ choose a 15 year old game over newer ones who are the "fanboys" 0 Share this post Link to post