FNAF Fanboys Terrorize Innocent Family Pizzeria.

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[Col. Derontchi]

you're jumping to conclusions that gaming is dying because a few idiots pulled stuff like this.

I did not say "dying", I said "doomed". And I did not jump to this conclusion, per se, I'm including a multitude of factors. There's this, the increasing commercialism of video game commentating, the reasons behind Gamergate, etc. Gaming will be always be a thing for the foreseeable future, but it's my type of gaming that I'm concerned about.

[IkeTheGeneric]

I did not say "dying", I said "doomed". And I did not jump to this conclusion, per se, I'm including a multitude of factors. There's this, the increasing commercialism of video game commentating, the reasons behind Gamergate, etc. Gaming will be always be a thing for the foreseeable future, but it's my type of gaming that I'm concerned about.

if you think this kind of stupidity is dooming videogaming, you probably haven't been videogaming awhile

one extreme case is back in the late 90s people thought pressing buttons on your controller with your feet would unlock secret cheat codes and unlocks

it was a pretty widespread rumor back in the day

[Col. Derontchi]

if you think this kind of stupidity is dooming videogaming, you probably haven't been videogaming awhile

one extreme case is back in the late 90s people thought pressing buttons on your controller with your feet would unlock secret cheat codes and unlocks

it was a pretty widespread rumor back in the day

Not just stupidity. This is stupid, but also extreme. People are taking games WAY too seriously is the problem, and it's turning gaming into more of a business almost.

[IkeTheGeneric]

it's turning gaming into more of a business almost.

what tipped you off?

[Col. Derontchi]

what tipped you off?

I should have thought of a better word, but none come to mind. My point still stands. Gaming is no longer just a simple hobby.

[otto-san]

I should have thought of a better word, but none come to mind. My point still stands. Gaming is no longer just a simple hobby.

[IkeTheGeneric]

I should have thought of a better word, but none come to mind. My point still stands. Gaming is no longer just a simple hobby.

Gaming is still a simple hobby depending on the complexity of the game you're making. I could stuff out a silly little platformer in a couple weeks that might be worth a couple plays, but if I want to make a great game, I'm going to need a team, I'm going to have to dedicate time and none of that is cheap.

I'm also going to plug in the fact that five nights at freddys is pretty much made by one guy as a hobby

[otto-san]

i think he's actually talking about gaming as in playing games

[IkeTheGeneric]

i think he's actually talking about gaming as in playing games

still, none of this changes the fact that people can enjoy games as a hobby...

[Col. Derontchi]

still, none of this changes the fact that people can enjoy games as a hobby...

It's not so much that you can, it's how many people still will.

[IkeTheGeneric]

It's not so much that you can, it's how many people still will.

i'm pretty sure most people still play games to have fun

[Col. Derontchi]

i'm pretty sure most people still play games to have fun

What I'm concerned about is how long that remains true, given stuff like this and other things previously listed.

[otto-san]

i guess it has to be asked what you actually mean by saying it's no longer a "simple hobby..."

i mean first of all it's just as much a simple hobby as any other medium of entertainment, like television or books, and if you're saying people getting caught up in ARGs or the lore of a work is indicative of gaming becoming a less-casual space, that's frankly fairly silly; it's simply another way in which people can enjoy the games they like by participating in a larger continuity or overarching experience external to the game itself

in addition i would have to question the idea that that development is actually a bad thing

i might just be misunderstanding here but