{"id":66567,"date":"2014-07-06T10:37:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T08:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=66567"},"modified":"2014-07-06T10:39:55","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T08:39:55","slug":"the-challenges-of-being-a-gamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/66567-the-challenges-of-being-a-gamer","title":{"rendered":"The challenges of being a gamer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all have that one person in our lives who does not approve of us gaming. Whether it be our mom, dad, boyfriend, girlfriend, dog, cat, or Peeping Tom neighbour &#8211; there is always an anti-gamer in the periphery.<\/p>\n<p>These anti-gamers are a burden, and can drive even the most sane Flight Simulator player into a murderous rage. They key to surviving? Remain calm, and take solace in the fact you are not the only one getting grilled.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the more common irritations gamers have to deal with.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Didn\u2019t you just buy a new game?<\/h3>\n<p>I get this all the time. I buy a game, and next week I buy another one, what&#8217;s the big deal? If it was a new Call of Duty I may be able to overlook it, but if two great titles launch in the same month, what am I supposed to do, not get one?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YersIyzsOpc?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">You cannot just sit here forever and play PlayStation!<\/h3>\n<p>Unless you have a sword and a shield, and our house is under attack by a fire-breathing dragon, then this is as good as it is going to get. Non-gamers cannot understand that it is more than acceptable to play a game for four hours at a time, stopping only to rehydrate and eat a peace of banana bread.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">This game is very violent!<\/h3>\n<p>Do you think that I am going to shoot someone in a game, decide I enjoy a spot of killing, go buy a gun, and then mow down a crowd of pensioners? Yes, the game is violent, but it is just a game. I did not rip up the grass in the backyard and start planting corn after I played Farming Simulator, so what are you worried about?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/exg_OxsaHyY?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Calm down! It\u2019s just a game!<\/h3>\n<p>When you are engrossed in a game and cannot get past a certain point, you get frustrated &#8211; it&#8217;s perfectly okay. Even worse is if a game is buggy and you cannot progress because the publisher rushed the release. Don&#8217;t tell me to calm down, you don&#8217;t understand what it&#8217;s like to die just before a save point. And yes, it is the game&#8217;s fault, thank you for asking.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bHymvC6MSg?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Gaming won\u2019t pay the bills<\/h3>\n<p>Tell that to TotalBiscuit. Realistically, few of us will make money playing games, but that was never the reason we took up a controller (or keyboard and mouse) in the first place. Gaming makes us happy, it provides a challenge, and every now and then we learn something new. If gaming ceased to exist, the world would be a much sadder place.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Can&#8217;t you just pause it quickly?<\/h3>\n<p>No, I cannot, I am fighting the Gaping Dragon. Now please go away.<\/p>\n<p>Asking someone to pause their game is akin to asking a professional soccer player to stop mid-shot &#8211; you lose your rhythm. The worse case scenario after not pausing a game is your dinner will go cold. Unless you are on fire, do not disturb me while I am playing.<\/p>\n<p>There you have it, a few of the challenges gamers face on a regular basis. 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