Girls what do you think about "gamer guys" ?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I play games. It's okay to have a hobby. You could be reading books or watching Tiktok or YouTube or literally anything "useless."

I'm going to say it's important to know when to put the controller down. Sitting in a room with someone ignoring you is more lonely than actually being alone. As with all things you'll need to find a balance. Some girls won't mind, some will. If they're worth it, compromise with them.

But if they "hate gaming" entirely, then that's their prerogative, but it's illogical to me to be that way. Many things are a waste of time. It's okay to relax for a second. It's not okay if it's so much relaxation you forget about your partner. Just communicate with each other and see what works. As a kid I'd play games for hours. Now it's rarely more than two or three hours even on an off day.

[Anonymous]

If she's worth being with she won't be bothered by her guy having a hobby.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Agreed.

[Rei13]

Considering I am a gamer girl I don’t mind them. Just have to have a healthy balance where you’re not gaming 24/7. I have at least one day a week where I just game the whole day but I also go to the gym, work a full time job, do outdoorsy things, read and draw. It is a nice escape from reality for a little bit. My boyfriend also games, goes to the gym, goes fishing, skate boards and works a full time job. It is kind of nice because I always know where he’s at lol. Whenever he gets a new game that he really looked forward to he will disappear into it for a little bit and put an obnoxious amount of hours into it but as far as hobbies go it is pretty harmless. So long as it doesn’t consume your life and you have other things going on I don’t see an issue

[Boomchakalaca]

Eh its fun when ur young but if u play games 24/7 with no responsibilities then ur childish and immature. Just speaking from exp from myself as i hav consumed about 10 hrs of my day playing a game. Eating crackers and cheese woth neck pains lol

[Monalisa77]

Dont have a job.. Nor any friends or boyfriend.. What else am i to do? Sit around twiddling my rhumbs and getting more anxious... It helps keep my mind of things

[Boomchakalaca]

What else to do lol

[Monalisa77]

I do online courses aswell and other stuff so its not the only thing i do otherwise my hands would be in severe pain!

[MemeSupreme]

idc if it's a hobby bc its one for me too, so i get playing it for hours but it can't be like a thing that gets in the way of your life or else it's a turn off. i don't play them that much anymore bc i'm so busy like i haven't even been on steam in probably like 2 months

[7Phoenix7]

a lot of guys play video games but not all of them are the same. Playing video games is just a hobby. I just so happen to like it, so if a guy I meet is also into it then that's just 1 thing we have in common.

Now if you mean "gamers" ... as in they spend a great deal of their time playing, it's what they like talking about the most, and it's just a huge chunk of their personality... Meh, a little too much for me, maybe.

[TheSpaceGnome]

"as in they spend a great deal of their time playing, it's what they like talking about the most, and it's just a huge chunk of their personality"

I want a woman who's like that with gaming, but also for science, and sci-fi, and anime, and nature, and tech.

[7Phoenix7]

@TheSpaceGnome yesss, I like it when they love gaming but also other interesting things like anime, nature, music... I need a little variety if you know what I mean. But I DO love gaming.. (even if I kind of suck at it)

[TheSpaceGnome]

Yeah but the thing is gaming is all of that.
A video game is everything rolled into one medium.
There are games that have all those things, and anything else that can exist (and most of what can't exist), in an endless amount of variety.
To spend most of her time gaming is fine by me, its what I do, but what games she plays is the real defining point to be made.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Also she has to be good asf at it. :D

[7Phoenix7]

@TheSpaceGnome "Also she has to be good asf at it."

lol hey that's mean.

Anyway, I suppose you're right about video games having the potential to be all of those things and more. It's the reason why I love it so much. I've been playing since I was in kindergarten. But still, let's go hiking and to the beach in real life too 🩷

[TheSpaceGnome]

"lol hey that's mean."

Thats less a jab at you, and more a note toward my love for women who can give me a challenge in a game.

Its not really about potential by the way, video games already are everything to ever exist and not exist. If you think otherwise, then you haven't played nearly enough games.

There are hundreds of thousands of games out there, with more and more being made daily. No one could possibly ever play all of them, but if you have played a few thousand or so, you start to see what I'm talking about.

[7Phoenix7]

@TheSpaceGnome ok throw one out, a game you recommend. I like open world rpg

[TheSpaceGnome]

The only good open world rpg (in my opinion) is elden ring. Open world rpgs are usually the worst kind of mainstream games, because gameplay or immersion is almost never the developer's priority with those.

Elden ring is an exception, the rpg and open world aspects are a footnote that is overshadowed by the gameplay, world building, mystery, and grandure. It still feels like playing a dark souls game (which aren't open worlds and take a more linear approach), just with more areas to go to.

Most of what I'd recommend is going to not be open worlds, not because it can't be made good, but because very few devs decide to make good ones.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Most open worlds copy the MMORPG formula (to their own detriment)

[7Phoenix7]

@TheSpaceGnome I was going to message you but someone else may want to see ur answers. What do you think about skyrim? Do you think they did a good job?

[7Phoenix7]

@TheSpaceGnome I am interested in elden ring, I haven't played it yet.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Skyrim is a broken, buggy game that follows half of the the mmorpg formula, and half of the first person shooter formula. It gives too many choices to the player, and as a result of this, most of those choices cause the game to malfunction and corrupt save data at worst, and break balancing at best. Players know this and mod it to an extreme to try to make it at least playable or to their liking. It is the most modded game in history because people want that formula to work, even though logically it can't.
I can't recommend it.

[7Phoenix7]

@TheSpaceGnome i don't really enjoy mmorpg. And ok I modded skyrim I still love it lol I even enjoyed morrowind. So elden ring I must try.

Ok what are the games that you recommend excluding open world?

[Asimiv]

I'm not a fan. Not becuse I think they're bad (unless they spend too much time gaming and are lazy), but because they have a significantly different lifestyle than I do, and could be spending their time more constructively from my perspective. It means we have different values (doesn't mean all, but we don't have enough of the same values), different drivers in life, and different ideas of the future. So we're not compatible

[Anonymous]

Prefer TTRPGs to video games, but any kind of gamer is cool. That being said, I wouldn’t want a guy who games to the exclusion of focusing on school or work (mostly school, I’m not really old enough to date a guy who’s out of school and has a full time job yet).

[DizzyDesii]

I was attracted to them during my child and teen years

[OGname2]

I see gamer as a sliding scale. I game and and totally get wanting to prioritise gaming sometimes, but I don't let it come before irl responsibilities and I'd except the same from any guy.

[Genevieverudd]

I don’t have a problem w gamer guys, I even like some video games and would want to play them w my SO, but it only gets unattractive when they play too much and could be doing more productive things

[butterly248]

My boyfriend is a gamer guy. 16 hours or more on his day off. Would be nice to cuddle and watch a movie together once in a while. And to not be woken up at 3am, with him screaming at random people 😭😂

[Radiate143]

I don't think abiut them. Automatically disqualified.

[Asker]

why?

[Radiate143]

Gaming is just such a waste of time. Sitting at a screen playing a game. Escaping reality. It's just screams loser. Sorry. Ad I get that there a really aucessful people who game. Some people need that kind of dopamine thing. It turns me off completely.

[Monalisa77]

It helps take my mind of things

[colaman94]

I often can't believe they have or keep GFs

[colaman94]

Or bad eyesight

[Anonymous]

i would not listen to the women on here, the vast majority see a grown man who happens to enjoy games as worthless, and unworthy of attention.

[Lisia]

I like 'em

[TiaNour]

Doesn’t bother me

[Simslover92]

Hot.

[Nikki1989]

I have no interest in immature boys.

[Cocoamoon]

I don’t care about it as long as I get attention

[Cocoamoon]

And as long as they are able to put it down to have quality time

[TheSpaceGnome]

You'll never get that, because to us, gaming IS the quality time.

We want a woman who will pick up another controller and play with us, not tell us to put ours down to spend time with them.

[PreciousJewel]

Time and money wasted.

[Asker]

actually its a hobby right? in this stituation "make up" is time and money wasting for me at least when i was playing games im having fun but when girls making their face its obviously useless and temporary 😀

[PreciousJewel]

It's confidence boosting

[jahaims]

Waste: use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
The purpose of a hobby is enjoyment/entertainment. A hobby has a purpose. Therefore, it isn't a waste by definition.

[PreciousJewel]

If you say so babe

[DarkWinterNights]

Meh, you can’t be productive 100% of the time unless you’re a workaholic. Typically the people who judge people for gaming have an equally wasteful habit of browsing social media or watching TV.

[DreamLife7]

They need to get a job

[Anonymous]

Don't like them

[serious_miss419]

Nope 👎