TheKillaBunny

Absolutely brilliant read.

While I'm not by no means new to gaming (I'm 38, being playing something or other for as long as I can remember), I am fairly new to writing about gaming. I'm basically an over enthusiastic amateur writer who just has so many thoughts in my head about my favourite past-time that it almost hurts. I only wish to share them with other gamers, with the community and people who understand what it is to be a gamer. I'm not trying to change the world, or influence developers (although it'd be nice sometimes but I never actually expect to). I never try and force my opinion on others, or influence their purchasing decisions. I just want to share my thoughts and for people to understand me. I know not everyone will, but I do hope that at least my friends get my meaning and respect it, even if they don't agree with it. The thing is that rarely happens. Everyone, even people who I consider to be friends, often immediately jump to the conclusion that if I'm dissing something they personally love then I'm wrong and they react horribly to it. It's often made me want to give up writing altogether and just keep these thoughts to myself. I find it sad, the things gamers do and say to each other. I know I'm asking too much but my biggest wish is that people would sometimes stop, take a step back from their own viewpoints and consider somebody else's in an objective way, just for a change. But passions often run high and some people can't see past the nose on their own face, even to the point of being hurtful to a friend.

The thing is I'm a university graduate. I've been conditioned to always look at things from multiple angles and consider many different points of view. Some may find it difficult to understand me. I find it difficult to understand narrow mindedness. I'm trained to criticise and discuss even the things I love and to not believe everything I read. I guess I just need to grow a thicker skin, take it all with a pinch of salt, but it's so disheartening sometimes. Especially with this community.