Jeff
"It's only a game"
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, 10-08-2016 at 11:35 PM (3872 Views)
This is the most common of reactions/replies to whenever I post negatively following a list of things of why people should not be Staff Members in Team DRD. It's so confusing, it's like the person who's coming up with this reply seriously is more worried in being able to say anything of substance. I'll talk about this after I get done with the general use of the term.
In every single game, every single server, every single community, there will always be that one guy, that if he sucks at it will go "It's only a game". I don't get it, is it that the person doesn't take enjoyment in playing the game? The whole basis of online games is that, whilst playing with your friends, one will be better than the other, and the other will be worse, and vice-versa. Might not be a constant, but that's what online gaming is about. Bringing competitiveness to a group of friends, to a group of players. I simply can't get past the idea of someone saying "It's just a game", whenever they're down in comparison to others, it gives such a sore loser vibe, it's incredible. Basically, we're all here to enjoy playing the game, it is very normal to be upbeat for winning, whether it's not a game, or else what is the point of playing the game if you don't want to feel upbeat or spend a few hours of your time having some nice geek enjoyment with yourself and some shitty character on Habbo? Yes, it's a game, but just because someone's happy for coming out victorious doesn't mean they take the game as their daytime job.
Now, for the Team DRD one. It has become common practice to use it as an excuse to whenever someone comes up with a good point on your application thread. Notoriously, Max and TheBoss have replied this to me, surely many more in the past have. Anyways let me tell you how that's just plain wrong and confusing at the same time. You're applying for a Staff member position in a gaming community, so you're basically applying for a position where is regarded a certain level of seriousness in order to represent the community, therefore if your reply is that I'm taking it way too serious because it's just a game and not a daytime job, why don't you give that same answer to the guy who pays bills(no matter how late) to keep this community running for 6 years. Go ahead and PM Jikesh "It's just a game bruh", he hasn't paid all his bills just off donators money that's for sure, it took time to build up the community to a point where it's been opened for almost a decade, and you think just because it's a game it shouldn't be taken with a level of seriousness? I don't understand. DRD isn't my life, but I do dedicate a portion of my time to it, and so does every single staff, if you're not willing to do the same then you shouldn't be appointed as one, the end.