Comments on: Rift http://trilema.com/2013/rift/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:32:18 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: thestringpuller http://trilema.com/2013/rift/#comment-112333 thestringpuller Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:33:28 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=51507#comment-112333 Ah those people seem to have migrated to <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/" >board game world</a>. The society surrounding the Ultima crowd methinks was a one time thing though. Ah those people seem to have migrated to board game world. The society surrounding the Ultima crowd methinks was a one time thing though.

]]> By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2013/rift/#comment-112325 Mircea Popescu Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:18:14 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=51507#comment-112325 Sure. You were talking mostly about RTS stuff, which isn't really my cup. I was talking about TBS and derived MMORPGs. Sure. You were talking mostly about RTS stuff, which isn't really my cup. I was talking about TBS and derived MMORPGs.

]]> By: thestringpuller http://trilema.com/2013/rift/#comment-112323 thestringpuller Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:43:13 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=51507#comment-112323 "Hardcore players is exactly the opposite of kids/young adults. Hardcore players are in general professionally accomplished engineers past their 30s." I think this may just be centric to your observation of USian gamers, and doesn't include those <a href="http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/virtuafighter/virtuafighter4.htm" >who time the frames</a> for combos. These groups of players are far from "professionally accomplished engineers past their 30s". There was a whole culture of black arcade rats who mastered a slew of fighting games, from Killer Instinct, to Street Fighter. These competitions were happening long before the advent of Kim Dotcom's fatass competing in Call of Duty, or the Starcraft Tournaments, or the retardism that is a DoTA competition. This particular group of fighting game masters were mainly groups of teenaged delinquents, or "hoodrats". I would argue the "professional" class of player varies from genre to genre, as well as through the times. "Hardcore players is exactly the opposite of kids/young adults. Hardcore players are in general professionally accomplished engineers past their 30s."

I think this may just be centric to your observation of USian gamers, and doesn't include those who time the frames for combos. These groups of players are far from "professionally accomplished engineers past their 30s".

There was a whole culture of black arcade rats who mastered a slew of fighting games, from Killer Instinct, to Street Fighter. These competitions were happening long before the advent of Kim Dotcom's fatass competing in Call of Duty, or the Starcraft Tournaments, or the retardism that is a DoTA competition.

This particular group of fighting game masters were mainly groups of teenaged delinquents, or "hoodrats".

I would argue the "professional" class of player varies from genre to genre, as well as through the times.

]]> By: Anon http://trilema.com/2013/rift/#comment-96736 Anon Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:23:13 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=51507#comment-96736 Drugs or the game? Drugs or the game?

]]> By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2013/rift/#comment-96710 Mircea Popescu Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:28:17 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=51507#comment-96710 The came to pass device sounds more like storytelling than dreams really. The came to pass device sounds more like storytelling than dreams really.

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