Gamer
The term "Gamer" by itself can apply to nearly anyone who plays video games on a regular basis or even once in a long while. However, even among gamers and the definitions on this site there is a large amount of debate about who and what gamers exactly are. The best way to define the term "gamer" is not to define it at all but accept that there are in fact many types of gamers out there and there is no blanket term that can cover them all.Casual gamers are the people who mostly own console systems and buy mostly sports and racing games. They don't like fantasy games and only enjoy sci-fi games based on movies they may have seen. This group, unfortunatly, makes up
the bulk of the
gaming community and the current popularity of shitty games on shitty console systems is evidence of this. Casual Gamers think that having a "life" consists entirely of getting laid and drunk on a regular basis and have very little interest in games outside of a way to pass the time without spending alot of money.The group of people who call themselves
Hardcore gamers aren't often quite as "hardcore" about gaming as they would like to think. These are the people you see complaining that games now come in fancy modes like "3D" and debating the finer points of why
Final Fantasy 6 was better than
Final Fantasy 7. The only people who might actually be hardcore are the people who sit an camp the firegiant
hideout in
evercamp for 72 hours at a time just to get some item that will help them camp better. I wouldn't rate either side of this coin as being a very pretty sight.Finally there are the true gamers who actually treat gaming as a real HOBBY and not just a way to pass time or something to try and collect hundred upon thousands of. True Gamers just try to find an enjoy the best games out there and don't like
getting ripped off because Casual gamers are pushing the industry towards a point where the only games that will be profitable are Madden and GTA. True Gamers often own high quality
PC's and play PC games most often. Despite what most people might think a PC isn't hard to operate and doesn't cost too much. The people who say PC's are too expensive are often spending hundreds of dollars on console systems that can't do even half as many things as a PC can do and to make matters worse they own more than one of these
stone age devices.
Gamer
by briguy33 on Oct 09, 2008 08:22:58
Example:
1) Man, that guy plays Halo all day, he's a
hardcore gamer.
2) Did you see that guy? He
got his eye
split open and just kept going. What a gamer
Gamer
by The Games Up on Feb 22, 2006 13:13:04
Somebody who enjoys regularly playing video games.
Any other stereotypical definition is useless: I play online games a lot. I am over 40, have a girlfriend, am in good physical shape and I hold down a fairly high-pressure job. I am college educated.
Some of the younger gamers that I meet online fit the nerdy stereotype but no more than the average cross-section of high-school students. There is a higher than average number of creative professionals in the game servers I go to (probably because I go to the Mac servers).
I also have LAN parties at my house - my friends come round, we drink a few beers, get a
take-away, link our computers together and fight to the death. The other three are married and two have kids. Three of us have
college degrees and we are all fairly high earners.
Your stereotype is
way off.
Gamer
by Maiestas777 on Jan 29, 2010 14:32:36
Primarily used as a term for a person who plays video games. Various levels of gamer exist, though this term is usually used for two groups:
1) People who have a life that is based around gaming to a point where they have no outside life. Usually obsessed with MMORPG games like World of Warcraft.
2) People who have a hobby of playing video games and take enough time to be good at them, but do not let them
absorb their lives. Contrary to
popular belief, these people are
functioning human beings. They have jobs, friends, and enjoy some other parts of life.
Example:
1) "Dude, I haven't seen Dave in a few days. You know where he has been?"
"I think he said something about trying to get a few
mages to 80 or something. I don't know, I never talk to him. He is such a gamer"
2) "Hey dude, wanna play some
Left 4 Dead later?"
"
Sure, why not. Have to go out with my girlfriend tonight, but after I should be free."
Gamer
by WeegeeCool on Aug 25, 2019 08:47:33
Example:
Guy 1:Hey, You. Gamer! Your a
looser.
Guy 2:Don't
you play fortnite?
Guy 1:...Yes.
Guy 2:Ha! Minecraft is better you
Kile!
Gamer
by Slap Jack on May 25, 2005 00:27:07
People who like to indulge in games to relax and have fun. It makes for a good time when you can blow the ever
living shit out of your friends with a
rocket launcher and then
riddle their body with bullets. I don't understand why everyone makes fun of gamers because it's a hobby... much like masturbating
Gamer
by Fat Tony Giovanni on Mar 20, 2007 08:41:30
One who games. A gamer does not necessarilly have to play video games. I don't understand why every single definition of gamer on this site says they must play video games. Video gamers are not the only type of gamers. There are
the gamers who play Dungeons and Dragons (
D&D), gamers who do
LARPs (Live Action Roleplaying), and gamers who just play board games. Some poker players even consider themselves gamers.
Example:
Video Gamer: Dude, why do your friends suck so much at Halo? I thought you said they were all gamers?
D&D Gamer:
Well yeah...but they aren't video gamers. We play D&D twice a month.
Gamer
by kaunua on Jul 02, 2013 00:33:11
(n.) a "Gamer" is someone, male or female, who plays video games often. There is
no limit to certain games, nor is there a limit to certain consoles. Playing on a computer does not make one more of a "gamer" than one who plays on different consoles. Someone who plays
shooter type games does not make them more of a "gamer" than one who plays racing games, either. There are different types of gamers who play different types of games at different
lengths of time.
Example:
Jimmy is a gamer, he plays Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto regularly on his Xbox 360. Billy is a gamer too, who is always playing a variety of
indie games and Minecraft. Jimmy says Billy is not a gamer because indie games are
not hardcore. Billy says Jimmy is not a real gamer because he still plays on a console. Both need to go
suck a cock.