Cinematic design [Star Wars: The Old Republic]”As most of us prepare for some holiday rest, we reflect on the year ahead and the year to come – while you're doing that, here's some resolutions you could make to be a better gamer in 2011.Stop Making Fun Of People Who Play FarmVilleWhen you found out there was a book coming out called ‘FarmVille For Dummies', you made the obvious joke: replica Patek Philippe 5035J Men's Watch, et al. Here's a thought: What'd FarmVille ever do to you? This year, Facebook made it so that you only have to cope with friends' feed stories about games you're playing yourself, so if you'd like, you can pretend FarmVille doesn't even exist.
Who cares if other people are having fun with something you don't like?Is this about how everyone used to make fun of you for being a gamer, and now that games are mainstream, you're resentful, or you want to establish a social hierarchy? C'mon, guys, do we really need to be like that? In 2011, let's decide we're gonna just ignore games and replica Patek Philippe 5035G Men's Watch gamers who don't really match up to our ideas about our hobby. Better yet, let's welcome them.Be A Nicer Member Of Your CommunitySo an article was too long to warrant your attention, but you can focus long enough to leave a comment complaining about that fact? Dude, you just look dumb, needlessly angry and sad.
It'd be great if, in the coming year, we could all try to be a little bit nicer and more constructive.Why? Well, first of all, it just makes more sense — is posting snark a useful expense of your time? How many hours per day do you spend looking at or doing stuff you actually believe is so idiotic or wrong that you want to spend replica Patek Philippe 5134G Men's Watch time expressing your anger about it? Is it really worth it?Second, I'm kinda tired of the whole “gamers are antisocial losers” meme. By quelling our nerd rage, we can look a little bit less like we deserve the criticism. And we'll probably all have more fun on Xbox Live by not being a gloating homophobe, right?Consume More Diverse EntertainmentGames are my favorite.
