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FFD: Is sharing caring?

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The share button, that little bespoke nubbin on the PlayStation 4’s controller is arguably the system’s greatest new feature. This generation especially, is all about players being able to share their cherished gaming moments with friends, family, and strangers all over the internet.

People are sharing pictures and videos of their gaming – on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Vine, Instagram and just about every other social and media network – more than ever before. Whether you like it or not, gaming’s becoming far more of a social experience – and there’s a whole new generation of gamer who loves watching games as much as they love playing them.

And…and I don’t really get it – and it’s making me start to feel old and out of touch. For me, gaming’s been a personal experience, and not something I want to share with the entire world. And I’m not exactly keen on sitting watching videos or pictures of other people playing games. The share button tends to be something I hit accidentally, but I’m seeing more and more people sharing their captured gameplay on my social media timelines, so its impact is impossible to deny.

What do you think? Is all of this socially connected sharing stuff one of the greatest things about the new consoles, or do you longingly pine for a “select” button?

Last Updated: August 14, 2015

152 Comments

  1. Captain JJ Fantasticus

    August 14, 2015 at 10:36

    It’s one of the many ways why something like Origin isn’t a patch on Steam.
    Steam’s social function, with an activity feed, community pages, videos and picture sharing makes for so much fun.

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  2. Ryanza

    August 14, 2015 at 10:37

    • Captain JJ Fantasticus

      August 14, 2015 at 10:38

      I have no idea who this is.

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      • Ryanza

        August 14, 2015 at 10:39

      • Hammersteyn

        August 14, 2015 at 10:43

        Someone who thinks sharing is caring?

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      • RinceThis

        August 14, 2015 at 10:55

        I’m still trying to figure out what relevance to this post it has…

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        • Hammersteyn

          August 14, 2015 at 10:57

          Did he work on Witcher?

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          • RinceThis

            August 14, 2015 at 11:14

            Who knows 0_O

      • Brady miaau

        August 14, 2015 at 11:16

        google the name of the pic, perhaps?

        Cher’s transgender son. Or are you all missing it?

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        • Captain JJ Fantasticus

          August 14, 2015 at 11:20

          I did google it. I literally asked this half a minute after Ryanza posted the pic.
          After I found out who it is I wasn’t interested enough to post about it again 🙂

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          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:22

            ah. Yes. Lazygamer.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:23

            Or he just does not like staring at ugly people the whole time? 😛

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:23

            Haha. Exactly.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 11:23

            Or lazyreportingtheresultsofhisgoogleseachgamer?

  3. Lardus-For the Emperor!

    August 14, 2015 at 10:43

    Sharing…pffff…the only time I want to watch someone else playing the game, is when I want to see if the gameplay looks fun. Ok, I went a bit overboard and watched a lot of Chris Smoove NBA 2K14 videos, but that was when I didn’t know what I wanted to play or during dinner.

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  4. Matthew Holliday

    August 14, 2015 at 10:43

    ./care about sharing.
    the share button is a social media gimmick that doesnt affect anyone that was already making youtube content etc befor the buttons were introduced.

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  5. Hammersteyn

    August 14, 2015 at 10:44

    The only time I pressed the share button was by accident

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    • HvR

      August 14, 2015 at 10:51

      Ja ja heard that one before.

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 14, 2015 at 10:52

        Serious. A screen pops up and I’m thinking I don’t have Facebook nor do I really use Twitter so yeah, it’s nice that other people can use it but I don’t care

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  6. Brady miaau

    August 14, 2015 at 10:47

    I completely misread this. Sigh. Well, boy do I feel silly.

    Geoff, please just delete the mail with Subject: Something I found under my arm while showering this morning.

    Sorry, really. I mean. Ok. So, I am in one of my “funny” moods again. Maybe I am old. But I have social media accounts (other than this site and gmail) and like it that way. I have been asked several times to put myself on linkin and stuff, but maybe I will and maybe I will not.

    Do I care that Bob just shot the Drowner at 200 metres through the eye? Maybe. Share something if it is really, really special. I will not look, but share the REAL special ones.

    Like getting joke e-mails the whole time.

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    • Hammersteyn

      August 14, 2015 at 10:47

      XD

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  7. Alien Emperor Trevor

    August 14, 2015 at 10:49

    I don’t really mind all the social media stuff, I just don’t want it foisted upon me at every turn. And it irritates me when they try linking crap to Facebook, Twitter, whatever – I don’t use any of that. As long as I can opt out I’m fine though.

    Plus I generally play games to get away from other people, not to interact with them – which is why I’ve only got one regular MP game, and even then I rarely talk to anyone… when I’m not soloing.

    As for watching Twitch & that crap, no thanks. I’ll watch a game play video to see what a game is like, or how to do something, but I’m not going to sit there watching someone else play a game for no other reason.

    If I’m being social it’s because I choose to, not because some game publisher chose for me.

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    • Captain JJ Fantasticus

      August 14, 2015 at 10:50

      Yes. Agreed. With your statement though. Not you. ;P

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    • Dutch Matrix

      August 14, 2015 at 11:12

      I also don’t get this watch someone else play a game. Why not experience the game for yourself?

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      • Captain JJ Fantasticus

        August 14, 2015 at 11:15

        I don’t get “let’s play” videos myself. If I can’t decide whether I want to buy a game though, I will go and find a few gameplay videos, of course.
        Buying a game on the trailer and pictures posted by the publisher is a bit dodgy… especially if it’s an EA game. = Trailer shows building with reflective windows, breakable glass and fine details – in-game building is a cardboard box.

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        • Dutch Matrix

          August 14, 2015 at 11:16

          Yeah. Sounds a lot like the FMV intro’s they would use to promote a game.

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        August 14, 2015 at 11:16

        Maybe that’s why I don’t get the whole esports thing. Sure other people like it, but to me it’s just…

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        • Dutch Matrix

          August 14, 2015 at 11:19

          Yeah. I played Diablo 3 online once. It felt awkward not speaking to the guy on the other side. The whole time. And this guy is my real life friend. So as much as I want to get into MP gaming, especially MK X, my rather shy nature prevents me from doing so.

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  8. Mark Treloar

    August 14, 2015 at 10:52

    Sharing can be a 2 way street. This guy however better watch out which street he walks on. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0e37294cae3e2d6497854cb4a677c4901e34ddf0800987a3fd891be2643b09e5.jpg

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    • Hammersteyn

      August 14, 2015 at 10:54

      I bet he walks alone.

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      • Captain JJ Fantasticus

        August 14, 2015 at 10:56

        Yes, I hear sheep always crowd together. ;P

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    • Brady miaau

      August 14, 2015 at 11:13

      Holy crap. Please, let that be a stick on joke or something.

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  9. RinceThis

    August 14, 2015 at 10:56

    I get the ‘look, I killed this bastard and I am proud’ sharing. But the other stuff, I must be old too…

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    • Captain JJ Fantasticus

      August 14, 2015 at 10:57

      We had a whatsapp group for gaming related stuff between a few friends. You know, just to post if anyone is interested in MP a specific game. One day the one guy posted his BF3 kills and score, I replied: “Sorry to hear about your penis”. Soon thereafter the group disbanded. I regret nothing.

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      • Dutch Matrix

        August 14, 2015 at 11:02

        Legend! Made me LoL.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      August 14, 2015 at 10:57

      You’re talking about in-game right?

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      • RinceThis

        August 14, 2015 at 11:00

        Well I like the idea of a screenshot of an accomplishment, just not the whole 15 minute record this, post etec.

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        • Captain JJ Fantasticus

          August 14, 2015 at 11:02

          I just like to post funny pics or moments that you can’t really re-tell.

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          • RinceThis

            August 14, 2015 at 11:12

            yeah, and OvG likes to post pictures of boobs. I don’t think we should take that away from him…

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:13

            If it’s his boobs then it counts as funny, I suppose.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 11:14

            Sometimes Rince & oVG post pictures of themselves together & I think, “heh… boobs”.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:15

            Haha

  10. ZA Ludomusicologist

    August 14, 2015 at 10:57

    In the third world, yes. My salary is so low, it would make you laugh (or cry!). I know many students cannot pay first world prices – especially for games and *ahem* operating systems.

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  11. Dutch Matrix

    August 14, 2015 at 11:01

    Other than sending dick pics to Darryn, sharing on social networking is cool. Even got my own sister to comment EEWWWWWWW. On a Mortal Kombat X fatality. Not a dick pic…

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      August 14, 2015 at 11:02

      Hopefully she’d say the same thing about that.

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      • Captain JJ Fantasticus

        August 14, 2015 at 11:02

        XD

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      • Dutch Matrix

        August 14, 2015 at 11:03

        I hope so too… I’ve got a thing about (against) incest these days…

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      • RinceThis

        August 14, 2015 at 11:13

        XD

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    • Pariah

      August 14, 2015 at 11:06

      This reminds me of you. No. This IS you.

      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLS3cqZWoAAOp0d.png:large

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      • Dutch Matrix

        August 14, 2015 at 11:08

        You do know my Mom is dead, don’t you?

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        • Pariah

          August 14, 2015 at 11:09

          Yes, I guess she got passed her shelf life. Sorry bud.

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  12. DragonSpirit009

    August 14, 2015 at 11:07

    I’ve never shared anything related to gaming on any social media… Mostly because I know that no one I know will be interested in it. Would love to share my accomplishments in gaming if I were in a group that actually cared.

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    • Captain JJ Fantasticus

      August 14, 2015 at 11:10

      The nice thing about Steam for me is it automatically posts your achievements on the activity page, and if you want to you can post additional stuff there too.
      And everyone on your Steam friends list are gamers, so that makes it nice.
      I don’t bother with FB at all.

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      • Dutch Matrix

        August 14, 2015 at 11:10

        I have three friends on steam. 🙁

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        • Pariah

          August 14, 2015 at 11:12

          • RinceThis

            August 14, 2015 at 11:13

            lol

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:25

            I could make a Vulcan want to bitch slap me.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:28

            Janeway would bitch slap you long before.

            OR, if you are into the kinkier, she could just order Tuvok to do it.

            Or not.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:29

            LoL. Janeway would put me into a photon torpedo casing, launch me at the nearest Borg cube with a note attached that says: Please assimilate this bastard!

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:30

            with a virus implanted in your vitals, right?

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:31

            Sending me to the Borg as is, is enough damage done. Can you imagine the Collective having to deal with MY thoughts???

          • HvR

            August 14, 2015 at 11:33

            The Borg, ultimate social media experience.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:35

            Dutch of 15 just had a run in with Seven of Nine. Speak of awkward!

        • Captain JJ Fantasticus

          August 14, 2015 at 11:12

          If I’m not one of them. Add me. Find me on the Lagz page.

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        • Brady miaau

          August 14, 2015 at 11:13

          Me too. And one of them is Zoe, so that I could give her the Key to Civ Beyond Earth last year.

          And another is an ex employee, that I bought a game for using my credit card (paid me cash back).

          So, Steam Friends? oops.

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          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:23

            It’s nice if it’s pretty much your social online space, which it is for me.
            As far as my online interaction goes it’s Lazygamer and Steam.

      • Pariah

        August 14, 2015 at 11:11

        Yeah fist bumping has never been cool anyways.

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      • DragonSpirit009

        August 14, 2015 at 11:14

        I’m not on Steam… and to tell the truth I only found out what it was about two month ago.
        I am a gamer but not as hard core as some of you guys. Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m reading but because I want to learn more about gaming I do… Still doesn’t help thou cause most of the time I still don’t understand. I’m more of a visual/practical person… reading confuses me!

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        • Captain JJ Fantasticus

          August 14, 2015 at 11:18

          Haha. Gaming is about gaming. Not the technical stuff.
          The fun and escape factor is all that matters really.

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          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:20

            And being one doomed space marine!

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 11:23

            That’s why I like gaming but just sometimes my head breaks and I have no idea what I’m doing. But still its nice to actually join in a conversation about gaming that why I do a bit of “research”. I mean do you guys know how much I learn from just the comment section?! Minus all the awkward conversations

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:24

            I AM AWKWARD!

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:25

            That you are.

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 11:26

            You mean you make people awkward and run off laughing crazy with your success!

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:25

            When I started on Lagz, when Rince was about 50 still, I also felt lost sometimes, but I’ve learned a lot here over the years.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:25

            just. have. fun.

            Games are fun. Doing research could lead to things like resolution and graphics and stuff. Games are fun. if this game is not fun, try that game. Each person needs their own.

            My wife kills at Tetris type games, being a university educated concert pianist (almost), her fingers move deftly, with speed. but she gets bored super quick. Tekken and Soul Calibre as well. She has fun for a while and then moves. one.

            My view, not to dilate or anything

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:28

            Yes. Agreed.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 11:30

            Exactly that. Play for FUN. Your fun, not someone else’s idea of it. It’s your game after all, play the way you want.

            I get irritated when I see min/max’ers carrying on about how a game should be played. Unless you’re playing competitively, it doesn’t matter. You don’t have to do 20 million points damage if you’re perfectly happy doing 10.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:31

            I have no idea at what frame rate my games run. I’ve never checked.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:32

            Hey, if the game does not stutter I don’t mind texture quality or resolution.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:34

            Exactly. I know some people always have a little frame rate counter in the top of their screen, but honestly, I don’t care. If it runs smooth to my eyes and my reactions I don’t care what the FPS is.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:36

            Those guys are like the Penis comparative sorts. I just don’t get it.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:38

            At a braai, people you do not know very well, sort of comparator of greatness scale. Yeah. Sounds like fun.

            Awesome. 🙁

            effectively, half of our social interaction seems to be that sort of thing, to boost perceived self worth.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:38

            There you go making sense again on this Friday.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:42

            Am i cramping your style?

            Just an observation

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:43

            Haha. No. It’s a good thing.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 11:43

            If he’d let us know beforehand we could’ve done something to balance it out. Gotten Rince to talk more, or something like that. Very inconsiderate.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:45

            He’d need to talk MORE sense then.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:01

            Hmm, I think perhaps I got too full of “sense”, now.

            I measure success like this (seriously now): Did I impact the world around me in a good way?

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 12:05

            Seriously. I think I need to adopt that approach myself.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 11:42

            My extended family loves comparing illnesses to see whose medical condition is the worst & who’s using the most medication. My mother enjoys making snarky comments afterwards when telling me about it because I don’t bother going.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:43

            Sigh. Yes. Me too. You look as bad as i feel. What? That is a meaningless statement.

            My relations with them are not good, for pretty much what you said. Also the success compare with cousins. Do I care? Do you measure success with financial stability? Or with a good life style?

            I measure success like this (seriously now): Did I impact the world around in a good way? think about it. My wife, my kid, all that stuff. All the strangers, all the online posting people here, the cashier at local grocer. Did I impact them in a good way?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 12:06

            This man knows what’s up.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:52

            Just wait until you start telling them about your brain medication.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:53

            We had this braai at a friend’s house one day. He had a friend, could tell you all about any pill you could mention. He went on and on about it too.
            I kind of looked at him, and just went: Being a hypochondriac must suck, huh?
            Shut him up for the rest of the night.

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 11:49

            At a braai with unknown people I usually just stand by the fire and drink my doppie. The next thing I know people start talking to me for no reason… Their words are always “You know you’re kinda cool. You look a bit intimidating.”
            Didn’t know flabbyness was intimidating

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:53

            That is pretty much the funniest statement I have read or heard today. Thanks!

            I am more of a people person, I talk to strangers. And, of course, am Introvert with Extrovert qualities. People are complicated beings.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:56

            I think that’s how my wife and I manage to balance each other out somehow.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:57

            Yip. And my best friend, now in the US. He used to use me as the social bridge for new people he wanted to know better.

            Also, he used me to remember little facts about them, when we saw them again, so that we could be polite, so to speak

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:59

            Haha. Oh wow. My friend once asked me to be his “wingman”. He will definitely not ask me again. My wife and I have about four close friends altogether, which I’m very happy with.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:00

            I have very, very few friends. people that know me. Very few. Happy with that, I think.

            He did not use me as wingman, like American Sitcom to try and pickup young woman. He loved meeting new people and finding out new things.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 12:02

            Yea, why I’m using it in inverted commas. He just needed to meet new people, but I’m terribly awkward in person. I get time to think when I type, at least.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:04

            Yet, you seem very happily married (newly married and all that), so it seems you did not turn out too badly. You must have met your wife, courted her and so forth.

            Each to their own, style of thing

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 12:08

            I am very happily married, and we were together for ten years before we tied the knot. I guess you just meet someone and if it works it works. But I consider myself lucky in that regard.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:10

            Well, my wife and I dated for 7, but her clock was ticking, she wanted marriage. Also sort of ended up together, cause we were both awkward in starting relationships, not easy. Some of our friends have had plenty of significant others. not us, very few.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 12:11

            Same here. We’ve seen people get married and divorced during the time we were together.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:13

            I got married at age 30 and I was the first of ALL my friendship circle (about 15 at the time, in twenties) to get married. Strange.

            Most of wife’s younger cousins (she is the oldest of the cousins) were married with kids by the time we married. Some divorce there, as well. We have rough patches, made worse when, for example, little girl does not sleep well at night or is sick, but we are pretty sure about each other. I like that.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 12:17

            That’s good.
            We just have one “rule” (if you want to call it that) – admit to your mistakes. So far it’s made things easier. Takes a lot to put your ego aside and apologise, but it’s worth it.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:22

            Good rule!,

            Very good

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 12:15

            I met someone like that once seven years ago… Sadly he is gone!

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 12:20

            As cheesy as it sounds, it will find you when you’re not looking for it or expecting it.

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 12:23

            I know, it happened once before … I’m not bothered by it at all. I know things will happen for me one day. For now I just have to smile and wave!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 12:04

            A friend once told me I was his favourite wingman because he got to hit on all the women that I didn’t realise were trying to get my attention. To which I responded, “there were?” Which in retrospect explains A LOT.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 12:05

            😀

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:06

            Sigh. I hated it when I got home and a few friends would tell me about the woman I just ignored that really, really seemed interested in me. Sigh. Missed opportunities, just did not see OR perhaps did see the signs, but could not believe it to be true!

            Not that that was a regular thing…..

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 12:06

            Lucky buggers!

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 12:10

            Sigh. My wingman was a guy that ladies compared favourably to Johnny Depp. So yeah. Call me Dutch “Wallflower” Matrix when it comes to chatting to girls
            And if a woman does not hit me with a brick in the face, I would not know she was hitting on me.

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 12:05

            I used to be someone’s wingwoman… It was mostly for safety actually. No I stay at home cause they all are married and don’t want to go out anymore.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:08

            An ex Girlfriend sometimes used to sit with and talk to single woman at the bar we hung out at, cause she would get irritated at the droves of young men that descended on a lone woman at the bar. Just because she was there, they figured she was ok to be hit upon by every single hallf drunk idiot there.

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 12:20

            I never go out alone… these days its to dangerous!

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 12:21

            I have not gone out to pubs or pool bars for about 9 years now, so…. I have not a clue any-more.

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 12:24

            Just read the news… that’s one clue

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 11:57

            Pleasure 🙂

            I’m shy when meeting the people for the first time… after that I’m “normal”

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:56

            Mystery is intimidating.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 11:58

            Even more intimidating is rocking up at a random braai, wearing a Jason Voorhees mask, brandishing a Machete and just staring at people…

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:59

            It is, indeed. Thanks for that. Awesome.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:59

            LOL

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 12:01

            Unless that’s Rince’s family braai. In which case it’s just “hi oVg”.

          • Mossel

            August 14, 2015 at 11:49

            Steam has a fps counter you can activate, not gonna lie, the only reason I installed it is so I can justify splurging my savings on a gpu.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 11:33

            lol me neither. I just shake my mouse around & if I’m not playing powerpoint then I’m good to go.

          • Mossel

            August 14, 2015 at 11:48

            I installed the NVidia fps counter a month ago and it caused my games to crash. I swiftly removed it. Witcher 3 was running at 60fps, that’s all I needed to know haha.

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:50

            Haha. Excellent. Now you’ve just made me curious.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:32

            I sometimes max RPG games, so the end of the game is super easy. But that is fun. Yeah.

            My way. Franks way.

          • Dutch Matrix

            August 14, 2015 at 13:56

            You’re called Frank? I wrote a story where the main villain was a guy called Frank once…

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 11:33

            Oh I play games for fun… Like last night I found an Invizimals game cheap at BT Games. Bought it because the monsters look cute. It was fun!
            I just do “research” in order to know what games are out there. I don’t do research about the games it self.
            The way I buy games is… “Oh that looks pretty… and cheap. Let’s buy it.”

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 14, 2015 at 11:34

            Then you might want to avoid Steam haha.

          • DragonSpirit009

            August 14, 2015 at 11:35

            With Steam you need a card… I don’t have one so I’m safe XD

          • Captain JJ Fantasticus

            August 14, 2015 at 11:35

            Yes. Trevor knows what’s up.

          • Brady miaau

            August 14, 2015 at 11:26

            Also, I have seen I am not a hard core gamer like most of the posters. Who cares?

  13. VampyreSquirrel

    August 14, 2015 at 11:29

    I rarely share anything on social media about my gaming experiences, and Steam shares enough for me automatically.

    I think I’ve shared 5 (?) screenshots on Steam.

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    • Captain JJ Fantasticus

      August 14, 2015 at 11:39

      I’ll upvote one for you ;P

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      • Captain JJ Fantasticus

        August 14, 2015 at 11:40

        Never mind, I see I’ve already rated them up.

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  14. Ranting Raptor

    August 14, 2015 at 11:46

    I don’t want to watch someone else play. I want to play. End of story

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    • Captain JJ Fantasticus

      August 14, 2015 at 11:47

      Especially something like 7 Days to Die. #amirite

      Reply

  15. Fnuik

    August 14, 2015 at 12:01

    Social stuff only works when you’ve got enough friends that actually care about it. I rarely use it. Same reason why I’ve never done any raids in Destiny. I don’t have enough friends that have the game and I find it really awkward to talk to people I don’t know.

    Guess I shouldn’t have taken my mom’s advice on talking to strangers so serious as a child.

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  16. Yondaime

    August 21, 2015 at 10:31

    I Personally think its absolutely great, I agree that gaming feels personal for most, but on the other hand social media makes it easier for us to make decisions. Since joining this site I mostly play games that are mentioned or reviewed here, similarly enough immediately after that I hit social media to find out more about the game from the players, its a perfect mechanism that guarantees I play games that don’t disappoint.

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