Deyis ( Deyis@beehaw.org ) to Gaming · 1 year agoTo the dismay of sweaty 'movement kids,' Battlefield 6 is nerfing Call of Duty sliding and jumping to maintain a 'traditional Battlefield experience'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up167file-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.ml
arrow-up167external-linkTo the dismay of sweaty 'movement kids,' Battlefield 6 is nerfing Call of Duty sliding and jumping to maintain a 'traditional Battlefield experience'www.pcgamer.comDeyis ( Deyis@beehaw.org ) to Gaming · 1 year agomessage-square26linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDeyis ( Deyis@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoA specifically negative and demeaning connotation which isn’t necessary.
minus-squareranandtoldthat ( ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMaybe? I’m not that deep in “gamer” culture, so I always just thought of it as descriptive of a particular intensity of play that leads to sweaty palms. We all experience that from time to time, some prefer it, others don’t.
minus-squaret3rmit3 ( t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNo, it means the guys who don’t take hygiene seriously. The Cartman Gamers, so to speak.
minus-squareVodulas [they/them] ( Vodulas@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNo, it means the other. It is typically used in competitive games. The unshowered gamer is kind of an outdated trope at this point.
minus-squaret3rmit3 ( t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoInteresting. TIL often used interchangeably with “try-hard” as a newer version of the terminology iwastheregandalf.jpg
A specifically negative and demeaning connotation which isn’t necessary.
Maybe? I’m not that deep in “gamer” culture, so I always just thought of it as descriptive of a particular intensity of play that leads to sweaty palms. We all experience that from time to time, some prefer it, others don’t.
No, it means the guys who don’t take hygiene seriously. The Cartman Gamers, so to speak.
No, it means the other. It is typically used in competitive games. The unshowered gamer is kind of an outdated trope at this point.
Interesting. TIL
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