If there is one thing that is true about internet gamers, it’s that they have a hard time minding their own business. There is way too much commentary on not understanding how or why other gamers game the way that they do. It doesn’t matter if someone likes revisiting the same 5 games that are their favorites, or whether they have a backlog that they glamorize like Gollum and the One Ring. It doesn’t matter if they can’t stand 30fps, love racing games, like GAAS games, open-world Assassin’s Creed games, play on PC, only want to play on console, or whatever else their chosen creed is.
While the platform-wars have established tell-the signs of someone being messy, others who consider themselves above the platform-war skirmishes are frequently equally as judgmental. There is this thing where in many ways online social media discourse about gaming is very centric to only the story-driven narrative stuff. And then they do not understand why a vast majority of the revenue generated on the market is from GAAS games. Or why certain genres have rabidly loyal communities. I think that it is because in their descent into being judgmental, they missed the ability to recognize the dynamics that motivate gamers other than ones that fall in their specific lane.
News flash. It’s not up to any individual gamer to need to “get” what motivates other gamers. And if you are a content creator, it’s fine that you don’t. But if you are trying to understand the market, then you really need to get out of your own way and try. And if you can’t do that, then, as Colin Moriarty says, it’s not necessary as a content creator for you to have an opinion on everything. It’s ok for you to sometimes just STFU and mind your own business and leave people TF alone.
There’s too many content creators who never come out of review mode. Like, when I am playing a multiplayer game, I don’t need your rolling commentary on why you want to give the game an IGN 7. I’m literally actively engaged in trying to have fun playing the game. And when I mention that I am playing a game, I also don’t need your opinion that you don’t think very highly of the game. Or that the game didn’t hold your interest. That you bounced off it. Maybe it wouldn’t pain you to do like we do on E2KG (shameless plug) and be curious about what the other person finds interesting about the game.
Maybe the truth is that content creators make great mutuals, but aren’t the best gaming friends.
Rounding Off Infinity 