Gearheads of War

men have always loved the grittiness (sp?) of certain aspects as opposed to women, who were always taught to be ladylike and frilly and so-forth. Video games just give us men another reason to love the violence. Since MOST of us are lawbinding citizens (;]) and don't see violence as our everyday plan, video games help us escape the real world and be a bloodthirsty chainsawing fiend. It's not necessarily that we love violence, it's just that since it isn't our regular criteria, we like to experiment. Sort of like karaoke. Most of us are definitely not singers, but when you get the chance to sing in front of many people (i.e. a bar) things can become very fun. That's how I see video game violence.

in a videogame you can get away with slaughtering countless monsters with a chainsaw bayonet while kicking in some noobs face halfway across the country.

You just can't do that in real life.

is that everything is censored. We have deplorable acts of violence on television that our children watch, but in America, nudity and sex are taboo. We try to put everything in a pretty little box and truss it up. Hell, it's not okay to be angry any more. Most people flip their shit when you raise your voice. So my question is: What's wrong with violent games? It's an outlet. It's also rated "M" for mature. People tend to forget that.

Gaming doesn't hurt anyone. After Columbine, a copy of "Doom" was found in one of the gunman's rooms. Did that cause the kid to do that? No, bad parenting and personal choice on behalf of the gunman were the root of the problem. Stop passing the buck.

I am man. Hear me roar.

Now I'm going to do my girlfriend from behind and punch a rusty water heater 'till my hands bleed.

the need for competition, the stuggle with others for victory or supremacy, the need to show skill or ability, anyone who has played football knows the feeling you get when hit a player and knock him right out of his shoes, i was never angry as a ball player i was just sadistic and i reveled in my the pain i caused to my opponent
im sure the guy who hit me and bent my knee the wrong way felt the same as i layed in agony

i draw primal satisfaction from gears, and i provide it when my body is in pieces and my blood has staind the concrete

We as gamers need to open up what we feel when we play these games apart from saying it is fun. For me game are VERY relaxing. I do a hard days work talking with fbleeping morons (sorry customers) and all that pent up agrression and anger is released when i play games. I also feel that it is human nature to win to be No.1, I mean when i enter a compatition and win i am very happy with my self and have no remorse for those lesser beings ;).

some people would be in their caskets already.

evil one be burned in effigy?

Q: Why do you think there is an added satisfaction to violent acts in video games?

A: Stepping outside of ones self is something that gamers do nearly every time they pick up a controller. For some it is an outlet for emotions and the stress of reality itself. For others a break from their normal way of life. The violent nature of some games appeals to mainly a specific demigraphic.  Males between the ages of 13 and 30 are the ones targeted. Hormones play the culprit here. Throw the adrenaline rush into play by the act of something like chainsawing someone in half and there is your appeal. Sex and violence will always sell and nothing can change that.

Q: Also, how can we communicate this to non-gamers without being looked down on? Is this even possible?

A: To be honest, not quite. If the dream world of gaming doesnt appeal to you then chances are you arent going to get it. That is simply the bottom line. It is like explaining to someone who is afraid of heights that hey, I sky dive for fun dont you get it? No, they dont get it, they are afraid of heights dumbass.

Thats it for me. Talk to everyone soon.

P.S. I wont be gone for as long as everyone thinks... ;)

Thanks for all the support and hope to see you all online soon. My 360 has one red light of death so I have to pay $90.00 to get it fixed so it will be a little bit before I get it back.

Thanks again.