Deyis@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 days 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-square27fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.ml
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-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@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 days agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDeyis@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoA specifically negative and demeaning connotation which isn’t necessary.
minus-squareranandtoldthat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours 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@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoNo, it means the guys who don’t take hygiene seriously. The Cartman Gamers, so to speak.
minus-squareVodulas [they/them]@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours 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 The unshowered gamer is kind of an outdated trope at this point.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@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-214 hours 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 TIL often used interchangeably with “try-hard” as a newer version of the terminology iwastheregandalf.jpg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 The unshowered gamer is kind of an outdated trope at this point.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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