Talset65 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Erm.. I hate that goddamn stereotype lol. Hell, I am 132 comby with 2150 total (ish) and I guess I am a slight nerd. I know all the 4chan meme's, I used to play on Runescape a hell of a lot. I am into computers. However, I go to the gym 4-5 times a week, can bench 80kg+, can run a mile in approx 10 mins, Have a 650cc motorbike that I take daredevil risks on. Go out at weekends and get hammered, get laid quite frequently. However I still play Runescape, even though I would never admit it to real life friends. I am at current taking a break due to upcoming Uni exams (which are gonna own me), yet I still watch the Runescape market. How do you know someone like Zezima doesn't do something like Muay Thai in his spare time, and could floor the hell outta you :D. Tough times don't last. Tough people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reztral Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I think the players are just better at gaining more experience in a shorter amount of time. --8727th person to achieve 99 Fishing on 8/19/2008----6012th person to achieve 99 Thieving on 10/12/2008--R.I.P. October 31, 2013 99 Fletching 7/16/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollyc3 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 In my opinion people who do things like go do drugs or go to drinking parties during their free time are the ones who really should be picked on. Disagree, mainly because thats how I spend my weekends :thumbdown: 2376/2376 total achieved - May 2009 Retired Dec 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSxqPowerx Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 If you define someone as a nerd if they like video games, and spend a lot of their spare time doing that... then sure most high levels, myself included, are nerds. However... TONS of people love playing video games to some degree, and the majority of high level people are no worse than some of the low levels. And as Zarfot showed us... intelligence and planning goes a long way. If you're good at calculating what you need to do, finding the best balance between money and speed, coming up with new training techniques, etc, you can be very succesful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongusan Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 wuts wrong with being a nerd/spending a lot of time online? if someone chooses to spend their time that way its there choice not yours, and thats all there is to it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxamzyxx Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 My brother thinks that im a noob cos im tryin to get 99 wc he thinks that wc boring but i find it alrite it aint that bad he jst isnt patient enough 2bh loooll x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollyc3 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 My brother thinks that im a noob cos im tryin to get 99 wc he thinks that wc boring but i find it alrite it aint that bad he jst isnt patient enough 2bh loooll x lmao did you even read the topic 2376/2376 total achieved - May 2009 Retired Dec 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuneAge Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 When you think about it, it might not be because they spend far too much time on Runescape, but because they've been a Runescaper for a long time meaning they have got many skills to maximum or many skills to 99, thats my opinion anyway : Click my signature for my blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihihi727 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Erm.. I hate that goddamn stereotype lol. Hell, I am 132 comby with 2150 total (ish) and I guess I am a slight nerd. I know all the 4chan meme's, I used to play on Runescape a hell of a lot. I am into computers. However, I go to the gym 4-5 times a week, can bench 80kg+, can run a mile in approx 10 mins, Have a 650cc motorbike that I take daredevil risks on. Go out at weekends and get hammered, get laid quite frequently. However I still play Runescape, even though I would never admit it to real life friends. I am at current taking a break due to upcoming Uni exams (which are gonna own me), yet I still watch the Runescape market. How do you know someone like Zezima doesn't do something like Muay Thai in his spare time, and could floor the hell outta you :D. Zezima doesnt have any "spare time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Erm.. I hate that goddamn stereotype lol. Hell, I am 132 comby with 2150 total (ish) and I guess I am a slight nerd. I know all the 4chan meme's, I used to play on Runescape a hell of a lot. I am into computers. However, I go to the gym 4-5 times a week, can bench 80kg+, can run a mile in approx 10 mins, Have a 650cc motorbike that I take daredevil risks on. Go out at weekends and get hammered, get laid quite frequently. However I still play Runescape, even though I would never admit it to real life friends. I am at current taking a break due to upcoming Uni exams (which are gonna own me), yet I still watch the Runescape market. How do you know someone like Zezima doesn't do something like Muay Thai in his spare time, and could floor the hell outta you :D. Zezima doesnt have any "spare time" It's not like he's online 24/7 =/ Muay Thai sounds interesting though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_lee8 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 In my opinion people who do things like go do drugs or go to drinking parties during their free time are the ones who really should be picked on. This is why you are a nerd :oops: So, er, not taking drugs is nerdy? To be "cool" we have to take drugs? I'd rather be a nerd thanks :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whocares Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Since when does going to college and NOT living in your mom's basement automatically make you not nerdy. You can have a job, but if you spend that much of your free time playing a game, any game, you are nerdy. So, er, not taking drugs is nerdy? To be "cool" we have to take drugs? I'd rather be a nerd thanks No, it's the fact that you think that they're the ones that should be picked on and how you said it that makes you nerdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlordjl Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Since when does going to college and NOT living in your mom's basement automatically make you not nerdy. You can have a job, but if you spend that much of your free time playing a game, any game, you are nerdy. So, er, not taking drugs is nerdy? To be "cool" we have to take drugs? I'd rather be a nerd thanks No, it's the fact that you think that they're the ones that should be picked on and how you said it that makes you nerdy. People who have to use mind-altering substances to "have a good time" DESERVE to be picked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauke Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Since when does going to college and NOT living in your mom's basement automatically make you not nerdy. You can have a job, but if you spend that much of your free time playing a game, any game, you are nerdy. So, er, not taking drugs is nerdy? To be "cool" we have to take drugs? I'd rather be a nerd thanks No, it's the fact that you think that they're the ones that should be picked on and how you said it that makes you nerdy. Being X makes you Y arguments are fallacies. How you can characterize a person by only knowing the fact that he or she spends a lot of time on a game is beyond me. People who have to use mind-altering substances to "have a good time" DESERVE to be picked on. Why? I get drunk sometimes, should I be picked on? In that case, should half of the world be picked on? Not everyone who uses mind-altering substances is automatically a drug addict or whatever. Nerdy or not nerdy... it's all just generalizing people, trying to fit them in some sort of profile. I'd rather take a look at one's individual characteristics, and not judge till I know someone. Twitter ||| Google+ ||| Facebook ||| LinkedIn ||| My very interesting weblog about science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whocares Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Since when does going to college and NOT living in your mom's basement automatically make you not nerdy. You can have a job, but if you spend that much of your free time playing a game, any game, you are nerdy. So, er, not taking drugs is nerdy? To be "cool" we have to take drugs? I'd rather be a nerd thanks No, it's the fact that you think that they're the ones that should be picked on and how you said it that makes you nerdy. Being X makes you Y arguments are fallacies. How you can characterize a person by only knowing the fact that he or she spends a lot of time on a game is beyond me. People who have to use mind-altering substances to "have a good time" DESERVE to be picked on. Why? I get drunk sometimes, should I be picked on? In that case, should half of the world be picked on? Not everyone who uses mind-altering substances is automatically a drug addict or whatever. Nerdy or not nerdy... it's all just generalizing people, trying to fit them in some sort of profile. I'd rather take a look at one's individual characteristics, and not judge till I know someone. If we take the statement "It takes a lot of hours of playing to get high levels in runescape" as a fact, which most would agree it is, then that would obvioulsy mean that people who have high levels play alot. To me anyone who plays that much, to get what I consider a very high level, is either immature or nerdy just for the fact that they spend that much of their free time on it, regardless if they have a job, have their own house, go to college, or are millionaires. All these things do not exclude you from being nerdy because you could still spend a lot of time playing videogames and still have sucess in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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