jen1447 Posted July 24, 2016 Posted July 24, 2016 I'm not a gamer but fwiw, the occasional gamer girls I hook up with tend to be a lot of fun in that they're a bit more spontaneous and open in general. They also tend to be 'real' and not pretentious, which I find attractive. (I'm assuming that's bc they have the self-confidence to admit to having a hobby that tends to carry a certain social stigma.) So if I'm chatting a girl up and she says she likes to play video games, it's usually a "mmm, nice" moment. (It's actually a bit surprising how common that is btw. It's by no means only the domain of the young ones or the 'non-professionals.') 5
shet Posted July 25, 2016 Posted July 25, 2016 Don't hit on women playing Pokemon. They didn't go out to get hit on, they're busy catching em all, even if it's just their lunch break. In my experience, stories of which I could tell, women generally don't want to be hit on or even talked to, even when they're in clubs on a Sat night. And when they do, you as a man won't know, because of a combination of a) their social programming to be demurely repressed and receive attention, and b) the social cowardice being taught to behave that way creates; expecting men to act gives you all the excuses you need to never develop the cojones to act yourself, and just blame men instead. Which of course leads to a world where aggressive endlessly confident dicksacks who always drive forward use women or commit rape and every woman has a tale to tell of that happening to her.
AMJ Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 I had to download this game because I realized I was making fun of it and knew nothing about it. I tried and, and still don't really like it. I'm the minority because it's so crazy popular. But I don't understand why you'd want to isolate yourself playing this very isolating game while in a very public place? I thought the point of video games was for something to do when you were bored by yourself at home. But at home, the poke-creatures never show up. Seriously! They only appear when you are somewhere crowded and public, and I'm not about to bury my face in my phone while walking around a mall, a park, downtown city street, the beach...the whole point of being in those places is to enjoy the place you are in. This is why people are walking off cliffs and into streets in front of oncoming traffic. The last place I'd think of playing a video game is in a busy crowded public place, but that's basically the only place you can play pokemon. I don't get it. Maybe I'm too old, maybe I'm out of touch with popular things, I dunno.
Erised Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 Nothing wrong with approaching people and chatting, just don't have the intention it is to meet a partner. I've had fun going out with Pokemon Go, and talked to many people, but I'm not on the market. I'd be annoyed if that was the only clear intent. (Even if I were single.) Still, the more people you know, the wider your network, the more single and possibly interested you meet.
joseb Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 I had a look at it too to see what all the fuss is about. Don't get it. Then again, I've never been a gamer apart for a brief time while unemployed. I think I got hit on while looking at my phone map by a guy who thought i was playing pokemon. He kinda tried to follow me around for a bit until I asked him which way he was going at the next street and I said right then, I'm going the other way. 1
OnlyHonesty Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 See, that makes sense. That way, people who actually want to use the app to date can do so. That being said, it doesn't mean women who use the app will be any less picky than women who use any other dating app. Yep, I think women will judge men on the size of their Pokemon collection and the men will judge the women on their number of previous Pokemon collected.
Author LookAtThisPOst Posted August 3, 2016 Author Posted August 3, 2016 I had to download this game because I realized I was making fun of it and knew nothing about it. I tried and, and still don't really like it. I'm the minority because it's so crazy popular. But I don't understand why you'd want to isolate yourself playing this very isolating game while in a very public place? I thought the point of video games was for something to do when you were bored by yourself at home. But at home, the poke-creatures never show up. Seriously! They only appear when you are somewhere crowded and public, and I'm not about to bury my face in my phone while walking around a mall, a park, downtown city street, the beach...the whole point of being in those places is to enjoy the place you are in. This is why people are walking off cliffs and into streets in front of oncoming traffic. The last place I'd think of playing a video game is in a busy crowded public place, but that's basically the only place you can play pokemon. I don't get it. Maybe I'm too old, maybe I'm out of touch with popular things, I dunno. Believe it or not, there are scheduled social functions at certain parts of the city that promote this. Special events. Just tonight the local municipality scheduled "Pokemon GO lure days" in the middle of a park in downtown. These events make people all the more social-able. I'm not crazy about the game myself, but I can understand why people enjoy it. This is why people are walking off cliffs and into streets in front of oncoming traffic. No, that's not the reason why, it's just Darwinism and stupidity killing those people off. 1
Aniela Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 I'm not a gamer but fwiw, the occasional gamer girls I hook up with tend to be a lot of fun in that they're a bit more spontaneous and open in general. They also tend to be 'real' and not pretentious, which I find attractive. (I'm assuming that's bc they have the self-confidence to admit to having a hobby that tends to carry a certain social stigma.) So if I'm chatting a girl up and she says she likes to play video games, it's usually a "mmm, nice" moment. (It's actually a bit surprising how common that is btw. It's by no means only the domain of the young ones or the 'non-professionals.') I have a friend who plays the more expensive/well-known games with her husband. I haven't been able to afford them, but I've wished that I could, in the past. I play little games, like Bubble Mania, and I used to play Alice (American Mcgee), and another game by the same company. My sister got me into them, but I was under 30 at the time. I tried to load them into a newer computer, and they wouldn't work. I used to like Brave Dwarves, for getting me through over an upset/minor depressive episode. By the time I'd finished the game, I'd feel a lot better. When my dad was in the hospital for a couple of days, the night he was rushed off by ambulance, my sister and I played the game I can't recall the name of, until we heard from Mum. Undying, that was it. When mum was in the hospital, I told dad about how my sister and I played that back in 2004, and he said, "I'm sorry I don't play computer games, kiddo." On-topic: I ran out of poke balls, trying to catch something, and I'm not going to buy more, if that's what they're after. This game doesn't grab me that much, and I've had other things on my mind, anyway. 2
Author LookAtThisPOst Posted August 3, 2016 Author Posted August 3, 2016 I have a friend who plays the more expensive/well-known games with her husband. I haven't been able to afford them, but I've wished that I could, in the past. I play little games, like Bubble Mania, and I used to play Alice (American Mcgee), and another game by the same company. My sister got me into them, but I was under 30 at the time. I tried to load them into a newer computer, and they wouldn't work. I used to like Brave Dwarves, for getting me through over an upset/minor depressive episode. By the time I'd finished the game, I'd feel a lot better. When my dad was in the hospital for a couple of days, the night he was rushed off by ambulance, my sister and I played the game I can't recall the name of, until we heard from Mum. Undying, that was it. When mum was in the hospital, I told dad about how my sister and I played that back in 2004, and he said, "I'm sorry I don't play computer games, kiddo." On-topic: I ran out of poke balls, trying to catch something, and I'm not going to buy more, if that's what they're after. This game doesn't grab me that much, and I've had other things on my mind, anyway. You don't have to buy them, you have to go to a Poke Stop (a physical location, in my area some are post offices, a water tower, a park bench, etc.) 2
Els Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 I got bored of the game... I still think it's a cool concept and a relatively novel idea (well, it stemmed from Ingress, but it's still a clever combination based on the response Google got from their Pokemon April Fools' joke...), but it gets old pretty quickly IMO. Then again I was never a fan of the 'grinding' variety of games. I have yet to meet a gamer girl over the age of 30. I met several in my WoW guilds, but they are usually not single. 3
mortensorchid Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 I was waiting for a story like this to appear. Two people meet and fall in love when they are playing Pokemon Go. *facepalm*
Els Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 I was waiting for a story like this to appear. Two people meet and fall in love when they are playing Pokemon Go. *facepalm* Given that it has happened countless times in countless games, not sure where the facepalming comes from. I know several of those couples, some of them have been together for a long time, a few are married with children, they all appear quite happy. 5
jen1447 Posted August 3, 2016 Posted August 3, 2016 I have yet to meet a gamer girl over the age of 30.I met several in my WoW guilds, but they are usually not single. Hum, the ones I've hooked up with have been moreso single, tho it's generally not "can't get a date" single, it's "don't want to be constrained" single. (But my do they love sex. ) 1
Author LookAtThisPOst Posted August 3, 2016 Author Posted August 3, 2016 There's people that met through WoW that got married via the game itself.
Author LookAtThisPOst Posted August 3, 2016 Author Posted August 3, 2016 I got bored of the game... I still think it's a cool concept and a relatively novel idea (well, it stemmed from Ingress, but it's still a clever combination based on the response Google got from their Pokemon April Fools' joke...), but it gets old pretty quickly IMO. Then again I was never a fan of the 'grinding' variety of games. I met several in my WoW guilds, but they are usually not single. Yeah, that's the bummer of trying to find a 30-something geek girl, they usually are married or spoken for. I had a male single friend that was with me at a convention. This cosplay girl appeared rather young, probably mid-20s I think...he asked her if she was single she said, "Nope, got married last year." Every time he'd try to talk to a cute Harley Quinn, the boyfriend Joker counterpart would show up, messin' up his game. lol Now, if they are barely drinking age (18 to 21), then you might find some unattached. 1
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