Do you want to know what is one of the most insulting things you could say to a pro gamer? “I have better things to do than learn to be good at video games.” We also would have accepted “I could be that good I practiced as much as he did” and any other variation of “my time is better spent doing something else.”

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(For the purposes of this study, I will be using the term pro gamer, to refer to anyone who plays games competitively, much like a sport, and casual gamer to refer to … well … basically everyone else. I do not mean to imply that every pro gamer is making money off their trade, nor do I mean to imply that every casual gamer only plays games in passing.)

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I still remember one of my first experiences with fighting games. I was young, and on vacation with my parents. I walked into an arcade, stepped up to a Street Fighter II cabinet, and promptly wasted 5 dollars on getting my face stomped into the ground 20 times by someone who was much better and more experienced than me. My two most vivid memories of that experience are A, the fact that arcade games only cost 25 cents back then and not a dollar plus like they do now, and B, what a gigantic conceited jerk my opponent was. I walked away, telling myself I was never going to be like him, that I was going to get good at games and become a “different” type of pro gamer that was going to bridge the gap between noobies and the uber l33t, that I was going to somehow get good at videogames and simply not be a jackass. Most importantly, I never stepped foot in that arcade again for fear that I might have to go up against someone who will ruin my fun by making me waste all my money on getting my face stomped again.

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• *Plays Through BlazBlue Continuum Shift* … STOP TIME TRAVELING! JUST FUCKING STOP IT #
• Actually now that I think of it, i'm going to bring up a case against the cast of BlazBlue next anime Parliament. #
• I'll represent Chronopolis and the society for keeping the time-stream unfucked -NGL0 #
• Also, be on the lookout for a new rant, "Why Pro Gamers Are Assholes" a sociiological look at gamer stigma. #
• Re: Durarara – I would totally watch a slice of life anime about a headless rider and a mafia doc. Wacky adventures! #fb #

• *Plays Through BlazBlue Continuum Shift* … STOP TIME TRAVELING! JUST FUCKING STOP IT #
• Actually now that I think of it, i'm going to bring up a case against the cast of BlazBlue next anime Parliament. #
• I'll represent Chronopolis and the society for keeping the time-stream unfucked -NGL0 #
• Also, be on the lookout for a new rant, "Why Pro Gamers Are Assholes" a sociiological look at gamer stigma. #
• Re: Durarara – I would totally watch a slice of life anime about a headless rider and a mafia doc. Wacky adventures! #fb #

• Wizard announces NJ Comic Con…a week after Big Apple Comic Con…which is the same days as NY Comic Con. WAHT. http://bit.ly/8MtOuf #
• Excuse Casey if she's bitchy the next few days; she's onbm the iRag and is all out of iPads. #fb #
• Would be more impressed with the iPad if didn't already have Archos. OMG its like an iPad with buttons OH GOD THE HUMANITY #
• Trufax. Wii Internet Play = Lag, Spam, Ragequit. Love Nintendo #
• It's time to play geek jeopardy. The category is famous quotes. The answer is "A miserable little pile of secrets" #
• Boys are discussing cosplaying Muscle March. Be afraid. #fb #

Good news, everyone?

This morning, Wizard announced the New Jersey Comic Con, taking place in Edison’s New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center on October 15-17.

If that date doesn’t ring any bells for you, let me remind you that the previous weekend, October 8-10, is the New York Comic Con/Anime Fest.  And Wizard’s Big Apple Comic Con.

So.  Here is Wizard’s Astounding Master Plan™:

1. Start off Con War I by scheduling Big Apple Comic Con at the same time as New York Comic Con, which, if successful, will probably not net any more attendees than previous years, and if failful, will decimate con attendance for Wizard. (The reaction I’ve seen seems to be anti-Wizard sentiment, so their evil plan™ might have already backfired.)
2. After dividing the fans the previous weekend, possibly making them go to two different cons and spending double the money, plan to establish a new con.  The weekend after. 45 minutes away.  Because who would rather go to New York City when they could go to Edison, amirite?
3. Have her open the box.

I really am curious to see how this plays out.  We got our start at NY Anime Fest, and will be there this year, so that is where we shall be.  Unless Wizard wants to woo us to Big Apple Comic Con by doubling our standard speaking fee of $20,000.

Everyone shut up and pretend we get paid for this and let’s see what happens. SHHHHHH.

• Bang Shishigami's first job was a carpenter. There were no survivors. #

The Holidays have killed all of us. ALL OF US! We swear we are going to get some real content going soon. Really, we do. Until then, check this shit out. It’s a visualization of key gamer statistics. What. It’s interesting. SHUT UP!

• Huh, they fixed the items in Brawl+. No more game crashes. I guess even the tournament community cares about casual players. #
• If actual psychiatry were anything like Trapeze, Casey might be a therapist. I think everything turned out for the best. #fb #
• The most satisfying thing in Tatsunoko VS Capcom is saying "He's covered wars you know" after you win with Frank West #
• I named my military organization Private Enforcement Neo Industrial Soldiers. Guess what my masks look like -NGL0 #
• Ugh this work week is so LONG! When did time dialation happen. #