Jocks, Nerds & Burn-outs : a POE (MMO/ARPG in general) sociological analysis

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Lithurin wrote:

Welp I tried hard to be a nerd, but my unique builds suck and i'm not technically very good at the game so ended up slavishly following an 'OP cookie cutter build' so I suppose in that regard I fall into the Jock category although I feel i'm a little mix of jock/burn-out with nerdy aspirations. I think I just a had some existentialist epiphany thank you.

Damn...
You are self aware and awesome my friend.

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Cronk wrote:

What's the stereotype name for someone who:

Dies on a regular basis, complains the game is too hard, buys all their gear, tries to sell their gear for real money, uses parties to defeat all bosses but normally solos with alts, then finally quits to go and do the same thing in the next new game without ever completing this one?

You have described "The Honeymooner"
They love new beginnings and learning the system. They have grandiose (sometimes unrealistic) ideas of how things are going to be in their new found MMO/ARPG and do their best to make it happen...but then, reality gets in the way, the sunlight shines in, and what once looked like eternal love seems shabby and tired. So they move on begin the courtship again.

Honeymooners love the chase, but don't really want it when they catch it.
They buy the engagement ring, then pawn it.

I guess im a burn out by this definition. But i dont smoke the ganja anymore. Though i wish i still did.

I knew OP was a nerd by the end of paragraph 1...

No love for the hipster? or does that fall under the "nerd" category? :D

This guy is a complete nerd ------------------------------------------------------------------>

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ScrotieMcB wrote:

to some degree, so to some extent everyone is a burn-out, everyone a jock, everyone a nerd.

Pink, psycho-analyze me based off of my posts.

I always have my pipe on hand when playing poe.

<---nerd