Bigotry, armchair speculation and prejudice

by SonofMacPhisto , Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 08:31 (4193 days ago) @ kapowaz

Check my post. It's over two, actually. I don't know the sheer number, cause I can't remember how many people I've spoken with.

I played WoW for about 4 years with friends before eventually giving it up a couple of years ago. Some of these friends I knew before I played WoW, others I befriended in the time I played the game. Some of the people I encountered were idiots. Some were offensive. Some were astonishingly erudite and thoughtful. Some were shy. Others were always keen to meet up with their in-game buddies for a drink whenever they could. But one thing I would never want to do is draw conclusions about the general gameplaying populace based on my experience, because (shocker, this) WoW's population is both vast (twelve million people at peak) and diverse.

This is all true. It is also true that many non-gamers do judge the general gaming populace, at least to a certain degree, based on ther limited experience, which often has a lot to do with their perception of WoW.

Or, to put it another way, lots of non-gamers saw that South Park episode and think they have it all figured out. I don't like it either! :)