User talk:Aznenvy

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People have hobbies, ways to fill time within a day. Some drive cars, play football, look up lolcats, while others may play computer or trading card games, and these two are what the main focus of this essay will be. Computer games are either single player, or multiplayer, each with their own attributes, from economy, 'points system' and character interaction. Trading card games (TCG) on the other hand are almost exclusively multiplayer.

When someone plays a computer game, such as Skyrim, they can spend hours at a time playing. Later when they are with their friends, they can discuss what they did/what they encountered. They can share tips with each other about how to defeat a certain enemy, or how to efficiently make money in the game. If they play an MMORPG, such as Runescape, they can spend many hours playing with their friends both from real life, and ones met within the game-world, in real-time. This effectively makes the computer gaming community close, and many people know each other. Generally, it doesn't require much money past the initial payment, to play a computer game and this causes the game to become better value the more it is played. Some games have extra cash shop items, or downloadable conetent people can get via giving money to games companies ranging from better items, to gold paint for their swords. When people spend this amount of time playing a computer game, it can affect their eyesight and fitness, however following the guidelines all games are now issued with, this can be avoided, with some games (particularly wii games) promoting exersise.

Trading card games on the other hand, are much more competitive. There are many different deck "types" to make, and many TCGs hold tournaments for ambitious players to proove who is the current champion. Generally people who play TCGs get along due to the shared hobby, but some are very, very competitive. Rarely people can begin to hate others for having a certain type of deck because it becomes too over-powered or overused. Although TCG players also share strategies, tips, and hints to the game, it can become very heated due to less definitive values, compared to computer games. TCGs tend to use the more money, and if not carefull, can drain all of a persons income. A card can be very good causing it to be in high demand, so the price may rise up to well over $150. This is obviously good for the company, but makes playing the game very expensive. People who play TCGs may be looked upon with scorn by others, simply because they are less socially acceptable than computer games, and tend to take slightly longer to explain than them.

Some people spend all of their money playing the game, others manipulate the market and actually make money off buying low and selling high(at a later time) or 'trading up' (exchaning multiple cheap cards for one expenisve one which is easier to sell, or trade up again). But the end result is the same, they will be mocked by the majority of people who do not understand that even though they are not playing it, it is still fun and occasioanlly, profitable.

While both computer games TCGs are both enjoyable, they come at a cost. There will be money involved, and there will be people who make fun of them. It all depends how much time a person chooses to spend on the computer or playing with cards, but they will have used their time on the things they love to do, the same way a painter spends time painting, or a footballer spend time kicking a ball around a field. However simply because the methods of play are 'new' systems, both 'computer nerds' or 'card game fanatics', are given the stigmata of 'nerds'.

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- Resk ( ✩ )( ☯ ) 03:02, January 6, 2012 (UTC)