Something has been bothering me lately. Games are games, for God's sake. They are nothing more than games, and nothing less. Maybe six people in the entire world could make a comfortable living playing on them. Why bother trying to master them and get money? If you want to do something that you would make money off of, start learning a job skill. Video games will not get you through your life.

Any idea of arguing that another game is pointless because you cannot climb a proverbial ladder is sort of silly. Games are made for fun. There does not need to be any sort of official score site to make them fun. I suppose having tournaments and stuff is cool, but only when it's at least 80 per cent for fun.

It is equally dumb to argue over people who do not understand that games are supposed to be enjoyable competition, not excessive competition. LAN parties were created for friendly competitiveness, not for cut-throat bashing of clans (and I won't even get into how clans have been warped.) Older, hardcore gamers would be ashamed to see you all defending honor instead of having fun.

Sure, what's the use of a $300 graphics card if you can't show it off? But there's no need to get offended. Trust me - the more someone tries to defend their honor, the less honorable they appear. The biggest insult to one's opponent is to judge them inferior of a reply. And you all have fallen into that trap.

In conclusion: SHUP THX.

~ Traft