Comment on To the dismay of sweaty 'movement kids,' Battlefield 6 is nerfing Call of Duty sliding and jumping to maintain a 'traditional Battlefield experience'
They could have taken out “sweaty” and kept the same meaning but that probably wouldn’t have driven the same engagement.
“Sweaty” has a specific connotation in video games, so it does provide some meaning.
A specifically negative and demeaning connotation which isn’t necessary.
Maybe? I’m not that deep in “gamer” culture, so I always just thought of it as descriptive of a particular intensity of play that leads to sweaty palms. We all experience that from time to time, some prefer it, others don’t.
No, it means the guys who don’t take hygiene seriously. The Cartman Gamers, so to speak.
ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 1 month ago
“Sweaty” has a specific connotation in video games, so it does provide some meaning.
Deyis@beehaw.org 1 month ago
A specifically negative and demeaning connotation which isn’t necessary.
ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Maybe? I’m not that deep in “gamer” culture, so I always just thought of it as descriptive of a particular intensity of play that leads to sweaty palms. We all experience that from time to time, some prefer it, others don’t.
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 1 month ago
No, it means the guys who don’t take hygiene seriously. The Cartman Gamers, so to speak.