29 no-nos for gamers over age 30
The ESA says that the average gamer is 30 years old. It's time that those of us who are 30 or older realize that some of the things we grew up doing as gamers are no longer really appropriate, cool, or kosher given our new demographic bucket. Here, then, is a helpful guide to 29 things a gamer should never do past the age of 30.
Participate in LAN parties with minors
Quit your job to pursue a pro-gaming career
Start a Star Wars themed PC case mod in the living room
Ever use the jargon OMG, BBQ and WTF together in the same phrase
Pirate games - shouldn't you have an income by now?
Find the idea of teamkilling funny
Choose a female avatar so that you can try to upskirt her
Refuse to play games that are rated lower than mature
Tea-bag a downed opponent in Halo 2
Play any game with Princess Toadstool in it
Choose a gamer handle including any form of the words "hell," "killer," "death," or "-inator"
Yell "pwnt" in a public virtual space
Play a female character in an MMOG in order to troll for "Crying Game" victims
Disconnect when losing at Starcraft or any other RTS
Ninja loot
Get your gaming news from a print publication
Replace the letter S with a dollar sign when writing Microsoft, Sony, or PlayStation
Live in your parents' basement to support a gaming habit
Break mice in a fit of rage after being served in an FPS game
Try to win an argument in a gaming forum
Pretend that movies like Doom and Tomb Raider are anything but crap
Carry softcore anime porn on your PSP to show the guys at work
Hadoken someone as a greeting, complete with hand motions and sound effects
Play competitively against anyone under the age of 10
Read or write fanfiction
Yell or type, "Laggg" when losing an online game
Bogart the controller
Work at GameStop "just for the discount"
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