It's the same thing with games. I game similar to DemolitionsPanda. I hardly ever buy games full price when they are newly released. Everyone else will be playing and talking about the new hotness while you are playing something older still. It doesn't feel like you are part of much of a culture when you are frugal, patient, and discerning.
Operative word in his post being "culture." If you aren't buying every garbage WotC release, it's arguable you aren't participating in "nerd culture."
It's the same thing with games. I game similar to DemolitionsPanda. I hardly ever buy games full price when they are newly released. Everyone else will be playing and talking about the new hotness while you are playing something older still. It doesn't feel like you are part of much of a culture when you are frugal, patient, and discerning.
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