Gaming - The most pointless statement ever.

I'm appalled by the number of inept individuals that exist on the internet, particularly in the realm of casual gaming. Throughout my travels through gaming circles, I've noticed that "average" gamer is completely devoid of compelling comebacks. Normally, I wouldn't be alarmed, but practically every person on Warcraft III uses the following attack.

"You're just a nerd who has no life."

What compels a person to type that? I'm very curious about the logical process that allows such a stupid, half-assed phrase to slip from an individual's fingers. (Heck, it's used so much, it might as well be a macro.) Since when did having a social life have ANY relevance to a gaming career? It never did. The gaming world was designed to forgo reality. In fact, it actively strives to disrupt an individual's physical existence. When someone drags that phrase into an internet conversation, they're desperately trying to include their own physical worth, frequently insignificant, into a gaming conflict.

Oddly enough, the phrase creates a virtual 'life' for its recipients. It gives a little more meaning to simple gaming. Not only do you out-play another person, but you are also slicing into another person's ego. Although malevolent, it is very satisfying. A humorous retort to the almighty insult is this:

"I do have a life, but I'll admit that destroying lackwits like you makes an excellent hobby."

A light riposte, could be better, but it does work despite its silliness. Of course, that's flame bait and will most likely incite another moronic attempt to annoy you. In most cases, the subject will try to intimidate you with more text, proclaiming that his fictional muscles will apply substantial suffering to your feeble, nerdy person. Instead of disbelieving the false claim, you, the new antagonist, can take an approach that involves some sort of law. This is where being an anonymous entity becomes quite fun. Thrashing an individual in a competitive virtual environment is perfectly legal, while physical assault is not. Establishing yourself as an invincible talk-box makes every net-jock pissy.

Moral of the post? Never use the nerd argument in gaming. If you're unfortunate, or fortunate in certain situations, enough to be graced by it, ignore it or pursue the potential ego inflation.