Comment on Marketing Doesn't Work on Nerds
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoWhat about gamers? What do you think all those cool designs are for?
Comment on Marketing Doesn't Work on Nerds
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoWhat about gamers? What do you think all those cool designs are for?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Those are for people who want to look like gamers.
I love playing games, but I don’t buy any of that crap. I buy quality hardware, never overspend on the top-of-the-line for a few pct gain, and only upgrade when I’m not getting a great experience. I don’t buy RGB nonsense, avoid “gamer” branding, etc, and end up spending a fraction of what “enthusiasts” spend while having a very similar actual gaming experience.
It seems there are two groups at the extremes of any given niche: “enthusiasts” and value seekers. The first group sucks up all that high end and branded stuff (for gaming, that’s top tier CPUs and GPUs, RGB crap, “gaming” chairs, etc) and largely keep the hobby lucrative and post pictures of their setup and whatnot. The latter group want the most bang for their buck and end up getting something about 90% as good as the enthusiasts while spending about 10-20%, and tend to be very active in text forms in forums and whatnot, so they’ll be providing reviews and whatnot. I’ve always been in the second group of whatever thing I’m interested in, so most of the marketing is just noise and I want reviews from others in the community instead of marketing and branding.