Noobs vs Newbies

Posted by DesertFox on July 27, 2006, 12:07 p.m.

First of all, check out this worlds's dumbest question

And now on to the meat of this blog (mmmm… meat!)

There is, in fact, a difference between noobs and newbies. Let us look at the facts, shall we?

Newbies are people. Noobs are not.

Newbies are people who have just started playing the game, coding, or whatever they are a newbie at. Noobs, on the other hand, may have started months, even years ago.

Newbies ask intelligent questions in an intelligent (and intelligible way). Noobs ask dumb questions (1n 4 w4y 7aht jo0 cn47 r34dd!11!!!!!).

Newbies know that there are things that they don't know. Noobs assume that they know everything, and anything that they don't know doesn't exist.

When someone shows a newbie something new, the newbie learns it. When someone shows a noob something new, he accuses that person of hacking!

Newbies turn into good players/coders. Noobs turn into more noobs.

A newbie, when corrected, accepts the fact that he was wrong. Noobs, on the other hand, insult and flame.

A newbie, when he has a problem, finds a way around it. Noobs instead insist that "it shouldn't work that way, somebody else should fix it".

Newbies know that they are not important, and don't really care. Noobs don't know, and really care.

And the best, most defining one: Newbies know what they are, noobs don't!

Yeah.

And I'm going to try to enter the E4 GameDev competition. I've got to get cracking on 3D modeling, then. And learn TEXTURING! Every time I try to make a UVMap, I fail miserably.

But I can code! I just have to learn 3D….

Oh, and

Tremulous rocks! And I have an Eye Appointment in half an hour!

Comments

Stained Glass 18 years, 5 months ago

Awesome! I never knew there was a different between the two. Now I know what I am, a newbie. In your next blog you should explain when you stop becoming a newbie/noob. (I would like to know)

Here is another topic you can look at, not as funny, but I thought it was amusing: Click

KraZKat 18 years, 5 months ago

I too am learning 3D

Eternal 18 years, 5 months ago

Finally. *SOME* people seem to think N00bs are people…

Xxypher 18 years, 5 months ago

…n00bs are people?

blueBX 18 years, 5 months ago

Im a newb. For a second I thought I was a noob.

Theonlywonderboy 18 years, 5 months ago

I'm more newbie but I don't think I'll ever get good at code

Xxypher 18 years, 5 months ago

im neither anymore (thank goodness)

i was tired of making horrible games.

ultim8p00 18 years, 5 months ago

also, noobs are very stupid and opinionated. They often make direct attacks to everyone…force their opinions on people who disagree with them…use alot of smilies …often flame with stupid and sensless points…love starting flamewars etc

ultim8p00 18 years, 5 months ago

Also, it's funny how n00bs call others n00b all the time

Bex 18 years, 4 months ago

hey i'm not being horrid but krazkat get an avatar, it looks strange i've got one and this is my first time here!