Gamers are likeley some of the best people you'll ever meet.

Gamers are a race in humanity in their own right and face it, they’re some of the best people you could form friendships with. Even the slugging Neanderthals that scorn anything that isnt call of duty are better than most other people. The fact is that games can play large part in shaping someone's mind. Games teach us how to cope with a diverse range of situations from warzones to economy to politics we’ve done it all. We've learned to cope with violence and use weaponry from terrestrial to alien and practiced skills from demolition to stealth. In short dont piss off a gamer we know how to hunt people down.

But all this has made us an undeniably sharp and opened minded race. After all we've seen stuff literary out of this world. We’ve seen the darker side of humanity and hell; we've been the darker side. Another bonus point is that you cant easily insult someone who plays games online. They face insults all day and believe me that some of the insults on Xbox live/PSN would shock even the worst swearing sailor.

Local and oversee surveys have provided some extraordinary results on how certain gamers excel in certain areas.

This survey focused on various genres players. While chest is undeniably an IQ booster rts games have hundreds more of deciding factors. These people can manage recources, unit groups and recon the enemy base and not even break a sweat. Action and shooter players proved themselves calm and decisive under pressure. The reacted fast under real world situations. The tests ranged from a simulated car crash to a hostage situation.

Now to all those who still herald the belief that games make people violent. A recent string of tests has shown in fact that young children who play games in fact show a decrease in violent behavior and frustration.

Now all this sounds great but the best of all is our community. You'll be hard pressed to find a online gamer who doesn’t belong to some community or who doesn’t have a group/squad for jamming Friday night coop or death match with. It really is extraordinary how friendship can bond within a gaming community or a squad. I'll take my own as an example to this. My gaming squad consists of me and four other people each possessing a very unique playstyle. A Friday night is generally filled with hilarious chaos thanks to the WTFness palystyle of Nanobreaker and Frank. Banding together with people as dedicated or just for casual times is made easy be social apps implemented in alot of games. Its heartwarming to experience friendships like these even though you've never met them in real life.