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This kind of player takes the "pro" mentality to an annoying extreme, generally giving other tournament players a bad name (while his counterpart, the scrub, takes the casual mentality to an annoying extreme and generally gives other casual players a bad name). In the real world, there's room for both, and game companies generally try to put something in their games for both [[Player Archetypes]].
 
In the end, what makes a '''"Stop Having Fun!" Guy''' isn't the rule-setting; it's the attitude. While regular competitive/tournament players simply like playing to win, the Stop Having Fun Guy believes that this is the ''only'' right way to play the game.
 
The[["Stop SHFGHaving Fun!" Guys]] isare a specific subspecies of [[Fan Hater]]s, who dislike/condescend to "casual" gamers who don't play the same way they do. It also overlaps with [[Complacent Gaming Syndrome]], where the players use only one or two characters/strategies/levels to make winning easier.
 
In a more general manner '''"Stop Having Fun!" Guys''' can appear anywhere something enjoyable can be twisted into [[Serious Business]]. They will inevitably divide approaches to the subject into the "right way" (theirs) and the "wrong way" (everyone else's), and give grief to (or even actively sabotage) all who do not adhere to their concept of "proper" participation.
 
See also: [[Scrub]], [[Serious Business]], [[Fan Dumb]], [[Fan Hater]] and [[Internet Backdraft]]. The larval form of the SHFG'''"Stop Having Fun!" Guy''' is the [[Munchkin]]. See [[It's Easy, So It Sucks]] for the mentality that sometimes results from the single-player form of this.
 
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* [http://xkcd.com/359/ This ''xkcd'' strip] is the [[Trope Namer]].
* Destructoid's ''[http://www.destructoid.com/ten-golden-rules-of-online-gaming-64474.phtml Ten Golden Rules of Online Gaming]'' is a satirical how-to guide on becoming the stereotypical online gamer, including many elements of the SHFG and/or [[Scrub]] mentality.
* Several years back, a former tournament-level player called David Sirlin, who's now working for [[Capcom]], wrote an article called "[http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playing-to-win-part-1.html "Playing To Win]"], which contrasted [[Scrub]]s and [[Tournament Play]]ers with little middle ground. The article made some good points, but the tone made it the poster-child of "Stop Having Fun!" Guys for years. More recently, he followed it up with [http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playing-to-win-part-3-not-playing-to-win.html "Not Playing To Win"], a limited defense of casual play.
* Expect to receive grief for even ''lagging'' in online video games. How ''dare'' you not pay for the most expensive internet connection, even if it isn't available where you live, and how ''dare'' you be using a wireless network that's prone to going on the fritz or randomly burping? There is ''no'' excuse for not having the best internet out there!
* Do you play on anything that isn't part of the glorious PC Master Race? Well, you're wrong, and a terrible person for having fun that way.
* If you're a PC gamer, do you dare to play any game with a controller instead of a keyboard and mouse? You may as well have just raped a baby.
* Again, PC ''users''...did you buy a pre-built PC? Do yourself a favour...'''DON'T. EVER. SAY. IT''. Admitting it is like saying you like to poison babies with LSD.
* Do not request CD patches for a game. Ever. Apparently if you wish to play the game without the hassle of swapping discs then you're a baby -eating child -raping thrill -killing monster.
* [[Nintendo]] takes a similar view on emulation. Doesn't matter if you have an old cartridge of ''[[Super Mario Brothers]]'', they would dearly like to make the use of old, out -of -stock games punishable by death.
* Try to chat with people about anything other than the game. "You're here to ''talk''? Go join a chat room!"
 
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