by Metalstrike

The Pinoy-Video-Gamer (PVG) may not realize it, but he has power in his hands to make things happen. The gifts of a high-tech world enabled him to easily make solidarity with his fellow PVGs and together, they have amassed a power, never existent before, decades earlier.

When groups of people organize, there’s always a resultant strength, which we call “mass power.” It is called by many “names,” for example, among working class people, it’s called “labor power.” We see this when teachers, factory workers, etc. come together to achieve a common objective. We also call this as “bayanihan” when simple folk Pinoys just organize themselves one day to help a village neighbor in need. In less serious circumstances, we even symbolize our potential with terms like “tropa.” Remember local community basketball intramurals? We round up a team to press our issue to get what we want and win!

Strength in numbers remains true. But what we have now, is strength in substance!

Many years earlier, the common PVG is just one of the many ordinary faces out there with other gamers online, pc, ps3 or xbox360. Many a times we see a gamer tag like ManilaKiller555 or Besfren_X44 and we can tell right away “Pinoy yan,” but that’s about it, nothing special, no promise no potential, so we just move on and that’s it. Many of us before “The Pinoy Clan Era” never really bothered to organize or really link up, because no one really realized the potential of an organized gaming community.

PVGs have gotten better. There is now more awareness of the benefits of getting into Pinoy Gamer Communities this time. However, a lot of these “clans”, “teams”, etc., still don’t know what direction they would like their groups to take. A lot of these organizations still have not found more meaningful purposes except perhaps in seeking some fleeting shallow gratifications in being top in some gaming arenas and the like, and that’s about it.

There is more that a Pinoy Video Gamer can do…especially if you are an “organized PVG” – translation: a PVG in a clan, team, etc. You have a real power to make changes in the real world, even if it is just a small thing. The “mass power” we have, shouldn’t be wasted just in wins and losses and game stats, and the gamer that we are should not just stop, at us twiddling that controller all the time, every time. Clan matches, Picnics, nightly game fun are still good, but maybe we can do more?

There is more that a Pinoy Video Gamer can do.

Maybe we can lead into more meaningful endeavors benefiting other people. We are now more involved. We are now truly organized. We are now linked, and now we have the strength and the potential to make something happen.

Perhaps, our clan can stand up to help our kids nowadays who are not getting enough education. School quality is being degraded, and maybe we can initiate a tutoring program lead by the team we are so proud of? Or how about making our team, the “clan” that dedicated itself into promoting sports activities? How about teaching others to play guitar, cook “papaitan” or share “automotive knowhow” by a clan that will be remembered not only because they play good but also help out fixing cars, free!

This is but the tip of the iceberg. Imagine what things we can do if all Pinoy Video Gamers all over the world can be organized into one single community? We can even demand Gamestop or BestBuy to award discounts to members of a “mass power” that can influence where we buy and where we don’t? Far-fetched but not impossible.

How about influencing matters that can benefit more Filipinos in their daily lives.

There is more that a Pinoy Video Gamer can do!

Our only limitations are the scope of our imagination.