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brian
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 Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: Everyone should read this article! |
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Here's an article about why you should never read game forums! It's brilliant. Although written with a bit of a fantasy MMORPG bent, so much of it applies to URU. Here are some choice snippets:
| Quote: | | Herewith then, a guide to the deranged, degraded inhabitants of the forums. You cannot defeat them, they provide precious little experience, but if they get their claws on you, they may turn you into one of their own. |
That's so us! 
| Quote: | The Magical Realist
Doesn't understand what a "game" is. Constantly makes arguments based on what would be "realistic," even if the game is set in a fantasy world run by wizards and pixies.
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IC/OOC anyone?
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The Eternal Quitter
Just comes on the forum to let everyone know he's quitting for good and to spend a dozen paragraphs explaining why. Then does it again three months later. |
I've seen this happen so many times!
| Quote: | The Emancipator
Sees the game as a titanic struggle between the evil expressive developers and the poor, downtrodden gamers. The evidence? Every rule and limitation in the game. |
Just let us play Myst, Cyan! We don't want your evil story!
I'm LMAO at this article.
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Erik
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for sharing this! |
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Professor Askew
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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Great stuff! Thanks for sharing, Brian! Some of it rang so true....I'm actually a little embarassed.
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Rils
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| Quote: | The Magical Realist
Doesn't understand what a "game" is. Constantly makes arguments based on what would be "realistic," even if the game is set in a fantasy world run by wizards and pixies.
Sample Quote: "You can't tell me a Mondlagarian Tiger Warrior is stronger than a Swamp Troll. That just doesn't make sense!"
Punishment: Sent back to kindergarten for remedial make-believe classes. |
oh, if only the IC/OOC debate were that easy... 
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Daedalus
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Everyone should read this article! |
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| brian wrote: |
| Quote: | The Emancipator
Sees the game as a titanic struggle between the evil expressive developers and the poor, downtrodden gamers. The evidence? Every rule and limitation in the game. |
Just let us play Myst, Cyan! We don't want your evil story!
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I just about shot coffee out my nose with that. The article is right-on. |
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Cycreim
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hahaha oh man yeah pretty much right on.
I'm glad we don't have too many of the ones you didn't quote.
| Quote: | The Lifestyler
Wants a bunch of cosmetic changes to a single type of character. Exhibits an eerie level of identification with said character.
Sample Quote: "The Pastry Elves' laugh should be less bubbly and more tinkly. Our giggle should remind you of gazing at the stars as a child, and our smile should make you think of the taste of honey on a cool spring morning. |
That would just be scary. I've never been happier to see the absence of elves in a game. No offense to Wutt Evah.
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Saxy
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Cycreim wrote: | | Quote: | The Lifestyler
Wants a bunch of cosmetic changes to a single type of character. Exhibits an eerie level of identification with said character. |
That would just be scary. |
Oh, didn't you hear? I'm getting a Snaxy makeover.
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JohnLynch
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| Quote: | The Magical Realist
Doesn't understand what a "game" is. Constantly makes arguments based on what would be "realistic," even if the game is set in a fantasy world run by wizards and pixies.
Sample Quote: "You can't tell me a Mondlagarian Tiger Warrior is stronger than a Swamp Troll. That just doesn't make sense!"
Punishment: Sent back to kindergarten for remedial make-believe classes. |
There's a difference between internal consistency and make-believe
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brian
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Yay for Snaxy makeover!
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Durin Mephit
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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That article was so kick-ass.
By the way, Shorah from Chicago.
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brian
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: |
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I've never been there!
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Saxy
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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Me neither! Ooh, the windy city! Is it windy there now, Marten?
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janaba1
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Think he's already been blown back home. Very comfortable
Great and funny article Brian
| Quote: | Rants & Raves:
But what about people like you who whine about whiners? That takes whining to a whole new level.
...and how about you whining about someone who's whining about someone else? gets pretty redundant, eh?
Self-examination is not the forte of on-line columnists at Wired |
He really forgot an important type of person:
The Constant Whiners
Main complaint is that everybody's complaining and whining and as nobody wants
to be a whiner, almost everybody attunes into this chorus and pretends to agree
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| Quote: | | "If you play an online game that you enjoy, there's one surefire way to spoil the experience: read the forums on the official site. There you will find a vast underworld of lost souls keening their misery onto your screen...You cannot defeat them, they provide precious little experience, but if they get their claws on you, they may turn you into one of their own" |
Punishment: No chance to escape from this doom loop
Justification: This is just mentioned as an important addition to the already
existing assembly... or am I one of them, too?  ... |
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Dusante
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| ohhhhhh so troo that article is. |
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Daedalus
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| janaba1 wrote: | The Constant Whiners
Main complaint is that everybody's complaining and whining and as nobody wants
to be a whiner, almost everybody attunes into this chorus and pretends to agree |
These go hand-in-hand with Continuous Arguers...
The Continuous Arguer
Will never change their position on any given topic, or at least attempt to understand an opposing party's perception, even when given a sound or valid argument to the contrary. Regularly employs fallacies to oppose any thought that does not reflect their own position or beliefs. |
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