Charas-Project
Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: forgetaboutit on February 12, 2010, 08:40:34 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKBRG_QgEAM
Sorry for not posting on the youtube thread. I just wanted to hear about what you guys have to say about this video, and I'm hoping that it will be a discussion that lasts a few pages, which would really clutter the youtube thread.
So... Yeah, go ahead.
You know what I ll just post it on the right place :P
EDIT: Heh, I cant delete threads anymore. Can someone do it for me?
EDIT 2: Nvm. Go ahead and talk about it here. :P
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The Oregon Trail gag is off-base. Everyone knows fording the river only works about 2% of the time. Caulking the wagon and floating it across is where it's at.
If those people had played the game, they wouldn't be in that mess!
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I think it's hard to argue with that. There are plenty of people who waste hundreds of hours of time with videogames. Even me, I spent a lot of my childhood alone with different videogames, especially various RPGMakers, rm2k3. Though, I feel my experience is different from the ones this guy is getting at. I don't spend nearly as much time as I used to on videogames and I only spend the time I do devote to games on rm2k3. Things were different when I was a little kid, I group up in many shitty situations, and as silly as it says, videogames were the way I dealt with. It was an easy way to avoid dealing with reality. Since I was a little kid, I think it makes sense I tried to separate myself from the world.
Anyways, I've gotten over that and, like I said, don't spend nearly as much time alone. I feel this video is talking about the fanatical kids. You know, the ones who still obsess over FF7. The ones, like my friend dorms with, who never go outside of their room and play wow. The ones that wake up and their first thought is they gotta beat that game they just bought or started or whatever. I can see where he's coming from though. I definitely feel a little bad for anyone who feels that their virtual life is more important than an actual real life relationship. I guess we should be so lucky they'll never have kids. 0_o
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Did you say WoW? WoW is a soulstealer.
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Yes, I've seen so many people waste their lives on WoW. One of my brothers is like that and if the other wasn't in the army, he'd be no better. Kinda weird how addicting these games can be... I smell a conspiracy!
EDIT: And I say don't delete. This is just a regular conversation with an instructional video to boot.
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The Oregon Trail gag is off-base. Everyone knows fording the river only works about 2% of the time. Caulking the wagon and floating it across is where it's at.
If those people had played the game, they wouldn't be in that mess!
Indeed. Of course, if you had the option to use a ferry, that's by far the safest way across.
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I think it's just a matter of knowing how to manage your time. I play games, do art and stuff all the time. but seriously WOW has the addicting effect.
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Indeed. Of course, if you had the option to use a ferry, that's by far the safest way across.
I stand corrected, sir.
Regarding WoW, I knew two guys who were skinny before playing and absolutely ballooned after a couple years of WoW. There's some validity to that stereotype.
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I stand corrected, sir.
Regarding WoW, I knew two guys who were skinny before playing and absolutely ballooned after a couple years of WoW. There's some validity to that stereotype.
I'm guessing they exercised regularly before then. If anything, WoW would make you eat less because of all the levelling up you're trying to do.
I don't see anything wrong with just playing some single player games casually. When you get into trying to closely examine a 19 year old game for obscure glitches, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqkjN_M-zw) then some validity begins to emerge.
(SONIC HAS NO TERMINAL VELOCITY.)
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I have a sister who plays WoW a ton and she is a normal, well adjusted human being and a succesful mother. Not everyone who plays WoW is a freak.
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Just most.
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Just most.
Not really at all. It's just that people talk about the really bad cases the most. Everyone I know who plays WoW regularly is a normal, well-adjusted person.
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Boy do I wish I knew where that world exists. o.o
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Indeed. Of course, if you had the option to use a ferry, that's by far the safest way across.
Pfft. Where's the sense of adventure in taking a pansy ferry? Buy 20 ox and run through everything.
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Before I saw the last part concerning the video game community, I was going to say everything he said there.
But on another note, his feelings of failure stem from an acceptance of certain social roles as being "better" than others. If it was his intent to have a happy marriage and he failed, then sure, he is a failure. But do not take it upon yourself to preach and implicitly belittle those who strive towards different goals. If videogames make you happy, what is the difference? I hope I'm not being too controversial when I say that marriage is no guarantee for satisfaction and happiness. A climber can fail to climb everest; don't tell me that I failed. I never tried.
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This is why we need a charas-con.
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This is why we need a charas-con.
Where we dress up as our avatars?
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I feel like an rpgmaker con would be one of the geekiest things that could ever happen.
At least, the geekiest I would be willing to attend.
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Where we dress up as our avatars?
I'll just opt for a black t-shirt with my avatar on it. Much more fashionable.
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I'd probably just wear black. Dressing in anything fuzzy would feel awkward to me. Either that or put on a fake beard and long hair to be the "Hobo Mother" as seen in my avatar.
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I'll just opt for a black t-shirt with my avatar on it. Much more fashionable.
I'd probably just wear black. Dressing in anything fuzzy would feel awkward to me.
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I fail to see the humor in that.
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I thought I was a failure even before watching this.
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I'd go with blond hair and t-rex teeth.
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Before I saw the last part concerning the video game community, I was going to say everything he said there.
But on another note, his feelings of failure stem from an acceptance of certain social roles as being "better" than others. If it was his intent to have a happy marriage and he failed, then sure, he is a failure. But do not take it upon yourself to preach and implicitly belittle those who strive towards different goals. If videogames make you happy, what is the difference? I hope I'm not being too controversial when I say that marriage is no guarantee for satisfaction and happiness. A climber can fail to climb everest; don't tell me that I failed. I never tried.
I agree with this. I was a bit put off by what I felt were anti-introvert undertones in the video. The guy really only warmed up to video games once he realized that people could end up socializing because of them. Evidently wasting your time on something meaningless is all right as long as you do it with other people.
Although an RPG Maker Con does sound like fun.
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Or we could always so as RTP people.
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I'll need to grow a very long beard. And start to grey at a premature age.
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Do it.
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I'd go with blond hair and t-rex teeth.
I support this! =D
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Does anyone here play hacky sack? This would be paramount to my ice breaking skillz.
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I'll need to grow a very long beard. And start to grey at a premature age.
I have one half of the equation, and it isn't the awesome part.
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I'd need to find some armor.
The chicken head is no problem. Plus no one would see my face.
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(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c216/cerebus_x01/whysohide.png)
Why so "Need-to-hide-my-face"-ious?
Oh well, I would hide it as well since I need a gas mask to represent my character. I'd also need some wolf-ish mask under it. My face would probably melt from heat under two masks. Dark blue uniform, too. And my Sword!
Too bad I've got absolutely none of these.
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That IS unfortunate. Gas masks are awesome.
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Well, I don't see how reading books can be so much better than games. Same goes for movies or tv shows. It's the same thing, you watch them becasue they are interesting, you want to find out the next part of the story and all that.
Sure, WoW takes away a lot of time, but that's an MMORPG, I'd like to say that there is a difference between MMORPGs and video games.
MMORPGs are the same thing over and over again, increasing world , same grinding. It's fun for a while, but when you reach the place which should include an epic final battle and credits - the NPCs are all "meh, been there done that".
I don't play Final Fantasy to reach Lvl 99 and have the best equipment, I play it because it's entertaining and I want to play through the story.
I play something for the experience just like any book or movie. I can't but any of those in my résumé but the same goes for sports and stuff. Nothing we do for fun is worth mentioning when looking for a job or a position.
That's not the point of those two things, it's about work.
But yeah, I vote for charas con or rpgm con, awesome stuff.
Would just be hard to recognize people without cosplay.
I'm pretty sure I can make myself a purple robe and hat form a blanket or curtain or anything like that. no problamo.
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If there was a Charascon, you'd all look stupid and I'd at least look slightly normal. Especially given that I'd rather not dye my hair.
(Well, save for the ones that are obviously close to normal, like Lucas.)
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I would wear a shirt that says, "I am drenrin"
Yeah, I'm loads of fun people.
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It's not video games consuming peoples lives. It's people allowing video games to consume their lives. Willpower is a thing most human beings lack sadly.
You can still be a gamer and go out for a walk and hang with friends and do a lot of other ****. WoW's addiction factor only lasts until you get the "meh" factor with online gaming. I got the "meh" factor badly. Nothing really holds my interest so I go out of my way to create a ton of unique **** that should be in more mmorpg's instead of the common. Thief, Mage, Warrior.. K play guys k thx for your money. 3 classes, 4 hair colors.. THIS GAME IS EPICZ BULLSHIT most MMORPG's bring to the table. Sorry, I derailed myself.
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(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c216/cerebus_x01/whysohide.png)
You did not. You seriously did not.
I can't look at my fsjal self anymore.
(Srsly).
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Oh yes I did, and I can do it with your current one as well!
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Oh yes I did, and I can do it with your current one as well!
You monster!
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I fail to see the humor in that.
There was none. It's just what I'd do.
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I would wear a shirt that says, "I am drenrin"
Yeah, I'm loads of fun people.
Ah, we'd be able to recognize you from the tattoo you have on your leg of one of your character sprites. You don't need a shirt!
Well, I mean, you do. Just not one that states that you're drenin, I mean.... WHATEVER I'LL SHUT UP NOW.
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If there was a Charascon, you'd all look stupid and I'd at least look slightly normal. Especially given that I'd rather not dye my hair.
(Well, save for the ones that are obviously close to normal, like Lucas.)
You realize that my t-shirt would be the best ****ing thing ever, right?
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I might take issue with removing all my flesh.
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I'd have to amputate my legs and grow a massive beard.
And then talk in a scottish accent while being constantly drunk and waving around a gun.
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I might take issue with removing all my flesh.
Boiling works, but chances of survival in any case are... ummm... errr... zero.
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Actually there was one guy...