Comments on: War of the Guilds http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/ General mind-dump of Jonas Wæver Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonas http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Jonas Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:06:29 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1077 Sorry I don't mean to make you out to be a weirdo. I see your point :) Sorry I don’t mean to make you out to be a weirdo. I see your point :)

]]> By: fox http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 fox Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:30:01 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1076 Come on Jonas...you try to make me sound like a weirdo. I don't think I deserve that and it's not half that much of problem for me as it might seem to you. All I am saying is that personally I don't play female characters when I am able to choose and build one because I usually want to build a super-version of myself which means that it has to be a male character. Also I am a bit annoyed by the fact that there are hundreds of fake-females running around in each chat and each MMORPG-server I have ever encountered. Quite a few of them are infact trying to gain benefits from it like Razamasu described it or outright fooling people in chats. This is what I mean with dishonesty and I don't accuse you personally of it but for me it is closely associated with playing the opposite sex within an anonymous environment. Come on Jonas…you try to make me sound like a weirdo. I don’t think I deserve that and it’s not half that much of problem for me as it might seem to you. All I am saying is that personally I don’t play female characters when I am able to choose and build one because I usually want to build a super-version of myself which means that it has to be a male character. Also I am a bit annoyed by the fact that there are hundreds of fake-females running around in each chat and each MMORPG-server I have ever encountered. Quite a few of them are infact trying to gain benefits from it like Razamasu described it or outright fooling people in chats. This is what I mean with dishonesty and I don’t accuse you personally of it but for me it is closely associated with playing the opposite sex within an anonymous environment.

]]> By: Jonas http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Jonas Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:48:10 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1075 Seriously though, the dishonesty. How is it worse to play a female character than to play a troll shaman? Don't answer that, I know it's worse because you COULD be a female in real life whereas you couldn't be a troll shaman in real life, but it just seems to me anybody who assumes you really are female if you're playing a female troll shaman in WoW is missing a few marbles. It's not dishonest unless you outright tell people you are female in real life. Seriously though, the dishonesty. How is it worse to play a female character than to play a troll shaman? Don’t answer that, I know it’s worse because you COULD be a female in real life whereas you couldn’t be a troll shaman in real life, but it just seems to me anybody who assumes you really are female if you’re playing a female troll shaman in WoW is missing a few marbles.

It’s not dishonest unless you outright tell people you are female in real life.

]]> By: fox http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 fox Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:40:17 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1074 Yeah, the multiplayer aspect is where the dishonesty comes into play but it's the RPG-genre in general and including hybrids like DX/SS where the whole thing with the empty character matters for me. Yeah, the multiplayer aspect is where the dishonesty comes into play but it’s the RPG-genre in general and including hybrids like DX/SS where the whole thing with the empty character matters for me.

]]> By: Jonas http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Jonas Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:44:03 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1073 Hm you think it's the multiplayer aspect that makes the difference? Also it occurs to me this has become almost the exact same discussion we have going on in the Avatar thread :P Hm you think it’s the multiplayer aspect that makes the difference?

Also it occurs to me this has become almost the exact same discussion we have going on in the Avatar thread :P

]]> By: fox http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 fox Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:33:48 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1072 Having to play as Lara won't turn me off if the game is good because it isn't a (MMO)RPG. Having to play as Lara won’t turn me off if the game is good because it isn’t a (MMO)RPG.

]]> By: fox http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 fox Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:29:58 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1071 It's been a long time since I played it the last time so I can't really say much about it. Must have been part 2 I think. I've bought the budget version of Legends recently because I wanted to see the engine in action and also because I sometimes like the jump and run aspects that are associated with TR. I wasn't motivated enough to install it though... maybe the next time I am ill and have to stay at home... It’s been a long time since I played it the last time so I can’t really say much about it. Must have been part 2 I think. I’ve bought the budget version of Legends recently because I wanted to see the engine in action and also because I sometimes like the jump and run aspects that are associated with TR. I wasn’t motivated enough to install it though… maybe the next time I am ill and have to stay at home…

]]> By: Jonas http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 Jonas Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:27:03 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1068 Well not necessarily, but clearly if it's a problem for <em>you</em> then that's all that matters. So how do you feel about the Tomb Raider games? Well not necessarily, but clearly if it’s a problem for you then that’s all that matters. So how do you feel about the Tomb Raider games?

]]> By: fox http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 fox Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:13:52 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1066 Well, one aspect of my issues with it is that I am one of those players who prefer an empty character so that I am able to fill it with a little bit of myself. Obviously, in this case, playing as a female is quite obstructive if you are a male in real life. Well, one aspect of my issues with it is that I am one of those players who prefer an empty character so that I am able to fill it with a little bit of myself. Obviously, in this case, playing as a female is quite obstructive if you are a male in real life.

]]> By: Razumasu http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Razumasu Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:18:24 +0000 http://rooc.offtopicproductions.com/blog/2008/04/08/war-of-the-guilds/#comment-1063 Well actually i usually end up playing a female character in MMO's as well. Atleast my first character....why? Well the exact same reason Jonas mentions....but also theres another thing. I´ve played pretty much every MMO out there. From UO to Wow....and for some reason those games always seem to get easier when you play a female. Why? Because all the men give you stuff..... Of course I´ve never claimed to be a female Out of Character....and i always tell guildmates and game friends that I´m a guy....but random people just seem to be more friendly to female avatars. This is of course only half a truth. After WoW launched a lot of things have changed - and now a days I´m pretty sure you dont get as many benefits from a female avatar as you did in the UO days (Bunny hunting anyone?)...... Well actually i usually end up playing a female character in MMO’s as well. Atleast my first character….why?

Well the exact same reason Jonas mentions….but also theres another thing. I´ve played pretty much every MMO out there. From UO to Wow….and for some reason those games always seem to get easier when you play a female. Why? Because all the men give you stuff….. Of course I´ve never claimed to be a female Out of Character….and i always tell guildmates and game friends that I´m a guy….but random people just seem to be more friendly to female avatars. This is of course only half a truth. After WoW launched a lot of things have changed – and now a days I´m pretty sure you dont get as many benefits from a female avatar as you did in the UO days (Bunny hunting anyone?)……

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