Opinion on LARP?

 
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You either die a hero or live long enough to become Mythic..
So? What is your opinion on LARPing? Or Live Action Role Playing?

I never hated larping or saw it as wrong, but to say I didn't like it before would be correct. I got into the view of these glasses wearing 300 pound nerds just wacking eachother with fake swords.

Honestly I have been looking more into it, will I LARP any time soon? Doubt it. Would I see what it's about? Probably.


So what do you think? Do you do it? Is is faggot worthy or pretty fun?


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lol i've done it like twice before because my friends wanted to

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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.


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RPing is already an embarrassment in and of itself. LARPing is just goddamn pathetic past the age of 12.
Last Edit: March 12, 2016, 11:40:52 PM by Verbatim


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though
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I wouldn't say D&D is anywhere near as bad as going all out and adopting a new persona for the purposes of RPing.

Same with RPG video games.


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though

But it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
But if you want to do it, you be you m8


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though

But it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
This assumption is incorrect.
There's utility in using different personas to get what you want.


 
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I feel like the most entertaining aspect to it would be the costume design.

Because some people go all out and make really fancy stuff.


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though

But it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
This assumption is incorrect.
There's utility in using different personas to get what you want.


Well there has to be some mental dissonance if you derive pleasure from escaping your life and entering someone else's

And I'm talking about LARPing

Board games and video games are different because you're placing yourself in a situation to see what you would do or exploring what a character would do in that situation
Whereas LARPing is trying to become someone else

At least that's how I see it


 
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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though

But it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
This assumption is incorrect.
There's utility in using different personas to get what you want.


Well there has to be some mental dissonance if you derive pleasure from escaping your life and entering someone else's

And I'm talking about LARPing

Board games and video games are different because you're placing yourself in a situation to see what you would do or exploring what a character would do in that situation
Whereas LARPing is trying to become someone else

At least that's how I see it

Can you really blame them though?

We live largely in a society that makes life shit. It's no wonder there's so much lean towards escapism nowadays.


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though

But it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
This assumption is incorrect.
There's utility in using different personas to get what you want.


Well there has to be some mental dissonance if you derive pleasure from escaping your life and entering someone else's

And I'm talking about LARPing

Board games and video games are different because you're placing yourself in a situation to see what you would do or exploring what a character would do in that situation
Whereas LARPing is trying to become someone else

At least that's how I see it

Can you really blame them though?

We live largely in a society that makes life shit. It's no wonder there's so much lean towards escapism nowadays.

Well I mean
Yes you can blame them lol

If you want to make your life better, make it better
You are completely free to do so


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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though

But it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
This assumption is incorrect.
There's utility in using different personas to get what you want.


Well there has to be some mental dissonance if you derive pleasure from escaping your life and entering someone else's

And I'm talking about LARPing

Board games and video games are different because you're placing yourself in a situation to see what you would do or exploring what a character would do in that situation
Whereas LARPing is trying to become someone else

At least that's how I see it
I do not LARP. My friends and I have whacked each other with foam weapons, but no campaigning was involved.
The notion that people can explore a character in a videogame and be 'normal' yet not do the same in reality without suddenly becoming 'abnormal' makes no sense to me. They're both exercises in escapism and promote a space where you dissociate from your regular life.

Usually pleasure has nothing to do with adopting new mannerisms or behavior, it's something I decide to do by necessity. The entire idea of "entering someone else's life" does not apply here either. I just emulate characteristics I think will be effective in a particular situation. Rather than promoting escapism I'm trying to find effective ways to deal with real situations.


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Do whatever you want, it's none of my business how you have fun if it's not causing any problems. I mean, obviously I'd think it was lame, but if a bunch of dudes can gather around and have the time of their lives whacking each other with foam weapons, more power to them. That's creativity and a willingness to express a passion that I haven't had since I was a kid.


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I do not LARP. My friends and I have whacked each other with foam weapons, but no campaigning was involved.
The notion that people can explore a character in a videogame and be 'normal' yet not do the same in reality without suddenly becoming 'abnormal' makes no sense to me. They're both exercises in escapism and promote a space where you dissociate from your regular life.

Because in games, you're exploring other characters or wondering how you would handle a certain situation
Which is perfectly healthy
Hypothetical situations are always healthy to play out
 
Whereas LARPers, to my knowledge, take it to the point of self delusion
They do it specially to get out of their own mind   

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Usually pleasure has nothing to do with adopting new mannerisms or behavior, it's something I decide to do by necessity. The entire idea of "entering someone else's life" does not apply here either. I just emulate characteristics I think will be effective in a particular situation. Rather than promoting escapism I'm trying to find effective ways to deal with real situations.

This isn't LAPRing


 
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If you're really that dissatisfied with your life that you want to go to a convention and pretend to be someone else, you might as well kill yourself

You're already dead inside
LARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.

I mean
That's cool if you wanna pretend to be Wolverine and go around smashing shit every once in a while

But if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
I've never really considered it odd to adopt new mannerisms when a situation asks for it, but that's a different situation than RPing in a conventional way. The only RPing I've done is in D&D campaigns. Perhaps that still makes me weird in your eyes.
I can see where you're coming from, though

But it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
This assumption is incorrect.
There's utility in using different personas to get what you want.


Well there has to be some mental dissonance if you derive pleasure from escaping your life and entering someone else's

And I'm talking about LARPing

Board games and video games are different because you're placing yourself in a situation to see what you would do or exploring what a character would do in that situation
Whereas LARPing is trying to become someone else

At least that's how I see it

Can you really blame them though?

We live largely in a society that makes life shit. It's no wonder there's so much lean towards escapism nowadays.

Well I mean
Yes you can blame them lol

If you want to make your life better, make it better
You are completely free to do so

Yeah, see, that's the thing. Our generation wasn't exactly brought up with the notion of living to be happy, or doing what makes us happy as the forefront of our concern.

The primary life goal pushed was getting a job/degree, and making money. Our generation wasn't instilled with any sort of backbone to stand up for themselves. Nor were they ever taught how.

I can't blame people for something they're foreign to.



 
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If people have fun doing it leave them alone and let them. It's not like they're actually hurting anybody by doing it.


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Indifferent.

I'd rather sit about with some friends and play some D n' D.