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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 yourselfYou're already dead inside
Quote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing isn't necessarily done at conventions, but yes the entire point of a Role Playing Game is to take on a different persona.
Quote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:38:20 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing 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 whileBut if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weird
Quote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:42:02 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:38:20 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing 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 whileBut if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weirdI'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
Quote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:49:51 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:42:02 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:38:20 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing 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 whileBut if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weirdI'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, thoughBut it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own life
Quote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:55:48 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:49:51 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:42:02 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:38:20 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing 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 whileBut if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weirdI'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, thoughBut it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own lifeThis assumption is incorrect.There's utility in using different personas to get what you want.
Quote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:57:57 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:55:48 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:49:51 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:42:02 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:38:20 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing 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 whileBut if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weirdI'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, thoughBut it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own lifeThis 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'sAnd 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
Quote from: Precious Tritium on March 13, 2016, 12:06:18 AMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:57:57 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:55:48 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:49:51 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:42:02 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:38:20 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing 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 whileBut if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weirdI'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, thoughBut it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own lifeThis 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'sAnd 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 itCan 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.
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.
Quote from: Sandtrap on March 13, 2016, 12:13:41 AMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 13, 2016, 12:06:18 AMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:57:57 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:55:48 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:49:51 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:42:02 PMQuote from: Epsira on March 12, 2016, 11:38:20 PMQuote from: Precious Tritium on March 12, 2016, 11:35:58 PMIf 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 yourselfYou're already dead insideLARPing 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 whileBut if you take the time to craft a persona with costumes and shit, that's weirdI'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, thoughBut it's a situation you yourself create to out of some mental dissatisfaction with your own lifeThis 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'sAnd 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 itCan 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 meanYes you can blame them lolIf you want to make your life better, make it betterYou are completely free to do so
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