Healthy fun is something to admire

by Jillybean, Sunday, June 16, 2013, 03:57 (3974 days ago) @ Grizzlei

The best part of video games is the anonymity one can enjoy. You can be whomever you please and nobody can know otherwise. Role playing in a video game is an amazing level of immersion someone can get out of a $60 game. Anyone who forgets or tries to hinder such behavior is forgetting what interactive storytelling and all forms of media is all about: FUN!

I have so many problems whenever I try to play 'renegade' or whatever. Whenever I'm playing a character who has choices, and I'm in any way attached to the character, they end up acting along my moral compass. I don't really get any joy out of playing the 'dick' characters.

I still love the roleplaying aspect, but most of my RP characters aren't too dissimilar.

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Role playing in the RPG.. - spooky6, 2013-06-15, 21:22
- Both - ZackDark, 2013-06-15, 21:51
- Healthy fun is something to admire - Grizzlei, 2013-06-15, 22:07
  - Healthy fun is something to admire - Mr Daax, 2013-06-16, 00:11
    - Healthy fun is something to admire - Grizzlei, 2013-06-16, 00:37
      - Healthy fun is something to admire - Mr Daax, 2013-06-16, 00:58
        
        Healthy fun is something to admire - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 03:52
        
        Healthy fun is something to admire - Mr Daax, 2013-06-16, 06:40
        
        Healthy fun is something to admire - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 08:37
  - Healthy fun is something to admire - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 03:57
    - Healthy fun is something to admire - Mr Daax, 2013-06-16, 06:42
      - Healthy fun is something to admire - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-16, 07:08
    - Healthy fun is something to admire - Grizzlei, 2013-06-16, 10:38
      - Healthy fun is something to admire - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-16, 10:45
        
        Healthy fun is something to admire - Grizzlei, 2013-06-16, 10:54
        
        Healthy fun is something to admire - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-16, 10:58
    - Healthy fun is something to admire - Cody Miller, 2013-06-16, 13:31
      - Healthy fun is something to admire - RC, 2013-06-16, 14:52
        
        Healthy fun is something to admire - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 15:41
        
        Healthy fun is something to admire - Leviathan, 2013-06-16, 16:56
        
        Heh. - Ragashingo, 2013-06-16, 16:59
        
        Not in MLA format. Fail. - INSANEdrive, 2013-06-16, 17:54
        
        Not in MLA format. Fail. - Leviathan, 2013-06-16, 22:17
        
        Is it sad that i'm bookmarking this for future reference? - ZackDark, 2013-06-16, 22:57
      - Healthy fun is something to admire - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 15:40
- Role playing in the RPG.. - ncsuDuncan, 2013-06-15, 22:24
- What a stupid question. - GrimBrother IV, 2013-06-16, 06:25
- Great to have you! - GrimBrother One, 2013-06-16, 09:16
  - Great to have you! - Grizzlei, 2013-06-16, 10:27
    - Great to have you! - ZackDark, 2013-06-16, 11:43
      - Great to have you! - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-16, 11:44
      - Sei molto fluente in italiano? - INSANEdrive, 2013-06-16, 11:46
      - Lol, in bocca al lupo mi amico. - GrimBrother One, 2013-06-16, 11:52
      - Do you need a German or French speaking opponent? - Grizzlei, 2013-06-16, 12:00
        
        Hmmm - ZackDark, 2013-06-16, 12:12
- Role playing in the RPG.. - Kermit, 2013-06-16, 10:12
  - Role playing in the RPG.. - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-16, 10:34
  - Wait, we've hung out... that's not role playing! - GrimBrother One, 2013-06-16, 11:54
    - Wait, we've hung out... that's not role playing! - Avateur, 2013-06-16, 15:16
      - Lmao. I love you. - GrimBrother One, 2013-06-16, 16:58
  - Role playing in the RPG.. - Bones, 2013-06-16, 18:03
    - That time already? - Kermit, 2013-06-16, 21:30
- I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - Leviathan, 2013-06-16, 11:47
  - I will BE my Guardian - individual accent included. - INSANEdrive, 2013-06-16, 11:50
  - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - Mr Daax, 2013-06-16, 12:05
  - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - spooky6, 2013-06-16, 12:39
  - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - Kermit, 2013-06-16, 17:16
  - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - The Lionheart, 2013-06-16, 17:34
  - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - CaneCutter, 2013-06-17, 07:01
    - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - bluerunner, 2013-06-17, 08:41
    - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - Leviathan, 2013-06-17, 13:30
      - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - bluerunner, 2013-06-17, 13:39
  - I will BE my Guardian -southern accent included. - MrPadraig08, 2013-06-17, 11:58
- Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-16, 13:37
  - Role playing in the RPG.. - Mr Daax, 2013-06-16, 14:18
  - What about acting? - GrimBrother One, 2013-06-16, 14:19
    - What about acting? - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-16, 14:33
      - What, you mean this? - Avateur, 2013-06-16, 15:19
        
        C'mon Nixon - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 16:24
  - They said that about video gaming in general... - RC, 2013-06-16, 14:38
  - Role playing in the RPG.. - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 16:27
    - Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-16, 16:32
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - Leviathan, 2013-06-16, 16:49
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - Jillybean, 2013-06-16, 16:52
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-16, 18:23
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Jillybean, 2013-06-17, 00:33
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 10:32
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Oz Mills, 2013-06-17, 12:15
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 12:53
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Oz Mills, 2013-06-17, 17:55
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Oz Mills, 2013-06-17, 08:14
  - Role playing in the RPG.. - Leviathan, 2013-06-16, 16:27
    - Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-16, 16:33
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - Leviathan, 2013-06-16, 16:46
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - Kermit, 2013-06-16, 17:23
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - RaichuKFM, 2013-06-16, 20:24
      - this tells us a lot - kidtsunami, 2013-06-17, 01:26
        
        this tells us a lot - Oz Mills, 2013-06-17, 08:49
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - Claude Errera, 2013-06-17, 06:53
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Jillybean, 2013-06-17, 07:03
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Claude Errera, 2013-06-17, 07:35
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Jillybean, 2013-06-17, 07:52
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Claude Errera, 2013-06-17, 08:03
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-17, 13:59
        
        Sleightrocity - Mr Daax, 2013-06-17, 16:50
        
        Sleightrocity - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-17, 18:00
        
        Sleightrocity - Kermit, 2013-06-18, 07:54
        
        Sleightrocity - Mr Daax, 2013-06-18, 09:31
        
        Sleightrocity - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-18, 09:52
        
        Sleightrocity - Kermit, 2013-06-18, 10:00
        
        Sleightrocity - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-18, 10:12
        
        Sleightrocity - Kermit, 2013-06-18, 10:43
        
        Sleightrocity - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-18, 11:49
        
        Sleightrocity - MrPadraig08, 2013-06-18, 10:23
        
        Sleightrocity - ncsuDuncan, 2013-06-18, 19:11
        
        Sleightrocity - ncsuDuncan, 2013-06-18, 19:09
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - INSANEdrive, 2013-06-17, 08:10
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Claude Errera, 2013-06-17, 08:13
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 10:17
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Mr Daax, 2013-06-17, 16:55
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Grizzlei, 2013-06-17, 17:02
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 10:15
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Claude Errera, 2013-06-17, 10:21
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 10:23
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Claude Errera, 2013-06-17, 12:13
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 12:58
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - RaichuKFM, 2013-06-17, 13:07
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-17, 14:02
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - RaichuKFM, 2013-06-17, 14:21
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 15:00
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - RaichuKFM, 2013-06-17, 15:16
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-17, 15:19
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Mr Daax, 2013-06-17, 17:28
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - MrPadraig08, 2013-06-18, 11:20
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Mr Daax, 2013-06-18, 12:01
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - MrPadraig08, 2013-06-18, 11:05
        
        lol - ZackDark, 2013-06-18, 18:49
        
        Heh. Yep. - Ragashingo, 2013-06-18, 19:40
        
        lol - MrPadraig08, 2013-06-19, 10:30
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Leviathan, 2013-06-18, 20:37
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - scarab, 2013-06-17, 18:45
        
        +1 to all of that - ZackDark, 2013-06-18, 03:50
        
        I feel a Rush song coming on. - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-18, 07:00
        
        An excellent point - Jillybean, 2013-06-18, 10:05
        
        An excellent point - Cody Miller, 2013-06-18, 11:06
        
        An excellent point - Claude Errera, 2013-06-18, 11:38
        
        An excellent point - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-18, 12:48
        
        An excellent point - Oz Mills, 2013-06-18, 13:49
        
        An excellent point - Cody Miller, 2013-06-19, 14:00
        
        An excellent point - RaichuKFM, 2013-06-20, 11:32
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Kermit, 2013-06-18, 10:46
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - Oz Mills, 2013-06-17, 12:18
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - Hoovaloov, 2013-06-17, 18:59
        
        Role playing in the RPG.. - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-06-18, 10:14
  - Role playing in the RPG.. - Oz Mills, 2013-06-17, 08:11
    - Role playing in the RPG.. - Cody Miller, 2013-06-17, 10:37
      - Role playing in the RPG.. - Oz Mills, 2013-06-17, 12:17
- Role playing in the RPG.. - Jabberwok, 2013-06-17, 05:08

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