Very interesting (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, June 11, 2015, 00:04 (3455 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

It never fails to amaze me how deeply ingrained the power fantasy is; gamers complain bitterly at any element that undermines it even in the slightest-- anything that suggests that the entirety of the gameworld cannot be dominated by a player with sufficient skill.

Something about this point you made is stuck in my brain. I think there really is something to it, I just can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe the fact that as long as I've played videogames, they've presented a series of challenges to be overcome? That I (we?) have come to expect that if there is an obstacle in a videogame, we are supposed to conquer it?

Yeah, that's literally the entire point of playing any video game that isn't just an interactive narrative.

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Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 15:00
- +1 - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 15:03
  - +1 - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:14
    - If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:01
      - If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 19:03
        
        If the rumours are true... - ChrisTheeCrappy, 2015-06-10, 19:11
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 19:12
        
        If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 19:25
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 19:34
        
        If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 19:44
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 20:08
        
        Ahhh, another detail I cut from my original post... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 20:15
        
        Ahhh, another detail I cut from my original post... - Xenos, 2015-06-10, 20:23
        
        Ahhh, another detail I cut from my original post... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-11, 13:01
        
        If the rumours are true... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:07
        
        If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 19:22
        
        If the rumours are true... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:15
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-11, 02:09
        
        Um... - nico, 2015-06-11, 20:11
        
        I've already got more than I paid for - kidtsunami, 2015-06-11, 11:02
    - +1 - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 20:27
- Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - Ragashingo, 2015-06-10, 15:18
  - An updated reward pool would be nice. - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 15:34
    - My thoughts exactly. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 15:55
- Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - Xenos, 2015-06-10, 15:41
  - Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 16:03
    - Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - Xenos, 2015-06-10, 17:25
      - Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:52
- Regarding gear... - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 15:48
  - Post of the day. - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 15:53
  - Regarding gear... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 15:58
    - HOARD ALL THE THINGS - someotherguy, 2015-06-10, 16:00
    - uh, maybe stop being so awesome at everything you touch? ;) - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 16:18
      - It is my gift... it is my curse ;p - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:59
        
        I'll take that as a "thank you". :D - slycrel, 2015-06-11, 01:55
  - We are the top % - Durandal, 2015-06-10, 16:12
    - You're a crazy person. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 16:25
      - True - Durandal, 2015-06-10, 16:34
    - We are the top % - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:59
      - We are the top % - red robber, 2015-06-10, 18:26
        
        We are the top % - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:55
  - Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 16:21
    - Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:32
      - Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 16:57
        
        Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 17:01
        
        Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 17:12
        
        Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 17:17
        
        Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 17:19
        
        Regarding gear... - General Vagueness, 2015-06-10, 20:40
    - Regarding gear... - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 16:44
      - Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 17:04
        
        +1 - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 17:44
  - Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:22
    - And fortunately, all those old weapons are still obtainable! - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 16:23
      - How so? - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:24
        
        Reports say purples from normal patrol chests+tiger strikes. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 16:28
        
        Reports say purples from normal patrol chests+tiger strikes. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:35
        
        I don't believe so. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-10, 16:38
        
        I don't believe so. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:40
        
        Try the level 24 strike playlist anyway. Can't hurt. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 17:48
        
        Most of the worthwhile ones are raid drops. - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 17:47
- I Disagree & Agree - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 15:49
- Regarding PoE... - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 16:17
  - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:51
    - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 18:25
    - This is how PoE should have been done. Its close...but not. - INSANEdrive, 2015-06-10, 18:28
    - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - Ragashingo, 2015-06-10, 20:06
      - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - Kahzgul, 2015-06-10, 21:03
        
        Have you played Mass Effect 3? - Ragashingo, 2015-06-10, 21:46
    - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - stabbim, 2015-06-10, 22:43
- You will never have all the things. Ever. - Revenant1988, 2015-06-10, 16:33
  - You will never have all the things. Ever. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:56
    - You will never have all the things. Ever. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 01:39
- The real problem is mastery - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:56
  - Bug report. - INSANEdrive, 2015-06-10, 17:33
  - IMO we are too early for "mastery" with PoE. - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 17:42
  - I don't think so. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 17:54
    - I don't think so. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 18:47
      - I don't think so. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:58
  - This quoted text. So much this quoted text. - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 18:34
    - Yep. Cody nailed that one. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:54
    - This quoted text. So much this quoted text. - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 19:05
      - This quoted text. So much this quoted text. - Kermit, 2015-06-10, 19:18
        
        Atheon random teleport fix, what's the real reason? - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 19:36
        
        Atheon random teleport fix, what's the real reason? - Kermit, 2015-06-10, 21:24
  - The real problem is fantasy. - narcogen, 2015-06-10, 23:00
    - Very interesting - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 23:33
      - Very interesting - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:04
      - Variety - narcogen, 2015-06-11, 03:32
        
        Variety - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 14:39
      - Very interesting - General Vagueness, 2015-06-11, 13:58
        
        Apropos of (almost) nothing. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-11, 14:03
        
        Apropos of (almost) nothing. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 14:47
        
        It really is apropos of nothing, I just wanted to do it. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-11, 14:51
    - The real problem is fantasy. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:02
      - The real problem is fantasy. - narcogen, 2015-06-11, 03:34
      - The real problem is perfection. - narcogen, 2015-06-11, 03:37
        
        The real problem is perfection. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 14:42
- Some thoughts on your thoughts. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-10, 21:13
  - Some thoughts on your thoughts. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 21:48
    - Some thoughts on your thoughts. - Kermit, 2015-06-11, 15:16

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