The subject of what a roleplaying game exactly 'is'

[Mathy Stockington]

I do think that this thread could be beneficial if people read what UTM wrote. I have to admire what he tried to do here.


On a personal note: Mordraugion we have had our fair share of disagreements. I do wish you well in all you do. I have no bad feelings towards any one person here. The game has changed for me therefore I have moved on. Mostly I will always wish PS well. I hope it will grow and become the game that Talad and the community want it to be.

[verden]

It is a game. It is a game. It is a game. If people were actually investing such an emotional payload in a free internet game with dwarves, that is their mistake. The game does not let people down, people inflate their expectations of a game to such a point that it  would be impossible for any game to satisfy them. In that context the game is being used as a surrogate for life ... that is not and never is the intention of a game. That is an abuse of a game system. There are plenty of people who play this game and appreciate it for what it is. In the future there will be more. PlaneShift is well set to outlast everyone who posted in this thread. I believe that it will. Please continue to work on and finish the game. I'd love more props when you get the chance. Thanks.

[Mordraugion]

I did read his first post and fail to see how an initial semantic query that degenerated into squabble about whether WoW is a MMORPG is something to be admired.


On a personal note I have nothing against you either Mathy I just wish you really would move on as you keep professing instead of continually returning and using every post you make to slip in a moan about what it was like in the good ole days.

* Mordraugion hands Verden a free ticket for the next release

well said

[Edit: fixed Typo]

[Mathy Stockington]

I did read his first post and fail to see how an initial semantic query that degenerated into squabble about whether WoW is a MMORPG is something to be admired.


On a personal note I have nothing against you either Mthy I just wish you really would move on as you keep professing instead of continually returning and using every post you make to slip in a moan about what it was like in the good ole days.

* Mordraugion hands Verden a free ticket for the next release

well said

I did not realize that people who no longer play cannot make posts here on this forum. Btw, I spell my name Mathy, Mathy Stockington to be exact, Mordraugion. I do not want us to argue over this. You have your thoughts and I have mine. Being open minded is a good thing for both of us. As for the 'good ole days' you are correct they are gone. When a person enjoys something they wish they could have it back. I cannot eat ice cream anymore but that does not mean I would not enjoy it once and a while still to this day.

[Rizin]

This thread is starting to slide off topic. Please adjust course.

Mathy, you've about beaten the "good ole days" to death in various repetitive threads, if this trend starts again on this thread it will be locked.

For all, please remain on topic.

[Mordraugion]

Mthy

I did not realize that people who no longer play cannot make posts here on this forum. Btw, I spell my name Mathy, Mathy Stockington to be exact, Mordraugion. I do not want us to argue over this. You have your thoughts and I have mine. Being open minded is a good thing for both of us. As for the 'good ole days' you are correct they are gone. When a person enjoys something they wish they could have it back. I cannot eat ice cream anymore but that does not mean I would not enjoy it once and a while still to this day.

Thank you for drawing a rather excessive amount of attention to a typo, and I have no problems with you or any other ex players posting here I just take exception to the constant rose tinted nostalgia.

I used to smoke and enjoy it and still would but I'm not foolish enough have a packet beside me and keep thinking how nice it would be to spark up.

[Lhaa]

A: I'm going to make some cookies, do you want some?
B: No thank you, I'm fine.
A: Okay.
B: Can you put vanilla in them?
A: ...Vanilla?
B: Yeah I love vanilla.
A: I thought you didn't want cookies.
B: I don't, but I love vanilla.

[zanzibar]

A: I'm going to make some cookies, do you want some?
B: No thank you, I'm fine.
A: Okay.
B: Can you put vanilla in them?
A: ...Vanilla?
B: Yeah I love vanilla.
A: I thought you didn't want cookies.
B: I don't, but I love vanilla.

I know people who would do that.  I would do that.  Except chocolate, not vanilla.  Maybe marzipan.  Mmm.... cookies...

[Dajoji]

Chocolate chips for me please.

[Under the moon]

It does amuse me a bit that this thread was actually split off another thread for going off topic, and now it threatens to also become off topic...

Note: I did not start this thread. I made a casual comment in another thread that was split into this one.. I had no mission besides amusing myself in an idle moment by poking fun of the clueless masses. I am known for that.  

[zanzibar]

Cookies are never off topic.  Their sole purpose for existence is to make people happy.  And happy is never off topic. 

[Rizin]

 Warning, we have gone