Modifié par DoomsdayDevice, 26 octobre 2012 - 09:35 .
CDR David Shepard wrote...
Can we fund a stop to all the ridiculous "anti-ender" threads?
CDR David Shepard wrote...
Can we fund a stop to all the ridiculous "anti-ender" threads?
RKB28 wrote...
People need to let go of the idea of Bioware redoing the endings. That ship has long sailed. Even I, a guy that hates the endings, knows that. They are too full of themselves to admit their mistakes. The "More then 30 perfect scores" rhetoric in response to the criticisms plays to that.
If this is gonna happen, it´s gonna be a outside enterprise.
Maybe they just listen to the fans they agree with?iakus wrote...
RKB28 wrote...
People need to let go of the idea of Bioware redoing the endings. That ship has long sailed. Even I, a guy that hates the endings, knows that. They are too full of themselves to admit their mistakes. The "More then 30 perfect scores" rhetoric in response to the criticisms plays to that.
If this is gonna happen, it´s gonna be a outside enterprise.
It might be an impossible dream. But as long as ME3 is supported I'll keep asking for it. A patch, an expansion, postgame DLC. Whatever. As my sig points out. mor eclosure for a living Shepard.
There's a demand for it. And Bioware claims to listen to its fans...
GimmeDaGun wrote...
Man, do not get me wrong and do not take it as offence, but this is pathological in nature. I am a doctor and I highly recommend you to look for a local psychiatrist or psychologist (most probably you only need the latter). These are not your normal, everyday behaviour and feelings. And please, for Gods, your futures and your loved ones sake, do not waste your money, nor yourself on such a ridiculous thing.
You have to learn somehow again that this is just a game and has nothing to do with your prsonality, and your personal life or reality in general. I suspect that you were way too immersed and the line between your real emotional life and this game has blurred. You for whatever reasons (maybe rooted in your real life problems) used this game as a source of emotions and love, and a sanctuary where you could hide from the difficulties of reality. But you have to somehow rationalise that it is all fake and it is not you. What is happening to you is not a good thing. It does not sound that serious a case, but definitely needs professional attention (and real life relationships would be very important too).
Please do it for your own good!
Somehow you have to get back to reality and concentrate your emotions and love on people and your higher being if you believe in one, instead of simple products of fiction. It is very important!
And believe me. No doctor would laugh at your problem. The fact that you virtually live your emotional life in a video game world might sound ridiculous, but the problem itself and its possible consequences are not. I pray fro you to find a solution to this problem.
Modifié par Tank207, 26 octobre 2012 - 11:27 .
wwinters99 wrote...
GimmeDaGun wrote...
Man, do not get me wrong and do not take it as offence, but this is pathological in nature. I am a doctor and I highly recommend you to look for a local psychiatrist or psychologist (most probably you only need the latter). These are not your normal, everyday behaviour and feelings. And please, for Gods, your futures and your loved ones sake, do not waste your money, nor yourself on such a ridiculous thing.
You have to learn somehow again that this is just a game and has nothing to do with your prsonality, and your personal life or reality in general. I suspect that you were way too immersed and the line between your real emotional life and this game has blurred. You for whatever reasons (maybe rooted in your real life problems) used this game as a source of emotions and love, and a sanctuary where you could hide from the difficulties of reality. But you have to somehow rationalise that it is all fake and it is not you. What is happening to you is not a good thing. It does not sound that serious a case, but definitely needs professional attention (and real life relationships would be very important too).
Please do it for your own good!
Somehow you have to get back to reality and concentrate your emotions and love on people and your higher being if you believe in one, instead of simple products of fiction. It is very important!
And believe me. No doctor would laugh at your problem. The fact that you virtually live your emotional life in a video game world might sound ridiculous, but the problem itself and its possible consequences are not. I pray fro you to find a solution to this problem.
I have struggled to find a suitable reply to your post. I've typed paragraphs just to delete them and start over. I have settled on this and am sorry if you find it rambling.
Real life, defined as the state of physically existing, is not living. Real life is the background maintenance needed to pursue what your heart and mind truly desire.
Real life is getting an education, working a job, paying bills. Real life is eating healthy, going to the doctor, playing it safe.
Living is the adventures you have, the people you meet, the places you see.
If you live to 100, will you look back and be thankful for healthy food you ate to make it all possible? Or will you be thankful for everything else you did in those 100 years? Those adventures, people, and places are now just memories, no more tangible than the characters of a video game. But those things are what made "real life" worth while.
I leave the city for the weekend and go camping. Or maybe I play a video game instead. Both are escapism. Come Monday, both activities exist only in my thoughts and memories. Real only because I know so.
You mention Gods and higher beings. What is Faith if not an escape from real life? Faith is knowing that the maintenance you run now, the choices you make, will result in a better future once "real life" is done. Is that future real? Is it tangible? No more so, and no less so, than a video game. if you believe it is, that's all that matters.
The only problem I have in "real life" is that I find it boring. Video games are where I lived. Mass Effect made me laugh and made me cry. Mass Effect made my heart pound and my mind think. Everything I felt was real. I was living my life.
And now I'm not.
Now I go to work, eat salad, make small talk. Check my body and you'll say I'm alive. Check my heart, my mind, my soul, check everything intangible, everything that's not "real"
You'll find a different answer.
Modifié par inconsiderate rick, 26 octobre 2012 - 11:40 .
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inconsiderate rick wrote...
wwinters99 wrote...
GimmeDaGun wrote...
Man, do not get me wrong and do not take it as offence, but this is pathological in nature. I am a doctor and I highly recommend you to look for a local psychiatrist or psychologist (most probably you only need the latter). These are not your normal, everyday behaviour and feelings. And please, for Gods, your futures and your loved ones sake, do not waste your money, nor yourself on such a ridiculous thing.
You have to learn somehow again that this is just a game and has nothing to do with your prsonality, and your personal life or reality in general. I suspect that you were way too immersed and the line between your real emotional life and this game has blurred. You for whatever reasons (maybe rooted in your real life problems) used this game as a source of emotions and love, and a sanctuary where you could hide from the difficulties of reality. But you have to somehow rationalise that it is all fake and it is not you. What is happening to you is not a good thing. It does not sound that serious a case, but definitely needs professional attention (and real life relationships would be very important too).
Please do it for your own good!
Somehow you have to get back to reality and concentrate your emotions and love on people and your higher being if you believe in one, instead of simple products of fiction. It is very important!
And believe me. No doctor would laugh at your problem. The fact that you virtually live your emotional life in a video game world might sound ridiculous, but the problem itself and its possible consequences are not. I pray fro you to find a solution to this problem.
I have struggled to find a suitable reply to your post. I've typed paragraphs just to delete them and start over. I have settled on this and am sorry if you find it rambling.
Real life, defined as the state of physically existing, is not living. Real life is the background maintenance needed to pursue what your heart and mind truly desire.
Real life is getting an education, working a job, paying bills. Real life is eating healthy, going to the doctor, playing it safe.
Living is the adventures you have, the people you meet, the places you see.
If you live to 100, will you look back and be thankful for healthy food you ate to make it all possible? Or will you be thankful for everything else you did in those 100 years? Those adventures, people, and places are now just memories, no more tangible than the characters of a video game. But those things are what made "real life" worth while.
I leave the city for the weekend and go camping. Or maybe I play a video game instead. Both are escapism. Come Monday, both activities exist only in my thoughts and memories. Real only because I know so.
You mention Gods and higher beings. What is Faith if not an escape from real life? Faith is knowing that the maintenance you run now, the choices you make, will result in a better future once "real life" is done. Is that future real? Is it tangible? No more so, and no less so, than a video game. if you believe it is, that's all that matters.
The only problem I have in "real life" is that I find it boring. Video games are where I lived. Mass Effect made me laugh and made me cry. Mass Effect made my heart pound and my mind think. Everything I felt was real. I was living my life.
And now I'm not.
Now I go to work, eat salad, make small talk. Check my body and you'll say I'm alive. Check my heart, my mind, my soul, check everything intangible, everything that's not "real"
You'll find a different answer.
This is your problem. A lot of people grow tired of the banalities of everyday living and seek out escapism as a result. Escapism is supposed to provide temporary relief from this boredom, not become all consuming to the extent that it threatens real life. You were willing, if your original post was sincere, to essentially throw away thousands of dollars for a text slide for a fictional character. You have poured far too much emotional investment into your escapism, so much so that real life has switched priorities with entertainment in the form of a video game.
This shouldn't require deep ontological discussion. The relationships you have with the people in your life and your livelihood are far more important than a video game. You talk about reflecting on life at age 100? If you find yourself in that situation, and Mass Effect creeps into your mind for so much as a minute, then I would say you didn't lead a very fulfilling life.
inconsiderate rick wrote...
This is your problem. A lot of people grow tired of the banalities of everyday living and seek out escapism as a result. Escapism is supposed to provide temporary relief from this boredom, not become all consuming to the extent that it threatens real life. You were willing, if your original post was sincere, to essentially throw away thousands of dollars for a text slide for a fictional character. You have poured far too much emotional investment into your escapism, so much so that real life has switched priorities with entertainment in the form of a video game.
This shouldn't require deep ontological discussion. The relationships you have with the people in your life and your livelihood are far more important than a video game. You talk about reflecting on life at age 100? If you find yourself in that situation, and Mass Effect creeps into your mind for so much as a minute, then I would say you didn't lead a very fulfilling life.
Argolas wrote...
Get rid of all your Mass Effect copies and spend your $23,753.78 in alcohol until you forget.
wwinters99 wrote...
inconsiderate rick wrote...
This is your problem. A lot of people grow tired of the banalities of everyday living and seek out escapism as a result. Escapism is supposed to provide temporary relief from this boredom, not become all consuming to the extent that it threatens real life. You were willing, if your original post was sincere, to essentially throw away thousands of dollars for a text slide for a fictional character. You have poured far too much emotional investment into your escapism, so much so that real life has switched priorities with entertainment in the form of a video game.
This shouldn't require deep ontological discussion. The relationships you have with the people in your life and your livelihood are far more important than a video game. You talk about reflecting on life at age 100? If you find yourself in that situation, and Mass Effect creeps into your mind for so much as a minute, then I would say you didn't lead a very fulfilling life.
Let me retort each of your points:
Escapism is supposed to provide temporary relief from this boredom
Why would anyone want to live the majority of their life bored?
not become all consuming to the extent that it threatens real life
Mass Effect had no impact on my "real life". I still go to work everyday. I discuss the weather and politics. I exist in the boring mundane.No threat to "real life" ever existed. The threat comes from real life. What if "real life" becomes all there is? In real life, I am not the hero, I'm not the villain, I'm not even an NPC. I'm a 2D sprite in a crowd scene, boring, faceless, and stuck in the same repeating animation forever.
You were willing, if your original post was sincere, to essentially throw away thousands of dollars
I would never throw away my money. I would be buying happiness. Is that not the purpose of saving money? You save enough so that one day, you can retire from "real life" and live how you want to. Buy a boat, go on vacation, everything that "real life" got in the way of. Why wait until I'm 70 to live?
If you find yourself in that situation, and Mass Effect creeps into your
mind for so much as a minute, then I would say you didn't lead a very
fulfilling life.
Why should I forget 5 years of my life? Why should I forget any part of it? Your memories define who you are. It is what you believe and not what others think of you that determines your state of mind. My memories of Mass Effect were happy ones. In the end, does the source of the happiness matter? Or that I can say, "My life was happy"
Modifié par inconsiderate rick, 27 octobre 2012 - 02:21 .
Modifié par someone else, 27 octobre 2012 - 02:36 .
wwinters99 wrote...
I am seeking a solution. I am not an artist, even if I taught myself how to code in the Unreal Engine, I don't have the innate ability to craft a story or model a character. I accept that. What I can do it pay Bioware to do so. A bank account can be refilled easier than an empty heart.
And if I do end up throwing my money away? Well, then I'll have one of those real life problems that everyone wants me to focus on.
P.S. Perhaps we can get a group rate for therapy sessions. Your acceptance that boredom is the natural state of existence is alarming. You should never be bored. Go out, do something, anything. If you can't do it, think it, dream it. Live your life.
Modifié par inconsiderate rick, 27 octobre 2012 - 02:56 .
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