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Originally posted by Yshania
Ski slopes for those without snow :D Though his policy to send all people over sixty to Brazil would only have contributed to bringing down the pension costs! :rolleyes: :D
Now, I've heard about (and even tried) skiing on sand dunes, but butter moutains, that's something new - imagine the speed :D
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Originally posted by Krusader
The question:

Why do you enjoy RPGs?

Thanx in advance.
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Because I have no life.
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Post by Georgi »

Originally posted by Aegis
For Lack of a good book.
Surely for the price of a CRPG, you could buy 5 good books! (Or more in a secondhand bookshop!) :D

Ummm... I agree with VDali :rolleyes: ;)
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Post by Vivien »

I play rpg's to relieve stress. I tend to have trouble saying 'no' regarding my time and giving of said time sometimes... Locking myself in a room not only gives much needed alone time, but playing a game activates my mind, makes me laugh, just is an all around good stress reliever.

I also like to imagine the worlds/people/situations in books... Games are a way to see what they are like (or worlds very similar)if only from the lopsided view of a computer screen.

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Post by C Elegans »

Originally posted by VoodooDali
Because I have no life.
VDali and Georgi: You have SYM! SYM - Substitute for Life(tm). Isn't it great! :D :D ;)
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Post by Xandax »

Originally posted by Krusader
I know that maybe this question has already been posted, but I recently joined this forum. Plus, I post it because I wanna find out if one of my theories is true.

The question:

Why do you enjoy RPGs?

Thanx in advance.

Cause I like to kill stuff mowahahAHAHAHA - eehhh........... at least that was my doctor says :)
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;) Sometimes it's just necessary to leave this world for a better place - even if it's just a fantasy....

And of course it's a socially accepted way to release agressions... :cool:

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I play so that I can come to bed three hours after my wife has fallen asleep. I shake her awake and say, "Honey! Guess what? I just killed Kangaxx the Demi-Lich after three tries! Wanna hear how?" :D
That there; exactly the kinda diversion we coulda used.
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Post by Minerva »

Originally posted by Gwalchmai
I play so that I can come to bed three hours after my wife has fallen asleep. I shake her awake and say, "Honey! Guess what? I just killed Kangaxx the Demi-Lich after three tries! Wanna hear how?" :D
You must have the most tolerant wife in the world... Mmmm, maybe next to Weasel's. :D :)
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The Wonders of Married Life
Originally posted by Gwalchmai
I play so that I can come to bed three hours after my wife has fallen asleep. I shake her awake and say, "Honey! Guess what? I just killed Kangaxx the Demi-Lich after three tries! Wanna hear how?" :D
That is so funny :D

I do this to my cat, he seems pretty non plussed :D

Why do i play RPG's? I am not sure really, i play a lot of games, so i guess RPG's are just another genre that i play, i do like the character building elements, it creates an interesting angle of self development. Also the stories of teh BG saga are very good (except TOB :( )
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Because in RPG you can embody the statement some people say when they watch a movie/read a book:
"If it was me on that situation I would..."
"No one expects the Brazilian Inquisitor!"
Abazigal: "Oh my god! They killed Yaga-Shura!"
Sendai: "You bastards!"
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I play em because it's one way my partner and I get to do something together. It's like tennis, but with more big off swords and stuff.
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My answer basicly same as Ysh. In addition, there's some phylosophical point of view you can learn form the story - Take BG for example. Top of that I can kick some villain ass real hard! :D :D
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They are a great way to kill time. When you just want to finish this one little part without realizing it took you five and a half to do it.
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Post by Beldin »

Originally posted by Ned Flanders
They are a great way to kill time. When you just want to finish this one little part without realizing it took you five and a half to do it.
...and if that's not enough, you end up posting in SYM in your overtime.... :D ;)

*looks on his watch*

Ohhhhh not again !

Gotta go now ! :rolleyes:

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Post by KidD01 »

Originally posted by Ned Flanders
They are a great way to kill time. When you just want to finish this one little part without realizing it took you five and a half to do it.
I presume it's not the best since you are permanent resident of SYM nowadays :D :D :D

And quoting Weasels speech when he hits 5K : 5k at last ! I have no life ! :D :D
I'm not dead yet :D :p :cool:
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Actually KidD, I am only a part time resident of SYM. It is a second job within my primary occupation and requires niblets and nuggets of my time Monday through friday 8am-6pm. I post rarely over the weekend.

My why RPG response was purely sarcastic. I play them because I've had an interest in fantasy and science fiction since I was about four years old watching Star Trek with my pop. He started dishing off Asimov and Tolkien on me when I was nine. I'd read the words and try to comprehend but most often it wound up being 50 quiestions with my pop and he was always happy to fill me in on what I was reading.

D&D followed a couple of years later, followed by dragonlance, CRPG's (ah, the 80's, wizardy, pool of radiance, wizards crown), blah blah blah blah blah. Basically, it's something I've always been addicted to. There is no why. I just like it.
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Originally posted by Ned Flanders
Actually KidD, I am only a part time resident of SYM. It is a second job within my primary occupation and requires niblets and nuggets of my time Monday through friday 8am-6pm. I post rarely over the weekend.

My why RPG response was purely sarcastic. I play them because I've had an interest in fantasy and science fiction since I was about four years old watching Star Trek with my pop. He started dishing off Asimov and Tolkien on me when I was nine. I'd read the words and try to comprehend but most often it wound up being 50 quiestions with my pop and he was always happy to fill me in on what I was reading.

D&D followed a couple of years later, followed by dragonlance, CRPG's (ah, the 80's, wizardy, pool of radiance, wizards crown), blah blah blah blah blah. Basically, it's something I've always been addicted to. There is no why. I just like it.
Neddy, seems like U got same history as I do. Especially that Star Trek & ADND thingy :) I still remember watching Captain Kirk & Spock - try to immitate the vulcan secret hand shake. Not to mention the long hard gaming time while playing EoB 1 :)

PS : FYI just joking on my previous post; take it easy, mate :)
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