Editorial 2011: The Year in Review

[J_C]

For the Witcher 2 part: FUCK YOU!!!!!

Everything else:

Oh and if Deus Ex: HR is not technically an RPG, why is Minecraft on the list at all?

 

[Kane]

that looks so fucking tasty that killed the thread for me right there

 

[Ulminati]

For the Witcher 2 part: FUCK YOU!!!!!

To this day I maintain that whether or not someone likes TwitcherII: DO A BARREL ROLL! is an accurate indicator of whether or not they're from eastern europe.

Oh and if Deus Ex: HR is not technically an RPG, why is Minecraft on the list at all?

Because noone voted for minecraft I guess? It's still given mention and screenshots in the editorial. Not even the "real" rpgs are given screenshots.

Also: Too much praise of DX:HR (which was shit, though too few noticed it).

And yet you willingly play Cyanides Game of Thrones spew.

 

[Alex_Steel]

Great editorial!

 

[Grunker]

And yet you willingly play Cyanides Game of Thrones spew.

So far it's a lot better than DX:HR. Like, in every department. Can't think of a way in which DX:HR is better. It's still not going to win any awards though, it's mediocre at best. Say a lot about DX:HR.

 

[RK47]

And yet you willingly play Cyanides Game of Thrones spew.

So far it's a lot better than DX:HR. Like, in every department. Can't think of a way in which DX:HR is better. It's still not going to win any awards though, it's mediocre at best. Say a lot about DX:HR.

No lie? I might be tempted to pick it up for cheaper price.

 

[Grunker]

And yet you willingly play Cyanides Game of Thrones spew.

So far it's a lot better than DX:HR. Like, in every department. Can't think of a way in which DX:HR is better. It's still not going to win any awards though, it's mediocre at best. Say a lot about DX:HR.

No lie? I might be tempted to pick it up for cheaper price.

Of course they're not very similar games so I guess a comparison is moot. It's enjoyable enough though (be advised I really didn't like DX:HR).

I would never buy it at full price, however. Also, avoid at all costs if you didn't like DA:O (unless the only reason you disliked that game was story and characters). Combat is a bit of a watered down version of DA:O, while character customization has some advantages and disadvantages compared to DA:O.

 

[Tycn]

What kind of well meaning friend would make the sort of highly personal disclosure that one would not want preserved anywhere on the internet, let alone here where its being posted helps elevate thread into retardo sticky status?

Good write up.

 

[Morkar Left]

Great read! :D

And now... I believe in magic. Not the bubble, bubble, toil and trouble - throw in some eye of cat and paw of dog and mix yourself up a love potion sense. I mean in the sense that you say a few words - you cast a spell so to speak - and something happens. Someone falls in love, someone gets hurt, someone leaves forever. Clearly those words have to be said to the person in question (I don't think a whimsical ditty said alone with some candles is going to do shit) but words are powerful things. In fact, words are power themselves.

Quite poetic.

Of course all of this has made me question whether our "freedom of speech" policy is really such a good thing after all. Under normal circumstances, I'd say "of course it is!" but that relies on a simple caveat: That we are sane, stable individuals who are able to logically assess each other's position and accept or dismiss words as necessary. But what happens if we're not? Is it really healthy to let a bunch of mentally unstable people talk to another group of mentally unstable people? How can that end in anything but disaster? In fact, should I be allowing any of you to actually have a discussion here at all? Maybe we need some sort of test before you get entry to the Codex? Maybe we need to see a certificate of sanity before you're allowed to post here.

If codex members were normal we could just name the codex RPG Watch and call it a day... in other words booorrrrriiiing. At least we're not running around in the woods with latex masks and shouting "Fireball" while throwing softballs at each other causing random passengers heart attacks. At least not most of us I think...

And all rpg fans who spend time on the internet to write and read about rpgs are fucking nuts.

 

[Gord]

Nice read.
Can't (or don't want to) say much about the last part, so I'll leave that be.

About the games: one thing I'd like to add is that DU exaggerates the whole party "interaction" thing in Frayed Knights.
There's some banter, and it's one of the main sources of humor (which you might like or not), but that's it.
No psychoanalysis, no drama, just a few short conversations (without any player input for the most part).

 

[janjetina]

Apart from anorexics, you have some people in the bodybuilding threads who may also have some body dysmorphic disorder and obsession with appearance.

We also have some members who received their psychology degree, in addition to numerous other degrees, from the Internet University, Department of Wikipedic Sciences, Copypasta Research Division, which is an accomplishment worthy of the eternal praise.

 

[asper]

What kind of well meaning friend would make the sort of highly personal disclosure that one would not want preserved anywhere on the internet, let alone here where its being posted helps elevate thread into retardo sticky status?

Good write up.

Ya. I don't really know why DU mentioned that shit in the post. Unnecessary.

 

[montieris]

After four years of lurking all i want to say; i love this place even with all weirdos around.
Great read.

 

[Ulminati]

After four years of lurking all i want to say; i love this place even with all weirdos around.
Great read.

What thread was posted back in april that promped you to register after nearly 4 years of lurking, yet not post in it?

 

[montieris]

What thread was posted back in april that promped you to register after nearly 4 years of lurking, yet not post in it?

None.
Because of flipped tortoise.

 

[Lockkaliber]

Anyone who has spent any amount of time in a PnP community has already come to the conclusion that their is a disproportionate amount of "different" people that are drawn to it (in my small community there are 11 aspies out of maybe 30 active players, that have pretty much all sought out PnP independent of each other). My personal theory is that it has something to do with their varying degrees of empathy problems that draws them to fantasy and sci fi themed interests, since the element of escapism in those genres is probably comforting when they have a hard time relating to real world people. It's only natural that they like cRPG's as well since they share some elements with PnP games.

 

[Brother None]

Ya. I don't really know why DU mentioned that shit in the post. Unnecessary.

It seems to be pretty relevant to his point.

A thousand talimancers on the Bioboards prove otherwise.
And don't even get me started on the Oblivion Bondage Mods or the Garrus porn.

I'm not sure that's the same thing, though. Not that they don't creep me out, but at least they're...not...a danger to themselves and others? Yeah ok, I dunno. I suppose to some extent it draws in the lonely and the lonely are more often crazy than regular folk. So yeah. Alright.

Depends on your definition of crazy, maybe. I've been called a psycho on the internet, but that was just because I was criticizing Bethesda. Pretty psychotic behavior, admittedly.

Anyway yeh, I kind of like the Codex this way, but I also kind of selectively read it, and only really notice the real crazy stuff when someone links it going "Codex is up to its shenanigans again". By this point I don't know if the site is more well-known for being RPG-dedicated or for being f'in crazy. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just a natural consequence of how this site is run.

 

[Ulminati]

A part of it also stems from the fact that the regulars are aware of the sites reputation and don't really give a fuck. If insane rants, racism and jolly sociopathy is the norm, it's easy for (comparatively) well-adjusted people to ham it up a bit when posting here to take out what frustration may naturally accrue during the day in a place where people are less likely to be offended - or at the very least won't know what last name to put on the restraining order.

The bioware boards have a 100-Page discussion on what tali's sweat would taste like. How's that any more well-adjusted than a few tasteless holocaust jokes?

 

[Gragt]

Wait, Black Cat was gang raped?

 

[SCO]

Wait, Black Cat was gang raped?

 

[CappenVarra]

All of this has lead me to a simple conclusion: There's something about role-playing games that attracts a certain type of persona. Bluntly, the people who play these games ARE NOT SANE HEALTHY PEOPLE. Maybe they're all looking for something they don't have, escapism, whatever but something needs to be said to the RPG developers of this world: You are making games for the mentally ill. You are writing games for people who have deep psychological problems. We're talking lala-land here. Loony bin territory. If you met these people in the street you would wonder who let them out of the asylum. If you were a mental health professional, you would LOCK THESE PEOPLE UP.

RPG fans are mentally ill individuals. All of you. Every. Single. Fucking. One of you. YOU'RE. ALL. FUCKING. INSANE.

Quoted cause it bears repeating

 

[communard]

Wow, Black Cat is like a perfect storm of fucked up teenaged girl shit. I'm not sure how this makes me feel.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

 

[Mortmal]

Wow, Black Cat is like a perfect storm of fucked up teenaged girl shit. I'm not sure how this makes me feel.

Far too much vocabulary , far too long sentences for a teenage girl, and no typos . No shes good story teller , 30+ years easily .

 

[communard]

Wow, Black Cat is like a perfect storm of fucked up teenaged girl shit. I'm not sure how this makes me feel.

Far too much vocabulary , far too long sentences for a teenage girl, and no typos . No shes good story teller , 30+ years easily .

Actually her posts fits the M.O. of plenty of teenage girls. Anything is possible though, this is the internet.