Taedrin
Kushan Industrial
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Posted - 2011.12.03 06:53:00 -
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Feilamya wrote: Always remember: - Your ingame character is not you. - The ingame characters played by other players are not them. - Nothing that happens inside the game world is real.
I"m sorry, but you are so completely and totally obviously wrong.
Your ingame character is not you? So does someone take over your body when you sit in front of your computer and force your hands to move against your will while you play this game? Of course not. YOU control what your character does, therefore YOU bear the responsibility for your actions in this game. Your ingame character is nothing more than a bunch of pixels. It isn't even an artificial intelligence.
And likewise, the ingame character played by other players ARE them. THEY control the actions of their characters. when your ingame character meets someone else's ingame character, an exchange is made. MMOs *ARE* a form of human interaction. Real life friendships are torn apart because of this game. At the same time, real life friendships are forged because of this game. Marriages end in divorce because of this game. Yet also people find their soulmates in this game.
EVERYTHING that happens in this game world is real. EVE Online IS real. Hundreds of employees at CCP work day and night in order to make it real.
Now, I'm not saying that in-game actions are equivalent to their real-life analogues - because they aren't. EVE Online thrives upon scum and villainy. But people need to realize that just because EVE is a game doesn't mean that their actions don't have consequences. Your actions ALWAYS have consequences.
To the OP, I'm sorry that your husband had to go through what he did. However, it would probably be in his best interests if he does not play this game. EVE Online isn't for everyone, especially for people who cope with problems in game by taking drugs in real life. That being said, I am glad that you care enough about your husband to say something, even in possible face of ridicule. Please be as supportive of your husband as possible - it is obvious to me that he needs your love and strength now more than ever. |