(09-19-2013, 03:23 PM)Zyrusticae Wrote: Edit: To put it another way, that's not to say that exploring the side of someone who's just waaay down-on-their luck couldn't be interesting, I just don't see the point of doing so in a video game that's presumably played for entertainment. There's more than enough misery and suffering in our day-to-day lives, so why would you ever want to visit such a thing upon yourself in a virtual reality? Doesn't make sense to me.
I'd do it, if the story went that way. Twinflame and I have gone down some very dark paths in our past roleplay. It's less escapism and more just having fun telling stories driven by people who OOCly have a tendency to write unhappy things. xD
[edit] To quote Twinflame, who put it much more perfectly than I but who is working on an essay so I am not allowing him to bother with forums right now:
"Because exploring these kinds of characters is one of the major points of escapism. I don't want to get my arm chopped off irl just so that I can explore what comes of getting one's arm chopped off. Also, maybe it entertains me to tell a more dramatic story. That's nobody's business but my own, and those who agree, and who are okay with chopping off my arm or having their arms chopped off by my characters"
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