Alexis Machine
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Posted - 2005.02.06 12:58:00 -
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I'll only comment on a few things.. heh
Morality is just a word used to describe personal ideals that people believe seperate "right" and "wrong".
What's immoral to some (*** weddings or abortions for example) may be moral for others.
"The moral thing to do" is just another way of saying "What I believe is right". So.. debating morality is like debating religion, or politics. You wont change the other persons mind, and it just causes arguments that'll never be over.
Now the whole "it's just a game" thing, while correct, is also wrong. That's like telling an artist not to be upset when someone burns his painting. I mean..it's just a painting. Canvas and pigment. We do exactly what the painter does. We combine the tools given to us with our imaginations to create, build, and expand our characters. Just like he does with his painting. From the first stroke, to the signature.
It's not so much about the canvas, or what's on it, as it is about the time, effort and energy spent on turning it from blank canvas to work of art. Paintings can be repainted. It's not so much about our characters, or anything they "possess", as it is the time, effort, and energy we put into it. Possessions can be reaquired.
I lost a stabber last night from being attacked at a gate (Nice job, btw, Jax XXX, it was fun) I've had that stabber for.. **** man.. like over a year. I can easily buy a new. I can buy 10 new ones. That's not the point. The point is, I've grown attached to that particular ship, because I've had it so long. It's gotten me through many missions, and tight situations. Sure, I was upset about it getting blown to hell, But.. that's the whole POINT in playing. To gain, lose, and regain power and wealth.
It comes with playing the game. Just like smears and accidental brush strokes comes with painting. We can get new stuff, he can paint over it. It's all good.
Now, as far as theives, lying, backstabbing, and being an all out *****-wrinkle, I think it should stay in game. It's part of it. And I mean, really, part of it. The back of the CD says "Conceive a new life without boundaries, where murder, plunder, betrayal, and delusions of grandeur will lead you to...." I do however think that there needs to be a way to combat the thieves. I don't know how, it's not my job to think of possible ways. That's CCP's job. If they want me to though, I'll gladly accept a paycheck for ideas. 
Trust is a good thing. It's needed. However, you can't expect to trust everyone. The closer they are to your heart, the closer they are to your back. Only time will tell if they scratch it, or stab it. Just like in real-life, you'll find trustworthy people, and you'll find those that pretend to be. You gotta be observant, smart, and sometimes lucky to differentiate between the two.
Anyway.. you wrote alot of stuff, and by the time I've typed this much, I've forgotten half of it. So.. uh.. I'll shut up now.
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Dtai'kai'-dte sa-de nau'gkon dtain'aun bpi-de.
if you don't wake up, i'll have to stop kissing you. all that flailing has made you sleepy. you rest while i untie you. stay here until they find you. My hand made mannequin. i won't let them get you. they'll know you're mine by the fingerprints on your throat. isn't she lovely? isn't she wonderful? like the *****s that we are, swatting flies from the wounds we design. |