StaceyPowers Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 When a gamer does something “IC” in an MMO—especially something ethically dodgy--do you feel it reflects on them OOC or no? In other words, do you feel they are using the game as a “safe” context in which to act out OOC urges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Not necessarily - If they do it while in character, it's difficult to draw a conclusion because you'd have to know the individual outside of that to determine the motives behind their actions. For instance, in Lords Mobile I used to have the title of War Lord in one of the guilds and as you guessed, I gave everybody hell but in real life, I only ever give hell to people who horrible to others (includes people, animals etc.). My actions in real life usually have logical and valid reasons unlike in-game where I may do something because of curiosity or boredom or just trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 3:36 AM, killamch89 said: Not necessarily - If they do it while in character, it's difficult to draw a conclusion because you'd have to know the individual outside of that to determine the motives behind their actions. For instance, in Lords Mobile I used to have the title of War Lord in one of the guilds and as you guessed, I gave everybody hell but in real life, I only ever give hell to people who horrible to others (includes people, animals etc.). My actions in real life usually have logical and valid reasons unlike in-game where I may do something because of curiosity or boredom or just trolling. Personally, there is no link up with the life I lead to what I do in video games. They are two different lines of reality for me and can never be used to compare each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...