StaceyPowers Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 When you play a character in an MMO, how closely does that character mirror your own personality/beliefs? I’m watching Westworld for the first time, and there’s a theme in the show that Westworld (which is essential a sort of RL game) reveals peoples’ true selves. I’ve long held the same belief regarding MMOs, and have asserted that even when players create characters which appear very different from them on the surface, they are an expression of something latent to who they are underneath. I’ve encountered a lot of resistance to that argument, probably because claiming that one’s character is entirely disconnected from oneself makes it easy to abdicate responsibility (i.e. for in-game bullying or other behaviours the player considers potentially shameful). What are your feelings about the matter? And when you play a character in an MMO, how much do you feel like that person is partly or entirely “you?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I agree, on any videogame that I've played before my character will always look like me or will have my same beliefs, even when replaying a multichoice mmo I will always follow the same path that I'm comfortable with. killamch89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 11:12 PM, kingpotato said: I agree, on any videogame that I've played before my character will always look like me or will have my same beliefs, even when replaying a multichoice mmo I will always follow the same path that I'm comfortable with. Same here - my character always looks somewhat like me and I follow the path that suits my personality which is picking fights with stronger people 🤣🤣. I know I'm insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I use Miya the most in mobile legends. her ability has nothing to do with my beliefs and the attack pattern. But I just managed to get along with that character really well. I don't like playing tanks and the assassins. I do good with mages and support and archers. So I think often it's about what we want instead of what is that character is offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Not going to lie, I have created some troll characters in MMOs just to piss off the masses and make some mischief and for the most part, it makes MMOs very satisfying because of how overly-sensitive some players are over trivial video game issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 The closest to an MMO that I’ve ever played is D&D. In that I was always either chaotic neutral or chaotic evil. I also refused to play anything other than an elf. Typically I was either a ranger or thief. Aside from the elven part, all the attributes are actual attributes of myself. When I was a kid and later in the years I was homeless, I was forced to learn how to steal and not get caught in order to have anything to eat. I ended up with the ability to steal your pants while you’re wearing them without getting caught. I’m not saying I’m proud of being a good thief, but when survival is on the line you do what you have to. I didn’t steal for more than 5-6 months when I was homeless before I started dumpster diving. Pizza Hut was a gold mine. But I’m not a ninja turtle, which means I burnt out on pizza quick as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: The closest to an MMO that I’ve ever played is D&D. In that I was always either chaotic neutral or chaotic evil. I also refused to play anything other than an elf. Typically I was either a ranger or thief. Aside from the elven part, all the attributes are actual attributes of myself. When I was a kid and later in the years I was homeless, I was forced to learn how to steal and not get caught in order to have anything to eat. I ended up with the ability to steal your pants while you’re wearing them without getting caught. I’m not saying I’m proud of being a good thief, but when survival is on the line you do what you have to. I didn’t steal for more than 5-6 months when I was homeless before I started dumpster diving. Pizza Hut was a gold mine. But I’m not a ninja turtle, which means I burnt out on pizza quick as fuck. In most MMOs, I am always chaotic good or neutral. I don't have a problem being the one to stop the evil baddie but I'll kill anyone that happens to be in the way. 🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 For some reason if the efls are not archers I kind of feel like refusing to play that character. I am kind of hardwired to see that archers are elves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Yes, usually on my "serious" playthrough I do characters based on myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 A lot of MMO and MOBA these days are kind of pushing pre made heroes so I wonder how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
