05-14-2003, 12:35 PM
Hi,
Let's say there was an item that I really wanted for one of my characters, but couldn't find.
Since there is no item *necessary* to continue the game, you can continue playing and having fun while continue to search for the item.
If I thought I would get more enjoyment out of playing my druid with that item, and I didn't want to enter the cesspool of the b.net trade channels, and I saw it on ebay at a reasonable price, I just might bite.
That's three hypotheticals in a row :) Sounds like you're having a hard time finding conditions to justify it. But say you did indeed "bite", wouldn't that feel an awful lot like buying a chess victory (paying someone to lose to you)? Or buying an Olympic Gold? Every time you saw that item in your inventory, instead of pride and satisfaction wouldn't you have a feeling of shame at how you got it.
But then I've also spent more than that to see a movie that left me thinking "well, I'll never get those two hours of my life back".
Paying to see a movie is like buying the game. The "price of admission" gives you the right to the experience. Paying for characters or items is like paying someone to go see the film for you and give you a report so that you can sound as if you'd had the experience Monday at the water cooler. It's a fraud and makes you liar in your implications. And to give up self worth and integrity for a *game* is definitely a form of foolishness IMO.
--Pete
Let's say there was an item that I really wanted for one of my characters, but couldn't find.
Since there is no item *necessary* to continue the game, you can continue playing and having fun while continue to search for the item.
If I thought I would get more enjoyment out of playing my druid with that item, and I didn't want to enter the cesspool of the b.net trade channels, and I saw it on ebay at a reasonable price, I just might bite.
That's three hypotheticals in a row :) Sounds like you're having a hard time finding conditions to justify it. But say you did indeed "bite", wouldn't that feel an awful lot like buying a chess victory (paying someone to lose to you)? Or buying an Olympic Gold? Every time you saw that item in your inventory, instead of pride and satisfaction wouldn't you have a feeling of shame at how you got it.
But then I've also spent more than that to see a movie that left me thinking "well, I'll never get those two hours of my life back".
Paying to see a movie is like buying the game. The "price of admission" gives you the right to the experience. Paying for characters or items is like paying someone to go see the film for you and give you a report so that you can sound as if you'd had the experience Monday at the water cooler. It's a fraud and makes you liar in your implications. And to give up self worth and integrity for a *game* is definitely a form of foolishness IMO.
--Pete
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