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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: BloodEagle on July 24, 2009, 02:19:35 pm

Title: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: BloodEagle on July 24, 2009, 02:19:35 pm: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3554

Falsified information, or mental illness? You decide!
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: Scotty on July 24, 2009, 02:31:44 pm: I'm not sure what you mean. Are you referring to the seeming indication that people can stomach grinding for a period of time? I fail to see how that would qualify for either.

This would make more sense if an overwhelming majority of those polled picked the top option.
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: StarSlayer on July 24, 2009, 02:32:08 pm: How much game would be left if you didn't have to kill all the critters in the Hyrule Field analog every time you want to go anywhere? :p

I admit I'm probably also fairly ambivalent about the Anon Baddies/Checkpoint Guerrillas/Crazy Critters, sure they can be a pain sometimes but depending on the gameplay, coming up with create ways of laying waste to them can be pretty fun.
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: Mongoose on July 24, 2009, 02:40:14 pm: I went with the last option myself, and I'm surprised that even the first scored higher than it. I guess we progression-minded gamers are a small minority. :p
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: NGTM-1R on July 24, 2009, 09:01:41 pm: Quote from: BloodEagle on July 24, 2009, 02:19:35 pm
mental illness?

Definitely. Get your head checked.
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: BloodEagle on July 24, 2009, 09:30:50 pm: Quote from: Scotty on July 24, 2009, 02:31:44 pm
I'm not sure what you mean. Are you referring to the seeming indication that people can stomach grinding for a period of time? I fail to see how that would qualify for either.

I suppose that I should have clarified, I'm refering to those who chose the first option. The rest of the options are meaningless to my point.

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Quote from: NGTM-1R on July 24, 2009, 09:01:41 pm
Quote from: BloodEagle on July 24, 2009, 02:19:35 pm
mental illness?

Definitely. Get your head checked.

Touché.
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: NGTM-1R on July 24, 2009, 10:08:44 pm: Hey, if you want to check out what the lowest common denominator thinks, that's your problem. :P
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: Flipside on July 25, 2009, 02:56:18 am: I must admit, grinding could never be my 'favourite' part of a game, but I understand why it's there, and don't mind doing it if it's done well. In fact, if it's done well enough it's possible to forget you are actually grinding.
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: Bob-san on July 26, 2009, 10:35:16 am: I'd prefer the true "run faster than the player" critters be few and far between. I'd prefer something like a distraction-bomb to having to fight every half-arsed creature there is. Reminds me of the old FF's; running is difficult.
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: Aardwolf on July 26, 2009, 10:53:02 am: I heard someone's making an mmo called "LevelGrind Online" as a parody of this phenomenon.
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: BloodEagle on July 26, 2009, 01:44:28 pm: Quote from: Aardwolf on July 26, 2009, 10:53:02 am
I heard someone's making an mmo called "LevelGrind Online" as a parody of this phenomenon.

That was already done. Let me see if I can find a link.... Ah, here it is (http://progressquest.com/).
Title: Re: Insanity or Absurdity
Post by: Aardwolf on July 26, 2009, 04:48:58 pm: That too.

But "LevelGrind Online" actually (I think) is/was going to make you do the work, instead of just waiting for progress bars to fill up.