The Sims

[lord of the mark]

[QUOTE] Originally posted by Wiglaf

This is the whole point. Games find some other topic you can't do in reality and then usually embellishes it and lets you experience that.

Youre missing the point. A citybuilder purports to put you in the role of a mayor or Roman governor. A roman governor does NOT plant an olive orchard by pressing a button, and does not get to see the progress of all the carts carrying olive oil in his province. The actions you take are as fake as speaking simlish.

COD4, which you seem to think is some sort of realistic portrayal of an army tour, which is the dumbest thing I have seen in this forum.

No, its fake. Just as the Sims is. But just as you can "order pizza" in real life, as in the sims, you can go out and fight in real life.

Grow up.

Thus speaks a man who gets his jollies trolling on a minor forum on not the most popular website.

[Wiglaf]

Youre missing the point. A citybuilder purports to put you in the role of a mayor or Roman governor. A roman governor does NOT plant an olive orchard by pressing a button, and does not get to see the progress of all the carts carrying olive oil in his province. The actions you take are as fake as speaking simlish.

They are also impossible to do in reality.

No, its fake. Just as the Sims is. But just as you can "order pizza" in real life, as in the sims, you can go out and fight in real life.

Not in any way similar to how you play COD4. What the hell. Is your problem not understanding what COD4 is, or what a tour in the army is?

Thus speaks a man who gets his jollies trolling on a minor forum on not the most popular website.

Again, grow up. It's not trolling to correct some old guy for claiming COD4 is like the real world army. It's pointing out the obvious.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Wiglaf

Again, grow up. It's not trolling to correct some old guy for claiming COD4 is like the real world army. It's pointing out the obvious.

Did you fail logic?

Sims not like real domestic life. COD4 not like real world army.

Some fake actions in Sims can be done in real life. Some fake actions in COD4 can be done in real world army.

Use of "fake" is applicable to them both. Both are non-simulating simulations. Both are entertainments. You like one, but not the other. Playing COD4 not only isnt fighting a war, it isnt writing a real, unconstrained war novel either.

For some odd reason you think playing one rather than the other makes you more manly. Thats pathetic.

[Wiglaf]

Eating fake snack foods. Fighting fake space aliens. Which makes more sense?

The latter, obviously, since you cannot do it in reality.

Earlier you claimed anyone can easily fight in a COD4 style war, which is clearly false. I'm glad you've rescinded that position.

For some odd reason you think playing one rather than the other makes you more manly. Thats pathetic.

Never said COD4 made me manly. I simply said playing the Sims makes me a middle aged housewife who likes dollhouses.

[Blake]

Funnily enough the "middle aged housewives" thing is entirely true.

And on forums for The Sims, if a man posts, they're like "Zomg a man!". It's one of those comical reversals from the usual "Zomg a girl!" found in gaming circles.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


And I doubt most Halo players are nearly as bright as the local Halo fans here.

What's so special about your Halo fans?

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
By the way, Doc, you will be happy to know that QOTM also thinks this is a dollhouse, and thinks its weird Im playing it.

"so, you'd rather I played war games instead"
"yeah"
"OK"

Of course I will still get to play Sims alongside POTM.

QOTM.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Wiglaf

Eating fake snack foods. Fighting fake space aliens. which makes more sense?

The latter, obviously, since you cannot do it in reality.

You still seem to confuse the poorly designed micromanagement with the point of the game.

I can get cans of soda from a machine in real life, just like in Half Life.

[q]Never said COD4 made me manly. I simply said playing the Sims makes me a middle aged housewife who likes dollhouses.

It may do that to you, Im sorry. Fortunately to some of us its just a way to have fun.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by DrSpike


QOTM.

Even if I dont play it doc, I wont forget that its a far better game than its made out to be.

[DrSpike]

Made out to be by whom?

[Jon Miller]

I think I discovered the secret to the sims... itis like an RPG with no level cap.

JM