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[TherosPherae]

And here I thought this was going to be another iteration of the 'stupid shit you've done' thread.

So i must ask the great question why no one understands that his game is good... why is everyone hating on it.

Because the UI sucks, it's an ascii game, and getting good enough such that your dwarves don't all LEEEEROY into a volcano 5 minutes in takes a lot more time than learning most other games. It's not a game for everyone, especially not those unwilling to spend a good amount of time learning to play it.

Oh, and it requires a bit of imagination to really enjoy, which isn't exactly known to be a prominent thing on CoD servers except in creative techniques for drawing genitalia.

EDIT: Oh, so it wasn't a CoD server. It was on a heavy RP forum - and from the samples you've given, not a very good one. I would hazard a guess that a similar principle applies regarding creative dickery, but I'm not going to make assumptions until you post a link for us.

Oh, and one last thing: if you're going to advertise a game that requires a good bit of learning to get, please do so with proper grammar and spelling. The crowd attracted by poor grammar and spelling generally is not one which would want to play DF.

[Fenrir]

If you can play DF, you're an elitist.

Very like, very like, but I require equally elitist evangelism.

Which reminds me that I should write a spell-checker for my browser to aivod mkenaig a fool of msleyf.

[Tarran]

If you can play DF, you're an elitist.
Just saiyan.

Uh, no. Just because you can play Dwarf Fortress, doesn't mean you're an elitist. Just like just because you play Call of Duty, doesn't mean that you're an idiot.

[Space-Man]

Meh.. my grammar isnt awesome,yeah sure ill post a link to it.(i dont think im something special because i play DF)
http://www.forum.pr-rp.com

[Space-Man]

I stated this at the start of the forum" if you dont have patience or imagination skills you better leave to avoid any nasty comments."

[TherosPherae]

Hmm. Looks like we can't view jack on that forum unless we register, and in order to do that we need to know something about a server.

So thanks, but no thanks.

[chaoticag]

Well, let me put it this way. Dwarf Fortress is different. It does not follow a whole lot of what people are used to in games, it does not appeal to a lot of people. The Ascii takes a while to get used to, and it doesn't play nice with the user. When I first saw it, I thought it was stupid, sure as hell is obtuse. The difference is though, that I had more to go on than "This is a game, here is what you can do", I had stories of what's been done in the game.

Secondly, Dwarf Fortress is different. For some people, it just might be that it's everything they think shouldn't go in a game. Some people are just not going to enjoy it, ever. Some people don't have the time to spend a week, at least, to learn the basics of a game. Some people do not want to dig through a wiki to find out why everything is on fire.

Thirdly, people are different, and have plenty of different tastes. Somewhere out there there is a person who thinks we are dumb because we can't tell Louis Vuitton from Chanel. There are others who think that everyone should know what a three act setup is. Or that you ought to tell a soup spoon apart from a table spoon. At some point though, you have to realize, these are terrible reasons for insulting someone's intelligence.

So yes, they have the right to hate the game for what it is. That's fine. They might not be willing to invest time and effort into learning a game when they can be having fun. That's fine too. It just might be best to live and let live.

[zchris13]

This is an elaborate spambot thread. Just saying guys.

[Space-Man]

chaoticag True..

[Flying Dice]

So guys I've been playing this game called Dwarf Fortress. It's really obscure, and I'm sure none of you have ever heard about it.
You have to be pretty smart to enjoy it, too, so you probably wouldn't like it.

[Itnetlolor]

I think a reason for people hating it is that you posted in a Twilight forum, and the game has plenty of vampire slaying instead of removing the 's'. Just saying.

You can always link to the CMOA and CMOF pages of the game (or even just the trope page itself) to get through a few more interesting bits, although they may have to understand Al-Bhed for the time being.

EDIT:
Nevermind, it's Seussified right now.

[Urist Imiknorris]

That link wasn't there earlier.

[Phantom of The Library]

Somewhere out there there is a person who thinks we are dumb because we can't tell Louis Vuitton from Chanel.

Who the heck are Louis Vuitton and Chanel?

Spoiler: @Fenris (click to show/hide)

Which reminds me that I should write a spell-checker for my browser to aivod mkenaig a fool of msleyf.

Chrome has spell check built in if it interests you at all.

[Flying Dice]

Somewhere out there there is a person who thinks we are dumb because we can't tell Louis Vuitton from Chanel.

Who the heck are Louis Vuitton and Chanel?

They're high-end clothing labels, I believe.

[Phantom of The Library]

Somewhere out there there is a person who thinks we are dumb because we can't tell Louis Vuitton from Chanel.

Who the heck are Louis Vuitton and Chanel?

They're high-end clothing labels, I believe.

Aaaah, that would explain it.