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[Spehss _]

IRL or in a game?

In game.

It's a pretty lousy game though. It takes a full year just to grind enough experience to level up. Don't get me started on the bland gameplay or subpar graphics.

[Comrade P.]

It's a pretty lousy game though. It takes a full year just to grind enough experience to level up. Don't get me started on the bland gameplay or subpar graphics.

And you play it for what, then? I wouldn't suppose there is an enticing plot to it, with these features you mentioned.

[Spehss _]

And you play it for what, then? I wouldn't suppose there is an enticing plot to it, with these features you mentioned.

I don't know why I play it, everyone else plays it. There's no obvious plot. It's a sandbox game that's pretty realistic, I guess. It's got physics simulation down to a T and all the npc ai is almost perfect. It's like I'm talking to real people right now.

[TheBiggerFish]

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DEPLOY THE IMAGE, IT'S A CAKEDAY!
Happy birthday!

[Comrade P.]

I don't know why I play it, everyone else plays it. There's no obvious plot. It's a sandbox game that's pretty realistic, I guess. It's got physics simulation down to a T and all the npc ai is almost perfect. It's like I'm talking to real people right now.

Oh shut up and get the cake.

Hand me the image somebody.

[TheBiggerFish]

Spoiler: Image, as requested. (click to show/hide)

[Comrade P.]

Thank you.

Here's a little quest for you, Spehss. Stare at the image for 5 seconds. You reward is 1 experience of the image. You cannot decline.

[Spehss _]

I was initially planning on just saying "I leveled up today," or something along those lines.

But then Fish asked if it was real life or a game. And the analogy just kept going. That was more fun than the initial plan. Thanks.

[TheBiggerFish]

NP.  ;P

[Comrade P.]

I was initially planning on just saying "I leveled up today," or something along those lines.
But then Fish asked if it was real life or a game. And the analogy just kept going. That was more fun than the initial plan. Thanks.

Well I didn't see your game (he-he, smart comrade) up until you decided to make it obvious, and even then it took me some time to see where you were going with all that.

Yes, that was pretty fun.

[Twinwolf]

I understood what they meant, but didn't want to ruin it 

[Tack]

I knew where he was coming from.

Spoiler: For the Link-shy (it's reddit c'mon) (click to show/hide)

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[Spehss _]

Never saw that until now, actually.

I don't think the concept of real life as a video game (or virtual reality, hologram, simulation, etc) is that original, anyway. The concept would probably would have roots in philosophy, such as Descartes' "Discourse on the Method" , or Socrates' "Allegory of The Cave". Probably other such examples or lines of thought I'm unaware of.

[Tawa]

So, how old are you now?

[Spehss _]

So, how old are you now?

I am [REDACTED] years old. _{^{I'm 20. Not that old, really.}}