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[Max White]

Oh don't give me that 'MC has the horror aspect behind it'. Yes, the zombies are creepy, and having one moan in your ear does build tension... That is until you man up and go out at night, and find they are a lot easier to handle then you thought. Once you take a look under the bed, so to speak, there is nothing there but dust bunnys.

[RedWarrior0]

Not that. The mining, hear a hiss, turning around, and having a Creeper blow up in your face.

[Gatleos]

It's true, Minecraft can make you crap your pants pretty easily, and it keeps you on edge. Constantly. And I play it wearing headphones for some insane reason.

[Anticipation]

Lets be honest now, who here hasn't crapped their pants when a mega-beast/army has arrived and you know your defence isn't anywhere near good enough to save the fortress. Dwarf Fortress tension comes from knowing that all you've worked for can be lost.

[Gatleos]

Lets be honest now, who here hasn't crapped their pants when a mega-beast/army has arrived and you know your defence isn't anywhere near good enough to save the fortress. Dwarf Fortress tension comes from knowing that all you've worked for can be lost.

Also true. Minecraft fear is pure shock value as you turn around to see a creeper ready to explode in your face. DF fear is a lot more subtle, like when you've been working on your megafort for ten years, when suddenly a humanoid porcupine titan shows up and starts massacring everybody. "STOP PARTYING AND PULL THE LEVER, DAMMIT!"

[Shaostoul]

I only got scared in the beginning of starting to play MC. I started on Hard and have stayed on hard.

I have yet to have a Creeper show up behind me and blow to smithereens, I have yet to figuratively "crap my pants". I am however a cautious and careful player. I bring torches (lighting those dark areas prevents monsters spawn...), I bring a sword and/or a bow if I can. My opinion, once you know how to play and don't get scared of a moan from a zombie, you'll be perfectly fine.

Dwarf Fortress is a bit more scary, not in a TssssOMGNOOOO-Boom standpoint, but the, I've been spending x amount of weeks on this and am now going to attempt something... Que invading army or convenient fly titan... NOOOOOO!!!! I thought I closed up all those holes in my (name of project here)! Quickly! Build a wall! Dwarf sees titan, flees at the last second before wall is completed and your dining room is safe.

[monk12]

DF horror really pops up in adventure mode, where you're trying to get to the nearest town before dark and fail, attempting to flee the waves of bogeymen and surviving by the skin of your teeth as you collapse in the nearest hut. Especially since even injury can cripple an otherwise successful adventurer- the penalty for screwing up is much higher in DF than Minecraft.

Much like Minecraft, however, a lot of the horror dissipates once you take some basic precautions.

[Shaostoul]

MC precautions... Lots of torches and keep things well lit.

DF precautions... More meat shields.

I can't say much about adventure mode though. I haven't really played it. Do bogeymen show up only in Adventure mode? What is a bogeyman?

[Gatleos]

MC precautions... Lots of torches and keep things well lit.

DF precautions... More meat shields.

I can't say much about adventure mode though. I haven't really played it. Do bogeymen show up only in Adventure mode? What is a bogeyman?

Hordes of obnoxious... things that follow you around, biting and cursing at you if you go outside at night. They gang up on you and beat you to death. I've only narrowly escaped them many times.

[Shaostoul]

I'd give adventure mode a try, but it for some reason (without a good tutorial that I've yet to find.) is beyond my ability.. or patience.

[monk12]

I didn't get into adventure mode until the latest release. It's pretty arcade-y for an RPG, so if you already play DF and can get your head around that then it is just a matter of learning the buttons.

General Use:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Adventure_Mode_quick_reference

Travel Map:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Adventure_mode#Traveling

[Shaostoul]

I didn't get into adventure mode until the latest release. It's pretty arcade-y for an RPG, so if you already play DF and can get your head around that then it is just a matter of learning the buttons.

General Use:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Adventure_Mode_quick_reference

Travel Map:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Adventure_mode#Traveling

Alrighty, thanks

I'd like to point out this is probably my biggest deciding factor for why Dwarf Fortress is so awesome. (No, not the community, although you do all rock. XD) Is that you have your RTS styled gameplay, which is something I'm very fond of. Then you have this adventure mode, which seems like it'd fill the niche of myself of enjoying games like Diablo 2. Except... more awesome.

[GaxkangtheUnbound]

I've only survived two bogeymen attacks, and I've had 8 dead adventurers

[Vertigon]

Can I also assume you finished Cave Story, Vertigon?
That game made me so sad the first time I played through, and got the air bubble.

Yes indeed. I got every ending, and my favorite weapon is the Spur. Spur.... *-*

[Berserkenstein]

471 to 145, But I'd need a link to really be sure.

If it were dwarf fortress trolling, we'd have swamped them 100%

http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=89145

I can't help myself laugh when i see this.



I though that was clever when someone said Dwarf Fortress looks like this

I was one of the 10 votes for never heard of minecraft 
Also, if you look at the link, you will see that the matrix post was made by Berserkenstein(me)

I used to play minecraft a bit, but it never could compare with DF. 
I stopped playing it only after a short time and I check back after every patch but it hasn't changed much. 
It also doesn't help that there are complete morons there now as well as others who try to emulate the ever so trendy 4channer trolls with their unoriginal memes. 
It is a shame since the minecraft forums used to be a lot like here before the game became so popular.