Posted by matrim on April 8, 2000 at 05:34:18:
In Reply to: CF as a creative outlet, art. posted by Kah on April 8, 2000 at 04:52:44:
> I don't read this forum, so if this post is similar to another, deal.
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> Heh...Just by posting as Kah I am beginning to fall into his role.
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> Someone asked yesterday what my creative outlet was. I immediately thought of CF, but I didn't try to explain it at the time. I awoke this morning from an amazing dream that is related to CF, and thought more about how CF(and other role playing muds) is a unique artistic application of the Internet.
> On my best days in Thera, I am an Actor, Writer, and Director. I create the role, decide where it will lead, interpret it, and act it out. I write the description, and I constantly deal with new situations. I put myself into another personality that I created and meld it into a world of fantasy set up and maintained by people with the same goals. The EQ, the ranks, the pkill ratios, the cabals, all that is just a canvas for the true joy that can come from this virtual expression. One of my best roles was my first role. I was clueless as to how to fight or what was a good piece of eq, but I had a strong background in RPG's and just went with a role. I got killed a lot, but ended up Immorting, which is one of the greatest recognitions of a role. My point is that what is important is the role, not the skill. So often that is ignored by newer or less mature CF players. CF is a work of art unto itself, created by everyone who logs on, and guided by the best roleplayers and the Imms. So when your paladin is tempted to loot his groupmates corpse in town, think about whether you will enjoy that Anduril more that having a creative outlet. There is a reason we choose this land over the amazing graphics offered by conventional video games. No graphics compare with the imagination. Let yourself become your role for a few hours. Its good for the soul.