Posted by Imbrogno(VIP) on September 1, 2000 at 12:03:08:

This is an offshoot of the Ekhiral crying thread below and is spurred on by ToTW's saying he plays CF instead of watching TV.

The whole thing got me to thinking about how I view CF. I, like many of us, went through that period where CF was the end-all-be-all of our existence. I would sit in my classes(thankfully only 100 or 200 level at that time) and write descriptions/roles/etc. instead of paying attention to the professor. At that time I had a girlfriend of about 3 years and we argued a lot over my playing the game and it definitely put a damper on our relationship. That is, admittedly, very very sad and if you're in that position now I suggest you re-evaluate your life.

Two years have passed since then. The bitch and I parted ways(she was one of those types where she'd get drunk and her legs would fly open, and it didn't necessarily have to be her boyfriend that they were wrapped around, so good riddance) and I found myself only playing CF when I've got nothing much better to do with long periods in between serious characters. I find that I appreciate life a lot more now that I don't sink all of my time into the damned 'puter. I actually get to see the sun now, and spend time with great people, but I have digressed far far too much.

I don't view CF as a particularly productive or learning experience, though I'm sure it does have some practical applications. I'm sure it does something in the way of aiding players in their interactions with other people, that is, it probably teaches patience, understanding, and so on to some extent. Let's face it, CF is full of dickheads and if you can get along with even some of them then the people in your real life probably seem a lot more sociable and enjoyable :)

It may also have some practical applications for those people interested in the arts, such as acting, songwriting, and so on.

Of course, if you get into the coding aspect of it I'm sure that has some practical applications as well.

I guess the point of this thread will be to determine what, if any, practical applications CF has for our real life. How do you view it?

For me, I'd say TV is a more productive and/or learning experience, but then I enjoy watching the more education channels like the History Channel, TLC, and Discovery, with fairly liberal MTV, Fox usage as well ESPN, ESPN2, Animal Planet, and CBS/ABC/NBC bringing up the rear. Generally though, when I was playing CF I also had the TV on in my room(I say "was playing" because I'm tossing around the idea of quitting for good and haven't played in about 2 weeks).

There's too many men, to many people
Making too many problems
and not much love to go 'round
Can't you see this is the land of confusion

Genesis

Follow Ups:

• The only practical use for me is... Uli 13:11:39 9/1/2000 (1)
  • Bachelor's Degree is more than enough for a Comp Sci Major. Work on your portfolio, above all. (n/t) Zepachu 13:12:56 9/1/2000 (0)
• What I think is irrelevant, but here it is anyway... Zepachu 12:54:03 9/1/2000 (9)
  • I agree with everything you said up until when you charactized player types (text for you) Tracker of the Wicked(VIP) 13:23:32 9/1/2000 (8)
    • On second thought, I reread my post... It was definitely inappropriate and... Zepachu 14:11:38 9/1/2000 (0)
    • I didn't mean to insult... Zepachu 13:57:13 9/1/2000 (6)
      • Well. Tracker of the Wicked(VIP) 15:43:39 9/1/2000 (5)
        • although... Shokai(IMM) 13:46:55 9/3/2000 (2)
          • I disagree (re zorszaul) Graham 15:50:25 9/3/2000 (1)
            • You're quite wrong about Zorszaul. Ingvar(VIP) 17:07:35 9/3/2000 (0)
        • .. Or just fuck around and have a good time, because you can never win against those damned anti-rp bastards. (n/t) Elihelan 17:33:20 9/1/2000 (0)
        • Hmm.. you're absolutely right. (n/t) Zepachu 15:55:35 9/1/2000 (0)
• My thoughts The Heretic 12:47:02 9/1/2000 (0)
• Interviews... Clemmy 12:11:04 9/1/2000 (0)

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