Its common knowledge that you shouldn't bring up Politics or Religion at the dinner table, since they are topics that tend to devolve rapidly into argument. But reading these forums, I can't help but notice that some people seem to take a very similar tact regarding certain game mechanics.
Its fairly consistent for you to find statements like:
- "Put your foot down!"
- "You can't silence me!"
- "We'll keep saying this until we're heard!"
- "Boycott!"
These are phrases you might overhear at political demonstrations, or, oddly, video game forums. Some seem to perceive Blizzard's developers as a kind of dictator or tyrant, imposing unwanted laws on the game world - as opposed to attempting to create an experience through the mechanics.
Why is that? What makes mechanics in the game create feelings of injustice rather than just distaste?
Its fairly consistent for you to find statements like:
- "Put your foot down!"
- "You can't silence me!"
- "We'll keep saying this until we're heard!"
- "Boycott!"
These are phrases you might overhear at political demonstrations, or, oddly, video game forums. Some seem to perceive Blizzard's developers as a kind of dictator or tyrant, imposing unwanted laws on the game world - as opposed to attempting to create an experience through the mechanics.
Why is that? What makes mechanics in the game create feelings of injustice rather than just distaste?