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Old Jan 03, 2007, 12:34 PM // 12:34   #41
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I believe the person was refering to the game hence the capitals. I would rather ArenaNet work on gameplay than add features like this to be quite honest.
If he was referring to Second Life the game, then he actually said "Guild Wars is a game, not Second Life the game!", which I also agree with. Guild Wars is Guild Wars, and not Second Life or World of Warcraft or any other game for that matter!

*sigh*

If I indulge this for a minute, which is more than long enough to expose the wrong of it, I'll say the following...

He *might* mean that:
"Guild Wars, unlike Second Life, is not designed to emulate real life."

To which I will reply:
"Neither is Lineage 2 designed as a game that emulates real life, yet it includes marriage for the sole purpose of fun and RP because it is an Online RPG, just like Guild Wars."

Therefore:
It has obvious purpose being in a game like GW.
It can not be rightly said to be out of place in GW.

Now that I've pointed at the dangling nethers of sir.obvious, can we move on from the "has no place in GW" line of incorrect thought?

~Mitsuki~
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 01:43 PM // 13:43   #42
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If he was referring to Second Life the game, then he actually said "Guild Wars is a game, not Second Life the game!", which I also agree with. Guild Wars is Guild Wars, and not Second Life or World of Warcraft or any other game for that matter!

*sigh*

If I indulge this for a minute, which is more than long enough to expose the wrong of it, I'll say the following...

He *might* mean that:
"Guild Wars, unlike Second Life, is not designed to emulate real life."

To which I will reply:
"Neither is Lineage 2 designed as a game that emulates real life, yet it includes marriage for the sole purpose of fun and RP because it is an Online RPG, just like Guild Wars."

Therefore:
It has obvious purpose being in a game like GW.
It can not be rightly said to be out of place in GW.

Now that I've pointed at the dangling nethers of sir.obvious, can we move on from the "has no place in GW" line of incorrect thought?

~Mitsuki~
I'm sorry but what on earth are you babbling on about? I simply said he might be refering to the game Second Life then commented on how I would rather have ArenaNet spend time on gameplay than features like this. If all your gonna do is rant and flame people without actually reading there posts then I suggust this thread be locked asap.

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Old Jan 03, 2007, 02:16 PM // 14:16   #43
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I'm sorry but what on earth are you babbling on about? I simply said he might be refering to the game Second Life then commented on how I would rather have ArenaNet spend time on gameplay than features like this. If all your gonna do is rant and flame people without actually reading there posts then I suggust this thread be locked asap.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 02:30 PM // 14:30   #44
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Add something cool. like to be able to dye the undyable parts of your armor, theres an idea! marrige? hell no.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 02:56 PM // 14:56   #45
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WTB one kitchen slave. PST for offer.

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i think it will be a neato idea!
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 03:03 PM // 15:03   #46
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Not my idea of a good thing to be confronted with marriages in a game
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 03:26 PM // 15:26   #47
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im getting married in real life. this game is going to be where i go to GET AWAY from teh wifey. the last thing i want is to have 2 of them bitching at me...
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 03:28 PM // 15:28   #48
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here's an idea

lets keep real life stuff in real life

if people feel the need to get married in a game they should step away from the computer.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 03:37 PM // 15:37   #49
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In our guild are many women and mans that want to marry =)
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46   #50
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what already has been said, but i really need to restate it:
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developers, use your time on a new trading system, and proper this time. Please!
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 03:53 PM // 15:53   #51
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Well, considering that Guild Wars is labeled an MMO, and not an MMORPG, I think that marriage within the game would be a bit more than just a stretch.

To explain my point:

Guild Wars is about two things: storyline, and PvP. The eventual goal of the storyline is to prep you for PvP - at least, this is the impression I have always recieved.

Now, there is a third point that is very obvious and doesn't need mentioning, but because I want all of my bases to be covered, it's: to have fun. The idea of marriage within a game is a fun one, granted, but I can just think of where it would head from the get-go.

Your idea of having some special content for married couples is nice, but ultimately unsatisfying; I would hazard a guess that after a very short period of time everyone would be married to someone else just to have access to the special items you recieve - it would be more incentive than just plain fun, and when you give the greedy (lots of those roaming around) incentive that can in any way be construed as monetary, you know the flocks will come a' running.

There is an easy solution to this problem, which is to customize items acquired by the married couple to the married couple alone upon acquisition, but eh, is it really that great? Is it really that special?

Marriage was fun in a game like, say, Morrowind. But, in a game like Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, etc. it just doesn't fit. Not as an official patch to the game. Getting married for role-playing purposes seems more suited to role-playing games, which Guild Wars is certainly not.

That said, it's always fun to get together in a guild hall and have a blast with friends. I would imagine that if you wanted to be married to another character within the game you could simply gather together a group of friends, lots of novelty items, some in-game alcohol for a reception afterwords, and all go nuts and dance once the she-bang was through.

But as far as official content goes, I think it'd be more of a waste than anything, as nice an idea as it may be.

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Old Jan 03, 2007, 04:23 PM // 16:23   #52
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This isn't an MMORPG, and if it were I wouldn't be playing it.

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Old Jan 03, 2007, 04:49 PM // 16:49   #53
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Petition for GW Marriages

@ - Same sex marriage should obviously also be possible. I shouldn't even have to mention it, but a part of me knows that I do, so there it is.

~Mitsuki~
Absolutely hillarious. Pardon me but, 2008 is still more than a year away. Also, let's keep political correctiveness outside GW?

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Old Jan 03, 2007, 04:51 PM // 16:51   #54
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Would your plan also include an "island" for quickie divorces? I have an idea a GW divorce court lol that can be watched in OM.

Seriously tho, I'm already married and happy in real life. I play GW because it doesn't have all that icky, feminine, real-life stuff.

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Can't remember who said it but, "Two wives is one to many. So is one wife."
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 05:13 PM // 17:13   #55
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waste Devs time some more? no thanks.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 05:17 PM // 17:17   #56
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Yeah and after you get married, you get a permanent title saying Nerd (1). You can't take it off. Sorry if I offended someone but seriously... getting married in a game... I don't even want to do that in real life. I'm sorry if I'm offending someone but I have a point. If you want to flame me for this comment, sure go ahead, hate cheers me up . Imagine a 40 year old greasy guy saying that he is a girl and ugh... do I need a further explanation? And believe me... anet is never going to do something like that... I know that for sure. Once again, I apologize if I offended someone and I apologize to OP for flaming his/her idea.

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agreed......anyone who got married in game would have a big target on there back saying "FLAME ME".....

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Old Jan 03, 2007, 05:33 PM // 17:33   #57
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I'm married IRL. My wife plays as well. Pretty sure the only person she'd let me marry in game would be her character. No reason to marry her character, I'm already married to her.

If I were to marry someone else in game, well it would probably lead to real life domestic trouble - not worth it.

Unless I could marry Cynn, then go on a honeymoon and finally get to see that thong!
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 05:36 PM // 17:36   #58
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I think it is completely irrelevant to the whole game.
Make war, not love.
Hence the name Guild Wars, instead of Guild Love.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 05:56 PM // 17:56   #59
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There is no use for this in gw
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 05:56 PM // 17:56   #60
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Correction: Guild Wars is a CORPG like Diablo 2.
Correction: Since when was Diablo 2 ever coined CORPG? Did you decide all that for yourself just to prove something?
Correction: GW is MMORPG; consider CORPGs to be a subset of MMORPGs. ANet felt that GW didn't fit the broader aspects of MMORPG so they coined GW as CORPG to further define the genre.

Looks to me like you're confused.

Not gonna /sign or /notsign this but the idea seems like a harmless suggestion to me that may add amusement factor for some folks.
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