Curse

Markaedw · Jan 01, 2006, 04:37 PM // 16:37

A lot of people in our office play GW, and we talk alot about it. I was describing to one of my woman collegues what we do in PvE as "We go out, do quests and misssion, earn money to buy better armor and equipment" and I showed her some screen shots of some of the armor and weapons that I have and some that I want.

She summed up what I was doing as "playing barbie dolls".

It took me a little while to sink in, but in a way she is right.

What is the point of barbie dolls; buy clothes and accesories.

What is the point of GW; buy armor and weapons, and kick butt to do it.

chris_nin00 · Jan 01, 2006, 04:42 PM // 16:42

That's a good analogy.
But I think of it more as playing with Action Figures. It's more manly that way.

In Guild Wars we want the best armor stats/looks. For Barbie the best armor is no armor

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Hahahhahahaha.

kvndoom · Jan 01, 2006, 04:49 PM // 16:49

Barbie ain't never put on a suit of armor and mercilessly slaughtered hordes of Imps, drank their blood, and collected their hearts for trophies. 'Nuff said.

LifeInfusion · Jan 01, 2006, 04:50 PM // 16:50

Right... and Unreal Tournament is like when you fight for clothing on sale...

Seriously, what about the PvP??? Categorizing GW as a "dress up" game is pretty disappointing.

benmanhaha · Jan 01, 2006, 05:06 PM // 17:06

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

Barbie ain't never put on a suit of armor and mercilessly slaughtered hordes of Imps, drank their blood, and collected their hearts for trophies. 'Nuff said.

You know what? Barbie is supposed to show girls that they can be anything they want. Well, where the heck is gladiator barbie? I think thats discrimination. Barbie can be a cold-blooded killer if she wants to.

I pwnd U · Jan 01, 2006, 07:17 PM // 19:17

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Originally Posted by benmanhaha

You know what? Barbie is supposed to show girls that they can be anything they want. Well, where the heck is gladiator barbie? I think thats discrimination. Barbie can be a cold-blooded killer if she wants to.

introducing Necromancer Barbie, she kills, summons, and exploits corpses!! Now Comes w/ 2 sets of 15k armor!!

megalomaniac_mutant · Jan 01, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52

well i gotta say that you have a point....i think you ruined GW for me! I feel childish when i play it.....

peace

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BBoy_Manchild · Jan 02, 2006, 02:44 AM // 02:44

you said something funny happened, i think you left out that part of the story. hopefully its something involving monkeys or bums fighting outside your office window

hidden_agenda · Jan 02, 2006, 02:51 AM // 02:51

right... and when was the last time Barbie turned into a homicidal maniac?

the dressing up part is kinda "Barbie-like", but the part about, "Oh, I must have that zealous 5:1 bowstring so I can kill <xxx> even quicker" is not exactly Barbie like...

Here is a new idea for a Barbie theme: "Oh, Ken, let's go and shoot up the neighborhood so I can buy myself that new pair of pumps..."

Krugz · Jan 02, 2006, 04:47 AM // 04:47

The reason everything seems so odd from that point of view is because life is that way in general, heck you could say war is just like a bunch of little kids fighting over nothing

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eom · Jan 02, 2006, 04:55 AM // 04:55

yeah, let me know when barbie farms skulls.

Lasareth · Jan 02, 2006, 04:56 AM // 04:56

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Originally Posted by eom

yeah, let me know when barbie farms skulls.

Seeing that would make my day

DFrost · Jan 02, 2006, 05:03 AM // 05:03

Wondering what dye to use for my female monk's robes occasionally damages my masculinity like a swift kick in the groin.

Juicey Shake · Jan 02, 2006, 05:13 AM // 05:13

@DFrost: Yes, yes, and /yes again.....

Krugz · Jan 02, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16

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Originally Posted by Lasareth

Seeing that would make my day

Enjoy.

Siliconwafer · Jan 02, 2006, 05:55 AM // 05:55

You DO know, that GW was advertised as a PvP focused game, where the aim was to kill the other team? It quite obviously didn't turn out quite that way, although PvP could be like action figures or something. But with tactics, mind you.

DFrost · Jan 02, 2006, 06:01 AM // 06:01

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Originally Posted by Siliconwafer

...But with tactics, mind you.

Kind of like those IWAY Kens that never really caught on.

MMSDome · Jan 02, 2006, 06:33 AM // 06:33

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

Barbie ain't never put on a suit of armor and mercilessly slaughtered hordes of Imps, drank their blood, and collected their hearts for trophies. 'Nuff said.

i dont know how you play with barbie dolls, but when i play with GI Joes and barbies they sure did

Murder In China · Jan 02, 2006, 08:12 PM // 20:12

You don't see Barbies trying to slaughter each other in 8v8 battles.

Guardian of the Light · Jan 02, 2006, 08:19 PM // 20:19

I don't do it to buy armor I just like to kill stuff