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DeviantProtagonist:
For what time I've dabbled in MOBAs, I was a full-time spectator of the original DotA from WarCraft 3. There's just so many intricacies with team play and character builds that it kept me hooked. In the now, HotS happens to be among my favourite games -- the streamlined game play and Blizzard universe is what sold me, especially.
That being said, I take to playing LAN parties and the occasional comp-stomp online. Community-wise, the masses haven't changed one bit -- with the bulk of them being rage machines and the like -- but part of me can't help but appreciate this as a guilty pleasure. Having long gotten used to it, you either go in deep or get spat out.
--- Quote from: Accoun on July 13, 2015, 08:15:22 pm ---CYKA!
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Indeed, those Russians man. Be wary of foul language... Russian-themed foul language. :P
Tafira:
I actually used to play a TON OF wc3 in my elementary school years- all the custom maps were the bomb.
Then my computer scratched and I lost my cd. rip ;-;
I believe I had tried out the original dota back then and was like 'wtf is this crap'.Proceeded to click buttons and leave.
I think I had moved onto MOBAs because the mmorpg genre had rapidly become stale around 2007~ era. Mabinogi and Maplestory were my last two real mmos- everything else seemed to be bread and butter copies of WoW and the typical right click rpg genre. MOBA matches are never quite exactly the same since you're always playing against other people. In mmorpgs I don't really feel like the experience changes too much- though I greatly enjoyed many, many mmos. There was always these stratification between what kind of content high level players could access versus beginners- in mobas I don't feel there's a huge gap in content like that.
(though tbh I'd probably be ogling these new high-end mmos like BLESS and the such if my potato graphics card could handle it. XD)
--- Quote from: DeviantProtagonist on July 15, 2015, 10:58:32 am ---For what time I've dabbled in MOBAs, I was a full-time spectator of the original DotA from WarCraft 3. There's just so many intricacies with team play and character builds that it kept me hooked. In the now, HotS happens to be among my favourite games -- the streamlined game play and Blizzard universe is what sold me, especially.
Indeed, those Russians man. Be wary of foul language... Russian-themed foul language. :P
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HOTS was fun for a while but then I had gotten too used to not having to buy all of my heroes from DOTA 2 XD. The (somewhat differentiated) goals on each map was what really made it stand apart. Do you still play other MOBAS or just HOTS?
(also: https://youtu.be/rFGANdtf2pM?t=3m18s watch the rest of the video at your discretion ^^)
Nayre:
Asapon at Anime North 2015 and her engrish skillz.
mariokirby:
So, I read an interesting article from an anime news website that talked about the differences between how Westerners and Japanese view their own idols/singers in real life.
To sum it up, the West views idols/singers as simply people with talent like a career. They are there to put on a good show. So, it’s okay if they do stuff what normal people do such as fall in love, etc. As long as they don’t do something that’s illegal.
However, in Japan it’s very different. They view idols as an “illusion”. Basically, a perfect doll whose purpose is to make fans dream about being with them. So, if they do anything “impure” or fall in love, then the fan’s “illusion” will be destroyed since their idol is not a perfect angel and cannot fantasize them. After all, their idol is in love with someone else, so they can’t pretend to be with them.
The Japanese negative attitude towards idols falling in love has influenced many idol animes where the idol characters strongly despise the notion of falling in love by saying it’s a scandal and it’s wrong.
But, I do remember Wake-Up Girls addressing this controversy of idols being unable to love someone else.
Idolm@ster is one of the few things that I believe actually doesn’t really follow this formula 100%. There was one manga (Idolm@ster mana) where a few idols were discussing about why they can’t love. But, for the most part Idolm@ster (including CG and ML) avoids this especially since the main protagonist (the producer) represents you. Of course, most of the time the idols are just teasing or having a crush. But, other times some idols fall in love. One example can be seen in Chihaya’s story in Idolm@ster 2 and One For All. I’m sure there are other examples of CG and ML characters who are seriously in love with the producer. And, it’s why I like Idolm@ster more compared to the other idol franchises where the concept of falling in love is strictly forbidden.
I personally share the West’s attitude and believe idols/singers should be able to fall in love since their work is a career.
Ivan The Mouse:
--- Quote from: mariokirby on July 25, 2015, 08:59:07 am ---I personally share the West’s attitude and believe idols/singers should be able to fall in love since their work is a career.
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Me too. If anything else, I'll be glad if they found somebody. Same thing with seiyuu. I was happy when Minoru Shiraishi announced his marriage. Also with Kana Ueda.
I only search for seiyuu controversy for two things: One, because of natural Filipino curiosity. Two, because I want to see how the Japanese fans react. Their reactions are spectacularly amusing, especially when they destroy their merchandise because they knew that their idols have fallen in love and not virgin anymore. Their tears are delicious.
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