Log: #0064 - [2004-03-13]
precious lessons for real life
anything new?
· 300th snapshot. Let's celebrate!
· the usual updates in the chara section and the data-section.
I actually have to follow all this talk about Episode 3. I get confronted by it each time I go online as well (seeing people online but unreachable in the C#-lobbies). And I repeatedly curse at Sega of Europe and Sonic Team to be so slacky to not bring out an online game worldwide within a short amount of delay - a month maybe. Ok - so far the personal facts.
Ep3, for me that is something unreachable (just accept that I wont buy a freeloader, import the US version and pay for 2 HLs simultanously - simply for the fact that the US version has no german language setting), interesting, yet somethign I usually dont like. Ruthless competition.
This has to do partly with my lifestyle, my point of view on things and my idea of this world. Explaining every bit might use up several pages so I wont do that in this section.
So, simply the fact that I virtually have zero recordings of any battles in v2 or v3 actually proves I'm not a very competetive person to begin with. I see myself as glue that holds a team together most of the time, I see myself as rogue. I have no problem with being alone, I have no problem to order myself under a team, but I have a problem with the idea to have to think of myself as the best person for something I target. Because I know I'm not. I hate egocentric, egoistic ideals. I hate low horizon-minded patterns. Hmmm.
Well, why do I still plan on playing the game once it's released in Europe? Because I'm a collector in mind. I dont collect much in real life but the urge to get complete sets in in my mind. Altough I determine what's a Set for myself. f'' instead of f, if you know what I mean.
What's the point of all this so far?
I watch Yu-Gi-Oh lately. Yes, the german dub that bases on the awful US-dub. Having the time for that while doing runs, I try to filter out the original story from beneath the dubbing and according to the actual actions and emotions carried by the animation itself.
While doing this, I have enough time to think about the cultural differences since I, as a german, am not only inbetween US and Japan, but as an raised east-german, I'm actually an alien to today's social culture. Or should I say 'un-social' culture.
Now is the point where you jump to conclusions. Ah, a social reject. Cant cope with the capital way? Heh *smiles* Thats actually not the point here. I had enough time and opportunities so far to have a look on several systems and sub-systems. It's no use to point out that humanity is still something that's actually not existing in today's system(s).
Anyway. Back to the actual 'lessons' thing that I left you out in the rain with so far.
Being confronted with cries about 'unfair play' and other associal behavior, some points came to my head.
For first, we are all aware that Ep.3 is a competitive game, right? Sure it has 2-player teams, but thats just fassade because the CPU enemies are not really a very good enemy unless they back up with onesided rules (I avoid the word 'unfair' here, as you might have noticed - I'll explain later).
So, I have nothing left than to emulate for myself how it would be when I would play it already. I'm pretty good in creating probable universes in smaller focus - or as you could also say: daydream a 'what if'-idea to detail.
What a character would I chose as my Lobby-avatar? I'm not sure. From my v2 and v3 chars there are following options:
-Rena like she was on dreamcast (see here) - as some sort of open option.
-Hannya as the fierce battler who can handle duels quite well and stands above things.
-Parfait - just read her chara-background, who'd be a better choice?
-completely new char
I'm still deciding but most likely I'll end up with all of those options - definitely I'll have Hannya v4 and Parfait v4 sooner or later.
What would be my playstyle?
To prevent being bashed by 'noob-hunters' I'd most likely play offline and with friends online. Training.
I'll enter turnaments when I feel ready, which might be a month after starting. I don't like jumping into cold water, I want to know what awaits me so I can keep up my face all the time.
The Human is a predator. Specialized on living on its own and living in small families. Today's world is way too crowded, which goes against the actual programming, but to compensate this is a matter of training.
Why this all of a sudden? Easy. Competition-based online games bring out the best battle-tactic humankind ever invented, using the flaws to win. Flaws that lie in the enemy's skill, in the surrounding laws of battle, or in the advantage the own weapons have over the other one's.
Now you get me? Not the people who play ruthless (again, no need to use the word 'unfair') are to blame but Sonic Team who produced an unbalanced and rather limited game.
Easily said, since they're pioneers once again with an online card game for console (at least to my knowledge). Let's see how this is in real (= when I finally will be able to play it). *laughs*
So, what's the point of all this?
If you want to compete, you'll have to take the worst in account. Its a versus-game after all and you cant await honor from the other one these days.
Whew, besides this, I got something, that I lost long time ago. In other form, but well, its really refreshing old memories. What might it be? Music. To be exact, very wacky music from the early 90ties that I really loved back then.
The name is 'Raumschiff Edelweiss' - a caricature of Star trek. I guess best would be to throw an ear on it if you have the chance. *laughs* - I suggest the tracks 'Raumschiff Edelweiss' and 'Planet Edelweiss' for a starting dive into 90's better german softpop disco music. ^_~
Rena
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