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Optimistic or Pessimistic?

Started by RPGPundit, June 24, 2009, 01:32:51 PM

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June 24, 2009, 01:32:51 PM
So, what kind of games do you prefer to play or run? Games with a fundamentally optimistic sense to them, or a pessimistic sense?

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#1
June 24, 2009, 02:05:09 PM
Optimistic!

I get enough pessimism from internet message boards and my job. :)

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#2
June 24, 2009, 02:23:18 PM
Optimistic, no question about it.
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#3
June 24, 2009, 02:31:12 PM
Optimistic, but not "Happy Happy Joy Joy"...

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#4
June 24, 2009, 02:54:52 PM
Optimistic, at least to the extent that the character(s) CAN make a difference.
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#5
June 24, 2009, 03:03:37 PM
Quote from: aramis;310157Optimistic, but not "Happy Happy Joy Joy"...

This. Per ardua ad astra.

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#6
June 24, 2009, 03:43:48 PM
Optimistic, because that reflects my basic beliefs about life and so on. And because it makes for a more enjoyable experience.

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#7
June 24, 2009, 04:00:04 PM
Quote from: flyingmice;310161This. Per ardua ad astra.

-clash

Yup. Well, not ad astra when I'm not running sci-fi... ;)

flyingmice

#8
June 24, 2009, 04:10:57 PM
Quote from: aramis;310167Yup. Well, not ad astra when I'm not running sci-fi... ;)

Even when I run fantasy it's SF. :p

:D

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#9
June 24, 2009, 04:20:38 PM
Optimistic...definitely.


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June 24, 2009, 05:04:31 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;310140So, what kind of games do you prefer to play or run? Games with a fundamentally optimistic sense to them, or a pessimistic sense?
Yes.

I don't really choose between one or the other. The game-world is what it is, and the adventurers make their way in it. With skill and luck, a character rise far; without, they may wish they'd never been born . . . er, rolled up.
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#12
June 24, 2009, 05:24:38 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;310140So, what kind of games do you prefer to play or run? Games with a fundamentally optimistic sense to them, or a pessimistic sense?

RPGPundit

Depends on my mood.  I happily play both.  Fluffy bunnies in TOON, depressing nihilism in Wraith, and all shades in between.  Fluffy nihilism of Paranoia.
 

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#13
June 24, 2009, 06:07:52 PM
Quote from: PaladinCA;310149Optimistic!

I get enough pessimism from internet message boards and my job. :)
Ha!  Took the words out of my mouth :D
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#14
June 24, 2009, 06:24:20 PM
Optimistic characters in a pessimistic setting. Aftermath-style games come to mind. Or something like "Psi-World", where characters are underground psis on the run from a totalitarian regime. Play or run, makes no difference, 'though I've been told I can run 'em like nobody's business.
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