I'm so fucking heated right now. I'm actually shaking just thinking about it. I had a really intense conversation with a friend of mine via Discord who says that any actions you make in a video game is a reflection on who you are. He said this because I told him I decided to do an evil playthrough of the Mass Effect Trilogy and started preaching me about how you should be a better person and "do better" because it's a reflection on who you are. I told him no that's not the case because video games are not REAL. But he kept insisting that the more evil shit you do in a video game, the more it shows about you as a human being. Fucking bullshit dumbass fuckhead. Doesn't know shit about me. Who's with me here? just because you make good or bad actions in a video game does not fucking mean it's an actual reflection of yourself as a human being that's absolutely fucking dogshit crazy. I was this close to calling him a fucking nigger.

>>712656365 (OP)
Rightoids can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality. Don't worry about it (until they start shooting).

>>712656584
>Rightoids can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality.
Yeah until it's sexualizing fictional female characters it's suddenly a problem for Leftoids.

>>712656714
Yeah. People are fucking stupid.
OP, tell your friend to shut the fuck up and stop testing your patience. Explain that they know how violent you are inside.

>>712656365 (OP)
Your friend is retarded and you should just laugh this off.

>>712656584
You can't use the woman's bathroom because you're a mentally ill faggot in a dress.

>>712656365 (OP)
You sound like you belong here and will go far in life.

>>712656913
I can use the womans bathroom because their commodes are the same. I don't though because I am a man.

Sorry if that upsets you, ma'am.

>>712656365 (OP)
You and your friend should do mutual oral sex and calm down

>>712657036
Stop.

>>712656365 (OP)
It's only if you do evil deeds naturally without having decided to do an evil playthrough that it reflects on you.

>>712656365 (OP)
No you didn't. Post better bait next time.

>>712656365 (OP)
So he is a smooth brained idiot with no capability of abstract thought.
Let him be that way.

>>712657094
Why? He caught your ass.

>>712657067
>>712657067
this just like how people play gtaV

>>712656365 (OP)
Your friend is an idiot and you should threaten him a bunch and find out where he lives.

>>712656365 (OP)
he was fucking with you brother

He's right, every action and thought you have slowly morphs you. You are performing rituals that shape yourself and the world around you, even if it seems insignificant, it adds up. Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

>>712656365 (OP)
Your friend isn't hungry because he had breakfast this morning.

>>712657593
But he did have breakfast this morning?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL9h4wGN7Rc

tell your friend if thats true, then this is justice.

>>712656365 (OP)
I think it does tell about a person the choices they make for a certain extent. In Mass Effect for example, a racist person is probably less likely to cure the genophage than a non-racist person, or from a different POV, someone that thinks more with logic than emotions.
I think at end depends of how serious a person takes a game to begin with and how much they self insert.
Also, a lot of people do the good options expecting a reward, and get mad when a game makes the good option less rewarding, that also tells a lot about the person i think.

>>712656365 (OP)
Well, to a certain extent your choices do represent your character in a game. Especially a rpg. But evil playthroughs are just for fun anyways.

>>712657484
>>712657849
Absolutely dumb fucking braindead idiots.

>>712657753
Don't even have to watch the video to know he probably spent a lot of time on /tv/

>>712657430
>he was joking haha
>say yeah haha
>he keeps insisting on this dumb shit way after I've dropped the subject
at what point do I know if he's still joking or not

evil routes in RPGs are too goofy to be seriously taken as a reflection of character

Many people are unable to engage with a work unless they self insert. It is a mental and emotional deficiency, but a common one.

>>712657985
It's not goofy in mass effect for example.

I've seen youtube comments and twitter posts about people who've played 300 hours of fallout new vegas but never did a legion run because slavery is icky

Faggots really denying themselves content in a game they paid for to virtue signal

sounds like your friend was trying to high-road you and play this "holier than thou" role to make himself feel better. Or in other words just using you for his own gain- which is maybe why you got so upset.

>>712658110
I think that not being able to self insert at all is also a mental deficiency, most likely autism. No one likes those fags that say "actully it does not matter because it is not real" when people are talking about fictional politics.

>>712656365 (OP)
He clearly knows you have anger management issues, you probably also show a love of cruelty to a concerning degree. The way you write shows that this problem isnt just limited to this event and your friend is saying this because he can tell you have deeper issues.

>>712656365 (OP)
He is right, do you that evil stuff because in the vidya world you go unpunished, would there be no rules and punishment IRL you would be doing that evil shit here too.

>>712658154

>>712656365 (OP)
>>712657948
call him an autist and tell him to stop sperging out, then if keeps bothering, send him a screenshot of a really evil choice and write him "lol", you could also ask him which one is his favorite character and send him a screenshot/video of you killing it, it will be funny

>>712658571
Wow so deep, where do you get your ideas from?

>>712658962
They come to me while I take a shit in the bathroom.

>>712656365 (OP)
Depending on the game in question it can reveal aspects of a person's character, but it's highly dependent on so many factors that I would never make a general statement that it can reveal anyone's character for sure.
In short, no, doing evil options in videogames does not make you evil, and whether they are in fact "evil" is not up to some arbitrary blue/red dichotomy.

>>712656365 (OP)
You're friend is an actual mouth-dribbling retard

>>712658771
lol

>>712657849
This is pretty well put. If one takes even a thought experiment seriously, then it can be very revealing of his character. If one boots up some shit like gta to go on a killing spree, that doesn't at all mean he would do the same in real life given the chance, although it does imply the possibility of an inclination towards it, some connection to it. Motives and principles aren't also necessarily as simple as a binary would/wouldn't.

>>712656365 (OP)
unless that nigga follows traffic laws in grand theft auto tell him not to talk shit

Lotta retards in here, what if op is doing a 2nd playthrough as renegade? Just wants to see the story/keep his maim man wrex happy

>>712656365 (OP)
It's a reflection of A PART OF YOU, not (You). The true benchmark is multiplayer and coop games. That's where you judge people as morally inferior to (You).

It's more than what build or what strat they use, it's what they act in front of adversity. It's what they show when they win, and what they show when they lose.

Evil thread made by an evil man. You just lost karma for this post. REAL karma, not that fake reddit crap you've been harvesting.

>>712660070
>>712660590
This this and this. You guys are fucking assholes for trolling OP this hard. 10/10.

>>712660689
It's not bad if you troll an evil man like OP. See, the little angel above my shoulder just gave me EXP, while the devil is making an angry face. My karma just increased tenfold.

>>712660985
You sound sarcastic but I feel like you're really good at baiting/trolling people on the Internet. Settle down please.

>>712661047
It's true you have to be careful around people like me. This place is full of badasses that can troll you for any little thing you say. Best word of advice is to act just a little gay and it will scare most evil people away.

>>712661280
Have you ever checked to see if you maybe you could be a psychopath at all? you're ticking every part of that.

>>712656365 (OP)
He's not wrong but it also doesn't matter

>>712656365 (OP)
you have to be at least 18 years old to post here

>>712658420
Well as long as you stay anonymous while voicing that dogshit opinion i think you'll be ok

>used to do good playthroughs when I was a kid
>now I do neutral-evil playthroughs as bitter adult

>>712658420
One can empathize and even consider how they may act and feel in a situation without needing the work to be directly applicable to their personal worldview or being.
Further, being able enjoy a work sans self inserting does not inhibit ones ability to do so if they so choose.