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Post by Arachnid Man on Oct 9, 2009 13:25:37 GMT -5
we all know this game is supposed to be fun and all that, and without the smack talk it would be really boring for the weeks before. but lets put all the smack talk aside for one night, Friday Night. i would like to have all of us role players just get together, have some fun, and just chit-chat and tell stories. although some of us are enemies for our roles we still know each other and are good pals.
just think of it as a friendly cease fire. like in 1914 when a truce was made between german soldiers and the english and french soldiers. they all got out of the trenches, and started to shake hands, play games, and tell stories.
lets have fun before we start to mow each other. anyone who wants to come and meet with us role players and chit chat are welcome as well.
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GOBLIN
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Post by GOBLIN on Oct 9, 2009 14:47:30 GMT -5
Hmmmm is it real or is it memorex....Sometimes friendly invites are traps in games....maybe I'll bring our little bag of tricks and really liven up this party!
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justin
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Post by justin on Oct 9, 2009 20:17:00 GMT -5
It sounds like the hero's are giving up already
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Post by Dic Tracy on Oct 9, 2009 21:45:58 GMT -5
Well feel free to bring anything to make you feel better if you honestly believe its a trap; and feel free to read into this as deep as you want if you feel its an admission of defeat. All I can say is that us heroes will be there and having a blast before the game, and we hope you villains will attend when you see that we just want to hang out for a bit and have some, non game related fun. Hope to see you guys there.
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Post by Masked Maverick on Oct 9, 2009 22:30:15 GMT -5
Ahhh but the eight legged freak has learned from the master of role playing...this game started months ago, once in the parking lot the game won't stop until 2:00 on Sunday....we will probably still drop in. Always good to see old friends!
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Post by Arachnid Man on Oct 9, 2009 22:35:06 GMT -5
both masters thank you very much. one which is the XO.
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Post by SR_matt on Oct 10, 2009 10:58:02 GMT -5
man some of yall get into this stuff too much, im all for planing and that stuff before hand but the trickery or feared trickery out side of game time/play gets old. lets all chill then shoot each other sat-sun
-matt
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Post by chowda on Oct 10, 2009 14:12:37 GMT -5
Matt, leave the roleplayers to do what they enjoy.
It doesn't have anything to do with or even involve the run and gun types. If it bugs you or you feel "it's getting old" then just ignore it. There will definitely be plenty of people to shoot!
This may not be your way to play scenario ball but it's what other players live for.
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Post by VooDoo on Oct 10, 2009 14:49:32 GMT -5
This IS scenario paintball, and what it is all about, hence the term "Scenario"..........
These guys and gals playing these roles are not doing it because they are disconnected people with no lives....they do it for the event, for ALL of the players at the event, and for everyone elses enjoyment. They do it because it adds to YOUR enviroment while at that event. Adds to YOUR experiance. Makes the game better, and in a small way, alittle more realistic toward the story line. They enjoy giving back to the sport. These role players spend untold personal time, and money preparing for the roles they have stepped into, and not for a free case of paint and a hot dog, but because they are giving what they can to make the weekend all that it can be for EVERYONE...making the sport live on.
You may not appreciate or understand, Matt...but look around you while you are at the event. Check the smiles and the excitement in the air. Check the fun everyone is having just hanging around with each other regardless of who's side who is on. Check the glances and approving nods the role players get from the other players when they look and act the part both on and off the field. These people spend months before an event, online, setting the stage for the rest of the players through character posts so that when the event finally arrives, everyone is "in the game" storyline. Everyone knows the key role players and what they are set upon accomplishing in the game. Its much like a good book that is hard to set down and walk away from, and now that you are finally at the event...you get to see the final chapter...see how the story ends in the big, final, spectacular last pages. This is not about competition, its about fun. Its about entertainment.
Role players are a huge part of what seperates a scenario event from a big game...or simply "Speedball" in the woods. Its not meant to be a game. Its meant to be an experiance. These folks have, and will continue to have ALL of my respect and appreciation for what they do and sacrifice to make my money go just alittle bit further at the events I choose to attend. My thanks to everyone willing to cut out their shooting time to take on a role. Bravo!
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Post by Jet on Oct 10, 2009 15:56:32 GMT -5
VooDoo, very well said.
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Post by SR_matt on Oct 10, 2009 16:28:30 GMT -5
wow calm down guys, not poopooing role players just dont get the idea of some of the off field role playing stuff that goes on that just kind of is awkward. i get it, ive played scenario for a bit now and understand it, its not my bag (roped into playing a characterand figured out its not my thing) but i dont hate it. just to me when i step off the field im removed for the story line and it just is weird for me to have a role player walk up to me in the staging area and act like its in game.
my comment was directed more to the fact that some people get so into it that they cannot be sociable to the other side the night before and in the staging area. the night before is about seeing people you havent seen for a while, meeting new people, and just chilling out, it just seems to hurt both fellowship and experienced to be talking what ever with a friend then have some one come up and start talking about the machines that took over the world, just seems to ruin both lines of thought.
-matt
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Post by VooDoo on Oct 10, 2009 17:06:51 GMT -5
Think of it as a play that is going on around you...even in the campsite or staging area. No different than Mickey walking up to you at Disneyland while you are taking a break with a soda at the food court. Its all for the experiance.
Once upon a time, scenarios played straight through the 26hrs...no let up. What went on in the campsites were just as much part of the game as wht was happening on the field of play. Alliances, dirty deals, pay-offs, weapons, funding. All this was handled off the field. We as a playing society have strayed away from much of this over the years, and many events have become LONG "Big Game". Many of us are trying to steer the industry back to the old ways, and get back to true scenario paintball .Its not for everyone, granted...but for those who crave it, it is priceless. Those who wish to run and gun (as Chowda pointed out), still have a place on the field and in the game, but for those of us who want more, that option is and should remain available to us as well.
No foul Matt....I know you werent bagging on anyone. It just came off as alittle un-appreciative the way it was written. These folks deserve more than that.
Peace
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Post by kouza on Oct 10, 2009 18:49:45 GMT -5
my comment was directed more to the fact that some people get so into it that they cannot be sociable to the other side the night before and in the staging area. -matt That never happened lol. |
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Post by Slacker on Oct 10, 2009 18:52:58 GMT -5
Agree, voodoo. Ive sat around the campfire and heard stories about in the old scenario games where the enemy general woke up in his tent with a note on his chest letting him know he had been "assassinated." now that sounds like a fun game.
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Post by VooDoo on Oct 10, 2009 19:00:25 GMT -5
Ahhh......memories. Good times.
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