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Re: LOL at the article | |
Posted By: Peptuck <peptuck3@hotmail.com> | Date: 9/20/06 3:07 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: LOL at the article (Slith) : I'd also like to point out that they are still, in fact, consistant. The
My point herein is that consistency is something that inherently defines reality in a game world. What we are looking at is not the same type of inconsistency, but rather inconsistency in general. If I shoot that Brute in the head and he dies, then logically any Brute I shoot in the head will die, but alas, Tartarus does not. If my rocket destroys that Wraith, which is itself a heavily armored tank, then logically that lightly armored Warthog should therefore be just as easily destroyed. But alas, it is not. The fact that the Warthog has always survived the rocket is irrelevant; logic and basic understanding should tell a player that if the rocket kills a tank, it should kill a light vehicle. When a rocket fails to kill an LRV but kills a tank handily, it clashes with established knowledge and is inconsistent with the real world. This logical inconsistency throws all the rules out the window as handily as direct inconsistency. While direct inconsistency (Brute not dying when shot in head) is semantically different from logical inconsistency (Warthog surviving tank-killing rocket) both are inconsistencies. Just in differing ways. And inconsistency kills immersion. The basic fact of the matter is this: Halo and Halo 2 are both video games. And in video games, gameplay trumps reason. Both games contain elements that break immersion, just in different ways. Some people notice different breaks in logic and reality more readily than others. E.g. a lot of people dislike the direct inconsistency of bosses. I, on the other hand, am not bothered by them. On the other hand, I am terribly bothered by Halo's pistol and the indestructible human vehicles, while others are clearly not at all bothered by these logical inconsistencies. But in the end, its all subjective, and its all pointless video games. |
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LOL at the article | WortWortWort | 9/18/06 8:23 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Hawaiian Pig | 9/18/06 8:28 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Unsc Trafalgar | 9/18/06 8:33 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | CowOnTheNews | 9/18/06 8:38 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 12:56 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Ace Heart | 9/20/06 1:13 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Cocopjojo | 9/20/06 1:21 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 1:52 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Peptuck | 9/20/06 2:10 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Ace Heart | 9/20/06 2:53 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Peptuck | 9/20/06 3:13 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Saint | 9/18/06 8:41 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | CowOnTheNews | 9/18/06 8:49 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | masterskill | 9/18/06 8:57 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 1:07 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Ace Heart | 9/20/06 2:28 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 2:31 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Peptuck | 9/20/06 2:33 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Peptuck | 9/20/06 2:45 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 2:54 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Peptuck | 9/20/06 3:07 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 8:21 a.m. |
When You Think About it... | Mintz | 9/18/06 9:14 p.m. |
Re: When You Think About it... | Evil Squid | 9/18/06 9:20 p.m. |
Re: When You Think About it... | Unsc Trafalgar | 9/18/06 9:20 p.m. |
Re: When You Think About it... | Echoes | 9/18/06 9:22 p.m. |
Re: When You Think About it... | CowOnTheNews | 9/18/06 9:27 p.m. |
You don't have to punch Regret. | jdogmoney | 9/19/06 10:00 p.m. |
Re: You don't have to punch Regret. | CowOnTheNews | 9/19/06 10:58 p.m. |
Re: You don't have to punch Regret. | jdogmoney | 9/20/06 12:24 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | ShortRoundMcfly | 9/18/06 8:51 p.m. |
Boss fights | Narcogen | 9/18/06 11:05 p.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Miguel Chavez | 9/19/06 1:39 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Narcogen | 9/19/06 3:17 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Jillybean | 9/19/06 5:05 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Captain Spark | 9/19/06 8:17 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Stuntmutt | 9/19/06 8:39 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Captain Spark | 9/19/06 8:55 a.m. |
Just kidding. *NM* | Captain Spark | 9/19/06 8:57 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Captain Spark | 9/19/06 9:47 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Stuntmutt | 9/19/06 10:13 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Document | 9/19/06 11:11 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Kiloh Ekim | 9/19/06 7:32 p.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Mister Froggy | 9/19/06 7:35 p.m. |
Re: Boss fights | scarab | 9/20/06 1:04 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Peptuck | 9/20/06 3:35 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Peptuck | 9/20/06 3:38 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 7:04 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Narcogen | 9/19/06 7:25 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Simpsons Rule | 9/19/06 7:43 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Sep7imus [subnova] | 9/19/06 7:57 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Jillybean | 9/19/06 8:17 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Louis Wu | 9/19/06 8:43 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Narcogen | 9/19/06 9:23 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Louis Wu | 9/19/06 9:24 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Stuntmutt | 9/19/06 9:29 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Narcogen | 9/19/06 9:34 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 9:57 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Narcogen | 9/19/06 9:33 a.m. |
Boss candidates | Narcogen | 9/19/06 8:37 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Sep7imus [subnova] | 9/19/06 8:48 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 9:03 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Louis Wu | 9/19/06 9:08 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 9:44 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Narcogen | 9/19/06 9:32 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Mister Froggy | 9/19/06 9:44 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 9:48 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Louis Wu | 9/19/06 10:15 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 10:24 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Count Zero | 9/19/06 12:49 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Wado SG | 9/19/06 1:05 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | scarab | 9/19/06 2:18 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | scarab | 9/19/06 2:40 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Peptuck | 9/20/06 3:32 a.m. |
intentional or not? | scarab | 9/20/06 7:47 a.m. |
Re: intentional or not? | Peptuck | 9/20/06 10:16 a.m. |
Re: intentional or not? | scarab | 9/20/06 2:11 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Narcogen | 9/19/06 10:14 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Narcogen | 9/19/06 9:30 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 11:32 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Narcogen | 9/20/06 12:12 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Peptuck | 9/20/06 3:43 a.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Document | 9/19/06 11:42 p.m. |
How is 343 GS tortured? | Jillybean | 9/19/06 3:03 p.m. |
He has that damn song running through his dome | Gryphonosiris | 9/19/06 3:14 p.m. |
Re: He has that damn song running through his dome | Ace Heart | 9/19/06 4:10 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 9/19/06 5:18 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | CowOnTheNews | 9/19/06 5:22 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 9/19/06 5:43 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Jillybean | 9/19/06 6:25 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Bry | 9/19/06 6:51 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Endbringer | 9/19/06 6:57 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Ace Heart | 9/19/06 7:41 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Omega | 9/19/06 11:17 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Bry | 9/19/06 11:46 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Omega | 9/19/06 11:59 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Endbringer | 9/19/06 11:59 p.m. |
Clarity and grace | Narcogen | 9/19/06 10:32 p.m. |
Re: Clarity and grace | Jillybean | 9/20/06 4:56 a.m. |
Re: Clarity and grace | Narcogen | 9/20/06 7:34 a.m. |
Re: Clarity and grace | Bry | 9/20/06 8:59 a.m. |
^ HGN spoilers *NM* | Document | 9/20/06 12:04 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Bry | 9/19/06 5:53 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 9/19/06 6:08 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Ace Heart | 9/19/06 6:13 p.m. |
Re: How is 343 GS tortured? | Bry | 9/19/06 6:14 p.m. |
Torture wasn't necessary | Narcogen | 9/19/06 10:28 p.m. |
Sparky can't lie or withold? | scarab | 9/20/06 1:17 a.m. |
Re: Sparky can't lie or withold? | scarab | 9/20/06 1:36 a.m. |
Re: Torture wasn't necessary | Jillybean | 9/20/06 4:58 a.m. |
Re: Torture wasn't necessary | Narcogen | 9/20/06 8:02 a.m. |
Still out to get me *NM* | Jillybean | 9/20/06 1:18 p.m. |
Re: Torture wasn't necessary | Ace Heart | 9/20/06 8:54 a.m. |
Re: Torture wasn't necessary | Ace Heart | 9/20/06 9:20 a.m. |
Re: Torture wasn't necessary | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 9/20/06 6:08 p.m. |
Re: Torture wasn't necessary | Ace Heart | 9/20/06 6:32 p.m. |
Re: Boss candidates | Peptuck | 9/19/06 11:59 a.m. |
Guilty Spark | Miguel Chavez | 9/19/06 9:29 a.m. |
Re: Guilty Spark | Narcogen | 9/19/06 9:35 a.m. |
Re: Guilty Spark | scarab | 9/20/06 1:21 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 8:51 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Louis Wu | 9/19/06 8:57 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | UrsusArctos | 9/19/06 9:11 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Louis Wu | 9/19/06 9:17 a.m. |
Re: Boss fights | Narcogen | 9/19/06 9:37 a.m. |
Definetly in the Christmasy time of year. | Endbringer | 9/19/06 4:09 p.m. |
Re: Definetly in the Christmasy time of year. | Document | 9/19/06 11:32 p.m. |
what? | hminn | 9/19/06 6:30 p.m. |
Re: what? | Louis Wu | 9/20/06 6:09 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Peptuck | 9/18/06 10:19 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Louis Wu | 9/18/06 11:12 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Document | 9/20/06 12:17 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Narcogen | 9/20/06 11:46 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Narcogen | 9/18/06 10:19 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 12:39 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Ibeechu | 9/18/06 8:36 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Spartan Jag | 9/18/06 9:27 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Slith | 9/20/06 1:35 a.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Kiloh Ekim | 9/18/06 8:55 p.m. |
Re: LOL at the article | Peptuck | 9/18/06 10:11 p.m. |
About boss battles... | Mister Froggy | 9/18/06 10:23 p.m. |
Re: About boss battles... | Peptuck | 9/18/06 11:01 p.m. |
Re: About boss battles... | Narcogen | 9/19/06 1:17 a.m. |
Re: About boss battles... | xenøs | 9/19/06 5:04 a.m. |
Re: About boss battles... | Narcogen | 9/19/06 6:02 a.m. |
Re: About boss battles... | Slith | 9/20/06 1:39 a.m. |
Re: About boss battles... | Document | 9/20/06 12:24 p.m. |
To quote the ending credits: | jdogmoney | 9/18/06 11:40 p.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | owlalf | 9/19/06 12:17 a.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | Document | 9/19/06 12:25 a.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | Narcogen | 9/19/06 3:50 a.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | Document | 9/19/06 11:19 a.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | Slith | 9/20/06 1:40 a.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | Peptuck | 9/20/06 3:13 a.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | Slith | 9/20/06 8:27 a.m. |
Re: To quote the ending credits: | AT-GNaT | 9/20/06 10:37 a.m. |
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