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Re: This isn't scientific stuff.
Posted By: uberfoopDate: 1/15/13 11:55 a.m.

In Response To: Re: This isn't scientific stuff. (thebruce0)


: First, bait and switch. Equivocating, through analogy, that the one who
: enables an arsonist is on par with a developer implementing a game
: mechanic. Arson is a known felony. Taking advantage of a game mechanic is
: not. It's a troll-worthy argument.

That only applies if you fixate on really weird minutae that I repeatedly stated I wasn't trying to imply.

Also, "equivocation" doesn't mean what you think it means. If anything, you are doing something more akin to equivocating by interpreting my argument as a completely different argument of similar form. But even that's not really equivocating as "equivocating" pertains to misinterpretation of particular linguistic terms; it's when a term which can take on multiple meanings is interpreted using a meaning other than the one which the present use of the term is using.
I can't think of a great example at the moment, so I'll just drop a wikipedia example:
"Do women need to worry about man-eating sharks?"

: Second, the game developer implemented a whole lot of different elements and
: strategies giving the player a choice of tactics. So the analogy could be
: better served as a store that sells matches which the arsonist decided to
: purchase to commit his crime. Is the store complicit in the crime? Are the
: matches to blame because they're the most efficient tool (arguably) to
: commit arson? Should matches be banned from stores?

That's a ridiculously direct focus on the exact implications of what "giving" means which is pretty badly obscured anyway by the divide between video game design availability of items and real-world availability of items. It's an aspect of the analogy which isn't especially meaningful in either case.

Your version also uses a store which can have no way of knowing what the buyer is using the product for, whereas I deliberately specified situations in which the provider of the tool had a pretty good idea of what it might be used for. This is because that's the job of a game developer.

Certainly my analogy only really applies when the game developer clearly ought to realize how something will be used... though it's worth noting that the conclusion isn't too dissimilar otherwise (if something behaves terribly on part of a dev having no idea what they're doing, most would agree that it's their fault).

: Third, ooooooh boy, comparing boltshot kills to arson is an argument that
: opens the door to loads of other very very sensitive topics. Let's just
: keep it to the level of "video game play strategies" - which was
: WhoLikesChicken's point.

But WhoLikesChicken had ignored the logical flaw while in the discussion of game development, which is why I connected it to an idea external to it. Maybe I should have thought longer to come up with one that wouldn't have completely set people off.

: Fourth, it's more like a parent who lays out a whole bunch of edible items on
: a table for their 8 children, where one or two of them chooses to take
: most of the candy and the parent doesn't stop them. The others might
: complain because they don't get any the candy, but the parent can decide
: whether they feel it's more important in this case to heed the upset
: children and provide more candy for them because they want their children
: to be happy, or perhaps help them see a bigger picture, and let the
: children experience whatever consequences they may receive, or lessons
: they should learn (Too much candy gives you an upset stomach? Or sometimes
: you don't always get what you want? Maybe there's not enough candy to
: actual rot their teeth in this case so taking the candy away isn't a
: priority? ...etc)
: Who knows.
: Again, it's not a perfect analogy. None are.

Running that as being analogous to my analogy is a terrible analogy. Where are the parallels between that and the game design situation? Why are there suddenly kids fighting over the candies?


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     Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work on mePyroSporker16 1/9/13 11:33 p.m.
           Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onKalamari 1/9/13 11:47 p.m.
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           Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onBryan Newman 1/10/13 12:44 a.m.
           Agreed. *NM*Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/10/13 6:46 a.m.
           Re: Sorry 343i, but your blue flames don't work onserpx 1/10/13 3:17 p.m.
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                 Re: "DLC fiascos?"Bry 1/10/13 3:34 a.m.
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                                   To clarifyBry 1/10/13 9:03 a.m.
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           Frankie was right...munky-058 1/10/13 12:49 a.m.
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                                               Wu is a cool man. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 8:44 a.m.
                                                     Re: Wu is a cool man. Boltshot is still OP.Louis Wu 1/11/13 11:40 a.m.
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                                                     More stats, and from a more frequent MM player...munky-058 1/11/13 1:45 p.m.
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                                                                 Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Louis Wu 1/11/13 6:35 p.m.
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                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.munky-058 1/11/13 8:21 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.DEEP NNN 1/11/13 8:29 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Avateur 1/11/13 8:45 p.m.
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                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Ragashingo 1/11/13 9:30 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 9:58 p.m.
                                                                                         Heh. *NM*Ragashingo 1/11/13 10:57 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Avateur 1/11/13 9:33 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Avateur 1/11/13 9:35 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.NsU Soldier 1/11/13 9:48 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.Louis Wu 1/12/13 8:48 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Your stats are nice. Boltshot is still OP.munky-058 1/11/13 8:16 p.m.
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                                                     ^^This.Louis Wu 1/11/13 7:35 a.m.
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                                               Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/12/13 9:04 a.m.
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                                                                       Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/13/13 12:29 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 12:43 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/13/13 12:57 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.NsU Soldier 1/13/13 9:04 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.yakaman 1/14/13 9:19 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.General Vagueness 1/14/13 7:16 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.NsU Soldier 1/14/13 11:46 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.yakaman 1/15/13 12:17 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.thebruce0 1/15/13 8:58 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Louis Wu 1/15/13 10:40 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Revenant1988 1/15/13 10:53 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.thebruce0 1/15/13 1:41 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.Avateur 1/13/13 8:03 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.thebruce0 1/15/13 9:03 a.m.
                                                                 HBO: Studies show 117% of statistics are made upGeneral Vagueness 1/12/13 7:56 p.m.
                                                                       Re: HBO: Studies show 117% of statistics are made uberfoop 1/12/13 8:03 p.m.
                                                                             Re: HBO: Studies show 117% of statistics are madeZackDark 1/12/13 9:20 p.m.
                                                                                   HBO: Studies show I will not sleepbreitzen 1/13/13 1:06 a.m.
                                                     Re: Maybe I asked the wrong question.mastrbiggy 1/13/13 7:04 a.m.
                                                     This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 8:46 a.m.
                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.General Vagueness 1/13/13 11:47 a.m.
                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 12:26 p.m.
                                                                       Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Louis Wu 1/13/13 1:01 p.m.
                                                                             Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/13/13 1:26 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Louis Wu 1/13/13 2:26 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Bry 1/13/13 2:34 p.m.
                                                                                         I've been waiting for someone else to say thisRevenant1988 1/13/13 4:20 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisAvateur 1/13/13 8:20 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisRevenant1988 1/13/13 8:45 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisZackDark 1/13/13 9:03 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisBry 1/13/13 9:50 p.m.
                                                                                                     Re: I've been waiting for someone else to say thisBry 1/13/13 9:13 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: This isn't scientific stuff.NsU Soldier 1/13/13 9:03 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Bry 1/13/13 9:40 p.m.
                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.WhoLikesChicken 1/14/13 7:20 p.m.
                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/14/13 7:43 p.m.
                                                                       Re: This isn't scientific stuff.WhoLikesChicken 1/15/13 12:12 a.m.
                                                                             Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/15/13 12:26 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.WhoLikesChicken 1/15/13 12:39 a.m.
                                                                                         Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/15/13 12:57 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Joe Duplessie (SNIPE 316) 1/15/13 1:26 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/15/13 9:28 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: This isn't scientific stuff.NsU Soldier 1/15/13 10:51 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: This isn't scientific stuff.uberfoop 1/15/13 11:55 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff. *LONG*WhoLikesChicken 1/15/13 1:14 p.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff. *LONG*uberfoop 1/15/13 4:56 p.m.
                                                                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/15/13 1:32 p.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/15/13 2:19 p.m.
                                                                                                                       Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/16/13 9:59 a.m.
                                                                                                                             Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/17/13 1:24 p.m.
                                                                                                                                   Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/18/13 9:36 a.m.
                                                                                                                                         Re: This isn't scientific stuff.General Vagueness 1/18/13 1:25 p.m.
                                                                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.thebruce0 1/18/13 2:33 p.m.
                                                                                                                                               Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/18/13 3:18 p.m.
                                                           Re: This isn't scientific stuff.Gravemind 1/15/13 2:22 p.m.
     A real FFA playlist. Yay!snakegriffin 1/10/13 5:21 p.m.
           This. So much this.LostSpartan987 1/12/13 12:35 p.m.
     Pointless drivel *NM*Captain Spark 1/10/13 5:59 p.m.



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