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If I were playing a video game and there was some armor which gave me even 10% protection, I'd put it on.
by fullstop 5y ago
If I were playing a video game and there was some armor which gave me even 10% protection, I'd put it on.
- gruez 5y agoIf you were playing a video game you would also sprint all the time, rather than walk. Do you sprint all the time in real life? The difference is that in real life, sprinting has some non-negligible cost (eg. due to discomfort), whereas in a video game all you have to do is hold down a button. The same applies to masks/video game armor. Putting on a mask requires you to endure a non-negligible amount of discomfort for the entire time you wear it, whereas putting on an armor in a game causes you none.
- fullstop 5y ago> The same applies to masks/video game armor. Putting on a mask requires you to endure a non-negligible amount of discomfort for the entire time you wear it, whereas putting on an armor in a game causes you none. This isn't really true, plenty of games make your character slower / heavier depending on what you have equipped. I'd also say that, for me, a mask is really not that uncomfortable and the discomfort is negligible.
- rhino369 5y ago>for me, a mask is really not that uncomfortable and the discomfort is negligible. Great, so wear one. Nobody is asking you not to. I think its fairly uncomfortable and makes interactions harder. I won't.
- tromp 5y agoI would too. But then again then is zero discomfort wearing in-game armor, and you can change it in a second if it had downsides like making you hungry faster.
- aakresearch 5y agoYeah, I, too, tend to drift towards Minimax/Maximin strategies when playing games. Basically, I know I'm there as soon as all the joy is sucked out of my play. That's why IRL it is not an option at all for me.