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Maybe in the future you could have no sacrifices by fighting a android that is programmed not to hit strongly enough to inflict harm, and is too tough to be "ki

by eviks 1y ago

Maybe in the future you could have no sacrifices by fighting a android that is programmed not to hit strongly enough to inflict harm, and is too tough to be "killed" itself even in regular armor...

cjs_ac 1y ago
All of these things are inherently social activities. The fact that you're up against another human being is what makes it fun.
- eviks 1y ago
  It will still be a social activity! Nothing here forces lonely 1-1 battles, it's just that you'll only be able to fight full force with a selected android subgroup from the other side if it's some historic battle reenactment
  - cjs_ac 1y ago
    HEMA is about recreating what's described in the historical manuscripts, which is almost always 1v1 stuff. Examples here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IIARM5lVs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IIARM5lVs
echelon 1y ago
Or by being part of the brain upload simulation and unable to die.
- eviks 1y ago
  Nah, that's pure fiction...
latexr 1y ago
That would be equivalent to only being able to play chess against a computer, so plenty of people would be left unsatisfied. That said, I like the direction you’re going. Since we’re going the science fiction route of letting imagination run wild, perhaps the solution could lay in the sword itself. Picture something superficially indistinguishable from the real thing made from an equivalent to nanobots which remain tight and hard against each other but immediately let go and “shatter” when struck against something else. You could bang and clash swords in fierce battle, but as soon as you would deal a severe blow against your opponent your weapon would break and deal no real damage (but still count as a win). That could be intensely satisfying and lead to great moments.
yencabulator 1y ago
> that is programmed not to hit strongly enough to inflict harm The difference between an attack that is hard to defend and an attack that will hurt if it succeeds is very slim.
- eviks 1y ago
  ... for a human A robot has more strength and reaction to stop / reroute a successful attack
  - yencabulator 1y ago
    It's a tough sensory problem. In the world of non-weapons (which I'm more familiar with), say a kick needs to go into the space my body was occupying a moment ago, or avoiding it is not realistic.
  - kbelder 1y ago
    A hypothetical future robot may. Right now, anything with the strength to wave a heavy stick is a threat to be around.

by eviks 1y ago

Maybe in the future you could have no sacrifices by fighting a android that is programmed not to hit strongly enough to inflict harm, and is too tough to be "killed" itself even in regular armor...

cjs_ac 1y ago

All of these things are inherently social activities. The fact that you're up against another human being is what makes it fun.

eviks 1y ago
It will still be a social activity! Nothing here forces lonely 1-1 battles, it's just that you'll only be able to fight full force with a selected android subgroup from the other side if it's some historic battle reenactment
- cjs_ac 1y ago
  HEMA is about recreating what's described in the historical manuscripts, which is almost always 1v1 stuff. Examples here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IIARM5lVs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IIARM5lVs

echelon 1y ago

Or by being part of the brain upload simulation and unable to die.

eviks 1y ago
Nah, that's pure fiction...

latexr 1y ago

That would be equivalent to only being able to play chess against a computer, so plenty of people would be left unsatisfied. That said, I like the direction you’re going. Since we’re going the science fiction route of letting imagination run wild, perhaps the solution could lay in the sword itself. Picture something superficially indistinguishable from the real thing made from an equivalent to nanobots which remain tight and hard against each other but immediately let go and “shatter” when struck against something else. You could bang and clash swords in fierce battle, but as soon as you would deal a severe blow against your opponent your weapon would break and deal no real damage (but still count as a win). That could be intensely satisfying and lead to great moments.

yencabulator 1y ago

> that is programmed not to hit strongly enough to inflict harm The difference between an attack that is hard to defend and an attack that will hurt if it succeeds is very slim.

eviks 1y ago
... for a human A robot has more strength and reaction to stop / reroute a successful attack
- yencabulator 1y ago
  It's a tough sensory problem. In the world of non-weapons (which I'm more familiar with), say a kick needs to go into the space my body was occupying a moment ago, or avoiding it is not realistic.
- kbelder 1y ago
  A hypothetical future robot may. Right now, anything with the strength to wave a heavy stick is a threat to be around.