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I watched last night as they went back to the PC just to retrieve the Helix Fossil. That was madness.

by phillmv 13y ago

jfasi 13y ago
My god.
- pyrocat 13y ago
  Precisely.
Dylan16807 13y ago
To add to that, I believe the goal there was depositing the 'dig' rattata that they kept escaping the dungeon with, finally fed up enough to take the risk. And then the process of smashing random buttons at the PC restored the precious helix fossil. And the players decided to accept this wonderful result and not tempt fate, and left to continue on their journey. Still with the rattata.
- hfsktr 13y ago
  I don't like watching others play games (never did) but I find reading about things like the Eve battles, strange things that happened while testing engines (Oblivion), and this after (or during) the fact. This one I just love reading about. I think it's because of the way people write about it. It almost sounds like Hitchhiker's Guide or something the way it's so random but accurate. Trying to explain this to people in person has resulted in some odd looks but I still try...
  - jackgolding 13y ago
    I totally agree, things like opening the AQ gates in WoW are like old battle stories
  - capisce 13y ago
    You might like http://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/ http://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/
- phillmv 13y ago
  There is no goal. There is some coordination in the irc channel but otherwise we're just assigning narratives to mostly random events^1. And that's beautiful about it. ^1 Which we actually do constantly, i.e. athletes being mostly weighted random number generators, but at least then there is a thin veneer of motivations at play.
  - Dylan16807 13y ago
    What actually happened upon accessing the PC was almost entirely random, of course. But going to the PC vs. staying away from the PC is very much a goal-based decision. A fight between people that want to change the pokemon/items being carried and the people that are unwilling to take that risk, with majority rule.
psbp 13y ago
The mythologizing of the random crap that happens in the game is the best part. I like how opposing cults are being built around different items/characters in the game. It's more interesting than the fact that things actually get accomplished with the seemingly random actions.
- GFischer 13y ago
  The article's URL is "Glory to the Helix", and there are derivatives like "Ask the almighty Helix Fossil" http://askhelixfossil.com/ http://askhelixfossil.com/
- jarvic 13y ago
  Hello, sir. Do you have time this morning to talk about our Lord and Savior, Bird Jesus?
numlaut 13y ago
the developing fandom alone makes it worth watching

I watched last night as they went back to the PC just to retrieve the Helix Fossil. That was madness.

by phillmv 13y ago

I watched last night as they went back to the PC just to retrieve the Helix Fossil. That was madness.

jfasi 13y ago

My god.

pyrocat 13y ago
Precisely.

Dylan16807 13y ago

To add to that, I believe the goal there was depositing the 'dig' rattata that they kept escaping the dungeon with, finally fed up enough to take the risk. And then the process of smashing random buttons at the PC restored the precious helix fossil. And the players decided to accept this wonderful result and not tempt fate, and left to continue on their journey. Still with the rattata.

hfsktr 13y ago
I don't like watching others play games (never did) but I find reading about things like the Eve battles, strange things that happened while testing engines (Oblivion), and this after (or during) the fact. This one I just love reading about. I think it's because of the way people write about it. It almost sounds like Hitchhiker's Guide or something the way it's so random but accurate. Trying to explain this to people in person has resulted in some odd looks but I still try...
- jackgolding 13y ago
  I totally agree, things like opening the AQ gates in WoW are like old battle stories
- capisce 13y ago
  You might like http://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/ http://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/
phillmv 13y ago
There is no goal. There is some coordination in the irc channel but otherwise we're just assigning narratives to mostly random events^1. And that's beautiful about it. ^1 Which we actually do constantly, i.e. athletes being mostly weighted random number generators, but at least then there is a thin veneer of motivations at play.
- Dylan16807 13y ago
  What actually happened upon accessing the PC was almost entirely random, of course. But going to the PC vs. staying away from the PC is very much a goal-based decision. A fight between people that want to change the pokemon/items being carried and the people that are unwilling to take that risk, with majority rule.

psbp 13y ago

The mythologizing of the random crap that happens in the game is the best part. I like how opposing cults are being built around different items/characters in the game. It's more interesting than the fact that things actually get accomplished with the seemingly random actions.

GFischer 13y ago
The article's URL is "Glory to the Helix", and there are derivatives like "Ask the almighty Helix Fossil" http://askhelixfossil.com/ http://askhelixfossil.com/
jarvic 13y ago
Hello, sir. Do you have time this morning to talk about our Lord and Savior, Bird Jesus?

numlaut 13y ago

the developing fandom alone makes it worth watching