Comments | seiryu_16: ZOMG NERD CRITICAL MASS!

seiryu_16

ZOMG NERD CRITICAL MASS!

Jun 06, 2006 21:03

So I was reading about the patch notes for WoW, and a particular phrase caught my eye:

"It is up to you now to become the fire that burns against the cold, the light of hope that prevails beneath the shadow of the necropolis!"

::blink::

fire that burns against the cold"Wait a MINUTE," my brain thinks suddenly. "That's... fucking... from the ( Read more... )

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tarq June 7 2006, 04:35:34 UTC

It's my observation that WoW rips off everything.

One of my multitude of gripes, and obvious clues that this game isn't for me.

tarq June 7 2006, 04:45:15 UTC

Damnit, wrong link. Here's the right link.

seiryu_16 June 7 2006, 06:15:02 UTC

Eh, I think those are okay, really... I was being more facetious than anything else. The problem I have is that the quote isn't explictly lifted in a very "wink-wink-nudge-nudge" like the rest of the references, and only those who have REALLY REALLY read George R. R. Martin will be going "...waitaminnit..." at that. And really, from my own experiences with how game websites are handled, it's not the devs who put that thing together. I think it's bad website copy and my nerdy reaction to it is something I find humorous, but I won't go up to my Blizz friends like "OMG YOU GUYS RIPT IT OFF ZOMG RAR!" It's not them.

And really? When you run into Linken in Un'Goro crater and/or collect stuff for a goblin named "Shizzle," you HAVE to laugh a little. By and large WoW knows when to break the 4th wall and when to maintain it: certain zones are FAR more tongue-in-cheek than others are.

tarq June 7 2006, 16:32:49 UTC

Yeah, I know. I plan on just biting the bullet and trying to have fun.

See? Hey, at least when I say I don't like something, I still give it a fair shot. My biggest problem with WoW isn't WoW itself, it's that from every angle I look at it, it's a blah game, but everybody else on the planet thinks it's the bee's-fuckin-knees, and to quoth Will Farrel, "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!"

But if you can't beat 'em...

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jaejosylyn June 7 2006, 05:06:31 UTC

*grin-drools*

I'm still in the middle of reading the second book in the series. ALMOST DONE too!

seiryu_16 June 7 2006, 06:16:26 UTC

After you finish the series, you HAVE to read the Lies of Locke Lamora. SO GOOD HOLY CRAPNESS OH EM GEE.

jaejosylyn June 7 2006, 06:22:39 UTC

ARG! I have to read the Alvin Series too! (Oh Orson Scott Card, I wish the Alvin series was as good as the Ender series. Alas, it is not.)

But I will attempt.

Hehe, I swear it's gonna take me a year to finish George's series, though. Or at least a year to finish off the third book. Guh.

dreadmouse June 7 2006, 12:43:04 UTC

Don't bother with Alvin, skip ahead! There are so many better books out there, imho.

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utilitygeek June 7 2006, 16:34:25 UTC

I couldn't finish the series. It seemed to get into a multibook bash-the-hero scenario, and I just couldn't push through it.

seiryu_16 June 8 2006, 07:55:00 UTC

YOU GOTS TO TRY IT AGAIN. The think I like about Martin is that he's unafraid to kill a lead. It's not set up as something like a comic-book-esque "must tug on heartstrings with death now" or "eh, someone should die to pick up the pace, might as well be you." Death happens because it's a common feature of Martin's universe: if you do something retarded, YOU WILL DIE. There's no "oh, magically he'll escape because he's a point of view!" No. Stupid, silly people do horrible and petty things, and proud and noble people have to pay for them. As Sansa recoils from the Hound and cries "You're awful," he replies - as I think one has to pay a mind to in the books - "I'm honest. It's the world that's awful." But FUCK DAMN I will hang out in that world all the same, if you don't mind. It's worth it ::grin::

(sorry, had to rein myself in from quoting my honor's project at you. Part of what makes Martin great and notable in modern writing regardless of genre is the fact that he takes those kind of risks)

utilitygeek June 8 2006, 13:15:29 UTC

I totally agree that he takes risks, and is a fabulous writer. However, that doesn't mean that I like what he's written.

I wrote a letter recently to someone who'd published a short story online. The gist of it was, "I wish I'd never read that, 'cause it was damn painful. But it was masterfully written, and definately got to your audience, and I have to give you much credit for that."

Anyhow, I read to escape, and to go somewhere better than here. So this just wasn't my cup of tea. No disrespect to the author -- I just don't like my tea quite so bitter. :-)

seiryu_16 June 8 2006, 17:41:06 UTC

I can understand that... ooo, but when revenge comes, it is oh so sweet! ::evil grin::