Comments on Your Mother Was a Hamster Adventures in Role-Playing2009-12-28T07:11:14Zhttps://www.slain-by-elf.org/2009/12/20/your-mother-was-a-hamster/feed/
By: Melf_Himself Melf_Himselfhttp://word-of-shadow.blogspot.comhttp://www.slain-by-elf.org/?p=841#comment-88922009-12-28T07:11:14Z2009-12-28T07:11:14ZThe reason I don't like taunting is not due to the "unrealistic" nature of it.
It's because the mechanic seems to make games degenerate into stale / easy gameplay. This goes for WoW and most any other MMO you could name.
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By: Taunting | Kill Ten Rats Taunting | Kill Ten Ratshttp://www.killtenrats.com/2009/12/27/taunting/http://www.slain-by-elf.org/?p=841#comment-88882009-12-27T15:47:01Z2009-12-27T15:47:01Z[...] am enchanted by this notion of taunting as magical mind control rather than simply insulting an ogre’s mother. One aspect [...]
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By: Elf Elfhttp://www.slain-by-elf.org/http://www.slain-by-elf.org/?p=841#comment-88372009-12-21T11:24:22Z2009-12-21T11:24:22ZAnd, of course, 'taunt' has an ordinary meaning that lends itself naturally to the absurd comparison.
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By: Zoso Zosohttp://www.kiasa.org/http://www.slain-by-elf.org/?p=841#comment-88352009-12-20T22:34:42Z2009-12-20T22:34:42ZPerhaps people are more willing to suspend their disbelief over stuff that would be awesome if real (magical lightning bolts) than something that would be a bit rubbish if real (the magical ability to make someone punch you).
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