lord of flies Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 A Force More Powerful, the game of NONVIOLENT strategy Can a computer game help people learn how to defeat dictators, military occupiers, and corrupt rulers
Monte Carlo Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 Sounds great, but is there any fighting in tunnels? And I can't pay, like $10. That's just buying into the whole profit paradigm, man.
Morgoth Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 ...the game of NONVIOLENT strategy I stopped reading there. Rain makes everything better.
Cl_Flushentityhero Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 Actually, that sounds pretty cool. I think maybe the ICNC overstates the role of nonviolent action in order to justify their own existence and further their wuss agenda, but that's usually how it goes.
GreasyDogMeat Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 I'd like to see you pull this 'non-violent strategy' on a swarm of ZERGLINGS!
Killian Kalthorne Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 I like my blood, gore, and head exploding violence. It allows me to do things I wouldn't do in real life. If I do the non-violent thing in my gaming it would mean I would have to do the violent things in real life. People kind of frown on that for some odd reason. "Your Job is not to die for your country, but set a man on fire, and take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."
Sannom Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 As far as I can remember, I don't think I ever lead a nonviolent movement before... that's actually even farther from my real life than common STR Soldiers should like stuff like that, right?
213374U Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Just because: http://www.peacemakergame.com/ - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
LadyCrimson Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 This seems a bit more like a Sim/teaching tool than a general population game, if that makes sense. Sounds kinda interesting, but not very entertaining. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
entrerix Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 I'd like to see you pull this 'non-violent strategy' on a swarm of ZERGLINGS! yeah for sure. nonviolence is great when fighting humans, but seriously, we all know that war is really just the training for the battle that actually matters. the battle against the zerg/protoss/combine/yautja/ dinosaurs/zombies/orcs/robots Killing is kind of like playin' a basketball game. I am there. and the other player is there. and it's just the two of us. and I put the other player's body in my van. and I am the winner. - Nice Pete.
I want teh kotor 3 Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 No. Games are made as outlets through which to vent your frustration by KILLING THINGS. In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum. R.I.P. KOTOR 2003-2008 KILLED BY THOSE GREEDY MONEY-HOARDING ************* AND THEIR *****-*** MMOS
Trenitay Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) Yes, we all know games like pong were so popular. All the graphic violence. Edited December 10, 2009 by awsomeness Hey now, my mother is huge and don't you forget it. The drunk can't even get off the couch to make herself a vodka drenched sandwich. Octopus suck.
Cl_Flushentityhero Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 Yes, we all know games like pong were so popular. All the graphic violence. First game ever made was about hitting stuff. Seems like a natural progression to me.
Trenitay Posted December 10, 2009 Posted December 10, 2009 It seems to me that it was more about getting hit, than hitting things. Wouldn't a natural progression be more suicide games? Hey now, my mother is huge and don't you forget it. The drunk can't even get off the couch to make herself a vodka drenched sandwich. Octopus suck.
lord of flies Posted December 18, 2009 Author Posted December 18, 2009 No. Games are made as outlets through which to vent your frustration by KILLING THINGS.I'm imagining you getting home from school just after getting an F on your English assignment, and sitting down to play a game of Doom with the flying heads' textures replaced with those of Ms. Badcrumble. All the while, screaming in furious anger until you hit one, whereupon your anger suddenly subsides. "Venting" does not work, has been proven not to work, and is a nonsensical explanation for why people play video games. You play video games because they are fun and occupy your attention for at least a few minutes.
Oner Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 "Venting" does not workToo bad it does. has been proven not to workI've yet to be asked or tested by someone, so I spit on your "proof" sir. Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13.
lord of flies Posted December 19, 2009 Author Posted December 19, 2009 "Venting" does not workToo bad it does. has been proven not to workI've yet to be asked or tested by someone, so I spit on your "proof" sir. Oh, it's true. There's an episode of Penn and Teller all about it.
Atom523 Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 "Venting" does not workToo bad it does. has been proven not to workI've yet to be asked or tested by someone, so I spit on your "proof" sir. Oh, it's true. There's an episode of Penn and Teller all about it. As much as I do love Penn and Teller they generally pick the most idiotic people to represent the side of the argument that they disagree with in order to get their side to sound better. I love their show but it is hardly impartial research.
lord of flies Posted January 24, 2010 Author Posted January 24, 2010 If anybody else bought this game, could you help me out? I can't figure out how to beat the first mission on Very Easy. I can't seem to get people less afraid of the government or to view the government as illegitimate (more than there are right now). I keep pulling rallies with my superchick leader, but it doesn't seem to have much of an effect.
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