Quote (WastedPenguinz @ Jun 30 2022 04:02pm)
that we play games with different classes, races, genders... which have inherent strengths and weaknesses.
only to turn those games off and have to resist those classifications within reality.
all men are created equal
but not all are equally created.
meta with me a moment*
i miss the days when we pointed at technology
i fear the days when it points at us
Metaphorically... there's this game called Western Civilization
It's the most popular game in the world not by choice, but by force.
Read the lore on imperialism and colonialism.
Unfortunately, the gameplay is super unbalanced.
Class:
If you spawn in with a class that's rich you've practically beaten the game, because it's pay to win.
But 99% of the time you spawn in working class which is forced to grind their entire life to support the 1% of pay to win players.
Race:
Depending on the race you spawn in with, you might be softlocked out of certain portions of the games content.
Also, your race can draw aggro from players known as racists. And the admins tend to be racists.
Gender:
Gender is mostly flavor text, but LARPers will take serious offence if you self-identify outside of your meta.
What do?
In some circles there have been whispers of revolutionary patches.
There's theories on Anarchy, Communism, and Socialism patches that would balance the gameplay for every class, race, and gender.
The NPC's are all programmed to spew hatred and boot licking propaganda at the mention of them, but if you think critically and do you own research, they're super fucking
BASED.