Guild Wars 2

Yeah, Kids everywhere will now believe drinking 10k bottles of alcohol over one holiday season is perfectly safe and even be rewarded for it.

How is it any different from the candy corn eating achievement from Halloween? My character had to eat so much candy he continuously vomited everywhere. There are many references to alcohol in GW2, it’d be wrong to remove them. It’s as much a part of the world as anything else. If you’re making the argument that young kids play the game and shouldn’t be exposed to characters getting drunk, then we’d better get rid of the weapons and start hitting the enemies with pillows instead.

Doggie.3184:

Yeah, Kids everywhere will now believe drinking 10k bottles of alcohol over one holiday season is perfectly safe and even be rewarded for it.

Just like how kids run down a street with a rocket launcher blowing up cars then having a good sleep to evade the police and heal all wounds..

Yea, Ok. Manson caused Columbine too.

Oh boo hoo cry me a river.
I grew up with both parents drinking and passed out most nights but you don’t hear me complaining about an achievement in a video game. The rest of the world doesn’t need to suffer just because somebody you know had some issues and you can’t deal with them in a constructive way that doesn’t interfere with other people having fun.

It’s a game… Play it as such.

Both my parents are dead… Been so for years… One death heavily impacted by alcohol… And I’m still in my 20’s… And not bothered by this achievement.

Don’t take things too seriously or personally… You will be happier for it.

Tigaseye.2047:

I’m kind to those who deserve it… OP not being one of them.

My sister and my mother are alcoholics and my mother is in a very bad state thanks to that now…

I do not drink alcohol and I forbid alcohol for our x-mas celebrations and most other things we celebrate. Have you heard about “Kräftskiva” or “Midsommar party”? It’s something we have in Sweden and alot of people are drinking lot’s during these days and I still forbid it on these days.

Now to the point of all this, I do not mind drinking in game as it does not hurt anyone as it is fantasy and not reality. People have to learn to see the difference between a game and reality.
I am not a parent but if I was I would have sit by my kid while playing a violent game or a game with alot of sex, alchohol, foul words and drugs until I can see that my kid can handle it no matter if it says 3+ years on the box cover. And I would never let my kid play a game alone that I have no idea what it is about.

So again, if you can’t see the difference between a game and reality I would suggest that you do something else and found a doctor to help you with that problem. The fault is not the game.

IndigoSundown.5419:

Jana.6831:

Tigaseye.2047:

People who “can’t control their feelings”?

No one can control their feelings, they’re just feelings…

Of course you can control your feelings – if you can’t then you better be locked away as you’re a danger to mankind or yourself.

Actually, Tigaseye is correct. The closest people can come to controlling their feelings is to not put themselves into situations which might elicit feelings. This works, up to the point where something unexpected happens.

What you’re talking about is self-control. This means that people can control their reactions. However, this requires a certain degree of self-awareness and discipline. The most common incentive to exercise self-control is fear of consequence. That’s been a remarkably effective motivation over the centuries. However, it’s not perfect, and it is eroding as social systems erode.

As far as the OP’s issue… while I can understand the feelings elicited, the reaction seems to indicate a bit too much immersion in the game world. This is not alcohol — it’s clicking icons which produce a virtual effect. I recommend regarding it as such.

I disagree – people can control feelings but to some extent – which varies from individual to individual.
Yes you can’t fully control emotional states but humans have the capacity to somewhat shape what emotional states they’ll find themselves in through different means.

And yes- there are individuals that can control their emotional states – their feelings so to say.

Harper.4173:

IndigoSundown.5419:

Jana.6831:

Tigaseye.2047:

People who “can’t control their feelings”?

No one can control their feelings, they’re just feelings…

Of course you can control your feelings – if you can’t then you better be locked away as you’re a danger to mankind or yourself.

Actually, Tigaseye is correct. The closest people can come to controlling their feelings is to not put themselves into situations which might elicit feelings. This works, up to the point where something unexpected happens.

What you’re talking about is self-control. This means that people can control their reactions. However, this requires a certain degree of self-awareness and discipline. The most common incentive to exercise self-control is fear of consequence. That’s been a remarkably effective motivation over the centuries. However, it’s not perfect, and it is eroding as social systems erode.

As far as the OP’s issue… while I can understand the feelings elicited, the reaction seems to indicate a bit too much immersion in the game world. This is not alcohol — it’s clicking icons which produce a virtual effect. I recommend regarding it as such.

I disagree – people can control feelings but to some extent – which varies from individual to individual.
Yes you can’t fully control emotional states but humans have the capacity to somewhat shape what emotional states they’ll find themselves in through different means.

And yes- there are individuals that can control their emotional states – their feelings so to say.

Feelings are (at least at first) instant things, that just happen to us.

Yes, you can choose to ignore them, or just bury them (although, that’s probably inadvisable), once you have had them; but you can’t stop that initial burst of feeling from happening.

That’s all I meant.

Wish I hadn’t even brought it up, now.

But it’s hard to ignore someone telling someone they can’t “control their feelings”, while acting fully on theirs.

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

Tigaseye.2047:

I’m kind to those who deserve it… OP not being one of them.

Why isn’t he deserving of you being kind?

Has he done something wrong to you, or other people, that we should know about?

Harper.4173:

IndigoSundown.5419:

Jana.6831:

Tigaseye.2047:

People who “can’t control their feelings”?

No one can control their feelings, they’re just feelings…

Of course you can control your feelings – if you can’t then you better be locked away as you’re a danger to mankind or yourself.

Actually, Tigaseye is correct. The closest people can come to controlling their feelings is to not put themselves into situations which might elicit feelings. This works, up to the point where something unexpected happens.

What you’re talking about is self-control. This means that people can control their reactions. However, this requires a certain degree of self-awareness and discipline. The most common incentive to exercise self-control is fear of consequence. That’s been a remarkably effective motivation over the centuries. However, it’s not perfect, and it is eroding as social systems erode.

As far as the OP’s issue… while I can understand the feelings elicited, the reaction seems to indicate a bit too much immersion in the game world. This is not alcohol — it’s clicking icons which produce a virtual effect. I recommend regarding it as such.

I disagree – people can control feelings but to some extent – which varies from individual to individual.
Yes you can’t fully control emotional states but humans have the capacity to somewhat shape what emotional states they’ll find themselves in through different means.

And yes- there are individuals that can control their emotional states – their feelings so to say.

I don’t think we’re saying different things in the end. However, we’re wandering afield of the topic so I won’t say more.