I can nutshell all this very easally: Fantasy has no relation to reality, so if the fantasy geeks want to shirk realism, that's their problem. If you're one of those that get a bit irked that there's not enough reality injected into your fantasy, then you're wasting your time spinning your wheels at the base of the wrong tree. Your opinion will always be irrelevant to them
Let 'em have their loopy fantasies. that's simply their thing. ...It's not like trying to inject realism into fantasy makes anyone seem any smarter or cooler, it just makes the geeky of any stripe appear that much more geekier
(11-28-2014, 01:06 AM)nOmnomnOm Wrote: if physics in that world dont make sence that is not supported by magic that is in that world... then its wrong.
(11-28-2014, 01:06 AM)nOmnomnOm Wrote: if physics in that world dont make sence that is not supported by magic that is in that world... then its wrong.
or just absolutely no one can be arsed to care
that too
Seems some people do )))
Or you can just live in your magical fantasy with disgusting weaponry that can hurt yourself ))
My preference is I would rather have sexy awesome looking weapons that make sense.
(11-28-2014, 12:06 AM)Marburg Wrote: Fantasy has no relation to reality
Fantastic elements of a fantasy are usually only an addition to realism, rather than a substitution. After all, even despite the weirdest spells and creatures, you still experience real physics, individual behavior, decision-making, etc. in most of them, don't you?
Sometimes. But it's not a given. A game that distances itself from that isn't necessarily good or bad. It just boils down to whether it's down your alley or not.
The word fantasy itself implies a certain dissociation from 'reality'. We don't invent fantastical worlds so we can relive our real groundhog day lives for the most part. And apart from that common factor, fantasy can be...anything, really. Have fun with it.