GM T, question lang. Bakit ganun nangyayari sa scoring ng Agit Lords. Maski hindi GLORY agits ang nakukuha nagkakaroon ng points? Kala ko ba GLORY agit lang ang may points. Kaya naman pala biglang naging ganun ang scores e. Paki-ayos po ang bilang. Dinadaya yung scoring sa freya e.

sorry typo “once a day for an hour” on “once an hour”

it used to be The Beatles. then TV. now it’s videogames. it’s always this NEW thing.

people who say games are evil are those who don’t play games. IMO, games are actually better than books, movies and TV. these feed you and you can’t do anything about it, be it gold or garbage. it limits us to just taking information.

games actually stimulate our mind a whole lot more than TV because it implores our constant input… it’s interactive. you are part of the story. you ARE your story. look at kids today, they are more “involved”. more open to new ideas and technology. it’s because the internet and games give them more opportunity to interact, not just absorb.

parents think this way because they don’t know it. they fear what they don’t know. a priest in my hometown even said games like Diablo (which my father plays a lot btw, and he’s a lay minister) is evil and children become sinful when they play it. WTF?

some people need to grow young.

well, in this day and age, gaming has evolved to a different level… look at what second life is. this year’s E3 even had a new category – “non-game” ironically.
games like Rock Band, and Guitar hero raise awareness to people who know squat about music. MMORPGs have become very effective social hubs. i have stumbled upon white papers at gammasutra, propositions of gaming as a medium in corporate management(imagine undergoing job training in a game environment, how fun could it get?) the possibilities are endless…

gaming is just a medium, a very fun medium. it’s scope is growing and not just hack and slash and shoot them up stuff. soon it will be integrated into society so deep, we will be looking for more stuff to brand evil.

i didn’t say books were bad. i’m saying gaming (or interactive multimedia) is a stronger, more versatile, more effective medium, because it implores you to learn; it requires your response. books still have their place, but i know i can find “ragnarok” faster on wikipedia than i can even find the “R” volume. and with up-to-date info and pop culture references. besides, not all books are actually good. it’s the medium i was talking about not the content, for it is very possible (if you followed the link above) to put education in games. it’s just a medium. people should just understand it’s potential.

people should adapt to the new age… grow young like i said. or be the old fart who doesn’t even know what the interwebs is . or what they say at hackenslash…everyone’s a gamer..

P.S. LOL @ the replies not related to your articles. you should make a customer support section for RO rants

I’m encouraging my kids (4 and 6) to play games (online or offline). Infact playing games becomes our bonding activities. I believed that it helps them learn to focus more. Of course like what you mentioned too much of everything is bad.

@levin3d
omg! the non-games are so impressive!!! i thought it was just some random digital sodoku, but i was wrong.

@gyl, on the contrary, I’ll prolly let my kid/s (when I do have my own) to use the consoles. I’ll lavish their gaming needs and wants (and in the process satisfy MY gaming needs and wants) lol.

Nice post GM T, hwehe, all I can say is that I could relate to this. Seriously. Haha.

@GM
since I’m a khan online player I allowed them to play the same game. We usually play khan together almost every weekend at our shop for an hour or two. Of course i’m there giving some parental advices. At home they play DOTA since we have only 1 desktop and a laptop.

My kids also asked for educational games like blue’s clues and Dora explorer hehehe.

a good way to regulate kids is to make them “earn” their playing time. doing chores, assignments, good grades, can make them earn some sort of “token” they can spend to play their games.

i gave my 5 year old a gameboy, and i had to take it away from him because he gets excited and tries to imitate power rangers and punches another kid by accident. i’ll probably give it back when he understands the consequences of his actions.

\m/ {– rock on.. evil toh.. sign of the devil.. sa pRO prti gngmit yan.. @_@ baphoment sa pRO.. un ung opposite ng lamb.. ung cast ng mga mage/wizard atbp.. ung circle n may star.. i forgot the meaning.. bsta mdmi sa pRO p lng..

They used to say tabletop roleplaying games were as bad. At least now the heat is off. Too bad we don’t have time for them anymore.

To refer to Levin3d’s example, the Beatles were something of a disruption to the starched collar parents of the Sixties and Seventies. Now, they’re considered classic icons for their contribution to music as an art and an industry.

Already, Shigeru Miyamoto (the creator of Mario) and Hironobu Sakaguchi (the maker of the Final Fantasy franchise) are considered visionary for their efforts in the video game industry.

Soon, even MMORPGs will become an accepted form of entertainment. It can’t be stopped.

To those who say gaming is evil, I point my raised middle finger skyward in defiance.