April 1, 2018 1:00 PM EDT
Teineeva said:
I'm pretty sure that's how all "loremasters" start, I sure did. One afternoon with the topic of your choice in the Imperial Library is usually how you lose yourself to it :P
Anyway, it's cool to see someone else who's familiar with worldbuilding. If you want to chat about that stuff don't hesitate to shoot me a pm or to join in on one of my streams; it's usually a topic that comes up while I run through Dwemer dungeons or whatnot.
Oh, and cool to meet someone else my age. Hope you had a nice birthday.
It's exactly like reading TVTropes - you click one link, and you've lost a day or two. :D Or ten. And thanks for the offer, I'll be sure to check out your streams!
Dragonborn1921 said:
I'll just pretend that I saw no mention of Diet Coke and welcome you fondly :D You know, it does kinda say a lot for Dragon Age: Origins that the 300-hour mark you talked about makes just as much sense if your just playing the game, let alone learning a language while doing it. Game's incredibly long, but incredible all the same, still have fond memories of it that put it above just about any other game I've played (the exceptions probably being Skyrim, The Witcher 3 and Neverwinter Nights).
Your worldbuilding stuff sounds really, really interesting, I've given it a try or two in my time but can never really get stuck into it. Not quite creative enough to make up my own stuff it turns out, which is a damn shame because just the idea of writing my own universe has always been really cool. Anyway, that's enough rambling from me, welcome Mhysa :D
I'll take just the welcome then, gladly. :D It does say a lot, definitely, I've had quite a few playthroughs after that first one and all of them are nearing 100-hour mark or more. There's just so much content in that game - I've had it for like eight years and I still find stuff I haven't seen before! It's crazy.
It's taxing sometimes (especially when you write yourself into a corner and have conflicting facts, it's the absolute worst :D), but worth the effort. Writing and building your own universe is cool; in a way, you get to play god and that's always fun. ;)
Zonnonn said:
Happy birthday for yesterday! Looks like you're a perfect fit for the site, Mhysa, and I think learning English from a game is enough of a testament to your commitment to convince me that you're gonna be around for a while, I mean bloody hell that sounds hard, especially with all the fantasy jargon in there as well.
Like Deebs said, your worldbuilding sounds awesome, I keep trying to dive into it but it's too damn difficult for me, there's just so much to plan that you wouldn't even think of. I think we had a worldbuilding thread running a few months ago but don't hesitate to start your own, I'd definitely be interested in reading.
Thank you! And yes, it was certainly difficult, I can tell you that. :D I've also taken lessons, of course (it's mandatory in Finnish schools, in fact), but my fundamental skills came from games. The learning process was fun, at least.
Thankfully there's the internet to help with all the things I'd otherwise forget to think about (like what happens to trash/sewage, or something equally "important"), I like to figure it all out even if I never end up including those facts in my stories. :D