Show us your gaming areas

[Murgos]

Oh, Murgos.  I do hope that you spend most of your time at a bar.

But, I have such pretty green tile around my fireplace :(


Fortunately, there are many fine drinking establishments within stumbling range.

[Yegolev]

I remember when I lived in a place like that (yours is better actually), I was less than a quarter-mile from an Irish-owned-and-operated bar.  The fact that my beer was waiting for me at my stool every time I walked in completely counteracted the condo's mental effects on me.

[Murgos]

Yeah, there is a Champions on the corner.  I'm trying not to become too much of a fixture there but they have this cute little blonde bartender and well, maybe I can talk her into helping me decorate?    :mrgreen:

Really, I just need some crap for the walls.  I guess I can spend a couple of hundred bucks and get it over with.

[schild]

I think you should cover the walls with blood. Real blood, fake blood. Your choice. But it would be unique.

Or just a giant picture of Dahmer.

That would make friends.

[Murgos]

I saw that on MTV cribs too.  Once a rock star does it and sticks it on TV it's hardly original.

[Yegolev]

I suggest you get the girl first and let her decorate.  If it doesn't work out, at least you won't have to worry about bringing other women to your cell.  Then again, my future-wife visited me often and knew I slept on a twin mattress on the floor.  Between the Clean Pile and the Dirty Pile.  And spent five nights a week at the bar (only work nights).  YMMV.

[Engels]

Table by IKEA :P

[schild]

Is that a random acts of kindness forum?

[Engels]

Its the name of my guild.

[schild]

Is it ironical?

[Venkman]

Who cares? He's got a window. A window! And it looks outside!

(I'm jealous but it wouldn't matter if I had one anyway. I am only really online when it's nighttime anyway, tied to it, like, being too dark outside to be out there)

[Engels]

Nope; it was a guild concieved during the nascent days of EQ1, when a set of people offering buff stations, help with corpse runs and other miscellaneous new player help really mattered. Nowadays, the newb experience has largely eliminated the need for it, but the philosophy remains.

Our Philosophy: We practice random acts of kindness and senseless beauty.
We enjoy roleplaying in a fantasy world, which is the basis of an online game. Still, when we are online, we like to remember that we are people, not just characters in an illusory world. As a guild, assist our fellow players and remind ourselves that there is a person behind each character. When you help one person, you help the entire world
"No matter what the circumstances, there's a way to play the game that will show others that you don't think only of yourself." Gwion Llewellyn of Random Acts

[Nebu]

Who cares? He's got a window. A window! And it looks outside!

The glare, the glare! The sun... it burns!

[schild]

See. What's that senseless beauty bullshit?

Our Philosophy: We practice random acts of kindness and senseless beauty.
We enjoy roleplaying in a fantasy world, which is the basis of an online game. Still, when we are online, we like to remember that we are people, not just characters in an illusory world. As a guild, assist our fellow players and remind ourselves that there is a person behind each character. When you help one person, you help the entire world
"No matter what the circumstances, there's a way to play the game that will show others that you don't think only of yourself." Gwion Llewellyn of Random Acts

What is that? Why?

[Engels]

Being nice to people you interact with online. You have to understand the context; Uberguild raid mentalities, rampant greed, guild cock-blocking each other for content, etc. All the things in EQ1's mechanics that turned otherwise 'normal' people into raging douchebags. Our guild was formed with the principle that that was not going to happen with us, no matter what 'opportunities' for game advancement may present themselves. That ranges from monopolizing camp spawns, to randoming on items you don't need, to countless examples of guilds hosing each other during raiding events.

We were quite popular on our server, having established a reputation for fairness and getting people out of rough spots. Ever lost your corpse on a deep Chardok run, but have your entire group abandon you? RA would often help with situations such as that. Remember, the summoning altars for corpses were put in place only years after Kunark's release.

[schild]

No, no. I get the premise.

Fantasy and straight Sci-Fi Roleplaying just freaks me the fuck out.

It's like a clown riding a unicycle, but in text form.

[CmdrSlack]

No, no. I get the premise.

Fantasy and straight Sci-Fi Roleplaying just freaks me the fuck out.

It's like a clown riding a unicycle, but in text form.

How is not being a cockmonger in an MMO roleplaying?

[Signe]

Because maybe they really ARE cockmongers IRL and they're pretending to NOT be cockmongers in the game which is like arr peeing, right?  See?  It makes perfect sense.  You are just trying to obfuscate it with your lawyerologiistical brain.

[Engels]

Oh, I see the issue. The term 'roleplaying' used in the guild charter statement is meant very loosely. There's no real capital R role play in our guild. I mean, there is if you want there to be, but its by no means the character of the guild. The term is used in the same way that its used in say, RPG, or MMORPG. As opposed to RTS, or FPS.

[Nebu]

I thought RP servers existed in MMOG's for two reasons:

1) As a stupid name filter.

2) As a place for people to congregate that enjoy pretending to speak in Ye Olde Englishe.  (i.e. adding -eth at the end of words, using "hark" etc.)

[CmdrSlack]

Because maybe they really ARE cockmongers IRL and they're pretending to NOT be cockmongers in the game which is like arr peeing, right?  See?  It makes perfect sense.  You are just trying to obfuscate it with your lawyerologiistical brain.

Heh, that'd be awesome to try and use while defending someone being charged with fraud.  "You see, he wasn't really trying to defraud anyone, he was RPing someone committing fraud."

Sweet!  I'll be the next Johnny Cochrane.

[schild]

No, no. I get the premise.

Fantasy and straight Sci-Fi Roleplaying just freaks me the fuck out.

It's like a clown riding a unicycle, but in text form.

How is not being a cockmonger in an MMO roleplaying?

Did you say that with the senseless beauty?

[CmdrSlack]

No, no. I get the premise.

Fantasy and straight Sci-Fi Roleplaying just freaks me the fuck out.

It's like a clown riding a unicycle, but in text form.

How is not being a cockmonger in an MMO roleplaying?

Did you say that with the senseless beauty?

I always thought it was just a bumper sticker that hippies put on their cars, unless being a hippie is the same as RP in which case, well, there's a ton of dirty arr peers out there.  And they all play hacky sack and smoke copious amounts of weed.

[Furiously]

But they share it. And I think that's where the whole thing started..

[Hoax]

I pay more for this space and my medium size kitchen/LR then many of you pay for your home loans...

Sorry for low qual cell phone pics.

*edit* hold up going to shop them down to reasonable size.

[CmdrSlack]

I refuse to show pics of my gaming space until I find out if I got this new gig I've been hoping for....if so, I may as well wait and show off the shiny new toys.

Also, my gaming space is pretty boring....ancient CRT monitor that's circa 1998, machine that is circa SWG launch (and was a budget buy even then!), etc.  Heck, my poor PS2 is on a fucking RF adapter in my bedroom because the main TV has decided it hates it.

But we do have loads of IKEA furniture.   :-D

[schild]

There's no shame in crap hardware Slack. I've got a Wii in my picture. But I make up for it with a picture of my sweet, sweet Dreamcast.






... too easy. I apologize.

[CmdrSlack]

There's no shame in crap hardware Slack.

I'm actually debating what new shiny crap to get...oddly enough a Wii is on the menu specifically because it may not require upgrading to an HDTV right away.  If I get a 360, I'll have to also buy an HDTV because it just makes no sense to play the damn thing on a regular television.

I really want to upgrade the PC first...sadly, my easiest method would be to use my Best Buy card and just get one off the shelf....I guess I should be responsible and save dough then build one.

Well played on the Wii vs. DC joke though.  Virtua Tennis on the DC was hecka fun back in the day. 

[Hoax]

As was SCII, Power Stone oh and fucking Puzzle Fighter that game reeked of awesome.

[Jain Zar]

Saving a space so I can hopefully remember to take pictures tonight.  I just redid the living room game space with my Sharp Aquos 1080p set.  Its pretty and fancy!
My computer setup(s) are still pretty ghetto, as is the retrogame desk downstairs. (Genesis with CD, Intellivision, Atari 7800)

[MrHat]

I've got an apple box in a closet upstairs with my dreamcast. 

[Signe]

I have a place for my computer but only because it's a desk top computer.  If I ever get a gaming laptop, I'll no longer have a computer area.  As far as consoles go, I don't really have a gaming area.  I just flop down some place and play.  Sometimes upstairs, sometimes in the living room.  The living room is nice because Righ bought one of those big screen TVs.  I do hate the look of it though.  I don't know what we'll do if it ever breaks.  I guess we'd have to push it to a dumpster in the middle of the night and hope no one sees us.  Anyway, I'll bet Righ would like it if I decided on a gaming area.  He gets to set up where I flop down.  IT'S HIS JOB AS A MAN.  I won't though... I like being spontaneous.

PS  Why do you pay so much for a place, Hoax?  Is it the area you live in? 

PPS  It worries me that you have deodorant next to your computer. 

[Hoax]

San Francisco...   

If you are implying I have gamer stink, I'm insulted.  Its just the best place in the room to put things I dont want to loose.  I'm a skinny gamer and usually I smell fine.

[Signe]

San Francisco...   

If you are implying I have gamer stink, I'm insulted.  Its just the best place in the room to put things I dont want to loose.  I'm a skinny gamer and usually I smell fine.

Okay, you're right.  The prices are awful.  I looked up townhouses, which is what we're renting, and the closest I could find was one with three beds, two baths (one less than we have now), in a crowded area with hardly any greenery, no fireplace or garage, half the square footage for more than twice the price.  EEK!  On the other hand, San Fransisco is lovely and interesting.

I'm glad you don't smell funny.   

[Furiously]

Is that a Bud Light on your desk Hoax?