What have you learnt from video games?
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RedRalph
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Not true, you can build the Pentagon or West Point in your house instead
Ah, sorry, it's a Buick Electra.
Annex
Tyranny and Mutation
And the Holy Hand Grenade is the most devastating weapon of all.
If you keep shooting at a tank or a building, or even just poking it with spears and arrows, eventually it will explode
even the most complex machines never, ever, jam
the world is a flat square
you cant interact with something unless you're meant to
wooden tables and thin cloth sheets hanging off something are the strongest and most rigid materials in the universe
even the most complex machines never, ever, jam
the world is a flat square
you cant interact with something unless you're meant to
wooden tables and thin cloth sheets hanging off something are the strongest and most rigid materials in the universe
BasketCase
Username sez it all
I've learned that the best way to get something done is to get other people to do it for you.
I've learned this from many different types of games. In online RPG's, the best way to get loot and exp is to sit back and let the mage chuck fireballs at stuff. In Diablo 2, the best way was to have a beefy hireling up front to distract all the monsters. In strategy games such as Civilization, Master of Orion, and Galactic Civilizations 2, the best way to destroy a nation, rather than attacking it yourself, is to convince another nation to do the attacking.
I've learned this from many different types of games. In online RPG's, the best way to get loot and exp is to sit back and let the mage chuck fireballs at stuff. In Diablo 2, the best way was to have a beefy hireling up front to distract all the monsters. In strategy games such as Civilization, Master of Orion, and Galactic Civilizations 2, the best way to destroy a nation, rather than attacking it yourself, is to convince another nation to do the attacking.
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
I've learned that no matter where you leave something, and no matter how long you leave it there for, it will be there when you return.
It takes two or three poorly placed sniper rounds to down Spartan 117.
Re-spawn, 5 seconds, 40 if you nade yourself.
Grenades bounce?
It's always better to bring a sword or hammer into a duel than a pistol.
If you do a Fake Punt Run on 4th and 7th, you'll get a first down, every time.
Fake FGs are more likely to put up points from 35 yards than the actual points.
You can blast someone's head in a dark alley and the police won't come, but god forbid if you accidently tap a cop car.
You can swim as hard as possible across the Hudson and still manage to get up and still have energy.
Re-spawn, 5 seconds, 40 if you nade yourself.
Grenades bounce?
It's always better to bring a sword or hammer into a duel than a pistol.
If you do a Fake Punt Run on 4th and 7th, you'll get a first down, every time.
Fake FGs are more likely to put up points from 35 yards than the actual points.
You can blast someone's head in a dark alley and the police won't come, but god forbid if you accidently tap a cop car.
You can swim as hard as possible across the Hudson and still manage to get up and still have energy.
Kennigit
proud 2 boxer
If you go down at the bottom of the map, you come up at the top, so if you go to the south pole, you arrive at the north
If you have to walk somewhere, it's faster to do small jumps/roll all the way there (zelda games)
Multiplayer online games that have "no noobs" in the title are just as likely to have noobs
If you spam a button, the annoying people who are talking talk faster. So in real life, if you dont want to hear what someone says, just press A really fast.
When fighting someone, life often slows down into slow-motion
You can do double jumps
If you need information from someone, they'll give you some vague answers completely unrelated. If you ask talk to them at a different time in life, they still say the exact same thing.
If you have to walk somewhere, it's faster to do small jumps/roll all the way there (zelda games)
Multiplayer online games that have "no noobs" in the title are just as likely to have noobs
If you spam a button, the annoying people who are talking talk faster. So in real life, if you dont want to hear what someone says, just press A really fast.
When fighting someone, life often slows down into slow-motion
You can do double jumps
If you need information from someone, they'll give you some vague answers completely unrelated. If you ask talk to them at a different time in life, they still say the exact same thing.
scherbchen
well that can´t be good
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if there is somebody who can play a harp, flute, or just sing you in turn can run really, really fast.
if you can only hit the toe of something 20 stories tall that is still sufficient to defeat it.
if you are being attacked by waves upon waves of monsters you may not build a wall of guns, there is a universal law that requires you to leave just enough space between the guns so that they can slip through.
also, it is all a nemesis plot.
if you can only hit the toe of something 20 stories tall that is still sufficient to defeat it.
if you are being attacked by waves upon waves of monsters you may not build a wall of guns, there is a universal law that requires you to leave just enough space between the guns so that they can slip through.
also, it is all a nemesis plot.
Squarg
Awesomesauce
You can break any box with a karate chop and should do so often since they usually contain guns, ammo or even health packs!
You can overcome even the most serious health ailments either a common first aid kit or by touching a floating red cross.
Did you know that every WWII soldier had a personal motion sensor?
It doesn't matter if you don't own 99% of a territory as long as you have a fort, trading post, mission and coaling station you can still claim it!
All aliens will every want is to destroy earth.
Any beggar will give you any information as long as you give them a coin.
If an arrow is green it is probably poison.
You can overcome even the most serious health ailments either a common first aid kit or by touching a floating red cross.
Did you know that every WWII soldier had a personal motion sensor?
It doesn't matter if you don't own 99% of a territory as long as you have a fort, trading post, mission and coaling station you can still claim it!
All aliens will every want is to destroy earth.
Any beggar will give you any information as long as you give them a coin.
If an arrow is green it is probably poison.
Lillefix
I'm serious. You can.
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Not completely true. Bodies will disappear after half a day, and items will disappear after a couple of days. Only key items will remain permanently.
Martacus
World's Greatest Warrior
Things I've learned from video games:
--Most projectile weapons never run out of ammunition. (Contra, etc.)
--Red overalls are very stylish; even royalty will go for somebody wearing them. (Mario Bros.)
--Teleporters are inherently evil, leading either to hostile alien worlds, or possibly even hell itself. (Doom, Half-life)
--That fat, stupid kid who lives next door? Yeah, he's plotting to enslave humanity. (Earthbound)
--Farming is a fun, easy, and very lucrative endeavor, and gives you access to all the most eligible bachelorettes in town. (Harvest Moon)
--If you yourself get carjacked and go after the guy who ripped it off, the cops are going to try to kill you. Likewise if you beat up someone who just mugged you in front of the police. (GTA2)
--The Nazis invented all sorts of futuristic weaponry and even managed to both reanimate the dead and enlist the aid of the undead in their effort to take over the world. (Wolfenstein)
--If you're in really good health and swing a sword around, you can actually shoot energy from its tip. (Zelda)
--Swordsmen do well in battle against axemen, axemen do well against spearmen, and spearmen do well against swordsmen. (Fire Emblem)
--A very powerful blow with a weapon is actually a matter of luck, rather than any indication of one's skill with a given weapon. (Pretty much any RPG ever).
--Hedgehogs are blue, and only have spikes on their head. (Sonic)
--Most soldiers can only see objects about 10 meters ahead of them. And their weapons are not up for grabs, either. (Metal Gear)
--Capsules full of liquid nitroglycerin are a perfectly acceptable means of powering elevators. (Resident Evil)
--If you regularly use elevators to get around your place of employment, be careful! You may get inexplicably stuck in the floor. (Half-Life)
--One man will often fare better against impossible odds than large armies (many games)
--Roman citizens are a bunch of blithering idiots who never walk where you want them to, goddamn it. (Caesar 3)
--All power plants last for exactly 50 years, and then spontaneously combust. (SimCity 2000)
--Most projectile weapons never run out of ammunition. (Contra, etc.)
--Red overalls are very stylish; even royalty will go for somebody wearing them. (Mario Bros.)
--Teleporters are inherently evil, leading either to hostile alien worlds, or possibly even hell itself. (Doom, Half-life)
--That fat, stupid kid who lives next door? Yeah, he's plotting to enslave humanity. (Earthbound)
--Farming is a fun, easy, and very lucrative endeavor, and gives you access to all the most eligible bachelorettes in town. (Harvest Moon)
--If you yourself get carjacked and go after the guy who ripped it off, the cops are going to try to kill you. Likewise if you beat up someone who just mugged you in front of the police. (GTA2)
--The Nazis invented all sorts of futuristic weaponry and even managed to both reanimate the dead and enlist the aid of the undead in their effort to take over the world. (Wolfenstein)
--If you're in really good health and swing a sword around, you can actually shoot energy from its tip. (Zelda)
--Swordsmen do well in battle against axemen, axemen do well against spearmen, and spearmen do well against swordsmen. (Fire Emblem)
--A very powerful blow with a weapon is actually a matter of luck, rather than any indication of one's skill with a given weapon. (Pretty much any RPG ever).
--Hedgehogs are blue, and only have spikes on their head. (Sonic)
--Most soldiers can only see objects about 10 meters ahead of them. And their weapons are not up for grabs, either. (Metal Gear)
--Capsules full of liquid nitroglycerin are a perfectly acceptable means of powering elevators. (Resident Evil)
--If you regularly use elevators to get around your place of employment, be careful! You may get inexplicably stuck in the floor. (Half-Life)
--One man will often fare better against impossible odds than large armies (many games)
--Roman citizens are a bunch of blithering idiots who never walk where you want them to, goddamn it. (Caesar 3)
--All power plants last for exactly 50 years, and then spontaneously combust. (SimCity 2000)
RalofTyr
King
If you get into a firefight, you're going to get shot. No matter how smooth or good you think you are.
Bigfoot3814
Deity
There's a spy sappin' my sentry!
Mad Man
Your lord and master
Driving over arrows makes you go faster!
Chainsaws are practical military weapons(DOOM).
If your a princess you WILL get kiddnaped and theres nothing you can do about it.
Dinosaurs uncontrollably crap out eggs regardless of gender.
If you get bit by a zombie you won't get infected even if everyone else does(Resident-Evil).
Chainsaws are practical military weapons(DOOM).
If your a princess you WILL get kiddnaped and theres nothing you can do about it.
Dinosaurs uncontrollably crap out eggs regardless of gender.
If you get bit by a zombie you won't get infected even if everyone else does(Resident-Evil).
Nylan
Characters Welcome
If I play Red Alert 3, I can be like David Hasselhoff and drive a killer yacht 
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LucyDuke
staring at the clock
Depends on which parallel universe we're discussing.
In some of them, if you take the item, when you return to where you found it, there will be another one!
JustinianVII
Prince
If you're ever injured in any way, you can just look to a corner or to your watch to find out how much life is left in you.
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