You shouldn't be fighting on your own in the first place.
The only chance I ever had was with the Hu'ut, which is turning out to be a so-so. If my plans succeed, I will feel as if I am a proper NESer. If they don't... Well, then I still have things to learn.
That's problematic. I know I'm hella different from the dude I was when I first started NESing, but I'm unsure of how much of that was attributable to this and how much to the other events in my life. I kinda started NESing as a freshman in high school, so it runs concurrently with one of the most important formative experiences in the life of any American. (And probably some of you other little people out there too.
) I'd say it reinforced a trend that was already starting to an extent before I started NESing, that is to say my increasing interest in history, specifically classical history (about which I knew almost nothing before I entered high school; schooling didn't really help, either, so I learned most of what I know on my own). Reading das alternate histories helped me with knowledge of
real - fine, OTL - history, too, and helped guide my interests.
So I wouldn't say that NESing is an enormous, earth-shattering cause of change in my life that has altered my personality to the same degree as other things, but it's been a reinforcer.
This - reinforcement, as you call it - feels to me as it is a complete makeover,
actually, but I agree that is only an enforcement at some level. I must add, though, that when NESers design the Alt-historical or Otherworld nations they do, thoughts are
always the base of these nations. Playing as a Communist bastard and trying to argue for a Worker's Paradise when you are a Christian American is really what NESing is all about. How can a Communist nation function? What resources have to be used to run the wheel? How do you prevent revolts when you ban your people's religion by law? When being a good NESer, knowledge of real world history isn't always what you need. You have to
understand general development of sociology, science, and culture throughout civilization, and you need to understand basic geography, politics, biology and even military tactics. You can free your inner author by writing epic sagas of your nation, finding creative ways of developing the said nation. When you NES, you are at the same time attempting to figure out how an alternative world functions, and that is to me much more mind-developing than anything else I've ever falled upon.
Wow, that's kind of you. It's pretty easy to make a pun in your native language, though.
Still, you guys rock
I actually think that NESers in general are more sophisticated than other people on the internet. (I look at you, OT.)
And the reason why I don't actually like OT is that most people in there either only post for the sake of posting (You know, PC), and while a few are smart, some have an tendency to dissapoint me a bit compared to their profession or reputation. Too bad I can't post their exact names. Bottom line is, the NESing Forum's standard is quite high, even when compared to newspapers.
The reason why I think so is actually what I wrote about NESing above. NESers have to be critical and detailed in whatever area they touch to go pro.
EDIT: I don't think I won a "real" war on my own until AFSNES I, actually. And I somehow acquired a reputation as a military dude long before then. So concrete achievements don't always relate to perceptions at all.
I have been all right when it comes to building up my nation, but my lack of general knowledge as well as writing skills in English seems like it's pulling me back.
