Internet Alter Egos : Othor Games

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:00 pm

I am pretty much the same wherever I go and whatever I do.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:37 pm

So a direct question.

Are you really that mechanized, what looks to be a garbage mover, robot thingy that is your avatar?

I remember being told this, but it's too long ago to remember :sadvaultboy: Some sort of enemy from an old game, I guess.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:21 pm

...Alas, my superpower is limited to being a chameleon.
I can be sitting right there, in plain sight, and people will not realize I am present in the room. It is good for -as they say- 'teh lulz'. :3

Same here, I consider myself the Invisible Man and one of my high school nicknames was Ninja.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:17 pm

Are you really that mechanized, what looks to be a garbage mover, robot thingy that is your avatar?

That's Nodrom. He's a Mordon. A being of Lawful Goodness. He accompanied the Nameless One on that quest he undertook that time to do that thing. He has an unlimited supply of crossbow bolts, hence why he's constantly ~~moving garbage~~ loading crossbows.

Now should I be worried that I know all that despite not having played the game?

» Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:37 am

I'm a lot more ranty and crazy IRL, as I'm the crazy one in my fraternity. And the one with the plans that always end up blowing something up, setting something on fire, or releasing a plague. I'm a more well behaved here than in real life.

In general, what you see here is me, though I do talk to people on a regular basis and have good people skills.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:50 pm

That's Nodrom. He's a Mordon. A being of Lawful Goodness. He accompanied the Nameless One on that quest he undertook that time to do that thing. He has an unlimited supply of crossbow bolts, hence why he's constantly ~~moving garbage~~ loading crossbows.

Now should I be worried that I know all that despite not having played the game?

Ahhh, I was just imagining something out of the not so popular wall i movie

And if its any consolation, I don't know the game but now I know the story. I'd prefer you not rock the boat, I am trying to take a nap.

» Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:42 am

I'm a lot more ranty and crazy IRL, as I'm the crazy one in my fraternity. And the one with the plans that always end up blowing something up, setting something on fire, or releasing a plague.

If your sig is any indication, you do that on purpose.

I'm so clumsy I've lit cereal on fire.

God have mercy to everyone I'll ever meet if I ever join the military.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:03 am

If your sig is any indication, you do that on purpose.

I'm so clumsy I've lit cereal on fire.

God have mercy to everyone I'll ever meet if I ever join the military.

That hellspawn cereal was pretty funny.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:24 pm

That hellspawn cereal was pretty funny.

Glad you thought so. I can still catch a smell of damnation in my kitchen ever since, though. At least someone got a kick out of it.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:30 am

Im different to my internet personas. Im not really super, or a mage. And nor am i a ninja :sadvaultboy:

Im more outgoing on here than in real life, and i dont really mix the two egos together.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:12 pm

I never try to be someone I'm not. That's just no fun to me. I let people on the internet and real life know just how dorky/morbid/sarcastic/caustic/inhumane I really am.

Though I have noticed that I happen to come across as MORE of an [censored] online than I do IRL (and if you knew me IRL, you'd think that was almost impossible). This was cemented last weekend when I met some people I'd only had interactions with on the Internet, and the first thing one of them said to me was "You're [8-Bit Legend]? The [censored] from the internet?"

My only response was "Reporting for duty!".

After which, we shared a drink and fought each other.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:58 pm

On the 13th of this month it'll be official: I'll have spent 6 years of my life on the forum. Yeah, I know that's peanuts compared to the people who joined in 2000. I'm still a newbie to them. But still, that's thousands of hours I've spent. It's safe to say that I've invested a great deal of time into this community, and it's the only online community that I'm so intimately linked with.

It dawned on me today, like jamais vu: Who is this Raithen guy? He certainly isn't me. You think I talk like this out in the real world, with big words and everything? Not a chance. I'm a lot funnier out there too, which is probably why no one laughs at my jokes here. For all intents and purposes, I've created this completely different human being who does not exist outside of the internet. He isn't me, I'm not him. The things I say out loud translate into something different through the keyboard. For six years I've been experiencing situations which don't apply directly to me, the real Ray Thien. I've spent six years accidently developing a personality that isn't mine. It just kind of hit me like a ton of bricks today that I've got this big disconnect between myself and who I am on the internet.

This is the craziest thing that's ever happened to me.

So let's talk alter egos and internet identities. Is your forum persona really 'you', or a watered down version? Did you strive to be someone cooler, better looking and smarter than you are in real life? Will I regret posting this tomorrow morning?

I don't want to discourage newer members from answering, but I'd imagine unless you've spent several years on the forum you may not have had the chance yet to develop an alternate internet personality.

I believe people are more themselves on the internet, they are less afraid to act how they want, express their opinions, and be who they want to be. As for me, I dont talk like this in RL, in RL im rather boring. Well maybe im boring on these forums too, but still, its easier to say whats on your mind here.

Also, I wanna add, people are not judged so easily on the forums too, without seeing a face you give everyone (most people :laugh:) equal opportunity and value.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:58 pm

Im different to my internet personas. Im not really super, or a mage. And nor am i a ninja :sadvaultboy:

Im more outgoing on here than in real life, and i dont really mix the two egos together.

Is it me or did you have 3 stars last time I saw you? :mellow:

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:19 pm

He was actually two people sharing one accoumt. Rosencrantz was some asian dude, and Ophelia is a chick. They didn't keep it up for long, though, and now it's just Rosie who posts. Oh, and Godot, of course, who doesn't exist outside of cyberspace and who has only ever posted two words.

Wow - I had no idea! I just thought it was some sort of roleplay gimmick.

I just searched for my username on google, there are two other solid_mooses out there, one on Ebay, the other on PSN, but neither are anywhere near as notable as me

I even found a couple articles with me as a contributer :celebration:

There are several Princess Stompers on the 'net - I hope that nobody thinks I'm the one who likes to pose around in scanty outfits! :blink:

I believe people are more themselves on the internet, they are less afraid to act how they want, express their opinions, and be who they want to be. As for me, I dont talk like this in RL, in RL im rather boring. Well maybe im boring on these forums too, but still, its easier to say whats on your mind here.

I actually find it the opposite. What you write online doesn't go away the way that verbal communication does, so I'm pretty wary about what I write and quite censorious about information. I feel very intimidated by the openness and not knowing who's reading - ergo my internet presence is actually a lot shier than how I am in real life where most of what I say is quickly forgotten. I have to behave well on the internet - no swearing, no (very) inappropriate jokes, no badmouthing people. Never know who's reading. I end up maintaining dozens of alter-egos across various sites - they're all me, but I don't like my name being attached to things or too many people knowing who I am. It took all my courage even to post my pic in the community thread - even though hundreds of people pass me in the street on the way to work every day. So, as I said earlier, I don't "put on an act" on the internet, but I tend to be on my best behaviour or whatever.

In real life, I'm a loud-mouthed, boisterous extravert who's the opposite of shy. I think the only person I've ever met who really reminds me of myself in real life is Ruby Wax.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:31 pm

This is the only forum which I would want (and have) set as my homepage. You know me as Starforce9, most people know me as Sean (or Master Chief).

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:22 pm

Should I make another thread, or has this discussion gotten to where it's going?

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:41 pm

Is it me or did you have 3 stars last time I saw you? :mellow:

Really? Nah, i got roughly 1000 posts, that sounds right.

This is the only forum which I would want (and have) set as my homepage.

As have I :tops:

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:58 pm

Should I make another thread, or has this discussion gotten to where it's going?

I guess there's no harm in it - it will quickly die if there's nothing else to say, but it's still on topic of now.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:59 am

As have I :tops:

Me three. I've never been on another game company's forum, because I'm scared they won't be as nice as here. Plus I value my post count too much :hubbahubba:

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:34 am

I am actually a spud. :sadvaultboy:

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:13 pm

In real life, I'm a loud-mouthed, boisterous extravert who's the opposite of shy. I think the only person I've ever met who really reminds me of myself in real life is Ruby Wax.

I read that as "Ruby Rhod", the crossdressing falsetto from The 5th Element.

» Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:44 am

It is a pretty watered down version of me, and I am more outgoing in real life than I am here. I am fairly withdrawn here, as I don't bother posting unless I think someone will reply, which is why I don't bother posting in "personality" threads where as an example, you just list your favorite artists and then the next person does, where the most reply you'll ever get it someone quoting you and then not posting anything so they don't have to type out the artists they like that you originally posted. So that pretty much limits me to posting in threads where if I have information that I think will help someone I will post, if I have a question, or if I find a topic particularly interesting. Considering the topics of this forum have devolved into what kind of socks you most prefer, the latter is not very common. I don't think I would consider myself to have a personality here, I don't post enough.

At any rate I much prefer where you can talk with people, as you get to know people a lot better and there is a lot more communication than everyone just firing posts at a thread and, if your lucky, someone might say "nice shot".

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:15 pm

I am honestly the same guy here as in real life. Only I'm funnier and much more exciting IRL.

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:55 pm

In real life, I'm a loud-mouthed, boisterous extravert who's the opposite of shy. I think the only person I've ever met who really reminds me of myself in real life is Ruby Wax.

:P

I read that as "Ruby Rhod", the crossdressing falsetto from The 5th Element.

Just so that everyone knows who you meant (it's the DJ)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWyznYNWeLs&feature=related

btw, thx for the character sketch, princess

» Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:34 pm

Pretty much the same on here as I am in person. More nerdy here, less depressed.