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and of course part of this distinction between skyrim and the earlier games is that skyrim makes you The Guy, The Chosen One, etc. it makes you the hero who is supposed to save the day for everyone, and that means you have to be catered to in every single way so that you KNOW you're The Chosen One. it's much more of a direct power fantasy than the previous games.

like, in oblivion, you're not even the chosen one. you're just the guy who HELPS the chosen one save the world. the world treats you like you belong in it, like you're just some random adventurer who MIGHT be able to solve some problems but nobody's counting on it tbh. you have to find your own adventure in this world, but it's designed in such a way that it lets you discover that adventure without forcing it down your throat.

and i mean, even in morrowind where you ARE the chosen one, you have to EARN being the chosen one, it's a constant uphill battle to be recognized as anybody more than a pathetic outlander. people give you menial jobs because you're just a menial person. and even though you're "the chosen one" you're actually just a pawn for forces way bigger than you (like azura and vivec and the empire).

skyrim's emphasis on being a power fantasy just drags it down so much. and it sucks bc skyrim's world has so much potential to be great! there's a lot of good stuff in there! but instead of giving it to you organically it's like "here's a list of all the things we expect you to do bc we spent a lot of time on it so please play it the way we want you to :)"

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Peachy~

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?????? rich people are losing it

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The World of Ultimate Gaming

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Since i've been drawing a lot of dresses I'm giving Vel a evening dress design ^^

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Chapter 83 is here! Finally, we get to see Taurog... And some other stuff happens, I suppose.

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Real asf This is literally the realest shit anyones ever said

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Instead of using butter for your grilled cheese, you should switch to linux. You can set up a virtual machine to try out various distros to see which ones work best for your needs

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not to be a killjoy but it's still crazy to me that it's considered mean to be like "maybe you should read / play / watch the source material before creating fanworks and diving into the fandom" bc every time i see somebody going "i havent played disco elysium or know anything about it tbh but uwu here's harry and kim kissing" idk maybe you should engage with it. maybe you should play the anti-capitalist surrealist game where you investigate the murder of a mercenary who led the gang rape of a foreign girl and process that for a bit? and then you can do cutesy mlm or whatever idc. but like at the absolute bare minimum you should understand what the source material involves otherwise we get the phenomenon of people joining a dragon age server and wanting content warnings for like, mage racism. like it's fine to ship and transform the genre into whatever but if you arent comfortable with discussions of the actual source content itself then maybe the fandom isnt for you and a different one is. peace and love.

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nobody says le sigh anymore but sometimes it really is the most appropriate reaction

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