Hey guys i was just wondering, do you think that someone rp'ing a murderer or theif on skyrim makes them a bad person irl?

Serious question?! Of course not.

agian! i thought i told you that if you close your eyes while you are doing it then it doesn't count.

I don't think you can conceivably play this game without killing someone in it at some point.

edit- I mean complete the main quest.

God I hope so







I lol'd but apparently if you are on video it still counts........darn -.-

It doesn't make you a good person. Of that I am sure.

Makes them? No, you are already a bad person!

No, that's what video games are for, to do things you would never actually do in real life!

Deadric princes do that all the time and they are not penalized.And so does Akatosh,from time to time.

I think people who can bring themselves down to thievery in-game are capable of doing the same IRL. I simply can't do it, even in Skyrim.

Yes, and you should report yourself to the police this minute!

Do you lie, steal and kill in real life? If not, youre probably okay.
Skyrim is not real, you know.. (yes, i said it )

If whatever i play in skyrim mattered at all in real life, I'd be in quite a bit of trouble

But no, I know for a fact that if you are a mass murderer in skyrim, you arent required to be in real life.

and what makes killing so much easier is that the npcs are so dull that you don't really care about them

Its an interesting question. I take the view that playing Skyrim as a murderer is a simple simulation, and opportunity to experience the inklings of what it would be like to be a real taker of lives. Even though the game may give us a exhilrating experience of what it might be like to kill someome, its really up to the person playing the game , their ability to distinguish a fanciful persona in a video game, and who they are in the real world. Managing your concept of self is an ongoing continous evolving process that should be periodically reflected upon to gain insight into becoming a better human being.

-So, RP'ing a murderer and thief , in a video game, certainly does not alone make you a bad person in real life. It just makes you a curious investigator of alternative mindsets.

No I roleplay a murdering vampire necromancer, that enjoys killing.

I have never killed anyone and I think I am a good person.

I know a firefighter (probably close to heroic in real life) who suddenly gets weird playing games like GTA. He's goes on killing sprees. He's just having fun, maybe letting off some steam, but mostly just playing with the outlandish of the game mechanics. It doesn't mean anything.

And roleplaying a vampire makes you... what?

I don't know about everyone else, but for me there's absolutely no connection between the real me and the character I roleplay. If I tried to base the character's actions on my own, I'd never play any game except for Tetris. I mean, let's be real, you HAVE to kill to complete the MQ - and we can safely assume the vast majority of gamers would run away screaming if they had to face a dragon IRL. The whole point of playing a game is to do things you'd never do in reality, be it because you can't or don't want to.

It's especially funny to me that you're asking about thiefs. My first choice in any game is a stealthy, roguish character. I strike from the shadows, go where I'm not supposed to be, get my way with no respect for the law. And yes, I steal everything that's not nailed down. Does that mean I'm like this in real life? No, not by a long shot. I haven't stolen a thing in my whole life. In fact, I'm studying to be a lawyer (though I'm not sure if it makes any point, depends what you think about lawyers )
Maybe it's a part of me that's locked away, something I fantasize about. It's unlikely, but possible. Even if it is so, people should be judged on what they actually do, not on their fantasies or what they're capable of. We're all capable of killing, e.g. in self-defense. Does that make us all murderers?

I have various character in Skyrim. A calm and collected scholar. A cynical, emotionally crippled assassin. An honorable warrior. A goody-two-shoes alchemist who always carries a big stick, just in case.
If your theory was true, I would have a severe case of multiple personality disorder.

Not to mention that I'm a vegetarian, but tossing fireballs at the blood-thirsty Skyrim bears brings me unspeakable satisfaction. Heck, maybe I do have some unresolved issues...

No.

I am currently playing as an Emperor killing Listener of the Dark Brotherhood, but in real life I am a loving husband and father. It's just a game.

It's funny, I used to steal a lot (don't worry, your stuff is safe now), but thieves never appealed to me in games.

It's an RPG. Not to mention in a fantasy setting, so go do whatever the heck you want to do in it, its mainly just about curiosity so therefore I say no.

No, it's just a game.

I don't steal in the game as it doesn't sit right with me. Don't have any probs fireballing someone to death though.

Is this a serious question? It's just a game.

I used to always yell "stop there criminal scum!!" when I was shopping and saw someone that looked like they just stole something, until i took an arrow to the knee..