Poll: Larping (Live action role play)

Do you think larpers are sad?

  • Yes

    Votes: 229 61.2%
  • No

    Votes: 72 19.3%
  • Pancake.

    Votes: 73 19.5%

  • Total voters
    374
  • Poll closed .
Probably one of the saddest things i have ever seen.

Grown men FFS.

/* awaits the you watch football/play video games/post on a computer forum excuses/*

Im sorry no matter how much you can try and justify that, its just wrong
 
We have a guy at work that does this, why anyone would want to spend a weeks holiday pretending to be a wizard in a cave i dont know.

Also this guy is a total drama queen while he is at work (we think he is gay but not confirmed) he enjoys going round hugging people to annoy them.
 
A good example of UK Larp is Labyrinthe, the group has been active for a long time and rent out part of Chislehurst Caves. Some of my friends used used to go there when they were in their teens, around 15-20 years ago. As a previous poster said it may be geeky, but it is the same as paintball or any other group activity event. Besides if I had a teenage child I would consider this infinitely preferable than if they were playing WoW all weekend or hanging out on the streets with the number of chavs around these days.
 
O dear goodness. Now I know what all those freaks were at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Never seen as many poofters in one street in all my life.
 
A good example of UK Larp is Labyrinthe, the group has been active for a long time and rent out part of Chislehurst Caves. Some of my friends used used to go there when they were in their teens, around 15-20 years ago. As a previous poster said it may be geeky, but it is the same as paintball or any other group activity event. Besides if I had a teenage child I would consider this infinitely preferable than if they were playing WoW all weekend or hanging out on the streets with the number of chavs around these days.

Just nooooooo.

If i said to a mate/girlfriend/family member i was going paintball they would just say have a nice time. If i told them i was larping i think they might ring the institute.

You may try to convince yourself that its the same as paintball so you don't feel like such a loser but come on man who are you kidding... seriously?
 
We stand no chance

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You may try to convince yourself that its the same as paintball so you don't feel like such a loser but come on man who are you kidding... seriously?

What's the difference? One is playing fantasy, one is playing soldiers...

And no, I don't larp, never really been my thing. But not sure why one set of make believe is any better than another.
 
What's the difference? One is playing fantasy, one is playing soldiers...

And no, I don't larp, never really been my thing. But not sure why one set of make believe is any better than another.

How are you playing soliders?

When i ever i have gone paint balling im still me and im just shooting **** for fun. Im not role playing in the slightest. If you want to use that argument than going to play football, drive a car in motor sport hell most things are the same when clearly it is not.

Im not a level 37 rambo trying to kill the evil dictator with my l33t shooting skills.

Seriously i just dont see how this is even an argument,
 
What's the difference? One is playing fantasy, one is playing soldiers...

And no, I don't larp, never really been my thing. But not sure why one set of make believe is any better than another.

Paintball requires actual skill though, in terms of shooting. How does LARP fighting work? Either you beat people into submission with your colossal foam sword (I doubt this) or you stop and roll dice to see who wins. AWESOME.

Also, I don't think many paintballers go to the same lengths with costumes and lore and all the rest of it. It's a bit more rough and ready.

Not that I particularly care either way, but it's not really accurate to lump the two together as "role playing".
 
woah woah woah

paintball is a sport.

they have leagues.

you get the odd milsim [strike team charlie] guys at where we play in the woods. they are the 'play soldiers' types

then you get the guys who turn up with the tournament guns which are generally amazing and shoot ropes.

those larpers simply could not compete.
 
Paintball requires actual skill though, in terms of shooting. How does LARP fighting work? Either you beat people into submission with your colossal foam sword (I doubt this) or you stop and roll dice to see who wins. AWESOME.

Also, I don't think many paintballers go to the same lengths with costumes and lore and all the rest of it. It's a bit more rough and ready.

Hahaha no paintballers take it to the extremes with their guns, armor, pyrotechnics, battlefields... etc.

Just like any kind of hobby there is levels of quality...
 
Seriously i just dont see how this is even an argument,

Of course you don't, because you are involved in one and see it as cool while you are not involved in the other and see it as geeky. To see the similarities would mean admitting to yourself that just maybe paintballing is just a bit odd too. :) And the milsim airsofters....
 
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