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samw
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
England443 Posts
October 24 2011 14:37 GMT
#221
I can see where the op is coming from, but zerg should feel like this
"You will walk in the garden of his turbulence"
Clow
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Brazil880 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 14:39:03
October 24 2011 14:38 GMT
#222
On October 24 2011 23:35 GizmoPT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:33 Clow wrote:
I have this phobia and yes, the swarm host fucks me up. Whoever doesn't have this phobia is obviously going to vote 'DONT CHANGE IT' and make fun of the others t-t

It's not about it being gross, it's about the holes..


does this scare you?

[image loading]


No, they need to be closer to each other.

Edit: Yes, the second one does bother me lol
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DamageControL
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States4222 Posts
October 24 2011 14:38 GMT
#223
On October 24 2011 23:36 NeonFox wrote:
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On October 24 2011 23:33 Malpractice.248 wrote:
Its not even a real "fear"
It is an urban dictionary fear.
http://www.popsci.com/trypophobia

Not only this, but, the "itchyness" often times is just your mind relating the images seen (esp human ones) to yourself. 99.9% of people wont get itchyness from looking at a beehive. Which is the same thing. Its human empathy at work.


I don't get the relation between itchyness and phobia. If someone talks to you about lice there's a strong possibility your head will get itchy and you'll scratch yourself. Same if you see the photo of a rash or stuff like this.

Meh, I know I don't get itchy I just feel disgusting, and panic, and need to look away. I also have had it for a long time, and been unaware that anyone feels the same way, so it's not just "human empathy"
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DreamChaser
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
1649 Posts
October 24 2011 14:38 GMT
#224
Hm i had a little the first video made me uncomfortable only when there were toads jumping out of the back of the big toad or whatever it was. The Swarm thing in HotS is fine i know its not real so it doesn't bother me.
Plays against every MU with nexus first.
coddan
Profile Joined May 2010
Estonia890 Posts
October 24 2011 14:40 GMT
#225
On October 24 2011 23:27 TotalBiscuit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:08 coddan wrote:
On October 24 2011 23:02 Zandar wrote:
On October 24 2011 22:54 iGX wrote:
I can't believe the reaction of posters in this thread. Phobias are real and just because most of us don't have phobias does not give us the right to poke fun of other people with them. All phobias are different and mentioning other types of phobias here are apples and oranges. We're talking about one specific type of phobia, so stick to that.

I don't have this phobia but I do understand how members who does feel about this design.

Financially speaking, Blizzard implementing a design change like this is gonna cost them how much? a couple of hundred dollars? a couple of thousand dollars? or perhaps nothing?

Change the design of the Swarm host.


I do take Phobia's seriously.
The point of people naming other Phobias is that you cannot design a game to account for all phobia's, so why single one Phobia out.
If you have a Phobia that's causing so many problems get professional help, but don't expect the world around you to change, because holes exist everywhere, also in games.


When a phobia clearly disturbs 10% of a userbase, that is NOT a minor thing anymore. That is absolutely giant.


This is not a representative sample, it is too small and we have no idea how many of those votes are actually true.


So in other words nothing can ever be changed because of player feedback because we can't know how many people mean what they say. Great philosophy.
NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
October 24 2011 14:40 GMT
#226
On October 24 2011 23:38 DamageControL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:36 NeonFox wrote:
On October 24 2011 23:33 Malpractice.248 wrote:
Its not even a real "fear"
It is an urban dictionary fear.
http://www.popsci.com/trypophobia

Not only this, but, the "itchyness" often times is just your mind relating the images seen (esp human ones) to yourself. 99.9% of people wont get itchyness from looking at a beehive. Which is the same thing. Its human empathy at work.


I don't get the relation between itchyness and phobia. If someone talks to you about lice there's a strong possibility your head will get itchy and you'll scratch yourself. Same if you see the photo of a rash or stuff like this.

Meh, I know I don't get itchy I just feel disgusting, and panic, and need to look away. I also have had it for a long time, and been unaware that anyone feels the same way, so it's not just "human empathy"


Thanks for the clarification, I understand the reaction you described much better than random itchyness.
KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 14:42:22
October 24 2011 14:41 GMT
#227
On October 24 2011 23:38 DreamChaser wrote:
Hm i had a little the first video made me uncomfortable only when there were toads jumping out of the back of the big toad or whatever it was. The Swarm thing in HotS is fine i know its not real so it doesn't bother me.

Yes, I agree with this. Totally.

Seeing this toad-thing was disgusting because it actually is disgusting, it's not any phobia(to me), but the swarm host is just a stupid animation so it doesn't bother me at all.

Also, at people making fun of this:
There are all sorts of crazy phobies, don't be a dick just because you're lucky enough to don't have this issue. Some people lose their consciousness over little dogs.
Elite__
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada976 Posts
October 24 2011 14:41 GMT
#228
i understand that this could be a problem, and obviously you can't really change the fact that you have it at the snap of a finger

however i can't help but feel that looking at a hole in an apple that was created by a worm is a lot more disgusting to me than looking at the cool effect of the swarm hosts's back
greggy
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom1483 Posts
October 24 2011 14:42 GMT
#229
ITT: OP is desperately trying to get himself known as "that guy that changed the artwork of that one unit in a video game"
gruff
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden2276 Posts
October 24 2011 14:42 GMT
#230
On October 24 2011 23:35 GizmoPT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:33 Clow wrote:
I have this phobia and yes, the swarm host fuckes me up. Whoever doesn't have this phobia is obviously going to vote 'DONT CHANGE IT' and make fun of the others t-t

It's not about it being gross, it's about the holes..


does this scare you?

[image loading]

or this?

[image loading]

if not i guess u are fine


Or what about this?:
[image loading]
KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
October 24 2011 14:43 GMT
#231
On October 24 2011 23:42 greggy wrote:
ITT: OP is desperately trying to get himself known as "that guy that changed the artwork of that one unit in a video game"

Yea thats why he's saying that he is just wondering and wants to know how others feel, right.
Why do you have to be a dick and even act like you were on 4chan?
Clow
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Brazil880 Posts
October 24 2011 14:44 GMT
#232
Dude, enough with the pictures lol
I think we get the idea, right?
(–_–) CJ Entusman #33
gruff
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden2276 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 14:45:34
October 24 2011 14:45 GMT
#233
On October 24 2011 23:40 coddan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:27 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On October 24 2011 23:08 coddan wrote:
On October 24 2011 23:02 Zandar wrote:
On October 24 2011 22:54 iGX wrote:
I can't believe the reaction of posters in this thread. Phobias are real and just because most of us don't have phobias does not give us the right to poke fun of other people with them. All phobias are different and mentioning other types of phobias here are apples and oranges. We're talking about one specific type of phobia, so stick to that.

I don't have this phobia but I do understand how members who does feel about this design.

Financially speaking, Blizzard implementing a design change like this is gonna cost them how much? a couple of hundred dollars? a couple of thousand dollars? or perhaps nothing?

Change the design of the Swarm host.


I do take Phobia's seriously.
The point of people naming other Phobias is that you cannot design a game to account for all phobia's, so why single one Phobia out.
If you have a Phobia that's causing so many problems get professional help, but don't expect the world around you to change, because holes exist everywhere, also in games.


When a phobia clearly disturbs 10% of a userbase, that is NOT a minor thing anymore. That is absolutely giant.


This is not a representative sample, it is too small and we have no idea how many of those votes are actually true.


So in other words nothing can ever be changed because of player feedback because we can't know how many people mean what they say. Great philosophy.


It's not a philosophy, it's a fact. And nothing about what he said suggests that you can't change things based on player feedback. This just doesn't suffice.
Callynn
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands917 Posts
October 24 2011 14:45 GMT
#234
On October 24 2011 23:36 NeonFox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:33 Malpractice.248 wrote:
Its not even a real "fear"
It is an urban dictionary fear.
http://www.popsci.com/trypophobia

Not only this, but, the "itchyness" often times is just your mind relating the images seen (esp human ones) to yourself. 99.9% of people wont get itchyness from looking at a beehive. Which is the same thing. Its human empathy at work.


I don't get the relation between itchyness and phobia. If someone talks to you about lice there's a strong possibility your head will get itchy and you'll scratch yourself. Same if you see the photo of a rash or stuff like this.


Because there isn't a connection. I'm pretty sure most people got itchy from that video either by empathy or because of the insect in it (most people check their skin for insects, because it's evolutionary the correct thing to do - not getting bitten by mosquito's, lice or wasps etc.)

The video and the OP are misleading a lot of people by attaching itchyness to irrational fear, which are two completely different things. I'm pretty sure there are as many people affraid of balloons as there are people affraid of holes, but the video fucks up the poll's numbers, making it an invalid and propagandistic reflection of the poster's intentions .
Comparing BW with SCII is like comparing a beautiful three-master sailing ship with a modern battlecruiser. Both are beautiful in their own way, both perform the same task, but they are worlds apart in how they are built and how they are steered.
Melt
Profile Joined May 2010
Switzerland281 Posts
October 24 2011 14:46 GMT
#235
i was quite disgusted, but on the other hand that is not necessarily a bad thing, because they have to be kinda disgusting.
GizmoPT
Profile Joined May 2010
Portugal3040 Posts
October 24 2011 14:47 GMT
#236
oh look i found one burrowed in real life
[image loading]
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Xcobidoo
Profile Joined June 2011
Sweden1871 Posts
October 24 2011 14:47 GMT
#237
That frog...
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Goibon
Profile Joined May 2010
New Zealand8185 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 14:49:05
October 24 2011 14:47 GMT
#238
Ahh fuck, there's a name for this?

God knows why holes bother me. I need help. I guess i can take some solace in the fact that others are just as messed up as i am.

I'm fine with this though. It's the Zerg. They're meant to be creepy as hell. But creepy for everyone, not nutjobs like me.

edit: i don't get the itchy feeling, i just feel uncomfortable. So dumb lol
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greggy
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom1483 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-24 14:51:44
October 24 2011 14:48 GMT
#239
On October 24 2011 23:43 KeksX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:42 greggy wrote:
ITT: OP is desperately trying to get himself known as "that guy that changed the artwork of that one unit in a video game"

Yea thats why he's saying that he is just wondering and wants to know how others feel, right.
Why do you have to be a dick and even act like you were on 4chan?


People are getting overworked over nothing. You won't ever notice the problem in a real game unless you specifically look, so I don't see the problem.
Panzamelano
Profile Joined September 2010
Colombia248 Posts
October 24 2011 14:48 GMT
#240
On October 24 2011 23:40 coddan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2011 23:27 TotalBiscuit wrote:
On October 24 2011 23:08 coddan wrote:
On October 24 2011 23:02 Zandar wrote:
On October 24 2011 22:54 iGX wrote:
I can't believe the reaction of posters in this thread. Phobias are real and just because most of us don't have phobias does not give us the right to poke fun of other people with them. All phobias are different and mentioning other types of phobias here are apples and oranges. We're talking about one specific type of phobia, so stick to that.

I don't have this phobia but I do understand how members who does feel about this design.

Financially speaking, Blizzard implementing a design change like this is gonna cost them how much? a couple of hundred dollars? a couple of thousand dollars? or perhaps nothing?

Change the design of the Swarm host.


I do take Phobia's seriously.
The point of people naming other Phobias is that you cannot design a game to account for all phobia's, so why single one Phobia out.
If you have a Phobia that's causing so many problems get professional help, but don't expect the world around you to change, because holes exist everywhere, also in games.


When a phobia clearly disturbs 10% of a userbase, that is NOT a minor thing anymore. That is absolutely giant.


This is not a representative sample, it is too small and we have no idea how many of those votes are actually true.


So in other words nothing can ever be changed because of player feedback because we can't know how many people mean what they say. Great philosophy.


No what he is refering to is that TL isnt enough of a representative sample of the whole sc2 community. and therefore its not enough to actually make them redesign the unit.
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