EPTSwarm Host: need different artwork due to phobia? - Page 37
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AnachronisticAnarchy
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PH
United States6173 Posts
I never knew this was an actual phobia. This kind of shit's bugged me all my life, lol. | ||
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SpoR
United States1542 Posts
Personally I think the swarm host just looks stupid and the name is even worse. I like what they are trying to do with the role of the unit for Z, but it's just not comparing to the lurker (as it's supposed to fill this role). It needs to look scarier and have a scarier name. BTW, this thread is probably counter intuitive. Blizzard will see this and be like "WOW THESE PEOPLE ARE FREAKED OUT, WE DID A GOOD JOB. DONT EVER CHANGE THAT UNIT" | ||
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Plutonik
Canada329 Posts
On October 27 2011 07:58 SpoR wrote: I didn't complete the video in the OP, but not because I had an itch or was uncomfortable. Because it was boring and slow. I started skipping through each thing just to see what they were showing. " so true | ||
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
On October 27 2011 07:40 hejakev wrote: This thread got to 37 pages how? Shouldn't this be in the blogs section along with the 'personality tests' and other self-diagnosis threads with youtube and urbandictionary links as the sources? make sure you let everyone know that when you find you have a phobia of something they should start taking the piss out of you instantly | ||
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hejakev
Sweden518 Posts
On October 27 2011 07:58 PH wrote: Wow, I lasted until that Frog thing with all the holes on its back in the video. At that point my head, back and neck felt all tingly, and I got a terrible itch on the left side of my neck... I never knew this was an actual phobia. This kind of shit's bugged me all my life, lol. It's not. It doesn't even fit the definition of an actual phobia. It's just gross images, it would make anyone uncomfortable. It doesn't mean you have a condition. You are normal. | ||
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FlamingTurd
United States1059 Posts
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xCd
England8 Posts
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
This may be a legit condition, but I guess most of the people here that are self diagnosticing themeselves do not really suffer from this. Reminds me of aspergers. | ||
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Nemireck
Canada1875 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:02 turdburgler wrote: make sure you let everyone know that when you find you have a phobia of something they should start taking the piss out of you instantly If I ever find out I have a phobia, I won't be lobbying to have artwork changed in video games that I enjoy playing. I'll be booking an appointment with a therapist who will be able to help me return to a healthy, rational mindset so that my irrational fears don't hold me back from enjoying the things I do. | ||
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hejakev
Sweden518 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:26 Nemireck wrote: If I ever find out I have a phobia, I won't be lobbying to have artwork changed in video games that I enjoy playing. I'll be booking an appointment with a therapist who will be able to help me return to a healthy, rational mindset so that my irrational fears don't hold me back from enjoying the things I do. Exactly! It's like a fat person suing McDonalds, or a lazy parent complaining about violence in the media. | ||
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EtohEtoh
Canada669 Posts
On October 27 2011 08:19 FlamingTurd wrote: I wanted to stop and scratch myself simply because I was told to pay attention to it not at all because of what I was watching... this is very true, people don't tend to pay attention to the minor details until they're told to and also, scratching yourself at the site of something does not constitute a phobia. do you guys know what the zerg are based off of? (lets ignore the tyranids for the conversation lol) you can go look at hundreds of parasite videos on youtube (or any video of bugs on skin), and i can bet we will all scratch ourselves, but does that mean we should change the artwork for larva? what about nydus worm? what about infestors? what you're probably suffering from is hypochondria, and no, you won't need to resort to urbandictionary for the definition. oh lets have fun; scratch your head and zerg larvae artwork gets changed | ||
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baba44713
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IMHO, anyone with a working brain should see there is a significant difference between seeing real-life maggots nesting in a real-life person's skin, and seeing something somewhat similar on a cartoony model in a computer game. Unless someone is actively conditioning you and telling you there *is* no difference, which is what OP is actually trying to accomplish (for some disturbing reason only he probably understands). I mean, if I see a bug resembling Infestor or Roach crawling on my arm I'd be grossed out. If someone's face sported a huge pulsating boil resembling a building Hatchery I'd puke. An actual pile of blood and guts would disgust me, as opposed to pixelated blood and guts you get by shooting down an Overlord. And yes, I've actually had nightmares after seeing that picture with a close-up of woman's breast infected with spider eggs, even though I knew the picture was fake beforehand. But guess what? I'm ok with Swarm Host artwork, because I have working eyes and working brain and can pretty much see the difference between computer graphics and real-life imagery. Don't let yourself get conditioned by threads like these, and especially by that manipulative "test" videos. There's a reason why the OP asked you whether you'd prefer different artwork AFTER he made you watch a video and AFTER he asked you what you think about the video. Be smart, don't let yourself get manipulated and played for a fool. Especially since you *can* psyche yourself into a phobia, and that's one thing you do not need in your life. On October 24 2011 20:15 Morphs wrote: I'm quite amazed at some of the reactions in this topic. So far, the polls point out that over 1 out of 10 players is actually disgusted by the Swarm Host artwork. Translation: I'm giggling with excitement over some reactions in this topic. So far, the polls point out that I've managed to manipulate and freak out over 1 out of 10 players. Tee hee! Oh and no, I'm not trolling. | ||
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KOtical
Germany451 Posts
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Granter
Sweden64 Posts
He was playing world of warcraft and raiding naxxramas, in this instance there is a large spider boss. Everything was going fine untill the tank died and he got aggro.... he crushed his screen. The end | ||
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blah_blah
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On October 27 2011 07:40 hejakev wrote: This thread got to 37 pages how? Shouldn't this be in the blogs section along with the 'personality tests' and other self-diagnosis threads with youtube and urbandictionary links as the sources? But it's really not self-diagnosis -- there's an actual physiological reaction going on, and either you experience it or you don't. I mean, I can look at lotus pods without really feeling anything, and that picture of cracks that some guy posted has zero effect on me, but show me a lamprey or especially those goddamn photoshopped lamprey fingers and I feel profoundly unsettled and uncomfortable. I saw the lamprey fingers for the first time on the internet probably a half decade ago and they still absolutely gross me out. There is clearly some sort of instinctual, visceral reaction to patterns like this. | ||
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Australia68 Posts
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zeroISM
Japan161 Posts
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Zalitara
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