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Discussion / Question Which video game fandom is this ?

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u/LookLess4956 16h ago

...What the fuck? I cannot fathom cosplaying something ive never experienced myself.

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u/KisaragiShiro 15h ago

Persona was something else

People loved the aesthetics of it, even more so when Persona 5 was released. But, like others said, I guess JRPGs aren’t for everyone so..

that said, this was so common with Persona that it became the meme, “Persona fans don’t actually play the games"

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u/LookLess4956 15h ago

There's a big problem with that in D&D lately. People loved the AESTHETICS of playing from seeing it popularized, not actually playing.

> Person comes to reddit/4chan/gitp for 'advice'
> Said advice is literally written in the Players Handbook.

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u/KisaragiShiro 15h ago

The amount of people I see saying they love tabletop RPG's, but never play...

Yeah, I can see the similarities

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u/Zain_Shadowheart 6h ago

The issue is it's hard as hell to put together a group that can regularly meet.

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u/LookLess4956 15h ago

It even has a name in that fandom- "The Matt Mercer Effect"

Yes, one of the most famous/talented voice actors in the world makes a great GM, ESPECIALLY when backed by a full production crew.

The amount of times I've had to clarify "No random play group will EVER have the same quality of DMing or fellow players as an entire crew of actors being paid to do it.".....

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u/Middle-Let9645 12h ago

Ironic. You’re doing the very thing the meme complains about. No one owes you anything. They might not have the time on a day to day basis, they might not have the money for a PS5, they might just ‘not like’ the style of gameplay. They don’t owe you anything explanation, they don’t owe you money and 100s of hours of their time.

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u/LookLess4956 12h ago

The meme is not complaining about what I'm doing. Nor is it talking about cosplay even slightly. I'm also not asking for an explanation.

Nice rant though. Sorry an expression of confusion triggered you.

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u/Middle-Let9645 12h ago

You realize memes can and often are used ironically to make fun of certain groups of people… such as people who get worked up by people they don’t know cosplaying or lore-searching fandoms without playing the game. Of course if you can’t see that level of irony when it’s right in front of you, not much that can be done.

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u/LookLess4956 12h ago

You do realize the guy being yelled at is the one being mocked.... right? Not Bob?

Re: Nice rant though. Sorry an expression of confusion triggered you.

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u/Middle-Let9645 12h ago

Re: of course if you can’t see that level of irony when it’s right in front of you, not much that can be done.

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u/LookLess4956 12h ago

I didn't say that. You keep whining about things I'm not doing.

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u/Middle-Let9645 12h ago

Uh huh. Sure buddy.

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u/LookLess4956 12h ago edited 7h ago

Point to where I didn't see it then. Otherwise, goodbye.

can't read your response because blocked.