[Ranylyn]

Soapy » Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:41 pm[/url]"]I thought this was going to be a complaint about everyone being immune to fear and pain because they're special snowflakes.

I'm disappointed.

That's a matter for another time - but worth addressing as well.

Like I said, though, different people find different things scary, for different reasons. Very often, it's things that one found unnerving as a child - hence why many people fear things like Clowns or Animatronics, and the Uncanny in general. Different people also react to fear in different ways. I, personally, IRL, react to fear by challenging it head on since, one way or another, it'll be over faster than if I avoid it. (Sure, I'd be the first to die in a bad situation, but details.) This makes some people think I'm fearless, but it's just the opposite, really.

This is actually why I disike the "Fear" status in SL2, since many people who can inflict it... are people I'd sooner laugh at than fear. Someone with a gun? Sure, I'll be afraid, guns are deadly and bullets are incredibly difficult to dodge compared to other weapons. Someone with massive plate armor? Sure, I'll be afraid, I can't get through that, and it's one of the few times I'd rather try to run. A loudmouthed loli who subbed Kensei just for Absolute Fear? I'd laugh and kick them in the face, because what logical reason would I have to fear that? If anything, I'd rather roleplay the hit penalty as the size difference instead of being afraid, because... I mean, really!

Sorry. I got off topic. My point is, different people are afraid of different things, and a non-shaitan with no fears is just a special little snowflake who needs to be melted, agreed. But just because someone isn't afraid of something, doesn't mean they're not afraid of other things. To quote a Youtube video about what makes a good horror game, "The mind of the adult is rock-solid. To make a good horror game, you need to assault the mind of the child." This was the reason I made this post; because so many people seem to think their characters should be feared when they've done nothing to cause fear in the first place.