You’re so vague that it’s hard to narrow down on a topic! 😰
On a meta level, it speaks to how much I love learning and thinking about lore. I watch so many lore videos that I understand the lore of media I’ve never interacted with. I don’t think I’ll ever play anything Warhammer 40k related because I don’t find the setting fun or enjoyable, but I know about the orcs and emperor and the pleasure god slenesh or whatever. I get the memes about the weakness of flesh, but more as a concept.
The problem with lore is that it isn’t enough for a story. No matter how interesting the setting, we need to watch characters to feel emotionally invested in it. The Hobbit got people hooked by providing a well done story with likable characters. Tolkien had an entire fantastical world, but that wouldn’t have meant shit if there weren’t goofy dwarves, humble hobbits, and a wise old wizard.
The lore enhances my enjoyment of the story, but the colorful characters are what roped me in for long enough to care. This isn’t to say that lore can’t have characters who you get invested in as well, but how interesting they are depends on how a person tells their story.
Loredumping can be off-putting because it demonstrates that you aren’t considering what the other person wants. I might be invested in it, but people usually only want to hear the parts of it they were curious about. I’ve gotten better at restraining myself and only talking about what’s absolutely necessary to prove my point, but it’s not easy.
At the same time, loredumping can be cool if the dumper has passion for what they talk about. So long as they’re trying their best to share their hobbies rather than proving themselves right, it’s cute. I know how hard it is to channel one’s obsession for good, so I admire people that try ❤
I always wonder if some people just don’t have the urge to dump facts, since that would be incredibly useful. But according to some kurzgesagt video, all people have that urge. So maybe some people have an easier time supressing that or they worked real hard to accomplish it.
I feel that maybe you would actually have fun with some people palying warhammer. I only played a quick session, but it seems real fun.
Can you please lay your loredump in us? We would love to hear it! (>v<)
EDIT: Changed live to love
You’re so vague that it’s hard to narrow down on a topic! 😰
On a meta level, it speaks to how much I love learning and thinking about lore. I watch so many lore videos that I understand the lore of media I’ve never interacted with. I don’t think I’ll ever play anything Warhammer 40k related because I don’t find the setting fun or enjoyable, but I know about the orcs and emperor and the pleasure god slenesh or whatever. I get the memes about the weakness of flesh, but more as a concept.
The problem with lore is that it isn’t enough for a story. No matter how interesting the setting, we need to watch characters to feel emotionally invested in it. The Hobbit got people hooked by providing a well done story with likable characters. Tolkien had an entire fantastical world, but that wouldn’t have meant shit if there weren’t goofy dwarves, humble hobbits, and a wise old wizard.
The lore enhances my enjoyment of the story, but the colorful characters are what roped me in for long enough to care. This isn’t to say that lore can’t have characters who you get invested in as well, but how interesting they are depends on how a person tells their story.
Loredumping can be off-putting because it demonstrates that you aren’t considering what the other person wants. I might be invested in it, but people usually only want to hear the parts of it they were curious about. I’ve gotten better at restraining myself and only talking about what’s absolutely necessary to prove my point, but it’s not easy.
At the same time, loredumping can be cool if the dumper has passion for what they talk about. So long as they’re trying their best to share their hobbies rather than proving themselves right, it’s cute. I know how hard it is to channel one’s obsession for good, so I admire people that try ❤
I always wonder if some people just don’t have the urge to dump facts, since that would be incredibly useful. But according to some kurzgesagt video, all people have that urge. So maybe some people have an easier time supressing that or they worked real hard to accomplish it.
I feel that maybe you would actually have fun with some people palying warhammer. I only played a quick session, but it seems real fun.
Also you’re cute! <3
Thank you 🥰
Some of us just have a chronic lack of passion, so watching others display theirs is a bit cathartic.
I always appreciate seeing long comments on the internet like this.