[HolyLion]

I am christian player and is looking for Christian LS on fairy server. My in-name game is Holylion. I look forward to join godly LS. Thanks

[DakAttack]

el oh el

You need religion because you don't know how to live life, I can understand that, but the game comes with a set of directions and a plot to follow that already includes a few different gods. Play it the way it was meant to be played.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Originally Posted by DakAttack

el oh el

You need religion because you don't know how to live life, I can understand that, but the game comes with a set of directions and a plot to follow that already includes a few different gods. Play it the way it was meant to be played.

This was needlessly rude. Tell us what glorious standard we should be living our lives by, Dak, I'm waiting to hear it since you apparently know better than the rest of us.

That said, its somewhat difficult to find religious groups within video games, but not entirely impossible. Good luck in your search. Nothing wrong with finding a group of like-minded people, its just wrong to be too clique-ish. You're bound to run into people that you won't mesh with often.

[Wise Donkey]

I am sure there is a good Christian population that plays FFXI, though I can't say I have seen them band together and form Linkshells before. Good luck in your search.

On a side note, Dak - you're a dick.

[Yellow Mage]

Doubt you'll find much of anything related to real-life religion in-game.

EDIT: pretty much what 'kitten and WD said: all of it.

[DakAttack]

Originally Posted by Omgwtfbbqkitten

This was needlessly rude. Tell us what glorious standard we should be living our lives by, Dak, I'm waiting to hear it since you apparently know better than the rest of us.

By your own standards. Live the sheep's life and die by the wolf's fang.

I was voted off the island, so see ya'll.

[Feba]

If you're so involved in your religion that you want to carry it over to fantasy worlds, this is not the game for you. FFXI not only has it's own gods, but they are extremely involved in much of the storyline.

Also, protip, stop surrounding yourself with likeminded people.

[Vyuru]

If you're so involved in your religion that you want to carry it over to fantasy worlds, this is not the game for you. FFXI not only has it's own gods, but they are extremely involved in much of the storyline.

It's not nessacerily for the religious reasons. Halo for the PC has Christian server, but that's more of a no smack talking/swearing/sexual stuff, more of an atmosphere kind of a thing. Which, given one of the LS I am sorta in, I can appreciate.

Probably gonna drop that pearl, I feel uncomfortable around some of those people. And some of them have invoked the Wrath of Vyuru to boot!!!

/ja "Summon Guivre" <me>

It's on now

(Yes, I really do have a Summon Guivre JA)

[WovenDarkness]

Originally Posted by Feba

If you're so involved in your religion that you want to carry it over to fantasy worlds, this is not the game for you. FFXI not only has it's own gods, but they are extremely involved in much of the storyline.

Also, protip, stop surrounding yourself with likeminded people.

"This game".... is for whomever sees fit to buy and play it. Feba, come on man, that's as bad as saying if your "X", you can't be/do "Y". Racism has the same mentality. So does sexism.....and many other ism's. 'ya hater, knock it off.

Prediction on the life span of this thread: Short.

[Wise Donkey]

Originally Posted by Feba

If you're so involved in your religion that you want to carry it over to fantasy worlds, this is not the game for you. FFXI not only has it's own gods, but they are extremely involved in much of the storyline.

Just because someone is Christian doesn't mean they are close-minded and offended easily.

[Feba]

Originally Posted by WovenDarkness

"This game".... is for whomever sees fit to buy and play it. Feba, come on man, that's as bad as saying if your "X", you can't be/do "Y". Racism has the same mentality. So does sexism...

Oh please, you're accusing me of racism and sexism because I'm giving the guy some advice? There are plenty of xians playing ffxi, obviously, but if you're so obsessive about your religion that you want to bring it over to a game that has FANTASY RIGHT IN THE TITLE, ffxi's mythology and storyline makes it a very poor choice.

Originally Posted by Vyuru

It's not nessacerily for the religious reasons.

Then he wouldn't need a religious linkshell, would he? There are plenty of family friendly shells out there he could ask for if that was his aim.
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Originally Posted by Wise Donkey

Just because someone is Christian doesn't mean they are close-minded and offended easily.

Open minded people do not attempt to join groups of people who think the same thing they do in every part of their lives.

[JTF-Taru]

I don't believe in organised religion, however, this guy didn't ask to start a debate on the merits of faith based living or force his religion down anyone else's throat.

He started a thread asking for a specific type of LS. So unless you have a suitable pearl to offer him, there's not much point in people spamming the thread with their irrelevant opinions.

If religion in video games means so much to you, start a thread about it in an out of topic forum.

JTF

[Wise Donkey]

Originally Posted by Feba

Open minded people do not attempt to join groups of people who think the same thing they do in every part of their lives.

I don't think FFXI is every part of their life, as you seem to be assuming here. Just because they seek a like-minded community does not mean they are not open-minded themselves. I'll admit there is a good chance that they are, but you are applying a stereotype blindly here.

[Feba]

Originally Posted by Wise Donkey

I don't think FFXI is every part of their life,

No, but it's representative. Why would someone try to join a group about something completely unrelated to what they're doing otherwise?

Originally Posted by Wise Donkey

Just because they seek a like-minded community does not mean they are not open-minded themselves.

Yes, it does. Actively attempting to surround yourself with people that agree with you is about as close-minded as you get.

Originally Posted by Wise Donkey

you are applying a stereotype blindly here.

Observations based on actions of the specific individual != Stereotypes.

[IfritnoItazura]

Originally Posted by Feba

There are plenty of family friendly shells out there he could ask for if that was his aim.

Hmm. In many situations, there are no substantive differences between the labels "family friendly" and "Christian" in the minds of a good number of people, from what I've observed.

Anyway, there's nothing wrong with asking for a Christian LS, unless you belong to one of those churches whose practice including burning Harry Potter books for luring children to witchcraft and satanic worship (which is the same as witchcraft, I guess?). In that case, probably should not play FFXI to begin with.

Then again, I'm an atheist who thinks the Catholics are a sub-type of Christians, so what do I know?