Comments on: How Real Do You Want Home To Be?

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:36:58 +0000

I feel a certain weight of responsibility from the name KrazyFace now. A few years ago it was just another screen name like anyone else and I could happily get away with the usual online caper, and I did! But over the years ( and my refusal to change my name) I’ve grown a kind of attachment to the name. Another me. As such, I conduct my behaviour as I would normally -- even if it does get me into trouble sometimes. But to me, that’s the greatest RPG ever! No reset button, where every argument I’ve had with people stains, every joke or laugh is fondly remembered. I’d have my avi more like me in Home if I could because I spent so damn long being embarrassed and unsure of myself in RL for so long that when I finally figured it out; that I should be happy with myself for who and what I am well, I just dont feel the need to hide anymore. I WANT the world or whoever I meet to see as much of the real me as possible. Warts and all! (as they say)

Another nice read Norse. Oh, and super-XL KUDOS for having a convertible stuffed full of cheerleaders by age 16 -- I wish I’d found my confidence as young as that.

By: Kid Fleetfoot

Kid Fleetfoot — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:49:20 +0000

I believe I made a reasonably facsimile of my real self with the cowboy hat. I posted a picture of my avatar wearing a vest in my Log Cabin and a cowboy hat and a guitar and bows in the background. In real life I have worn a cowboy hat at times although not often anymore. I posted a real life picture of myself with a guitar. Never mind that I don’t live in a log cabin or that I don’t bow hunt, some said that I did a pretty good job. Someone mentioned Ted Nugent but I’m not like him. I do have a guitar but I am not a musician other than I play a little guitar and write songs.

Other avatars I have are based on what I like and use the same face and head such as the sports outfits. I lked the hockey outfit although I wasn’t much of a hickey player that’s for sure. Baseball/softball I was pretty good at based on speed but I didn’t like organized sports. I quit basketball in high school and didn’t go back despite being asked by the coach to do so. Not that I was any good.
(Any sports was based on speed.)

On Halloween I dressed as a pirate and can do so on home. As I child I played war, pirates, pirates and whatever else and I now dress as those things on Home. However, while using the same face model, I add to it with hair, clothes and other things I wouldn’t wear or carry.
If you see my avatar with a guitar I don;t carry one with me and I do not have long sideburns. My hair there is no way I could create it.

So in short, I have a mixture of reality and make believe.
I don’t dress like a girl cus I’m a guy (an old guy and I tried to make my face look old -- most of the time). I do dress like a girl in wardrobe when I’m dumping freebies to storage on the Female gender. I did try applying makeup and holy wah! How do you gals do it?

I sometimes dress like a robot.

I forgot your question if there was one, but I hope I answered it. Oh yes, I never used roller skates in real life nor have I used wings to fly but I do in home.

Bye.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:19:12 +0000

What you said here is very true Norse. I couldn’t even make a really true version of myself with the limitations of our interface if I wanted to. So I decided to create a unique younger version of myself, though it isn’t exact either, it will do. I occasionally tweak her with the new stuff like the Beautiful Eyes from Granzella, which I consider one of the best things for our avatars to come out in a very long time, they give you eyelashes for one thing, something lacking totally. In that sense I will go for more realism, but the fantasy part of Home is what keeps many coming back, you just have to sit in a public space and watch for awhile to know that, and the wings and mech-bots and the like shows that many love to step totally outside of themselves and the “norm”. I have friends who never wear anything but the wildest costumes imaginable.
Great read as always and I hope the developers keep giving us these fantastic toys to play with.