Is it? Or is it a window into the soul of man?

That question is way too deep man! BTW, what did you consume in Canada? %)

I think that when we die our brains pop off and fly into the sky where we battle in tanks...

(I'm addicted.)

My son was asking if our tanks souls pop up to heaven.

A little bit of both me thinks. The game definitely brings out my competitive side...but after playing for long periods it tends to bring out the worst in me as well. I think if you become fixated on it, it can wreak havoc.

So do some taxes instead! :P

It a window to the soul alright, and if you look into my window you will see my wife kicking my ass because I play TT to much. :S

Window.

Cloud@TT addict for life...

I got to a point where the anxiety of the game pretty much pushed me out of playing. I would be in physical pain after a marathon session, and I would be filled with anxiety. Early in the days of TT, I was pretty good and won far more than I lost... But after a while all I thought about were the losses. Never seemed like I could be happy when I played. I smashed a lot of mice, and flattened two keyboards. Then I realized that I needed to get some air space.....

@belikin... On some days I see the same thing in my window, along with a verbal "that silly little cartoon game". LOL.

I think it's interesting how much of our inner personality comes out during the heat of battle as well as in the ways we chat and post on PTT. I find it amusing when people dismiss some heated interchange by saying this is just a silly game. On the contrary - I have learned quite a bit here that I never learned on the playground when I was a kid. Some valuable lessons I have learned here that I use in other areas of my life.

So true Rx. This is very competetive to me and I am like Ghost and Prof. There are times I'd rather be doing taxes, but not as often as a good game of scrum.

It is fun to know so many wonderful and interesting people. :)

TT has kept me out of jail. Priot to playing TT I was in and out of the state pen for beating my wife and kids. TT soothes the savage beast within. XD

Actually I would say that TT has held my interest because it is like a jewel
Multi-faceted and surprisingly complex
The community - tanks pals from around the world
The forums
Skinning
Modding - (wife loves that I have creative outlet)
Scripting
Each Game type
Both Leagues (playing - hosting - captain)
The army experience
Playing with my buds on Sat morn with voice
The TG controversy
The conventions
The satisfaction of contributing
etc
etc
etc
Just one chickens way of saying uh ya uh....
window

Sometimes when I'm driving along in the car and some idiot cuts in front of me, just for a second, my first instinct is to BM him until he's smokin.... Is that weird? Mrs. PEST thinks my mind has been altered by playing TT.... Sometimes, just for a second, I think she's right....

^^ Absolutely, except for the voice part (trying to get a mic to work)--plus it would be really sick if I had a wife.
Window.
Lone should know this from yesterday at Person's. B)

A prismed window.

Well, there is a window involved, anyone ever read Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance?

I play out of love for you all. Not the game DUH :P

No not true, I don't have a clue why I like this game so much, maybe it is the great comunity or something else. But this game is the first game I played that was able to keep me sticking here for more then 2 years now... And I still love it, although I can get irritated on some new guys like TANTYLIZER trying to ruin the game...

Scythe

Excellent question I've asked myself many times. I believe ThinkTanks is a microcosm of real life because behind the controls of every single cartoon tank sits a red-blooded living-breathing human being (except for bots of course).
Within games and on PTT we will see every type of personality too: good sports, sore losers, whiners (cough cough), good guys, bad guys, funny folk, serious people, chatters who talk more than they play, lurkers who play and never chat, etc.

I've learned a lot from my almost two years of TT play (started March 2004). Still learning valuable lessons about people and myself that actually help out in real life too!!! I've learned that some people just won't like you no matter what you do and others will always like you no matter what. Go figure.

Ultimately, it's a wonderful experience because of the people behind the tanks. Just think of how boring it would be if it were just you against the computer? Ever try playing just bots??? Sure feels empty without Tally Ho's humorous musings or Bolo's abrassive but always contructive criticisms during team scrum play? How about the always funny "AGG" from ACA whenever you blast him? I even miss Napalm ripping his teammates for getting in his way and losing a sure goal "Move out of the way!" How about Delta's "Woozah Woozah!!" which is wonderful when you're on his team but annoying if you're on the other side? What about Jangles' infamous "DUDE!" whenever you muff a score at the goal by leroying it?

Yes, it's the people that make the game of TT so great.

Last edited: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 at 8:00:09 AM

Ooooh, getting philosophical, aren't we?

Silly tank game? Nope. My wife would use a different adjective instead of "silly".

It's a window, but one that keeps changing. The more you look into it, the more you see. I used to just see a fun game that was challenging but fun even if you didn't do very well. Then I got hooked. I've learned some things about other people, about how we impact each other, and I also learned some things about me.

I've decided that I have a propensity to get hooked into some things, and that being hooked can toss pieces of your life out of balance. I've also learned that you can regain balance, and there seems to be an ebb/flow kind of dynamic between this "silly cartoon tank game" and me. I want more, but more time isn't there, so I take what I can get. I'd love a week to do this TT thing anytime I wanted, but I don't see that in the near future.

Some of what I see about me pleases me, and some of what I see makes me wonder. (Things that make you go hmmmmm....)

Like the next time when you'll visit a campground %)

and

lol! :P

The TT community is great. I think we all can agree on that. Everyone I have talked to seems real nice and friendly. A good example of this on line friendship is the conventions going on this year. I can not wait to go.

Second, Im a recovering game addict from the 80's and this is the only game I play, so I like to get out there and light some people up. Making tanks smoke is a hobby of mine now.

Who is it? Whoops, wife at the window better go. ;)

I’m not a big game player but I love the old TT. I much rather play people than a computer program. It’s much more challenging!