Monument or sacrament?

[dargonhuman]

Everyone knows there are lots of "unmarked graves" in RS, that is, gravestones that when you examine them say things like "I can't read the name" "Too worn to read" etc.

 

Now, hypothetically, how would you feel if Jagex named some of the graves or statues after 'Scapers who have died in real life? For example, what if The Old Nite had his own memorial statue in-game? Would you feel that that would be an honor to his memory, or an insult of some kind?

 

I ask because I don't know how I feel about it myself; at times I think it'd be a touching way to remember our game peers, and at other times, I feel it trivializes their tragedies.

 

So, which do you think, and why? btw, it's okay if you're as torn on the issue as I am; it is quite a touchy subject, after all.

[Deathturtle]

Yes.. it's a very touchy subject. I guess the only way to find out how you really feel Is one simple question. If something horrible happened and you died.. Would YOU want a statue/gravestone of yourself in an online game, or would you feel like it's saying that the game was your life/only accomplishment? Personally I wouldn't mind if they did insert something like this, as long as they have the permission of the family. I doubt they will though, WAAAAY too touchy of a subject.

[dargonhuman]

I guess the only way to find out how you really feel Is one simple question. If something horrible happened and you died.. Would YOU want a statue/gravestone of yourself in an online game, or would you feel like it's saying that the game was your life/only accomplishment?

 

That's a good way of looking at it. And honestly, I don't think I would mind, personally. RS isn't the most important thing in my life, but it has been a significant part of my life for a few years now, so I really don't think I'd mind a small gravestone or whatever in the game. I know, and everyone who knows me irl knows, that RS isn't my only accomplishment, or even my most important one, so I'm not worried about that.

 

Maybe it's the geek in me, but there's actually something kind of alluring about being "immortalized" in one of my favorite games. Having a gracestone that reads "R.I.P. Dargonhuman" for future players to see and wonder about is kind of appealing for some reason.