But It’s Also Fun to Violate the Power Fantasy
In recent days, I also had my encounter with a power fantasy, specifically in the tank MMO Armored Warfare. Here, the power fantasy would be to watch this Brad Pitt movie with the tank (World of Tanks has started a collaboration with the film), watching numerous tank documentaries, and smelling the oil while moving the mouse cursor.
However, while playing Armored Warfare, I imagine instead of steering the various tanks, I’d rather play various classes in a fantasy MMORPG. Instead of a scout tank, I steer a ranger with a bow, instead of a heavily armored assault tank, I am the off-tank with a halberd.
Instead of a stronger engine, I buy new shoes in my mind. I don’t know why, but: It brings me mischievous joy.
And obviously, I’m not the only one with such “strange” power fantasies. Thanks to some apps, you can already simulate the power fantasy of being a healer in an MMORPG:
Weird, right?
Roleplayers cultivate a way to immerse themselves in the games. For them, the “power renunciation” is an important part of the experience and they immerse not only in the role of heroes but also, and especially, in that of “ordinary” inhabitants of a world.
How important are such power fantasies to you in games?
The title image is thanks to the Photoshop skills of WarlockGaming. It comes from the website iFunny.
