Posted by The Student on May 28, 2002 at 08:46:19:
In Reply to: Combat vs Non-Combat posted by Stained Glass on May 28, 2002 at 04:06:24:
There are other ways to act, certainly. And, sometimes, the right way to act is violently. Sometimes, you just have to do what you have to do.
However, my problem in the combat vs. non-combat question has more to do with the fact that people who choose to write about the path of violence generally don't bother to dwell on the personal effects of living that life. I suppose it has to do with too many video games, but cops rarely seem to respond to hunter gunshots.
A life of violence is hard to live. Constantly hiding, not only from the cops, but from the people you're being violent against, is not easy. It'll wreck your normal life, that's for sure. And, the fact of the matter is, no matter what you might think, most people don't want to have to give up their normal life.
If someone wanted to write a story about the consequences of a life of violence, I'd love to read it. Too bad most, though not all, posters who follow that path tend to go in more for the "string of unbelievable fight sequences" effect instead.
Of course, I'm biased. My story, from many, many moons ago, was about just that. So, you might want to discount me.
: This point was raised by Arthur Schopenhauer on the list so I thought it might be better putting it here. Considering that the main aim of Hunter is to portray normal people having to face up to the supernatural, do combat-orientated characters and posts suit this? Is it more interesting to see posts about finding weapons and killing monsters?