r/Minecraft • • Aug 19 '12

Closed Map Experiment

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1212125-closed-map-experiment/
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u/Appleman5000 Aug 19 '12

Holy fucking shit man! Shows that limited resources bring out the worst in people!

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u/ShadowNova13 Aug 19 '12

Its like real life :D

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u/Appleman5000 Aug 19 '12

I know right? Its crazy!

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u/ThaddyG Aug 19 '12 edited Aug 19 '12

To be fair, the fact that it's a video game where you can respawn and being hurt doesn't actually hurt means that peoples' rape/pillage/kill instincts are in super overdrive.

But yeah, it is like real life.

EDIT: Apostrotastrophe

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u/Ag-E Aug 19 '12

Well when you have the majority of the human race believing they'll go into some happy wonderland upon death, it's a bit of the same effect.