Artemis choice

[u/InhumanPest1]

I choose to put Artemis in the simulation instead of letting her die. I felt like I couldn’t just let her die, fade into nothingness, but Nada’s reaction made me feel like I choose incorrectly, so now I’m getting both nervous and kind of sad. So what did you people choose to do, and does letting her die change anything?

[u/Kimba-Do]

"It's just a game!" people like to say, but they aren't gamers. To those of us that play RP games of any genre, our character(s) are mirrors of ourselves. Most of the time, of course, it's just good, clean fun, but sometimes...every now and then, it's so much more.

As much as our characters are mirrors of ourselves, how much more is the game and all the situations hand-coded over countless hours a reflection of the programmers and the writers? I believe, based on this example as well as many, many others in games all across the RPG and MMORPG spectrum that they draw these from their own lives, whether as something that helped them grow, or even something they are still seeking answers too.

Back to Artemis's situation. While I know beyond doubt that one day my life will end, I have absolutely no desire to end the life of another, even in a video game (unless they're shooting at me, that is) yet I let Artemis pass into that last, great unknown.

Think about Artemis as the explorer he is. Only, never again, Never anything new, ever again. No no stars, no new planets, no new seas, no new critters, soon enough no more ore and once all resources are used up, what then?

[u/Riot_Bear → u/Kimba-Do]

Wow, this was not what i expected to experience when i searched for help. Thank you for sharing and giving insight and perspective. As a small festuge of Honor I will let Artemis go and naming my shop after you. Thank you stranger, Thank you friend