Locke1342 wrote:Sorry. Just seeking clarity; wasn't sure. Thanks
No worries. I'm sorry that wasnt clear. We resolved the issues prior and I thought I'd said you were good to go. My apologies if I gave off a different impression, I've been busier.
Locke1342 wrote:Sorry. Just seeking clarity; wasn't sure. Thanks
Mr.God wrote:I have been in discussion with several other players considering the name "Third World". It seems as if many that currently play in a third world nation do not play it as that. A third world country. I think this is only fair, since in our current day world Africa, generally categorized as the "Third World" is also slowly moving away from that terminology as economies grow and governments stabilize. Therefor would it be appropriate to change the name of the "Third World Nations" to simply "Non-Playable nations" or something similar? It fits the current style of the nations more as most of them arent RPed as third world.
Would like to hear any opinions on this
jamescfm wrote:I don't like the "Third World" name either, for a couple of reasons. As has been noted, the lines are increasingly blurred between the two sets of countries and there are several non-playable countries that are more economically developed than playable countries. I don't really understand the view that the non-playable countries must retain a position of being less developed than the rest of the world, there's no compelling reason for that as far as I have seen.
The primary reason I don't like the label though is the kind of role-play that it seems to generate in these countries. While there is a general trend for unnecessary conflict in Particracy anyway, there seems to be a particular recurring theme of players taking control of a non-playable country, role-playing some kind of ethnic violence, involving an interventionist playable country and then pretty much leaving the country when they're done. I don't think it would be fair to say that this is just because of the name but I do think that it tends to reinforce a particular cliché that adopting less loaded terminology may help to avoid.
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