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AFK: The Webseries
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AFK is a web series that follows the misadventures of a group of gamers who mysteriously wake up in the bodies of their online characters. Gender swapped, confused and out of their element, they must work together to survive in a hostile new world.
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #21 |
I also though she was a soldier or something like that.
But I really want it to be an F2F.
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From: guest (vup)
, 101 months, post #22 |
She might be a soldier. That might explain her discipline, her
authoritative attitude, maybe her survival skills.
It's called being a mom.
I don't think being a non-stereotypical female inherently means
she's more probably male.
If you were put in the body of someone of the same gender/age/etc.
you'd notice your hands or any other body part being different.
You've heard the saying "I know "that" like the back of my hand"?
The fact that she doesn't need to see what she looks like could
mean something or just be the story teller's way of showing
different people having different reactions. Plus, if she designed
a Lara Croft-looking avatar she'd already know.
I can think of a lot of things they could do with the series but
it's obviously too early to tell since details are still unfolding
that could take it in many different directions. I prefer to sit
back and let the makers decide so I don't disappoint myself with
specific expectations. In any case, I'm addicted already and hope
it keeps going for a good long while so we can get more
story/character development rather than a few quick reveals before
conking out.
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #23 |
I know literally loads of women that LARP, I'd even say it's about
half of the Lorain trust...
Maybe she is Chinese?
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From: guest (Saint)
, 101 months, post #24 |
No TG or transformation but a really cute and charming short film
starring Mia Pistorius, the star of AFK. She is unbelievably
gorgeous.
https://vimeo.com/25919937
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #25 |
I also think she's a mom, maybe just a bit older than her
character.
"If you were put in the body of someone of the same gender/age/etc.
you'd notice your hands or any other body part being different."
Exactly, that was my point.
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From: guest (Jennifer Adams)
, 101 months, post #26 |
The thing to ponder is: after spending a significant amount of time
"in game", how would it be for them to return to RL? After spending
months or years as a female warrior, a male gnome, older male, or
an Orc they would get pretty comfortable in those bodies.
Jenny
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From: guest (guest2)
, 101 months, post #27 |
Episode 4 is up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUNd4h9Pqoo
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #28 |
Okay, there were NO ninjas in that episode. What a tease.
Otherwise it was good. :)
I'm glad Q didn't shoot the armor thieves (though I wasn't really
expecting her to). One thing I haven't quite bought so far is the
violence. I mean, some people would be violent, yeah, but I don't
think that nearly as many people would turn into rapists and
killers as we've seen so far.
I have to ask... what 15-year-old has recess? Seriously, my school
stopped having recess when I was 11.
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From: guest (Saint)
, 101 months, post #29 |
I buy the violence with a small suspension of disbelief. I mean,
it's a world without rules and nerds have become empowered. It's
totally Lord of the Files or The Walking Dead.
I also thought the recess joke didn't quite translate (I think I
was 12 when it was just called 'break') but the spirit of the joke
worked for me.
As an American who enjoys UK television but doesn't get to see a
lot of stuff from New Zealand I'm curious why some of the actors
are going with an American accent. The cast is really talented and
charismatic but did the director feel there would be less audience
appeal if they all spoke with their regional accent? Or was it a
choice to indicate that the game has a world wide appeal?
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From: guest (guest)
, 101 months, post #30 |
I got the impression from an article that they are talking with an
American accent because their video game characters are given
American accents.
Which doesn't exactly explain Vanya.
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #31 |
Well, also New Zealand accents can be hard to follow and I say that
as someone from that part of the world.
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From: guest (guest)
, 101 months, post #32 |
If most characters have an American accent, why is Vanya's accent
different? He told his buddy, "it worked!" when they met. And his
leverage seems to come from that big friend of his. Did that guy
hack the game to make his character a golem (an overpowered,
non-playable race)? It may have gotten reported by other players
unless the change was made just before this incident. Just a theory
but maybe Vanya knew this was going to happen.
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #33 |
My thought process on the accents was the same as Guest #30. I also
saw something in an article or on the site or somewhere that made
me think that they had American accents because their in-game
characters had American accents. Since they perceive people from
the opposite faction as speaking a different language, this makes
sense. But yes, Vanya kind of blows that theory out of the water.
It could also be meant to reflect the fact that people around the
world play MMOs. I'm an American, but in the MMOs I've played, I've
played with people from Canada, Australia, the UK, France, Brazil,
Russia... realistically, you would expect to find people speaking a
wide variety of accents in a situation like this.
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From: JayGee
, 101 months, post #34 |
From where do we know the gnome is a woman in RL? "A woman trapped
in a male gnome's body"
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From: guest (Saint)
, 101 months, post #35 |
The official website has character descriptions.
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #36 |
The gnome also mentions in the trailer that she's a woman in real
life, and that her character is male so that guys won't hit on her.
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From: guest (Saint)
, 101 months, post #37 |
Episode 5 is up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QWpgl6vetM&feature=youtu.be
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From: guest
, 101 months, post #38 |
Oh, I don't think I'll be able to watch it today.
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From: guest (guest)
, 101 months, post #39 |
Episode 6 is up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-b8nGxZ0rc
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From: guest (Pat)
, 101 months, post #40 |
Good to hear, thanks!
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