i actually LOVE the moral issue of pvp civilization. a world where you have to kill others to survive so you are forced to desensitize yourself to the horror of it? but this just brings me back to something i mentioned a while ago while thinking about it. your morals and values are reliant upon the society you live in and who you are raised by. and this applies to EVERYONE in pvp civilization. it’s a death game. kill or be killed. die or let others die. and when you are born in this society and all you know is “if i kill, i can live longer”, then what you view as right or wrong, moral or immoral, is entirely based on this. the “iron swords” claim to know what is morally correct, to be pacifist, but let’s be honest, even if you love so much and care so much, make true bonds and see murder and death as reprehensible, you still need to live. so you kill. and this applies to everyone. to tabi, to evbo, to zam, to the guy who speaks pvp, to all the diamond swords, hell, it applies to the shields even when they can’t directly kill others, just take their hits.
nobody wants to die. everyone see the death of themselves or someone they care about as bad. but when it comes to others? it’s just survival.
it’s a cycle.
the other weapons farm the swords to survive.
the iron swords farm evbo to survive.
evbo kills on every level to rank up, live longer, uncover secrets, despite immoratality. and kills the iron swords who target him after his fight with zam.
guards make weapons hit them with their weapons, wasting durability but helping the guard rank up.
you are part of the endless cycle of suffering, they pit you against each other, and live like kings on your pain. you think, if i cause more pain, i can reach that level of power and joy and longevity. i can live.
you’re just stupid, they think.
but go back to your fighting and killing and the morals you’ve known all your life. go. go. you only fuel them more with the pain.