Really... LARP'ers Get *No* Respect

The PvP LARP storyline continues, so I have to keep laughing about it. I was thinking earlier - maybe I shouldn't laugh too much at LARP'ers. I play pen and paper RPG's, and I play paintball. In fact, my favorite flavor of paintball is scenario games - that's not much different than live action roleplaying, but with guns, right?

Then I did a quick google and decided that yeah, there's a difference. While I'd have a little respect for people who go out swordfighting, the whole LARP thing is ... weird. Instead of dice, you simply try to hit the other guy - all the while yelling how much damage you do. Uh huh. Keep it. I'll stick with the paintguns.

And in case you are wondering, some people do take this stuff seriously.