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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 7605512" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>First, I don't really care if a player just wants to 'roll play'. I generally like talking in character myself. It isn't everyone's cup of tea. But it isn't 'roll play' because they are PLAYING THEMSELVES with DWARF STATS. That playing yourself bit is pretty important in this case. That is still a very immersive in character experience. It just isn't a performative or acting based approach. But the players is still engaging the game in a way that is done from an in character point of view. The character just happens to have their personality. I am not at the table to say "Wow Derek is crushing playing a dwarf...he is really blowing me away with his acting chops". I want Derek to be enthusiastic and engaged with what is going on in the game. If essentially just playing himself with dwarf stats enables him to do that, that is fine by my opinion. And a ton of players play the game in exactly this way. </p><p></p><p>Now you don't have to like this style of play but I don't see anything inherently better about your style of play and I certainly don't regard this as 'poor play'/ </p><p></p><p>Again, I think we have a fundamental division of play. I don't like the idea of sitting here judging peoples' performances. I find that extremely off-putting. When I game with people, I see them more as friends. But the approach you are advocating is one where your presence at the table is only valued if you are sufficiently entertaining the other players with your performance. Not what I am there for at all. </p><p></p><p>Also I want to point out, you clearly are advocating for playstyle here, which is the point I was trying to make earlier. And I think the fact that people are saying on the one hand, no this isn't about playstyle, then in the next breath advocating for a playstyle, makes it very hard to believe the way these terms of being created are not done in service to a playstyle argument.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 7605512, member: 85555"] First, I don't really care if a player just wants to 'roll play'. I generally like talking in character myself. It isn't everyone's cup of tea. But it isn't 'roll play' because they are PLAYING THEMSELVES with DWARF STATS. That playing yourself bit is pretty important in this case. That is still a very immersive in character experience. It just isn't a performative or acting based approach. But the players is still engaging the game in a way that is done from an in character point of view. The character just happens to have their personality. I am not at the table to say "Wow Derek is crushing playing a dwarf...he is really blowing me away with his acting chops". I want Derek to be enthusiastic and engaged with what is going on in the game. If essentially just playing himself with dwarf stats enables him to do that, that is fine by my opinion. And a ton of players play the game in exactly this way. Now you don't have to like this style of play but I don't see anything inherently better about your style of play and I certainly don't regard this as 'poor play'/ Again, I think we have a fundamental division of play. I don't like the idea of sitting here judging peoples' performances. I find that extremely off-putting. When I game with people, I see them more as friends. But the approach you are advocating is one where your presence at the table is only valued if you are sufficiently entertaining the other players with your performance. Not what I am there for at all. Also I want to point out, you clearly are advocating for playstyle here, which is the point I was trying to make earlier. And I think the fact that people are saying on the one hand, no this isn't about playstyle, then in the next breath advocating for a playstyle, makes it very hard to believe the way these terms of being created are not done in service to a playstyle argument. [/QUOTE]
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