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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 2803163" data-attributes="member: 32740"><p>A big AMEN from me. I agree with everything except the "not in my lifetime". At present CRPGS's are a pathetic wannabe imitation of actual ROLEPLAYING. They are carefully scripted (skillfully of course, but still STINKINGLY scripted) bits of stuff. There is no "roleplaying" because you simply cannot manipulate the world or interact with it (and especially the PEOPLE in it) except in insanely limited and controlled times and places and the depth therof is about that of this piece of paper here on my desk. IT IS NOT ROLEPLAYING.</p><p></p><p>Roleplaying is, as der_kluge notes, dependant upon the ability not to just assume the role of a character but to go places, say things to other characters (PC -AND- NPC) and get measureless depth, variation, unpredictability and so forth because it in particular is NOT scripted. Direction of play, the level of input, the impact of the responses, and more are all adjustable at whim of players and DM on the fly. You can't get anything but the thinnest veneer of that from a CRPG.</p><p></p><p>But computers continue to improve in processing power and games continue to use every bit of it that they can squeeze out and more in their visuals, audio, and what actually IS an ever-increasingly involved game experience - but it is NOT roleplaying no matter how many times people call it that. Now given the flabbergasting speed of technological changes, advancements and permeation into our lives I have no trouble whatever not only believing it possible but EXPECTING that within my lifetime the first truly passable computer-DM'd genuine roleplaying game will be available. The World Wide Web was introduced only 15 years ago. CD's killed both cassette tapes and LP's - and now how old is the iPod? And how perfect a match is the MP3 player for downloaded music whether from iTunes or some other commercial site or illicitly from file-sharing clients? Does it not demonstrate that within the short span of 5-10 years the entire freaking nature of the music recording industry has been revolutionized with devastating impact on correlated industries, such as music radio?</p><p></p><p>I'm not gonna hold my breath waiting for it, but to say "not in my lifetime" is REALLY short-sighted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 2803163, member: 32740"] A big AMEN from me. I agree with everything except the "not in my lifetime". At present CRPGS's are a pathetic wannabe imitation of actual ROLEPLAYING. They are carefully scripted (skillfully of course, but still STINKINGLY scripted) bits of stuff. There is no "roleplaying" because you simply cannot manipulate the world or interact with it (and especially the PEOPLE in it) except in insanely limited and controlled times and places and the depth therof is about that of this piece of paper here on my desk. IT IS NOT ROLEPLAYING. Roleplaying is, as der_kluge notes, dependant upon the ability not to just assume the role of a character but to go places, say things to other characters (PC -AND- NPC) and get measureless depth, variation, unpredictability and so forth because it in particular is NOT scripted. Direction of play, the level of input, the impact of the responses, and more are all adjustable at whim of players and DM on the fly. You can't get anything but the thinnest veneer of that from a CRPG. But computers continue to improve in processing power and games continue to use every bit of it that they can squeeze out and more in their visuals, audio, and what actually IS an ever-increasingly involved game experience - but it is NOT roleplaying no matter how many times people call it that. Now given the flabbergasting speed of technological changes, advancements and permeation into our lives I have no trouble whatever not only believing it possible but EXPECTING that within my lifetime the first truly passable computer-DM'd genuine roleplaying game will be available. The World Wide Web was introduced only 15 years ago. CD's killed both cassette tapes and LP's - and now how old is the iPod? And how perfect a match is the MP3 player for downloaded music whether from iTunes or some other commercial site or illicitly from file-sharing clients? Does it not demonstrate that within the short span of 5-10 years the entire freaking nature of the music recording industry has been revolutionized with devastating impact on correlated industries, such as music radio? I'm not gonna hold my breath waiting for it, but to say "not in my lifetime" is REALLY short-sighted. [/QUOTE]
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