D&D General Why the resistance to D&D being a game?

[Vaalingrade]

Because Lord of the Rings is why we can't treat a game as a game.

Now, I blame LotR-centric myopia for a lot of problems with Fantasy games in general, but not the D&D-specific problem of not being able to accept that we're playing make-believe with rules.

 

[overgeeked]

Its a sideshow from the discussion about mage power.

Which is a sideshow to the thread’s actual topic.

 

[mamba]

Now, I blame LotR-centric myopia for a lot of problems with Fantasy games in general, but not the D&D-specific problem of not being able to accept that we're playing make-believe with rules.

What does LotR or D&D have to do with that, in fact who even is treating it as something other than a game in the first place?

You just want it to be a different game from what some others want, that does not mean those others are not playing a game.

 

[Micah Sweet]

What does LotR or D&D have to do with that, in fact who even is treating it as something other than a game in the first place?

You just want it to be a different game from what some others want, that does not mean those others are not playing a game.

The OP appears to have a definition of "game" that is not universally shared, and seems to be curious as to why everybody isn't following it.

 

[mamba]

The OP appears to have a definition of "game" that is not universally shared, and seems to be curious as to why everybody isn't following it.

No idea what definition they have, the post never clarifies that. It just claims that D&D is not being treated like a game, without giving any example for that. The only examples given are for games with different styles.

 

[Vaalingrade]

What does LotR or D&D have to do with that, in fact who even is treating it as something other than a game in the first place?

You just want it to be a different game from what some others want, that does not mean those others are not playing a game.

~Looks at thread title and initial discussion~

Why am I the one getting static again? I'm sorry for being on topic, sir. I promise never to do it again.

 

[mamba]

~Looks at thread title and initial discussion~

Why am I the one getting static again? I'm sorry for being on topic, sir. I promise never to do it again.

You get 'static', because you made a claim which I wanted an explanation for. You will notice that I had a similar reply to the OP way back then.

I don't think anyone treats it as something else, they just have different preferences as to what kind of game it should be

And just like the OP, you provide no explanation for what you mean by it.

 

[Vaalingrade]

So just universal unwarranted aggression. Got it.

 

[mamba]

So just universal unwarranted aggression. Got it.

asking a question is neither aggression nor unwarranted.

Your reply on the other hand fits both of those much better…

 

[Thomas Shey]

Which is a sideshow to the thread’s actual topic.

Not unfair, but I think mage vs. non-mage balance is at least in the closer penumbra to that.