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bsss replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Yeah, I believe the same, and like your analysis of it. The system in use at the table defines a lot, in terms of what the game's... -
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These posts prompted some thoughts. A couple of them also relate to this post: How is it decided (i) what the quest is, and (ii) where... -
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Yeah, because sometimes you find yourself facing an unexpected temptation. Happens to me in real life every time I peruse Kickstarter. -
bsss replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Not to get overly philosophical, but is that not part of the nature of living? I definitely do not reconcile each of my virtues and...
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bsss replied to the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle".I don't think "opinionated" has a necessarily negative connotation, at least coming from some fields. For instance, I see it fairly...
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bsss replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.This statement sticks out to me. All that we have heard of this situation is that the character has a conflict --- get information vital...
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bsss replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Just to check where I believe you to be on this, what is okay is the NPC being "Boring As Hell +5", and the GM asking you to roll to...
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bsss reacted to SpellObjectEnthusiast's post in the thread Pumpkin Spice Joins the Million Dollar Crowdfunder Club with Like.
Its also encouragement for people who already backed at low levels to either upgrade to a higher tier or add add ons. The all-in tiers...
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bsss replied to the thread Pumpkin Spice Joins the Million Dollar Crowdfunder Club.There's a lot of what I'll call "shadow patterns" in how to organize an effective crowdfunding thing. I don't necessarily agree with...
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bsss reacted to Staffan's post in the thread Pumpkin Spice Joins the Million Dollar Crowdfunder Club with Like.
FWIW, I strongly suspect that the marketing effect of this tactic is at best indirect. It keeps things happening, which keeps the people...
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bsss replied to the thread Pumpkin Spice Joins the Million Dollar Crowdfunder Club.Interesting. The rapid feed of lots of small things is not something I'd really experienced before. It makes sense from a marketing...
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I think discounting all of this and instead focusing on the loss of agency in the moment of play as the sole indicator of how this kind...
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bsss replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.I will bang on about player agency all day, but "there are things modeled in the game, and those models create surprising situations to...
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No, I didn’t. @CreamCloud0’s post actually made it clear. The reason it wasn’t clear is again that’s not how this kind of stuff works...
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bsss replied to the thread Pumpkin Spice Joins the Million Dollar Crowdfunder Club.Yeah, the money is one thing we don't have a much insight on. I'm just more surprised at the amount of unlocks and the unusual-to-me...