Recent content by Dromdol

No, but recursive self-congratulations are always beneficial in actual arguments. Please enlighten us. Oh, I doubt the holodeck would suffice. The computer still wouldn't be a DM, would it? I mean, you play your little semantic games and trash anything you can't wrap your head around, why is...

I accepted Mr. Gygax's definition, and then tried to explain how my experience in MMORPGs actually matches the expectations he believes necessary to put the RP in RPG. Others, including Mr. Gygax, have dismissed my personal experiences as invalid, rather than refuting the points offered. Does an...

No. I mean, "remember the time we fought tooth and nail to take the castle, despite two allied guilds stabbing us in the back? Or how, after holding it for two months, and repelling multiple attacks, we were sold out by another ally for the price of a lesser castle? How we fought side by side...

Or maybe both RPGs and MMORPGs are reality simulators? Aren't both attempting to allow you to project yourself into a fantastic world with interactivity? Did you read my post above? I don't know your experience in an MMO, I can't comment on that, but I know my own experience. I've interacted...

I am willing to accept your definition without qualification, however, I don't believe that it follows that MMORPGs are excluded in some way by your definition. Let's track your defining characteristics along with a play experience in an MMORPG (specifically mine, I'll use Lineage 2 as my...