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I think that’s still missing half of the equation. There is a map of meaning between the pressing of the real world buttons and the...

Yeah I think I'm on board with you. The OC player is non-responsive to the fiction in the same way that a trad GM is. I'm also with you...

Interesting. Though not sure I really grasp the distinction there.

Sure, but I think I already explained that. What specific details from my previous explanation do you want elaborated on?

Yeah, I see quite a few parallels with living world sandbox styles and narrativism, at least as it’s often explained here.

It doesn't use play to find out as a term but this was an idea I remember coming across this in 2009 by Clash Bowley in more OSR...

So here's an example. Consider the computer RPG Oblivion. I can describe what the player does in a few different but all technically...

Let's zoom in here for a moment. Would it not be more precise to say, they tell you when tests are made but instead of telling you...

My contrast of passivity was solely in relation to player goals. I thought the context of my post was clear in that regard, maybe not...

I was trapped at the dealership All day yesterday with bad so-if so my post may have been more curt than intense, but what is alienating...

I'm sure it is, but this is the sort of mechanic I loathe, especially if it is prominent part of the game. It robs my agency over the...

Let me restate my point, because I don't think it came across. I am not claiming humans and LLMs work identically. I am not claiming...

LOL I was going to point that out but thought better of it... so I'm glad someone said it. :)

I get the sentiment but I don’t think this is actually helping discourse either. I imagine actual play is probably quite a bit more...

On a personal note: I am done engaging with anyone in this thread that resorts to this kind of language.