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SSo, I'd like to use this to make a point - Each so-called "generic" system still has its own style, and lends a different flavor to the...
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SIts kind of inherent in actually having a system. You can try to put on modules to change those experiences somewhat, but some of it...
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Ssteenan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with
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See, here's the problem with this statement. Do you mean D&D as the system or D&D the game that is played at a table? Because those two... -
Ssteenan reacted to Ovinomancer's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Like.
Bias isn't removed by market research. I find the claim that bias was removed or even reduced because survey data to be fairly...
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Ssteenan reacted to Ovinomancer's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Like.
You might want to go back a reread to find support it was only looking at D&D.
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Ssteenan reacted to Blue's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Like.
Just like language is living, and in the US you can say "podium" and mean lectern as opposed to what the lectern is on, so do game...
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Ssteenan reacted to GMforPowergamers's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Haha.
yeah if you read some 3e blogs and some 4e blogs and some 5e blogs you would think that not only were they not talking about the same...
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Ssteenan reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Like.
We can, but that makes it rather hard to discuss with others, hence all of the ink (both physical and digital) that's been used trying...
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Ssteenan reacted to Ovinomancer's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Like.
Interestingly, the discussion here mirrors the categories set up with GNS, with the tension between gamism and simulationism, especially...
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Ssteenan reacted to Ovinomancer's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Like.
I find it rather ridiculous the claim from the end of the article that bias has been removed. The questions entirely focused on game...
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Ssteenan reacted to Yora's post in the thread D&D General RPG Theory and D&D...and that WotC Survey with Haha.
People at WotC posted a number of articles with really good insights about game design over the years, that didn't end up getting...
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Ssteenan reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
Firstly, balance is inherently contextual. The balance of a free-for-all PVP game will be very different from the balance of a purely...
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Ssteenan reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General D&D isn't a simulation game, so what is??? with Love.
D&D 5e I'm going to argue is a simulation game - but what it's a simulation of is previous editions of D&D and of fantasy CRPGs (most...
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Ssteenan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General D&D isn't a simulation game, so what is??? with Like.
This perspective always baffles me. A simulation, in order to actually BE a simulation, has to tell you something about what it's...
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Ssteenan reacted to Grendel_Khan's post in the thread D&D General D&D isn't a simulation game, so what is??? with Like.
Let the anger from offended D&D fans flow through you. Use it! ...to go check out the BRP games mentioned earlier, and also maybe GURPS...