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Forget it, Jake, its Bloodtide.

Exactly this. The argument that "all optimizers are jerks out to ruin everybody's fun" is symmetric to the argument that "roleplayers...

I'd argue that's only true with systems that permit few or no meaningful choices during character generation. Otherwise there's pretty...

I often read a post in this thread and I nod vigorously. I'm in full agreement and I snicker at those fools the post is talking about...

Optimization is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or ill. My own feeling is that I usually go into a game with an idea...

But players out to break things and ruin everybody’s fun are not just optimizers; they’re jerks who use optimisation to ruin everybody’s...

I've always found that most games that aim for simplicity rapidly lose me either because the mechanical engagement in the game is too...

Sometimes that's people overusing hyperbole; sometimes its them not really knowing how to express it differently. And of course...

I suspect you're talking to the wind at this point.

I hadn't seen it at that point. I had only watched the first two episodes.

Speaking of grumpy old men, I rewatched Heat today, before it leaves Netflix at the end of the month. While it still looks amazing --...

Oh man, once again I'm doing it wrong. I spend a lot of time talking about aging. Started a whole thread on the topic. Uh...am I the...

The only default consequences I can see there are are: 1. It takes a little time that might be at a premium, and 2. It tells the player...

Friends trying to set me up on a date. "Dude, she's way too young for me." "How old is she?" "40."

But there's also no negative consequences for not opening the jar other than not opening the jar. Which means that, in a game, there's...