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A GMing telling the players about the gameworld is not like real life
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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 7573150" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>But here is where that metaphor breaks down in a serious way. The guy who has tried everything on a menu at some restaurant, probably has biases, but I doubt they rise to the level of biases you encounter in gaming discussions. It would be great if on a random internet forum, you could trust the person who has tried everything to report on all the items on the menu accurately. In reality, just my experience on gaming discussions, half the time people try games outside their preferred style (particularly if their preferences are very strong), they are doing so with the sole aim of critiquing that game. Just to take it out of this forum, I saw it all the time in other forums where there are posters whose preferences are closer to mine. People are not objective when it comes to gaming flame wars. And much of this discussion has had the tone of a flame war. So it isn't like we are at a restaurant with friends who are reliably going to report on their experiences. People are still trying to win the discussion here and I think that clouds the issue. </p><p></p><p>But at the end of the day, I would restate what I said earlier, I think it really depends on the individual. And I think if we have two extremes to choose from: on the hand asking someone who tries lots and lots of games, and on the other asking someone who has played the same game endlessly...you are probably going to want to ask the person with lots of experience about the quirky games, but that person who plays the same one day in and day out will be able to tell you just about everything to do with that system and how to make it work. I think both those extremes are pretty unrealistic. Most people are going to settle on a preferred style of play, and have varying degrees of experience with other systems. I think the sweet spot is to actually have a go to system or systems (because mastering a single game system is very helpful to do), but to seek out other experiences as well. Still, if I want to learn about story games, I don't ask the immersionist who has tried everything under the sun. I ask people who like story games and play them regularly. If I am looking for a new gaming experience, then I am going to ask someone with a broad view of games, who can report on them objectively (I have a handful of friends in the real world who I would go to for such things).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 7573150, member: 85555"] But here is where that metaphor breaks down in a serious way. The guy who has tried everything on a menu at some restaurant, probably has biases, but I doubt they rise to the level of biases you encounter in gaming discussions. It would be great if on a random internet forum, you could trust the person who has tried everything to report on all the items on the menu accurately. In reality, just my experience on gaming discussions, half the time people try games outside their preferred style (particularly if their preferences are very strong), they are doing so with the sole aim of critiquing that game. Just to take it out of this forum, I saw it all the time in other forums where there are posters whose preferences are closer to mine. People are not objective when it comes to gaming flame wars. And much of this discussion has had the tone of a flame war. So it isn't like we are at a restaurant with friends who are reliably going to report on their experiences. People are still trying to win the discussion here and I think that clouds the issue. But at the end of the day, I would restate what I said earlier, I think it really depends on the individual. And I think if we have two extremes to choose from: on the hand asking someone who tries lots and lots of games, and on the other asking someone who has played the same game endlessly...you are probably going to want to ask the person with lots of experience about the quirky games, but that person who plays the same one day in and day out will be able to tell you just about everything to do with that system and how to make it work. I think both those extremes are pretty unrealistic. Most people are going to settle on a preferred style of play, and have varying degrees of experience with other systems. I think the sweet spot is to actually have a go to system or systems (because mastering a single game system is very helpful to do), but to seek out other experiences as well. Still, if I want to learn about story games, I don't ask the immersionist who has tried everything under the sun. I ask people who like story games and play them regularly. If I am looking for a new gaming experience, then I am going to ask someone with a broad view of games, who can report on them objectively (I have a handful of friends in the real world who I would go to for such things). [/QUOTE]
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