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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 3673730" data-attributes="member: 957">There was an old Richard Garfield column in which he made the case that computer games are not even truly &quot;games&quot;, but instead are more correctly classified as &quot;puzzles&quot;.&nbsp; This is because there is a correct series of mouse clicks/key strokes that will solve the challenge.This is probably a bit less true in something like WoW, but the fundamental is still there.There is no question that you can RP with other players in WoW.&nbsp; But that is really on top of the game and not an intrinsic part of it.&nbsp; To me that does not make it any more of an RPG than the board game examples already provided.&nbsp; So to me the bottom line is an absolute NO.&nbsp; Even if you sit at Fallout or WoW or whatever and really pretend in your mind that you are that character, the degrees of freedom are vastly to limited to qualify as what I would call roleplaying.&nbsp; For the record, I really enjoy CRPGS and WoW.&nbsp; The reality that they are not RPGs doesn't harm the game any more than not being able to run with ball harms basketball or soccer.&nbsp; They are still very fun being what they are.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 3673730, member: 957"] There was an old Richard Garfield column in which he made the case that computer games are not even truly "games", but instead are more correctly classified as "puzzles". This is because there is a correct series of mouse clicks/key strokes that will solve the challenge. This is probably a bit less true in something like WoW, but the fundamental is still there. There is no question that you can RP with other players in WoW. But that is really on top of the game and not an intrinsic part of it. To me that does not make it any more of an RPG than the board game examples already provided. So to me the bottom line is an absolute NO. Even if you sit at Fallout or WoW or whatever and really pretend in your mind that you are that character, the degrees of freedom are vastly to limited to qualify as what I would call roleplaying. For the record, I really enjoy CRPGS and WoW. The reality that they are not RPGs doesn't harm the game any more than not being able to run with ball harms basketball or soccer. They are still very fun being what they are. [/QUOTE]

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