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<blockquote data-quote="kenjib" data-source="post: 1026364" data-attributes="member: 530">One problem with a world not following geographical principles is that, as a player, you can't make decisions based on geographically sound assumptions.&nbsp; It's harder to make informed decisions in an environment that breaks all of the rules.For example, you're looking for a dry ravine but don't know the local geography.&nbsp; You're in a forested region windward of a rise of mountains.&nbsp; It might be a good idea to check the other side of the rise, but if the world doesn't follow the rules, you can't make these kinds of choices.As another example, in the 7th Sea world of Theah, there are rivers running from an ocean, across the continent, to another ocean.&nbsp; Err....which way do they flow and why do they flow that way?&nbsp; Where the heck does the water come from?&nbsp; Salt or freshwater?&nbsp; If I need to travel on the river, these kinds of things might actually become relevant.&nbsp; What really irritates me is that they never even explain how this miraculous wonder of nature works, or even mention that this is unusual at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenjib, post: 1026364, member: 530"] One problem with a world not following geographical principles is that, as a player, you can't make decisions based on geographically sound assumptions. It's harder to make informed decisions in an environment that breaks all of the rules. For example, you're looking for a dry ravine but don't know the local geography. You're in a forested region windward of a rise of mountains. It might be a good idea to check the other side of the rise, but if the world doesn't follow the rules, you can't make these kinds of choices. As another example, in the 7th Sea world of Theah, there are rivers running from an ocean, across the continent, to another ocean. Err....which way do they flow and why do they flow that way? Where the heck does the water come from? Salt or freshwater? If I need to travel on the river, these kinds of things might actually become relevant. What really irritates me is that they never even explain how this miraculous wonder of nature works, or even mention that this is unusual at all. [/QUOTE]

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