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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6168050" data-attributes="member: 177">Duty?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Not in the least.&nbsp; Character flaw...?When taken too far, yes, I think excessive specificity of tastes can qualify as a character flaw.&nbsp; My father referred to it as, &quot;making perfect the enemy of good,&quot; and engaging in it can mean you end up with nothing, and/or generally make the people around you miserable.A real-life example: There is a woman I know who fancies a particular breed of rose, that is a deep, deep, dark red, almost to the point of being purple-black.&nbsp; The breed is extremely rare in the US, difficult to cultivate, and therefore extremely expensive.&nbsp; Her beau, in grad school (so, very little money), sought to get her said roses for the anniversary of their relationship.&nbsp; He searched for months, but no source for the roses could be found.&nbsp; Just before the anniversary, he found something close, at least to his eye.&nbsp; They were still rare, and expensive, and he put himself to eating ramen for a couple of weeks to get her a huge bouquet of the things.When he handed her the roses, she looked at them, sniffed, and said that they weren't her favorite roses, so he could keep them, and handed them back to him.So, yes, I think being too specific in one's preferences can be a character flaw.The fact of the matter is that gaming, as a social/group activity.&nbsp; There are others at the table, and the chances are small that their perfect game will match yours.&nbsp; Moreover, unless you commission the work, the designers cannot make a game for you, personally, or even specifically for your group.&nbsp; They need to be able to make a game that sells to some size of audience.&nbsp; The chances that everyone in that audience has the same perfect game are virtually nil.&nbsp; So, you may need to compromise.&nbsp; The ability to find your fun in a wider range of forms is a virtue and useful skill for a gamer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6168050, member: 177"] Duty? No. Not in the least. Character flaw...? When taken too far, yes, I think excessive specificity of tastes can qualify as a character flaw. My father referred to it as, "making perfect the enemy of good," and engaging in it can mean you end up with nothing, and/or generally make the people around you miserable. A real-life example: There is a woman I know who fancies a particular breed of rose, that is a deep, deep, dark red, almost to the point of being purple-black. The breed is extremely rare in the US, difficult to cultivate, and therefore extremely expensive. Her beau, in grad school (so, very little money), sought to get her said roses for the anniversary of their relationship. He searched for months, but no source for the roses could be found. Just before the anniversary, he found something close, at least to his eye. They were still rare, and expensive, and he put himself to eating ramen for a couple of weeks to get her a huge bouquet of the things. When he handed her the roses, she looked at them, sniffed, and said that they weren't her favorite roses, so he could keep them, and handed them back to him. So, yes, I think being too specific in one's preferences can be a character flaw. The fact of the matter is that gaming, as a social/group activity. There are others at the table, and the chances are small that their perfect game will match yours. Moreover, unless you commission the work, the designers cannot make a game for you, personally, or even specifically for your group. They need to be able to make a game that sells to some size of audience. The chances that everyone in that audience has the same perfect game are virtually nil. So, you may need to compromise. The ability to find your fun in a wider range of forms is a virtue and useful skill for a gamer. [/QUOTE]

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