Can you play the game wrong/incorrectly?

[TheVoiceOfReason]

I've voted 'Yes' for the same reason many others have; if the game is not being enjoyed by those involved, then its entire purpose is being defeated.

 

[Dog Moon]

Is cheating playing the game wrong/incorrectly?

 

[Arnwyn]

Yes. Rolling a d12 for an attack roll is playing D&D wrong.

 

[Psion]

I truly cannot believe that anyone would be so arrogant as to think that any style of play is wrong. This utterly blows my mind. The poll as it stands as I type this is actually tied. Granted, it's only 8 to 8, but, whoa, you could knock me over with a feather.

Sorry, just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong. It is the utter height of arrogance to think otherwise.

I think it's a matter of how the poll question and answers are phrased.

I said "no", but I only said so because I felt like I was answering the spirit of the question.

Were I have to taken it more literally, as I belevie many did, I would have answered yes. Why? Though I think that every group can happily proceed with it's own playstyle regardless of what everyone else thinks, if an individual has a playstyle that diminishes the enjoyment of the group at large (by yammering with shopkeeps, twinking out characters and hogging the spotlight, being recalitrant to accept group contract WRT plot-hooking, etc.), then it is is wrong because it makes the game less fun for most of the players.

 

[Hussar]

Ahh, Ok. My faith is somewhat restored. It's not a case of gaming elitism, rather one of pedantry. That's fair enough.

 

[Piratecat]

Yes. Rolling a d12 for an attack roll is playing D&D wrong.

Which, in fact, is what I consistently did for about three game sessions when I first started playing back in 1980. I was pretty annoyed when I figured out why my 3rd lvl monk never hit anything.

And then I was killed by a door. Hmmph.

 

[ForceUser]

Ahh, Ok. My faith is somewhat restored. It's not a case of gaming elitism, rather one of pedantry. That's fair enough.

More snark, please.

 

[francisca]

It's not a case of gaming elitism, rather one of pedantry.

It wouldn't be ENW without one or both.

Which, in fact, is what I consistently did for about three game sessions when I first started playing back in 1980. I was pretty annoyed when I figured out why my 3rd lvl monk never hit anything.

And then I was killed by a door. Hmmph.

I love that story.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Unknowingly executing the rules of the game improperly is playing D&D wrong.

Knowingly doing the same is applying house rules.

In terms of badwrongfun, there are ways to play that are wrong for me. If others choose to play one of those ways in one of my groups, I have two choices: accept it and keep playing my way or walk away.

 

[Umbran]

Unknowingly executing the rules of the game improperly is playing D&D wrong.

Knowingly doing the same is applying house rules.

I find this a very useful distinction.