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<blockquote data-quote="Emirikol" data-source="post: 6400960" data-attributes="member: 10638">I prefer a game that is 50/50 roleplaying / boardgame. So sue me.If I wanted to sit around and tell stories 100%, I'd go hang out at the old folks' home.John is shortsighted in that he implies that it is badwrongfun to mix the two.&nbsp; Games and game sessions are more than one thing to each player.&nbsp; I'd say a percentage of each.Here's my primary game group from a rough estimation of how much they like to use a game to Roleplay or Boardgame during any given session:Me:&nbsp; 60 roleplayer/40game-balance-monkeyB: 25 rpg/75 boardgamerJ: 40/60S: 80/20R: 35/65Another thought on this matter:I remember when I was part of a elitist group of people who thought that people who didn't play my way were P.O.S's.&nbsp; I still have a twinge of that when I go to a game store and a fellow gamer proceeds to explain to me how to break the pathfinder rules to make some really statistically amazing character..so, I still knee jerk ask, &quot;so what makes him interesting or better outside of his statistics?&quot;&nbsp; I always get that horrified look like I was not part of the pod-people (reference to Invasion of the Body Snatchers movie). ..then I relax a little and recall that this person standing in front of me has the potential to be a friend and that I don't need to crap all over his fun. I've learned to say what a neat idea that is that he thought it out like that and ask what kind of world he likes to play in and if he likes any other games.I've had a lot more fun meeting people when I hear what kind of game they like to play.&nbsp; I might not invite them to any of my groups, but I don't feel the need to be some kind of elitist a-hole either by telling them they're not a REAL roleplayer b/c they might like to start with the stats first.I commend the author on his article.&nbsp; It gets people talking and he admits that he is in the 'in progress' of his definitions. Best gaming to the author and to you all!Jay H....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Emirikol, post: 6400960, member: 10638"] I prefer a game that is 50/50 roleplaying / boardgame. So sue me. If I wanted to sit around and tell stories 100%, I'd go hang out at the old folks' home. John is shortsighted in that he implies that it is badwrongfun to mix the two. Games and game sessions are more than one thing to each player. I'd say a percentage of each. Here's my primary game group from a rough estimation of how much they like to use a game to Roleplay or Boardgame during any given session: Me: 60 roleplayer/40game-balance-monkey B: 25 rpg/75 boardgamer J: 40/60 S: 80/20 R: 35/65 Another thought on this matter: I remember when I was part of a elitist group of people who thought that people who didn't play my way were P.O.S's. I still have a twinge of that when I go to a game store and a fellow gamer proceeds to explain to me how to break the pathfinder rules to make some really statistically amazing character..so, I still knee jerk ask, "so what makes him interesting or better outside of his statistics?" I always get that horrified look like I was not part of the pod-people (reference to Invasion of the Body Snatchers movie). [I] ..then I relax a little and recall that this person standing in front of me has the potential to be a friend and that I don't need to crap all over his fun.[/I] I've learned to say what a neat idea that is that he thought it out like that and ask what kind of world he likes to play in and if he likes any other games. I've had a lot more fun meeting people when I hear what kind of game they like to play. I might not invite them to any of my groups, but I don't feel the need to be some kind of elitist a-hole either by telling them they're not a REAL roleplayer b/c they might like to start with the stats first. I commend the author on his article. It gets people talking and he admits that he is in the 'in progress' of his definitions. Best gaming to the author and to you all! Jay H .... [/QUOTE]

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