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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8827694" data-attributes="member: 6790260"><p>My problem with using this term for this concept (as opposed to the one I outlined) is that a performance is something where <em>the performers wish to be seen</em>.</p><p></p><p>A spectacle is where <em>the observers wish to see something.</em></p><p></p><p>Given the aforementioned issues with 5e combat, e.g. the "big fat bag of HP" problem, and how hard basically every drills down on the fact that 5e combats don't have enough time to allow a character to <em>build up</em> to something cool over a couple rounds, I just don't see any room for 5e combats meeting either definition. If, however, you would still like a new acronym (even though I think it's unnecessary, because "Combat as Sport" is a faulty, inaccurate, intentionally pejorative term), you might consider "Combat as Display." Again, the difference being whether one is emphasizing the experience of the combat as something to dazzle <em>the players themselves</em> (that is, displaying something which the players regard and scrutinize), or whether one is emphasizing the <em>scene</em> as a place for the players to show off their skills of various kinds (that is, performing, even if only to the audience of fellow players.) "CaP" is something akin to showing off your skills at a Magic the Gathering tournament, while "CaD" would be more like doing raid content in an MMO because you want to see the story. Both can involve aspects of demonstrating skill and witnessing events, but it's a matter if which thing the content is <em>designed</em> for. (Anyone familiar with FFXIV, I would say those BLU raid achievements are CaP, while most Alliance raids are CaD.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 8827694, member: 6790260"] My problem with using this term for this concept (as opposed to the one I outlined) is that a performance is something where [I]the performers wish to be seen[/I]. A spectacle is where [I]the observers wish to see something.[/I] Given the aforementioned issues with 5e combat, e.g. the "big fat bag of HP" problem, and how hard basically every drills down on the fact that 5e combats don't have enough time to allow a character to [I]build up[/I] to something cool over a couple rounds, I just don't see any room for 5e combats meeting either definition. If, however, you would still like a new acronym (even though I think it's unnecessary, because "Combat as Sport" is a faulty, inaccurate, intentionally pejorative term), you might consider "Combat as Display." Again, the difference being whether one is emphasizing the experience of the combat as something to dazzle [I]the players themselves[/I] (that is, displaying something which the players regard and scrutinize), or whether one is emphasizing the [I]scene[/I] as a place for the players to show off their skills of various kinds (that is, performing, even if only to the audience of fellow players.) "CaP" is something akin to showing off your skills at a Magic the Gathering tournament, while "CaD" would be more like doing raid content in an MMO because you want to see the story. Both can involve aspects of demonstrating skill and witnessing events, but it's a matter if which thing the content is [I]designed[/I] for. (Anyone familiar with FFXIV, I would say those BLU raid achievements are CaP, while most Alliance raids are CaD.) [/QUOTE]
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