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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7716690" data-attributes="member: 22779">This stuck in my head a bit and I thought I'd pull this out for a bit of extra examination.How is this not pure gamism?&nbsp; You are making decisions base on what will give you greater chances of success.&nbsp; It has nothing to do with the story of the game nor does it try to simulate anything.&nbsp; It's a purely gamist decision.&nbsp; Now, you might not like it since it makes the game &quot;easier&quot; than you feel is necessary.&nbsp; Fair enough.&nbsp; But, it's no different than someone watching Texas Hold'em tournaments to learn better ways of playing.&nbsp; Or reading strategy guides to make them a better poker player.Are you saying that someone who takes the time out of the game to learn how to be a &quot;better player&quot; (in the sense of increasing their odds of success) is somehow an inferior player?&nbsp; That they aren't &quot;playing right&quot;?&nbsp; That the only real way of being a better player is making all the mistakes yourself?&nbsp; I'd argue that while there's nothing wrong with &quot;learning from your mistakes&quot;, learning from other people's mistakes is also perfectly valid from a gamist perspective.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7716690, member: 22779"] This stuck in my head a bit and I thought I'd pull this out for a bit of extra examination. How is this not pure gamism? You are making decisions base on what will give you greater chances of success. It has nothing to do with the story of the game nor does it try to simulate anything. It's a purely gamist decision. Now, you might not like it since it makes the game "easier" than you feel is necessary. Fair enough. But, it's no different than someone watching Texas Hold'em tournaments to learn better ways of playing. Or reading strategy guides to make them a better poker player. Are you saying that someone who takes the time out of the game to learn how to be a "better player" (in the sense of increasing their odds of success) is somehow an inferior player? That they aren't "playing right"? That the only real way of being a better player is making all the mistakes yourself? I'd argue that while there's nothing wrong with "learning from your mistakes", learning from other people's mistakes is also perfectly valid from a gamist perspective. [/QUOTE]

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