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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 4524583" data-attributes="member: 5122">The same reason &quot;accuracy&quot; is important to me in any role-playing.&nbsp; (The quotes are because it's not accuracy I'm talking about, exactly.&nbsp; It's ... believability, I suppose.&nbsp; Verisimilitude.)It depends on how &quot;inaccurate&quot; the portrayal is, which in turn is a function of how much I know about the matters in question.&nbsp; (Again, the quotes, because the believability I'm looking for is &quot;fantasy fiction&quot; believability, not &quot;real world&quot; believability.)I'll say this: before I became a lawyer, I loved law dramas.&nbsp; Now I can't stand them unless I make a determined effort to turn the &quot;needs believability&quot; part of my brain off.&nbsp; This is easier for some shows than others.&nbsp; (The irony is that I'd hate believable law shows, too.)Nope.&nbsp; I just want believable differences.&nbsp; If an observer can't tell you're playing a woman, then what's the point?&nbsp; (On the other hand, if an observer can tell you're playing a woman because you play women exactly like every male gamer I've ever seen play women, you're being obnoxious, and stop it.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Wilder, post: 4524583, member: 5122"] The same reason "accuracy" is important to me in any role-playing. (The quotes are because it's not accuracy I'm talking about, exactly. It's ... believability, I suppose. Verisimilitude.) It depends on how "inaccurate" the portrayal is, which in turn is a function of how much I know about the matters in question. (Again, the quotes, because the believability I'm looking for is "fantasy fiction" believability, not "real world" believability.) I'll say this: before I became a lawyer, I loved law dramas. Now I can't stand them unless I make a determined effort to turn the "needs believability" part of my brain off. This is easier for some shows than others. (The irony is that I'd hate [i]believable[/i] law shows, too.) Nope. I just want believable differences. If an observer can't tell you're playing a woman, then what's the point? (On the other hand, if an observer can tell you're playing a woman because you play women exactly like every male gamer I've ever seen play women, you're being obnoxious, and stop it.) [/QUOTE]

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