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<blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 2800493" data-attributes="member: 3649">Tabletop: The ability to do something different that the designer had in mind, or that is technically difficult for a computer to do. My character can jump on a chair, swing from a light fixture, go over and ask that handsome guardsman what he's doing later, go chat with the pretty shopgirl, rifle through a library shelf and find something to read that night, eat a satifying meal, draw steel on a cheating merchant or any of a million other things. The ability to say 'you see the most beautiful girl you've ever seen standing on your doorstep'. I can change the rules, I can decide I want to get a haircut in exactly the style I describe, I can adopt a new class, etc. I don't have to pay for the game. I can play when it's raining, or during a blackout, or if I decide not to pay the cable bill. I don't have to buy a $200-$1000 bit of equipment every couple of years to continue playing. No viruses, driver problems, lag, software glitches, nerfs, hackers, griefers, farmers, campers, or characters named 'Buttf@c3'.Computer Games; Convenience, Consistancy. Some stunning visuals. Nice music. The abilty to see my character, and react to what he sees. The ability to better judge my foes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneLigon, post: 2800493, member: 3649"] Tabletop: The ability to do something different that the designer had in mind, or that is technically difficult for a computer to do. My character can jump on a chair, swing from a light fixture, go over and ask that handsome guardsman what he's doing later, go chat with the pretty shopgirl, rifle through a library shelf and find something to read that night, eat a satifying meal, draw steel on a cheating merchant or any of a million other things. The ability to say 'you see the most beautiful girl you've ever seen standing on your doorstep'. I can change the rules, I can decide I want to get a haircut in exactly the style I describe, I can adopt a new class, etc. I don't have to pay for the game. I can play when it's raining, or during a blackout, or if I decide not to pay the cable bill. I don't have to buy a $200-$1000 bit of equipment every couple of years to continue playing. No viruses, driver problems, lag, software glitches, nerfs, hackers, griefers, farmers, campers, or characters named 'Buttf@c3'. Computer Games; Convenience, Consistancy. Some stunning visuals. Nice music. The abilty to see my character, and react to what he sees. The ability to better judge my foes. [/QUOTE]

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