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<blockquote data-quote="Burrito Al Pastor" data-source="post: 4673836" data-attributes="member: 27303">Sorry, not my intended meaning. I had intended to convey that... hmm... that trying to find the game you want in 4e was like trying to find an elephant in Alaska, perhaps? The thing you are seeking exists, but if you're on the wrong continent, you're not going to be getting anything except a lot of bother.Stop me when I get this wrong.You suggest that the purpose of gaming is to &quot;experience and immerse oneself in a fictional setting.&quot;.That sounds like the most boring kind of game possible to me. I would not have fun in a game in which I was &quot;experiencing and immersing&quot; myself. (I'm fairly confident that this isn't where I misunderstand your argument.)It is fair to say that if you are doing something in a way that leads astray from its purpose, you're doing it wrong, in much the same way that you're doing it wrong if you use your CD drive as a cupholder.Therefore, by your standards, I'm doing it wrong if I'm having fun, because if I'm having fun then I'm playing in a game that is working contrary to the purpose of gaming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Burrito Al Pastor, post: 4673836, member: 27303"] Sorry, not my intended meaning. I had intended to convey that... hmm... that trying to find the game you want in 4e was like trying to find an elephant in Alaska, perhaps? The thing you are seeking exists, but if you're on the wrong continent, you're not going to be getting anything except a lot of bother. Stop me when I get this wrong. You suggest that the purpose of gaming is to "experience and immerse oneself in a fictional setting.". That sounds like the most boring kind of game possible to me. I would not have fun in a game in which I was "experiencing and immersing" myself. (I'm fairly confident that this isn't where I misunderstand your argument.) It is fair to say that if you are doing something in a way that leads astray from its purpose, you're doing it wrong, in much the same way that you're doing it wrong if you use your CD drive as a cupholder. Therefore, by your standards, I'm doing it wrong if I'm having fun, because if I'm having fun then I'm playing in a game that is working contrary to the purpose of gaming. [/QUOTE]

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