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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 4376286" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>As somebody who is tactically minded I first tend to read new and existing abilities of my character and consider how they might be combined into effective combinations. Also I look at my character's craft skills and imagine ways in which I might create certain items that will enhance my effectiveness or that might benefit my fellow guild members.</p><p></p><p>Then, when presented with a tactically challenging situation, I try to envision the exact series of steps that I need to take in order to to deal with it.</p><p></p><p>When that plan invariably gets screwed up because of unforeseeable circumstances, I have to quickly adapt on the fly and make quick decisions about what to do next.</p><p></p><p>I also sometimes imagine what it will be like to see certain new areas of the game that I've never been to before. Hearing about "The Ghostlands" or "Searing Gorge" evokes certain images and gives you some anticipation about what you're likely to encounter there. Also there are lots and lots of instances that I still haven't been in but I've heard bits of stories that make me envision what they will look like when I get to them. (I'll grant that if you've played through every zone and instance in the game that this effect will dissipate but you'd have to have been playing a LOT to do that. Plus, they are always releasing new content and we're on the verge of a new expansion.)</p><p></p><p>Those are just a few off the top of my head. I'll post more later if I think of them. Meanwhile I'm off to play some D&D!</p><p></p><p>Note before I part: It occurs to me from reading one of your recent posts that you might discount a couple of the above examples as "creativity" or "analysis" instead of "imagination". My only counter to that is, are these not attributes that area of equal importance and also benefit our shared RPG hobby?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 4376286, member: 99"] As somebody who is tactically minded I first tend to read new and existing abilities of my character and consider how they might be combined into effective combinations. Also I look at my character's craft skills and imagine ways in which I might create certain items that will enhance my effectiveness or that might benefit my fellow guild members. Then, when presented with a tactically challenging situation, I try to envision the exact series of steps that I need to take in order to to deal with it. When that plan invariably gets screwed up because of unforeseeable circumstances, I have to quickly adapt on the fly and make quick decisions about what to do next. I also sometimes imagine what it will be like to see certain new areas of the game that I've never been to before. Hearing about "The Ghostlands" or "Searing Gorge" evokes certain images and gives you some anticipation about what you're likely to encounter there. Also there are lots and lots of instances that I still haven't been in but I've heard bits of stories that make me envision what they will look like when I get to them. (I'll grant that if you've played through every zone and instance in the game that this effect will dissipate but you'd have to have been playing a LOT to do that. Plus, they are always releasing new content and we're on the verge of a new expansion.) Those are just a few off the top of my head. I'll post more later if I think of them. Meanwhile I'm off to play some D&D! Note before I part: It occurs to me from reading one of your recent posts that you might discount a couple of the above examples as "creativity" or "analysis" instead of "imagination". My only counter to that is, are these not attributes that area of equal importance and also benefit our shared RPG hobby? [/QUOTE]
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