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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Micah Sweet" data-source="post: 9786114" data-attributes="member: 6747251">I see all traditional games as having a simulationist drive as part of their make-up, even if it isn't the most important thing. Most rules elements look to simulate something that exists in the setting of the game, not in the meta layer, and rules in the meta layer, above the setting, are either minimized in general or reserved primarily for the GM (with some exceptions). I like sim. Playing with a simulationist mindset makes me happy, particularly in games like the ones I grew up on and their descendents. Metacurrency actively moves away from that sim mindset. Thinking outside my character, or having players do so in game, generally makes me unhappy, particularly in those very same games, and I seek to avoid it whenever possible.If I feel the game either benefits greatly or can't IMO be properly played without mechanics designed to encourage genre-appropriate play, and playing that genre appropriately in that game is important to me, I will happily make an exception. Star Trek Adventures and many super hero games fall into this category.Hope that's specific enough of a "why" for you, 'cause that's all I've got.</blockquote>