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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 7280106" data-attributes="member: 16814">For background, [MENTION=42582]pemerton[/MENTION] prefers Burning Wheel style games that involve a good bit of tension and competition for story direction.&nbsp; From his point of view, skill at manipulating the game does earn you more spotlight time.&nbsp; Really, for any story first style game, someone that it adept at pushing their agenda in play will more often than not succeed, thus earning more of a share of the spotlight.&nbsp; But, as you note, doing this intentionally is more a sign of narcissism rather than how it should be.&nbsp; Which is why I find the bald statement that superior skill should result in more spotlight time to be at least somewhat worrisome.&nbsp; Acknowledging that social and interpersonal skills and interest in the game vary and this has an effect is one thing, but stating that those variances should be welcomed is against what I believe is the point of a cooperative game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 7280106, member: 16814"] For background, [MENTION=42582]pemerton[/MENTION] prefers Burning Wheel style games that involve a good bit of tension and competition for story direction. From his point of view, skill at manipulating the game does earn you more spotlight time. Really, for any story first style game, someone that it adept at pushing their agenda in play will more often than not succeed, thus earning more of a share of the spotlight. But, as you note, doing this [I]intentionally [/I]is more a sign of narcissism rather than how it should be. Which is why I find the bald statement that superior skill should result in more spotlight time to be at least somewhat worrisome. Acknowledging that social and interpersonal skills and interest in the game vary and this has an effect is one thing, but stating that those variances should be welcomed is against what I believe is the point of a cooperative game. [/QUOTE]

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