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<blockquote data-quote="SweeneyTodd" data-source="post: 2421847" data-attributes="member: 9391">I think all we've proved in these threads is that playstyles are sufficiently different that we have a hard time understanding what a foreign playstyle is like. So if different systems appeal to different play styles, it's difficult to understand why that would be the case. (Well, that's what I've learned from the thread, anyway.)And I think that is a point that applies right back to the original post. RyanD talked about a study that had a single playstyle addressed with multiple systems, and lighter systems didn't speed things up. That makes me think that the control variable (play style, for instance frequent rules disputes and a high focus on detail) was more important than the modified variable (complexity of system). I've said for a while that I'd grant that a rules-light system won't be faster than D&amp;D if you play it exactly the same way that you'd play D&amp;D. But it's probably more relevant to look at how different systems work when used with the style of play they support.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SweeneyTodd, post: 2421847, member: 9391"] I think all we've proved in these threads is that playstyles are sufficiently different that we have a hard time understanding what a foreign playstyle is like. So if different systems appeal to different play styles, it's difficult to understand why that would be the case. (Well, that's what I've learned from the thread, anyway.) And I think that is a point that applies right back to the original post. RyanD talked about a study that had a single playstyle addressed with multiple systems, and lighter systems didn't speed things up. That makes me think that the control variable (play style, for instance frequent rules disputes and a high focus on detail) was more important than the modified variable (complexity of system). I've said for a while that I'd grant that a rules-light system won't be faster than D&D if you play it exactly the same way that you'd play D&D. But it's probably more relevant to look at how different systems work when used with the style of play they support. [/QUOTE]

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