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<blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 3713523" data-attributes="member: 32536">Argh... We just had this thread! I don't want to either go looking for this (less than a month old) thread or repost all the discussion from there, but...I am sorry, but your statements that &quot;WoW is not an RPG&quot;, and your assertion that this is not a value judgement, are ludicrous.The first statement is demonstratably false, since you are simply defining the term &quot;RPG&quot; in an arbitrarily specific manner, unrepresentative of its widespread use. There are many, many places that would simply disagree with your definition, and as such, it is a fairly useless definition. If you want a good example of what I mean, go visit more gaming focused sites like <a href="http://www.rpgamer.com" target="_blank">www.rpgamer.com</a>, or the like.The second assertion is also easily disproven. You said: &quot;A RPG on the other hand allows all those unlimited possibilities that WoW couldn't.&quot; This statement clearly places WoW as something not worthy of being an RPG, placing RPGs as more important and &quot;above&quot; games like WoW. As such, despite your denials, you are claiming &quot;RPGs&quot; to be better than WoW.I think you might want to re-examine your motivations for this thread, since certain biases are deeply undermining the objective viewpoint you seem to be striving for.Also, I suggest looking for the last thread on thsi subject. It is a good read. Too bad they kept changing its title, so I don't even know what to tell you to look for...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwinBahamut, post: 3713523, member: 32536"] Argh... We [i]just[/i] had this thread! I don't want to either go looking for this (less than a month old) thread or repost all the discussion from there, but... I am sorry, but your statements that "WoW is not an RPG", and your assertion that this is not a value judgement, are ludicrous. The first statement is demonstratably false, since you are simply defining the term "RPG" in an arbitrarily specific manner, unrepresentative of its widespread use. There are many, many places that would simply disagree with your definition, and as such, it is a fairly useless definition. If you want a good example of what I mean, go visit more gaming focused sites like [url]www.rpgamer.com[/url], or the like. The second assertion is also easily disproven. You said: "A RPG on the other hand allows all those unlimited possibilities that WoW couldn't." This statement clearly places WoW as something [i]not worthy of being an RPG[/i], placing RPGs as more important and "above" games like WoW. As such, despite your denials, you are claiming "RPGs" to be better than WoW. I think you might want to re-examine your motivations for this thread, since certain biases are deeply undermining the objective viewpoint you seem to be striving for. Also, I suggest looking for the last thread on thsi subject. It is a good read. Too bad they kept changing its title, so I don't even know what to tell you to look for... [/QUOTE]

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