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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8964015" data-attributes="member: 177">No, it isn't.&nbsp; I'm less making an argument, and more asking a question that you get to answer.I'm not saying it is an invalid style.&nbsp; I am no fan of Edward's work.&nbsp; I am on record as thinking that the Forge models of RPGs are extremely flawed, and I don't take a lot of direction from them.&nbsp; So, don't lay that on me.I am saying, as a medium, RPGs are awkward for simulation, for several reasons.&nbsp; So, if simulation is really the goal, and RPGs are weak on simulation, why are you using them for this purpose?Or, in a more colloquial way of putting it - why are you using a hammer to drive a screw?&nbsp; Or, in another analogy - three-legged races are not a good way for people to run as fast as possible.&nbsp; If running really fast is the goal, a three-legged race is a weird choice.&nbsp; People would be naturally confused by this choice.&nbsp; You now have an opportunity to explain the choice so that we can understand more.&nbsp; If you refuse to explain, folks will continue to not understand, and you will continue to see the same response to that confusion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8964015, member: 177"] No, it isn't. I'm less making an argument, and more [I]asking a question[/I] that you get to answer. I'm not saying it is an invalid style. I am no fan of Edward's work. I am on record as thinking that the Forge models of RPGs are extremely flawed, and I don't take a lot of direction from them. So, don't lay that on me. I am saying, as a medium, RPGs are [I]awkward[/I] for simulation, for several reasons. So, if simulation is really the goal, and RPGs are weak on simulation, why are you using them for this purpose? Or, in a more colloquial way of putting it - why are you using a hammer to drive a screw? Or, in another analogy - three-legged races are not a good way for people to run as fast as possible. If running really fast is the goal, a three-legged race is a weird choice. People would be naturally confused by this choice. You now have an opportunity to [I]explain the choice[/I] so that we can understand more. If you refuse to explain, folks will continue to not understand, and you will continue to see the same response to that confusion. [/QUOTE]

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