Emerikol
Legend
I think often we confuse the two. Obviously some mechanics support a playstyle better than others but you can do a lot of playstyles with a game like D&D.
I think I've been playing my playstyle in D&D all the way through 3e and into 4e. I've really never played a different playstyle.
Mechanics though have changed greatly. And I realize that most of my deal breakers are mechanics. I can usually fit my playstyle onto the game if the mechanics aren't objectionable in some fundamental way.
So in my view, D&D being the flagship 2nd favorite game of so many people, should provide the least objectionable mechanics possible because their fans will force fit their playstyle onto flexible mechanics. I think WOTC hasn't always chosen that path.
I think I've been playing my playstyle in D&D all the way through 3e and into 4e. I've really never played a different playstyle.
Mechanics though have changed greatly. And I realize that most of my deal breakers are mechanics. I can usually fit my playstyle onto the game if the mechanics aren't objectionable in some fundamental way.
So in my view, D&D being the flagship 2nd favorite game of so many people, should provide the least objectionable mechanics possible because their fans will force fit their playstyle onto flexible mechanics. I think WOTC hasn't always chosen that path.