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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7868661" data-attributes="member: 6689161">It wasn't optimal for what?I have come to see the goal of the game is to foster the imagery and story I want to experience.I used to say survival was the goal.&nbsp; Advancement.&nbsp; But some people play one shots or only for a few levels.&nbsp; Some play altruistic characters that would lay their life down for others (and so in game!):For me there has to be some level of effectiveness (I don't like imagining ineffectual characters that only fail, but damn.If I want to play a warrior with a little bit of magical tutelage, a few levels of wizard aren't going to ruin squat.The only &quot;trap&quot; is playing a variant human lore bard because &quot;optimal.&quot;&nbsp; And I don't like imagining lore bards so that is far from optimal for me.&quot;Trap&quot; means mechanically inferior to the &quot;optimal&quot; build.&nbsp; If it's not a misnomer, it often ignores the actual goal of many players.&nbsp; The term gets used too frequently to have much meaning to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet, post: 7868661, member: 6689161"] It wasn't optimal for what? I have come to see the goal of the game is to foster the imagery and story I want to experience. I used to say survival was the goal. Advancement. But some people play one shots or only for a few levels. Some play altruistic characters that would lay their life down for others (and so in game!): For me there has to be some level of effectiveness (I don't like imagining ineffectual characters that only fail, but damn. If I want to play a warrior with a little bit of magical tutelage, a few levels of wizard aren't going to ruin squat. The only "trap" is playing a variant human lore bard because "optimal." And I don't like imagining lore bards so that is far from optimal for me. "Trap" means mechanically inferior to the "optimal" build. If it's not a misnomer, it often ignores the actual goal of many players. The term gets used too frequently to have much meaning to me. [/QUOTE]

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