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<blockquote data-quote="SSquirrel" data-source="post: 1571161" data-attributes="member: 5202">No just comments.&nbsp; We were ALREADY clear on this b/c we ALL already know that the games make up the hobby as a whole.&nbsp; I don't have a D&amp;D Hobby and a RIFTS hobby etc tho...I have a GAMING hobby.&nbsp; I get together with my friends and game.&nbsp; Saturday we made CoC characters and then played some Acquire.&nbsp; Both are types of games ( and I honestly give a rats ass if you dislike the word) and I enjoy both.&nbsp; SOme nights I wanna play Axis and Allies..others I wish my buddy Jeff would drive over from Indiana and run SLA Industries for me cuz I love that game.&nbsp;&nbsp;A game is something you do for fun, usually with other people and it CAN be competitive.&nbsp; Hell in Cthulhu I'm just trying to survive...competing aginst the bad rolling dice, chance, the cultists and the monsters from my inner psyche that will be unleashed when I see a Shoggoth for the first time.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Very rarely am I ever in a direct competition with another PC (DM characters yes) but some games that happens...especially if you all end up as gladiators.&nbsp; I enjoy competition and I also enjoy teamwork.&nbsp; I like having a well balanced group that can handle all issues...or try to anyway.&nbsp; I also like having totally wacked out groups where there is no Cleric, 4 Rogues, 2 Wizards and 1 Fighter.&nbsp; Makes life more interesting.&nbsp; Maybe a Druid so we at least have Good Berries heh.&nbsp;&nbsp;The groups I've been a part of have varied DRASTICALLY in the level of immersion they had.&nbsp; My main group from 97-present hasn't really worked hard to get into charcter...we usually end up in multi hour combats with hordes of monsters.&nbsp; Especially when Rolemaster is the system of choice.&nbsp;&nbsp;See there's the best word.&nbsp; Screw hobby or game...the Dungeons and Dragons System.&nbsp; The Palladium System.&nbsp; RIFTS powered by the Palladium System.&nbsp; Etc.&nbsp; But really, GAME is the best word to describe these b/c it's an enjoyable social activity I do with my friends where we all play pretend and roll dice as we collectively tell our tales instead of pointing our gun shaped index finger and thumb and go &quot;Bang! You're dead!&quot; &quot;No I'm not I dodged!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hagen</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SSquirrel, post: 1571161, member: 5202"] No just comments. We were ALREADY clear on this b/c we ALL already know that the games make up the hobby as a whole. I don't have a D&D Hobby and a RIFTS hobby etc tho...I have a GAMING hobby. I get together with my friends and game. Saturday we made CoC characters and then played some Acquire. Both are types of games ( and I honestly give a rats ass if you dislike the word) and I enjoy both. SOme nights I wanna play Axis and Allies..others I wish my buddy Jeff would drive over from Indiana and run SLA Industries for me cuz I love that game. A game is something you do for fun, usually with other people and it CAN be competitive. Hell in Cthulhu I'm just trying to survive...competing aginst the bad rolling dice, chance, the cultists and the monsters from my inner psyche that will be unleashed when I see a Shoggoth for the first time. Very rarely am I ever in a direct competition with another PC (DM characters yes) but some games that happens...especially if you all end up as gladiators. I enjoy competition and I also enjoy teamwork. I like having a well balanced group that can handle all issues...or try to anyway. I also like having totally wacked out groups where there is no Cleric, 4 Rogues, 2 Wizards and 1 Fighter. Makes life more interesting. Maybe a Druid so we at least have Good Berries heh. The groups I've been a part of have varied DRASTICALLY in the level of immersion they had. My main group from 97-present hasn't really worked hard to get into charcter...we usually end up in multi hour combats with hordes of monsters. Especially when Rolemaster is the system of choice. See there's the best word. Screw hobby or game...the Dungeons and Dragons System. The Palladium System. RIFTS powered by the Palladium System. Etc. But really, GAME is the best word to describe these b/c it's an enjoyable social activity I do with my friends where we all play pretend and roll dice as we collectively tell our tales instead of pointing our gun shaped index finger and thumb and go "Bang! You're dead!" "No I'm not I dodged!" Hagen [/QUOTE]

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