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<blockquote data-quote="Grimhelm" data-source="post: 4047680" data-attributes="member: 37079">I think you misunderstand me.&nbsp; I have tried the game many times of late thinking that I might enjoy it, but in reality, I do not and cannot, and it has nothing to do with the game being beneath me.&nbsp; I just simply don't find value in it anymore.&nbsp; I think role playing is a way for kids to discover and manifest their own character in a make believe world.&nbsp; The monsters are of mythical and symbolic nature.&nbsp; I think an argument could certainly be made that the themes are universal, but also of a universally child-like nature.&nbsp; It is not that I have ougrown escapism, but simply that the function of gaming (as it worked for me) is no longer an outlet that I require.&nbsp; I find art and writing and music to be much more worthwhile outlets for me now.&nbsp; The mythical cycles and stories that Vince and I told together are no longer relevant to who I am as a person.&nbsp; He and I very much used gaming as a way to bring our early ideas, philosophies and character traits into existence, to test them, as it were, against the fabric of a make believe stage.&nbsp; I would argue that for Vince and I as a gaming duo, role playing was much more psychological and relevant than for most; even more than we knew at the time.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, in a nutshell, I do not need or desire to role play anymore.&nbsp; It is that simple.&nbsp; My dragons have been slain, my kingdoms erected, my philosophies realized, my temperament honed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grimhelm, post: 4047680, member: 37079"] I think you misunderstand me. I have tried the game many times of late thinking that I might enjoy it, but in reality, I do not and cannot, and it has nothing to do with the game being beneath me. I just simply don't find value in it anymore. I think role playing is a way for kids to discover and manifest their own character in a make believe world. The monsters are of mythical and symbolic nature. I think an argument could certainly be made that the themes are universal, but also of a universally child-like nature. It is not that I have ougrown escapism, but simply that the function of gaming (as it worked for me) is no longer an outlet that I require. I find art and writing and music to be much more worthwhile outlets for me now. The mythical cycles and stories that Vince and I told together are no longer relevant to who I am as a person. He and I very much used gaming as a way to bring our early ideas, philosophies and character traits into existence, to test them, as it were, against the fabric of a make believe stage. I would argue that for Vince and I as a gaming duo, role playing was much more psychological and relevant than for most; even more than we knew at the time. :) Anyway, in a nutshell, I do not need or desire to role play anymore. It is that simple. My dragons have been slain, my kingdoms erected, my philosophies realized, my temperament honed. [/QUOTE]

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