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<blockquote data-quote="thormagni" data-source="post: 4049841" data-attributes="member: 13637">I enjoy getting into character. I enjoy role-playing and trying to see things through a character's eyes, especially if that character is nothing like me. But in the end, the game is not a voyage of internal discovery for me. It may be a fun, immersive game, but I don't come into it with the goal of discovering something about myself. Vince, I really had no idea you felt that strongly about what you were investing in the game. I can understand the frustration of wanting to run a game at a particular level of immersion and involvement but having to try to meet players that are coming from a different perspective.The D&amp;D game I run occasionally, is basically a beer and pretzels game. The players seem to want to hack monsters and wander through dungeons, garnering treasure and xp. So we spend a lot of time hacking monsters and wandering through dungeons. It's not my favorite style of game, but it is what most of the folks playing seem to want to play.I want to play and barring being sick, at work, or tied up with family obligations I will make games (God knows I have been late, but I don't think I have completely missed a lot.) But for my friends who can't show up as regularly as they might like, I would rather see them play when they can, than not play at all. If the choice is between family and friends, I fully understand when somebody chooses family. I have some thoughts on the &quot;superhero&quot; game but I'm going to start another thread.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thormagni, post: 4049841, member: 13637"] I enjoy getting into character. I enjoy role-playing and trying to see things through a character's eyes, especially if that character is nothing like me. But in the end, the game is not a voyage of internal discovery for me. It may be a fun, immersive game, but I don't come into it with the goal of discovering something about myself. Vince, I really had no idea you felt that strongly about what you were investing in the game. I can understand the frustration of wanting to run a game at a particular level of immersion and involvement but having to try to meet players that are coming from a different perspective. The D&D game I run occasionally, is basically a beer and pretzels game. The players seem to want to hack monsters and wander through dungeons, garnering treasure and xp. So we spend a lot of time hacking monsters and wandering through dungeons. It's not my favorite style of game, but it is what most of the folks playing seem to want to play. I want to play and barring being sick, at work, or tied up with family obligations I will make games (God knows I have been late, but I don't think I have completely missed a lot.) But for my friends who can't show up as regularly as they might like, I would rather see them play when they can, than not play at all. If the choice is between family and friends, I fully understand when somebody chooses family. I have some thoughts on the "superhero" game but I'm going to start another thread. [/QUOTE]

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