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<blockquote data-quote="Jorren" data-source="post: 3458252" data-attributes="member: 16390">What I'm seeing is that in terms of DMs and a computer games, people are talking theoretically. I'm not sure if the argument of whether an ideal DM can be compared to a real or yet to be designed game program in allowing choices to a player gets us anywhere.Now if we wanted to compare Joe the local favorite DM vs. something like Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, that's a completely different comparison, more sensible, but still subjective. I guess it comes down to whether you are arguing the possibilities involved with a good DM in terms of choices available, or rather the quality of an actual existing tabletop game vs. an existing videogame.I having been playing both tabletop and pc games continuously for 25 years. To me they are fundamentally different experiences; each offers some things that the other cannot. To me the degree of choice present in a tabletop game vs. a pc game is less important than the overall quality of the experience of play. In terms of choice, I think what my choices actually contribute to the overall experience of play matter more than whether I can ask an npc what he ate for breakfast or whether a door is impassible until I find a certain key.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jorren, post: 3458252, member: 16390"] What I'm seeing is that in terms of DMs and a computer games, people are talking theoretically. I'm not sure if the argument of whether an ideal DM can be compared to a real or yet to be designed game program in allowing choices to a player gets us anywhere. Now if we wanted to compare Joe the local favorite DM vs. something like Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, that's a completely different comparison, more sensible, but still subjective. I guess it comes down to whether you are arguing the possibilities involved with a good DM in terms of choices available, or rather the quality of an actual existing tabletop game vs. an existing videogame. I having been playing both tabletop and pc games continuously for 25 years. To me they are fundamentally different experiences; each offers some things that the other cannot. To me the degree of choice present in a tabletop game vs. a pc game is less important than the overall quality of the experience of play. In terms of choice, I think what my choices actually contribute to the overall experience of play matter more than whether I can ask an npc what he ate for breakfast or whether a door is impassible until I find a certain key. [/QUOTE]

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