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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ST" data-source="post: 4903566" data-attributes="member: 14053">I think that hits the nail on the head. (Although I've seen long, heated threads disputing "character's don't really exist" in the past, which I find interesting.)I get that some people's enjoyment hinges on immersion. I still don't really "get" it myself. My understanding of it is that there's some sensation of the inhabiting the character's persona, so that interacting with game mechanics outside that persona take away from that sense. I dunno, I feel for my characters and totally go "Oh I know what he'd do now", but that's just engagement with the character, and it's something I do with a novel or movie I get really into, as well.So I know what techniques tend to be disfavored by immersion players, since they've said so, but I don't personally understand how those techniques detract from the experience they want. Eh, no biggie, it's the same situation as how I don't understand why people eat fish, but it's still useful to know what not to do if I'm cooking it for my friends.</blockquote>