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<blockquote data-quote="soviet" data-source="post: 8627592" data-attributes="member: 6925338"><p>It seems to me that 5e was nakedly a gamist system with gamist instructions, while 3e and 5e are gamist systems with (largely high concept) sim instructions. I think what we see (that Edwards knew already) is that, at least for the market leader, what makes a game <em>good</em> and what makes a game <em>successful</em> are often competing pressures. Precisely that incoherence and ambiguity of rules vs instructions creates a lot of chatter online (as people argue over which half is to be given primacy), creates a perceived need for more supplements ('this new book will fix things for sure'), and ultimately just appeals to the widest group of potential customers possible, especially as many people are likely to change or drift things anyway through fudging and house rules. Why create the perfect dessert topping when you can make a simply tasty one that also serves as a floor cleaner and an industrial solvent?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soviet, post: 8627592, member: 6925338"] It seems to me that 5e was nakedly a gamist system with gamist instructions, while 3e and 5e are gamist systems with (largely high concept) sim instructions. I think what we see (that Edwards knew already) is that, at least for the market leader, what makes a game [I]good[/I] and what makes a game [I]successful[/I] are often competing pressures. Precisely that incoherence and ambiguity of rules vs instructions creates a lot of chatter online (as people argue over which half is to be given primacy), creates a perceived need for more supplements ('this new book will fix things for sure'), and ultimately just appeals to the widest group of potential customers possible, especially as many people are likely to change or drift things anyway through fudging and house rules. Why create the perfect dessert topping when you can make a simply tasty one that also serves as a floor cleaner and an industrial solvent? [/QUOTE]
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