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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8596274" data-attributes="member: 22779">Yeah, being &quot;not D&amp;D&quot; is probably too strong a term.&nbsp; But, the basic point about calling it your own game is a decent one.&nbsp; Because we see it all the time when two posters are completely talking past each other because their play styles and play experiences are so different from each other's that they really, really aren't playing the same game.One poster, [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER], that I constantly stand in awe of runs these decades long campaigns.&nbsp; I think my longest, ever, campaign was like a year and a half, maybe two years?&nbsp; The vast majority have been one year or less.&nbsp; Which means that we constantly have very different views on gaming because, frankly, neither of us plays the same game.&nbsp; What works for me and what works for him are completely different because every single thing at our tables is based on entirely different priorities.&nbsp; Which doesn't make either of us right or wrong.&nbsp; That's always the mistake in these conversations.&nbsp; Trying to determine a &quot;right&quot; answer.&nbsp; At best, you can get a &quot;Well this is the right answer for me at this point in time&quot; answer.&nbsp; Which might be the entirely wrong answer six months from now and would have been the wrong answer six months ago.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8596274, member: 22779"] Yeah, being "not D&D" is probably too strong a term. But, the basic point about calling it your own game is a decent one. Because we see it all the time when two posters are completely talking past each other because their play styles and play experiences are so different from each other's that they really, really aren't playing the same game. One poster, [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER], that I constantly stand in awe of runs these decades long campaigns. I think my longest, ever, campaign was like a year and a half, maybe two years? The vast majority have been one year or less. Which means that we constantly have very different views on gaming because, frankly, neither of us plays the same game. What works for me and what works for him are completely different because every single thing at our tables is based on entirely different priorities. Which doesn't make either of us right or wrong. That's always the mistake in these conversations. Trying to determine a "right" answer. At best, you can get a "Well this is the right answer for me at this point in time" answer. Which might be the entirely wrong answer six months from now and would have been the wrong answer six months ago. [/QUOTE]

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