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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8629957" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>I've had reasons to think on this recently, due to some things that were highlighted during the pandemic...</p><p></p><p>For me, at least, it is pretty clear that the things that made play in my younger years great were not about the rule set we were using. Virtually any moderately sound set of rules would do the trick.</p><p></p><p>But, back in the day, I had a lot more <em>time</em> for gaming. Games were a weekly occurrance, and 5+ hours at a shot. Today, it is every other week, only two or three ours at a pop, and now a lot of it is online, with the communication restrictions of web conferences laid on top. The depth of play that was the basis for the memories of the past requires more time than is commonly available to me now.</p><p></p><p>By the way, that includes application of Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crud. But, my memory doesn't preserve the crud well - it holds onto the non-crud much better. With more hours, while the percentage doesn't change, the absolute number of awesome bits I remember is increased. So, I end up comparing many old moments to a few new ones, and the current time thus seems lacking.</p><p></p><p>So, I am not drawn to a set of old rules. I am drawn to a pattern of play that is difficult to replicate now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8629957, member: 177"] I've had reasons to think on this recently, due to some things that were highlighted during the pandemic... For me, at least, it is pretty clear that the things that made play in my younger years great were not about the rule set we were using. Virtually any moderately sound set of rules would do the trick. But, back in the day, I had a lot more [I]time[/I] for gaming. Games were a weekly occurrance, and 5+ hours at a shot. Today, it is every other week, only two or three ours at a pop, and now a lot of it is online, with the communication restrictions of web conferences laid on top. The depth of play that was the basis for the memories of the past requires more time than is commonly available to me now. By the way, that includes application of Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crud. But, my memory doesn't preserve the crud well - it holds onto the non-crud much better. With more hours, while the percentage doesn't change, the absolute number of awesome bits I remember is increased. So, I end up comparing many old moments to a few new ones, and the current time thus seems lacking. So, I am not drawn to a set of old rules. I am drawn to a pattern of play that is difficult to replicate now. [/QUOTE]
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