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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6161821" data-attributes="member: 177">Given that I haven't touched a playtest packet in months, I am pretty sure that any excitement I have is insufficient to overcome my rational nature.&nbsp; I just see change more as opportunity than threat, I think.Why in blue blazes would you expect to?&nbsp; No, really.&nbsp; It's like saying that hamburgers should come to mind when you're eating pizza!&nbsp; Yes, there may be some superficial similarities - there may be some meat that's been through a grinder involved, and both are often classified as &quot;fast food&quot; - but they really are fundamentally different things.&nbsp; I'm not convinced the geometric analogy there is really all that applicable.&nbsp; While tabletop RPGs and MMOs are in competition for people's time, I am not convinced they're actually in competition for people's headspace - and brand identity is a headspace thing.&nbsp; The fact that you *don't* think of D&amp;D when playing an MMO rather proves my point there.&nbsp; Set the jargon (&quot;TRPG&quot;, &quot;MMORPG&quot;, and so on) aside, and look at the actual things.&nbsp; One may draw some analogies between a computer game mechanic and a tabletop game mechanic (like, say, &quot;aggro&quot; vs &quot;marking&quot;).&nbsp; One may draw some analogies in imagery.&nbsp; But the play experience?&nbsp; Not in the slightest similar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6161821, member: 177"] Given that I haven't touched a playtest packet in months, I am pretty sure that any excitement I have is insufficient to overcome my rational nature. I just see change more as opportunity than threat, I think. Why in blue blazes would you expect to? No, really. It's like saying that hamburgers should come to mind when you're eating pizza! Yes, there may be some superficial similarities - there may be some meat that's been through a grinder involved, and both are often classified as "fast food" - but they really are fundamentally different things. I'm not convinced the geometric analogy there is really all that applicable. While tabletop RPGs and MMOs are in competition for people's time, I am not convinced they're actually in competition for people's headspace - and brand identity is a headspace thing. The fact that you *don't* think of D&D when playing an MMO rather proves my point there. Set the jargon ("TRPG", "MMORPG", and so on) aside, and look at the actual things. One may draw some analogies between a computer game mechanic and a tabletop game mechanic (like, say, "aggro" vs "marking"). One may draw some analogies in imagery. But the play experience? Not in the slightest similar. [/QUOTE]

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