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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 5105667" data-attributes="member: 5143"><p>But it doesn't MEAN anything. I could say that 1e D&D is very automobiley. Because I once saw a car crash and burn and I also saw a game of 1e crash and burn. But the word automobiley doesn't mean anything. It doesn't tell anyone reading my post what I mean.</p><p></p><p>It helps if you use a better word as short hand. If you say something has too many rules, people know what you mean. If you say "I don't like the lack of options" people know what you mean.</p><p></p><p>But I've seen 4e referred to as Boardgamey, Videogamey, and Cardgamey(amongst many other names). Sometimes it is referred to by 3 different people by all 3 of those names when all 3 mean the same thing: "I don't like that the game consists of prepackaged 'powers' with strict rules on their use as well as the timing and frequency of their use."</p><p></p><p>Person A may see that as Boardgamey because you feel like pieces on a board where the only actions you can take are like a list from a board game.</p><p></p><p>Person B may see it as Videogamey since in WoW you get to select from a list of prepackaged powers which you can only activate so often.</p><p></p><p>Person C may see it as Cardgamey because you are limited in your options, like the cards that are in your hand. Which all come in prepacked "abilities" which are all written on the card.</p><p></p><p>When the terms they use aren't helpful for the discussion at all because none of those terms MEAN anything to me. Especially considering the problem they are pointing out isn't "videogamey" because it's also boardgamey and cardgamey as well.</p><p></p><p>Then again, it's just as likely that when the person said "videogamey" they meant that the pictures in the book reminded them of WoW characters and they can't get past that.</p><p></p><p>It's better to say what you mean than say something that reminds different people of different things. After all, I associate video games with "Awesome" so every time someone says "It's videogamey" I'm all "Darn right it is!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 5105667, member: 5143"] But it doesn't MEAN anything. I could say that 1e D&D is very automobiley. Because I once saw a car crash and burn and I also saw a game of 1e crash and burn. But the word automobiley doesn't mean anything. It doesn't tell anyone reading my post what I mean. It helps if you use a better word as short hand. If you say something has too many rules, people know what you mean. If you say "I don't like the lack of options" people know what you mean. But I've seen 4e referred to as Boardgamey, Videogamey, and Cardgamey(amongst many other names). Sometimes it is referred to by 3 different people by all 3 of those names when all 3 mean the same thing: "I don't like that the game consists of prepackaged 'powers' with strict rules on their use as well as the timing and frequency of their use." Person A may see that as Boardgamey because you feel like pieces on a board where the only actions you can take are like a list from a board game. Person B may see it as Videogamey since in WoW you get to select from a list of prepackaged powers which you can only activate so often. Person C may see it as Cardgamey because you are limited in your options, like the cards that are in your hand. Which all come in prepacked "abilities" which are all written on the card. When the terms they use aren't helpful for the discussion at all because none of those terms MEAN anything to me. Especially considering the problem they are pointing out isn't "videogamey" because it's also boardgamey and cardgamey as well. Then again, it's just as likely that when the person said "videogamey" they meant that the pictures in the book reminded them of WoW characters and they can't get past that. It's better to say what you mean than say something that reminds different people of different things. After all, I associate video games with "Awesome" so every time someone says "It's videogamey" I'm all "Darn right it is!" [/QUOTE]
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