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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 4698096" data-attributes="member: 3887">The thing is, there's nothing near an objective standard for 'playing well'. It varies from DM to DM, tied to he governing campaign assumptions. 'Skillful play' can mean play that demonstrates mastery of the rules, skill at solving problems that are unmediated by the rules, creative play, or some combination thereof. It can also mean nothing of the sort. As I said earlier, it frequently means 'play in a manner the DM approves of'. I don't think Gary could have imagined all the ways people would end up playing his game, and all the corresponding ways one can be good at it.The default difficulty level of video games is decreasing for the simple fact they're being played by an older audience, an adult audience. Also a wider audience. People without an obsessive kid's devotion to mastering a game (and I say this with love as a old-school twitch gamer. I recall just how hard they were, and just how much free time I frittered away learning to beat them).I'm all for easier games nowadays. Unlike my 12-year self, I have a career and a lovely wife...</blockquote>