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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 7900550" data-attributes="member: 7006">No, you are right, I'm not suggesting there aren't flaws in the game itself.&nbsp; FATE has rules and mechanics that can compel players to do things that are antithetical to what I think the game is trying to embody.&nbsp; Just like as you say, 3.5 has rules that run counter to what itself is trying to accomplish, or even &quot;break&quot; it.&nbsp; That is something that I suspect almost every game is going to suffer from in one manner or another.&nbsp; Which isn't really surprising, seeing as how you are trying to combine a game and a story together-- two things that often run counter to each other.That being said... players all have what they think RPGs are &quot;supposed&quot; to be, and what playing a character in one is &quot;supposed&quot; to be.&nbsp; And if that belief isn't flexible enough to adapt to all the different &quot;types&quot; of RPGs, then certain types will in no way work for you.&nbsp; And at that point, we would hope that each of us could recognize that in ourselves and in these games, and just politely nod and say &quot;thanks but no thanks&quot; when the offer came to play in one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 7900550, member: 7006"] No, you are right, I'm not suggesting there aren't flaws in the game itself. FATE has rules and mechanics that can compel players to do things that are antithetical to what I think the game is trying to embody. Just like as you say, 3.5 has rules that run counter to what itself is trying to accomplish, or even "break" it. That is something that I suspect almost every game is going to suffer from in one manner or another. Which isn't really surprising, seeing as how you are trying to combine a game and a story together-- two things that often run counter to each other. That being said... players all have what they think RPGs are "supposed" to be, and what playing a character in one is "supposed" to be. And if that belief isn't flexible enough to adapt to all the different "types" of RPGs, then certain types will in no way work for you. And at that point, we would hope that each of us could recognize that in ourselves and in these games, and just politely nod and say "thanks but no thanks" when the offer came to play in one. [/QUOTE]

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