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<blockquote data-quote="ourchair" data-source="post: 5383287" data-attributes="member: 85362"><p>I'll admit it, I'm a mechanical gamer. </p><p></p><p>I love calibrating encounter configurations, tweaking character damage output and developing a synergistic relationship between class abilities, whether it's Star Wars SAGA or D&D 4th Edition.</p><p></p><p>And I still like playing videogames -- I pummeled away at Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 in one month -- and due to my aged computer, I boot up 'classic' stuff like Max Payne, Diablo 2, Freespace 2. </p><p></p><p>By all rights, I am the target of MMOs like WOW, but for some reason they don't interest me. The grind isn't as satisfying as in a single player game, where the storyline's finale is the light at the end of the tunnel.</p><p></p><p>So why do I play D&D? </p><p></p><p>I like D&D because I get to have a weekly night to hang out with friends, as we pit challenges against one another. We don't try to craft an Epic Legend of the Hierarch, nor do we sing Songs of the Sorcelator.</p><p></p><p>Instead, we just laugh as we try to beat one another up and set up fiendish gambits against one another, something you just can't get from any MMO. The fun doesn't come from whether I beat them with my monsters, or whether I can acquire the most kills against my girlfriend's encounters.</p><p></p><p>The fun comes from catching up with each other, cracking jokes and us challenging each other in good fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ourchair, post: 5383287, member: 85362"] I'll admit it, I'm a mechanical gamer. I love calibrating encounter configurations, tweaking character damage output and developing a synergistic relationship between class abilities, whether it's Star Wars SAGA or D&D 4th Edition. And I still like playing videogames -- I pummeled away at Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 in one month -- and due to my aged computer, I boot up 'classic' stuff like Max Payne, Diablo 2, Freespace 2. By all rights, I am the target of MMOs like WOW, but for some reason they don't interest me. The grind isn't as satisfying as in a single player game, where the storyline's finale is the light at the end of the tunnel. So why do I play D&D? I like D&D because I get to have a weekly night to hang out with friends, as we pit challenges against one another. We don't try to craft an Epic Legend of the Hierarch, nor do we sing Songs of the Sorcelator. Instead, we just laugh as we try to beat one another up and set up fiendish gambits against one another, something you just can't get from any MMO. The fun doesn't come from whether I beat them with my monsters, or whether I can acquire the most kills against my girlfriend's encounters. The fun comes from catching up with each other, cracking jokes and us challenging each other in good fun. [/QUOTE]
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