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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 7907864" data-attributes="member: 6790260">I appreciate your calmer response here--it's not an easy thing to admit overreaction.However, this does present us with a valuable new question to ask: If I am one of those players who struggles with the ultra-creative/ultra-adaptive solutions in play, why is it a good and necessary thing that my fun be dependent on the magnanimity of talented players and/or players who picked talented classes?I completely agree that this is a difficult, thorny issue with few clear answers. But it seems to me that you're saying it's inherently good to focus all support on the talented and flexible players, and just hope that they kindly choose to prop up others instead of focusing on their own contributions. It frankly sounds like &quot;trickle-down economics,&quot; just re-worded for game design. It's completely fine to concentrate a ton of power, versatility, and influence into some classes and not others. The powerful will share their bounty because of social contracts and the general awareness that everyone gets a better experience!...even though in practice that's often untrue and people often need much greater incentives to share their resources that way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 7907864, member: 6790260"] I appreciate your calmer response here--it's not an easy thing to admit overreaction. However, this does present us with a valuable new question to ask: If I am one of those players who struggles with the ultra-creative/ultra-adaptive solutions in play, why is it a good [I]and necessary [/I]thing that my fun be [I]dependent [/I]on the magnanimity of talented players and/or players who picked talented classes? I completely agree that this is a difficult, thorny issue with few clear answers. But it seems to me that you're saying it's inherently good to focus all support on the talented and flexible players, and just [I]hope[/I] that they kindly choose to prop up others instead of focusing on their own contributions. It frankly sounds like "trickle-down economics," just re-worded for game design. It's completely fine to concentrate a ton of power, versatility, and influence into some classes and not others. The powerful will share their bounty because of social contracts and the general awareness that everyone gets a better experience!...even though in practice that's often untrue and people often need much greater incentives to share their resources that way. [/QUOTE]

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