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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 9036494" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Hee hee.&nbsp; Oops.&nbsp; It's insidious, and I just caught myself doing that in Skyrim:&quot;Oh, wow, is this dragon priest kicking my butt.&nbsp; It's like I'm not strong enough to defeat him.&quot;::charges in for the 8th time::A big part of Front Door Syndrome in Skyrim is respawn.&nbsp; If you die, you can just try again like nothing happened.&nbsp; Some DRPGs have similar issues: too much healing is available, or worse, resurrection magic is available.&nbsp; Another part is the mistake of thinking the GM is on the side of the players... <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devil.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil&nbsp; &nbsp; :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" />I was searching for the contrasting element to goal-oriented play.&nbsp; I guess character development would be it.&nbsp; Because what party doesn't have a goal?&nbsp; I don't know, maybe another type would be, what, spotlight-seeking play?Yup.&nbsp; It was explicit:OP may be making a mistake.&nbsp; You might be mistaking &quot;the game&quot; for something on which all readers of this thread agree.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 9036494, member: 6685730"] Hee hee. Oops. It's insidious, and I just caught myself doing that in Skyrim: "Oh, wow, is this dragon priest kicking my butt. It's like I'm not strong enough to defeat him." ::charges in for the 8th time:: A big part of Front Door Syndrome in Skyrim is respawn. If you die, you can just try again like nothing happened. Some DRPGs have similar issues: too much healing is available, or worse, resurrection magic is available. Another part is the mistake of thinking the GM is on the side of the players... :devil: I was searching for the contrasting element to goal-oriented play. I guess character development would be it. Because what party doesn't have a goal? I don't know, maybe another type would be, what, spotlight-seeking play? Yup. It was explicit: OP may be making a mistake. You might be mistaking "the game" for something on which all readers of this thread agree. [/QUOTE]

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