From: | xanth@****.uky.edu (Terry Amburgey) |
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Subject: | unbalanced games |
Date: | Mon, 4 Dec 1995 14:05:36 -0500 (EST) |
>Game balance has nothing to do with this question. GameBalance is the
>last refuge of the mind that cannot logically or illogically
>rationalize a concept.
OBNOXIUOSNESS ALERT!!!! IF YOU HAVE A THIN SKIN READ NO FURTHER
[this is NOT directed specifically at Shadowdancer]
I hypothesize that gamers who scoff at the notion of game balance are more
likely to have never played in an unbalanced game than gamers who take the
concept seriously.
Have those of you denigrating 'the holy game balance' [the generic 'you' not
Shadowdancer specifically] ever played in a game where
Scenario 1: the gaming style is vintage "Monty Haul"; low power PC's have
every toy in the book (My third level fighter sheaths his vorpal blade so
that he can use the Wand of Orcus...)
or
Scenario 2: the gaming system or GM favor a particular type of PC so that
only suicidal roleplayers would choose anything else?
Try it sometime, it sucks. Even I hate it, and I'm a munchkin. IMHO scoffing
at game balance is the first impulse of an inexperienced gamer. If you've
been gaming for years and you still think game balance is a dumb idea, feel
free to send flames to my GM at JRWICK00@***.uky.edu Terry
Terry L. Amburgey Office: 606-257-7726
Associate Professor Home: 606-224-0636
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