Re: Difficulty Balance

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, gleichman wrote:
> I can understand the concept of immersion quite well. And I can
understand
> how all sorts of game systems and requirements can get in the way of it.

I believe that.  I think that at least part of the problem is that other 
people don't understand how you reconcile the two without trouble.  I 
think it would help people decouple tactical play and role-playing and 
stop assuming they are mutually exclusive if they had a better 
understanding of how you manage both at the same time.  The problem isn't 
on your end but some more detail might help create more understanding at
the other end.

> That isn't my issue. And that certainly wasn't the claim being made.

As I saw it, Simon was assuming that difficult tactical thinking is 
detrimental to role-playing and then built some comments on top of that 
assumption.  And I wonder if the key to the whole assumption that one must

choose between "roll-playing" and "role-playing" derives from an inability

for many people to imagine a person doing both at the same time.  It's
not uncommon for people to assume that what's not possible for them is not

possible for others.

John Morrow