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the "role' part doesn't just mean in combat
you're literally playing a character, deciding what they'd say and do in a given moment
the me series does that in spades
I feel like the classes of Mass Effect count
i don't think her definition is meant to hold in all contexts
not true
you're not really deciding what or who your character is in most games
in prototype 2 james heller is always going to be a
barely restrainedviolent psychopath whose powers are A B and C and the upgrades are X Y and Zyou can choose what you do with those powers but not what the powers are or how they develop or anything
as opposed to WoW where the combat definition of RPG comes in with the skill trees and what not or Mass Effect with the skill trees (kinda) and the character side of things
I generally cop-out by talking about "RPG mechanics", like by saying that a game from X genre with character advancement has "RPG mechanics" rather than saying it's an out-and-out roleplaying game
but games traditionally defined as "role-playing games" have a certain set of mechanics inherited from forebears long dead that really needs a new name
Whatever! Discourse is discourse
your mother doesn't fit the monomyth mold
because she's fat
fascist power-mad lunacticsarticulate literate types willing to moderate thingsput the word "official" in the link in quotes and just redirect it to this thread
Thinking about it more you may be right. It's not a role playing game in the context of what she is talking about.
i know, i mean more from a UI standpoint. my web dev is working on the mainsite redesign at the moment, hopefully then we can go to a decent forum theme
it is in some respects, but they're separate databases.
honestly if the only thing i had to do was MD it'd have been done weeks ago, but it's tough balancing grad school & being a visionary douchebag
Preaching to the douchebag flock
this is the definition I was using
Not what is a game where you play a role
But an RPG as defined by the genre and industry
I would love to hear exactly why, since I wasn't actually making a point but rather exploring a concept.
But the classes are not traditional and you can theoretically roll with any set of squad mates and make it through a mission. Some combinations may be harder, but they are feasible.
This is not true in traditional RPGs, like Planescape: Torment. Just about everyone who wasn't a healer themselves had to roll with Fall From Grace or you'd wipe in no time flat.
Same with holy trinity MMOs, where certain classes or roles HAVE to be present for the party to succeed.
I disagree with the byline, "Ms. Chan"
or should I say
HARRY THE HYPNOTIST
Take him away, boys.
He would've gotten away with it if it weren't for those melding kids.
I'm always amazed by the Harry the Hypnotist episode of Scooby Doo. Didn't they just pull the culprit out of their asses there? Like it was some guy who'd never appeared before the reveal?
What the hell was that about?
A whole gang of meldings, huh?
(also a great dane)
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU INTERLOPING YOUTHS was my fave
starts this month fuck yeah
It also immediately confirmed what Buttlord meant about Fred's trap fetish.
Look at how much fun he is having.