Re: What is role playing on a computer?

Wayne Shaw wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:01:40 -0500 (EST), Lena B Katz
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >of course I do.  but I don't like D&D's idea that most people put most
> >points into combat (and so it does it automatically).  I know people whose
> 
> D&D is not an all purpose game tool.  It makes the assumption that any
> higher level character exists in a world where, if he's actually
> existed long enough and been active enough to be high level, he's
> occasionally had to engage in combat, because that's the kinds of
> worlds it assumes.
> 
> That isn't to all tastes or suited to all worlds of course, but it is
> self consistent.

The best sort of DnDism I've seen is Warcraft 3. Even the brainiac mage
heros have combat ability; it might not be as good as the warrior heros
sometimes, but they can still mop the floor with an average soldier or
six. 

Which, really, just seems appropriate - they're the /heros/, and have to
be able to mop the floor with anyone that isn't one. This would include
in combat. 

DnD, after all, models heros, not reality.