Originally Posted by terra
Robcat:
why is it important to you to know why this question is important for other people??? it is, after all, just a simple question of explaining the conflicting info we have here.

It's not important. I'm just interested in learning more about how other people play RPGs, and it seems like a relevant question to ask to explore the topic at hand. It seems like there's an interesting conversation to be had here about metagaming (at least).

Originally Posted by LeBurns

Well, I hope that helps you see the difference.

Cheers smile I had assumed that much, I was more interested in people's different playstyles and why they may prefer foreknowledge of potential relationship outcomes or not.

For example, I wouldn't particularly want to know whether a game has romance options (if it does) as I feel like it would detract from the spontaneity and sense of discovery of my first playthrough, whether I decide to pursue those options or not. I like to go into games hopeful of meeting interesting characters and knowing that a character's story contains a romance arc removes some of the sense of wonder and immersion I experience in a new gameworld - before I become familiar with the game's setting, characters and mechanics. The more I know the more it feels like a game, if you get me, and I like to make as much of that magical sense of wonder and discovery in playing an RPG for the first time as possible. I haven't so much as touched early access wink

But that is just my preference. On subsequent playthroughs I might plan to play out a certain story for my character (eg create a backstory and character development throughout the game based upon metaknowledge of what happens in the game and how that would make sense for my character.

So I'm naturally interested to hear how other people approach games and why anyone would even want to have the question raised by this thread answered. I have lots of questions I could ask but tried to ask about importance to people as I thought that was a fairly open-ended question inviting discussion.


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