Originally Posted by Niara
Originally Posted by Boblawblah
The hardcore players that want it off are also the players that are going to actually be aware of the setting and know they CAN turn it off. It should be on by default for those who don't even know it's a setting

Personally, I wouldn't call people who simply don't want to use a system that back-handedly calls them a cheater, or who just don't want to play with the game rigged in their favour, 'hardcore players'. I'd call them pretty regular average players.
I wouldn't call players who take a moment to look at the game's options screen before diving in 'hardcore players' either. I'd call that pretty average normal behaviour for most pretty average normal people.

Personally, I'd consider that players who actively want the game to bend over backwards in order to cheat on their behalf and ensure they win, and players who find the concept of taking a glance at the options screen to be too much effort, to be the outliers in this scenario.
Totally agree here. In addition, you have to think about expectations. People, even those who have never played an RPG before, are generally going to assume that if you roll a die, each side will have an equal chance of coming up. This should be the default.

If it is not the default, it should be loudly proclaimed whenever a new game is started because otherwise, it is going to feel like a betrayal of expectations (even if it makes the game easier). Personally, I don't like this option because I don't think a new player needs to be confronted with every little toggle when they're just trying to play a game.