Comments on: Playing on Easy Mode http://dicemonkey.net/2010/06/28/playing-on-easy-mode/ Not Your Usual Bag of Dice Mon, 21 May 2012 16:24:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: easyking http://dicemonkey.net/2010/06/28/playing-on-easy-mode/comment-page-1/#comment-9489 easyking Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:22:32 +0000 http://dicemonkey.net/?p=3031#comment-9489 right on!! i agree wid u all!! i ain't a hardcore gamer and i dunn have luxury of time to enjoy the challenge!! but for the sake of storyline n time .. i wud sacrifice the challenge :P playing whole level again n again wud ruin the pleasure of smooth story for me :) right on!! i agree wid u all!! i ain’t a hardcore gamer and i dunn have luxury of time to enjoy the challenge!! but for the sake of storyline n time .. i wud sacrifice the challenge :P playing whole level again n again wud ruin the pleasure of smooth story for me :)

]]> By: Evan http://dicemonkey.net/2010/06/28/playing-on-easy-mode/comment-page-1/#comment-3774 Evan Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:06:24 +0000 http://dicemonkey.net/?p=3031#comment-3774 I also read that article mark and agree for the same reasons. I'll continue to be mocked but I don't care! I also read that article mark and agree for the same reasons.

I’ll continue to be mocked but I don’t care!

]]> By: Siskoid http://dicemonkey.net/2010/06/28/playing-on-easy-mode/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 Siskoid Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:19:07 +0000 http://dicemonkey.net/?p=3031#comment-2890 That's also how I play, though there's a segment of RPGers who hate the approach. I gravitate towards games that are more pulpy (we' jumping into Savage Worlds this week) and cinematic, where tone is more important than realism. And like everybody else here, it's not that it's "easy", it' just that your chances of dying for non-dramatic reasons are low. I'm sure I've written posts about this, certain there's one where I recommend putting the PCs' supporting cast in danger instead of them, just so there are real consequences. It's like Marvel Comics, you know. Spider-Man's never going to die, but the more girlfriends he loses, the more miserable his life is. I'd be interested to read how other people make "Easy Mode" not all that easy. That’s also how I play, though there’s a segment of RPGers who hate the approach. I gravitate towards games that are more pulpy (we’ jumping into Savage Worlds this week) and cinematic, where tone is more important than realism. And like everybody else here, it’s not that it’s “easy”, it’ just that your chances of dying for non-dramatic reasons are low.

I’m sure I’ve written posts about this, certain there’s one where I recommend putting the PCs’ supporting cast in danger instead of them, just so there are real consequences. It’s like Marvel Comics, you know. Spider-Man’s never going to die, but the more girlfriends he loses, the more miserable his life is.

I’d be interested to read how other people make “Easy Mode” not all that easy.
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]]> By: Cody http://dicemonkey.net/2010/06/28/playing-on-easy-mode/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 Cody Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:56:42 +0000 http://dicemonkey.net/?p=3031#comment-2873 When it comes to video games, I do play easy for the very same reason, to enjoy the story and characters. That be said, when I GM, I think i take the so-called "Normal" difficulty. While the game is too hard on the players, it's not easy either. I think Nicholas Logue said it best about his own game, "My game is all about failure." Most of the people I play with, including myself, like hard and difficult things because the challenge helps their heroes be truly heroic. Now, there are some games I do go on easy mode for. For games like Savage Worlds and Mutants & Masterminds, I go with easy because those games are about being "Big Damn Heroes" doing astonishing things. So, to shorten things, I run on easy or normal mode depending on what game I'm running. When it comes to video games, I do play easy for the very same reason, to enjoy the story and characters.

That be said, when I GM, I think i take the so-called “Normal” difficulty. While the game is too hard on the players, it’s not easy either. I think Nicholas Logue said it best about his own game, “My game is all about failure.” Most of the people I play with, including myself, like hard and difficult things because the challenge helps their heroes be truly heroic.

Now, there are some games I do go on easy mode for. For games like Savage Worlds and Mutants & Masterminds, I go with easy because those games are about being “Big Damn Heroes” doing astonishing things.

So, to shorten things, I run on easy or normal mode depending on what game I’m running.
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]]> By: Thaumiel Nerub http://dicemonkey.net/2010/06/28/playing-on-easy-mode/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 Thaumiel Nerub Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:56:59 +0000 http://dicemonkey.net/?p=3031#comment-2871 Wow, I totally agree. I mean, that's the way I like doing things. In video games, I usually take easy mode so I can enjoy the story and images and all the cool stuff. I don't have much of time to play a game, so I want to see what kind of it is. What it has to offer. Not interested in struggling the game through! Same goes with rpg's. I like the story. I want to tell the story, and I want characters to develope as a person. TPK and random death's would ruin that thing for me. Wow, I totally agree. I mean, that’s the way I like doing things.

In video games, I usually take easy mode so I can enjoy the story and images and all the cool stuff. I don’t have much of time to play a game, so I want to see what kind of it is. What it has to offer. Not interested in struggling the game through!

Same goes with rpg’s. I like the story. I want to tell the story, and I want characters to develope as a person. TPK and random death’s would ruin that thing for me.
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