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by CariesMolarescu
Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:46 am
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: Is the RPG genre decaying?
Replies: 10
Views: 1308

[QUOTE=Sophiaa]
The future of CRPG is in user mods (IMHO, obviously), and it was smart to sell the tools for it.

[Caveat: I myself am an utterly dismal DM, but I fully appreciate those who excel at it.][/QUOTE]

Perhaps. Then again, the trouble is that PnP games are so much "lighter" to DM than ...
by CariesMolarescu
Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:04 am
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: Is the RPG genre decaying?
Replies: 10
Views: 1308

[QUOTE=Xandax]I would personally never classify MMORPGs in the same genre as "normal" RPGs.
There is very little room for roleplaying in a MMORPG, because of the extreemly static world and the fact that it has to cater to thousands of players.
The illusion of RPG is broken when you complete a major ...
by CariesMolarescu
Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:12 am
Forum: General RPG Discussion
Topic: Is the RPG genre decaying?
Replies: 10
Views: 1308

The good ol' days...

Nah, I don't think it's decaying. Really good CRPG's always were rare; it's just that when we think back, say, fifteen years, we only remember the truly exceptional ones. Naturally when every new one comes out whe load all our expectations on it, and then get disappointed ...