thread: 2006-01-11 : Two kinds of me
On 2006-01-11, Dave wrote:
Well, I don't, if you want to be left alone.
But if you really do like to talk to roleplayers while you design, then the answer is that I will probably want to play your games. I can accept that (at this time, anyway) I have no talent for game design, meaning I have trouble making my own coolness to play. You, well, I think we would all accept that you are capable of producing much coolness. If you are in the habit of asking potential players/customers for feedback on ideas pertaining to a particular game, I fit the bill for that type of discussion, and it would probably be interesting to me. If, on the other hand, your way of designing doesn't call for that kind of interaction during design, that's OK - I'll probably still buy the game. Or maybe you already have a circle of gamers who do that for you and you aren't looking to add anyone to that circle. That's fine too; I've no doubt that The Dragon King or Making the Tree will be interesting, engaging games without my input.
But, you made it clear that this is where you talk theory, and I don't want to be the gamer trying to talk about things in gamer terms if what you want here are designers talking about things theoretical.
