Quote from: Wolfgang Absolutus on June 17, 2012, 12:18:02 AM
Its like they are trying to be npcs.
Well of course they are. Being an NPC is the easiest thing ever. You have no real responsibilities, you have a single, predetermined track with the script written for you, and you generally leave very little impact on the world. Easy come, easy go.
No, it's much harder to Play the Game, because when you play, the Game plays back, and damn is it hard. The learning curve is preposterous and only gets harder as you keep leveling up, but the clever players, the good players, they find ways around the Grind. For them, the Grind is even worse than Not Playing. Instead, they poke at the rules, bending where they can, sidestepping when possible, and using every available cheat code.
The question then becomes twofold--is there a way to Win the Game? If so, how, and if not, what nice treats has the DM left for the Players in the endgame?