Post originally by Creel at 2003-08-03 07:54:06
Converted from Phorums BB System

"Lack of seriousness, low-attention span, limited roleplaying, powergaming, even fun all stem from players, not the system."

Hogwash. My players are all of the above with d20 because the design of the system encourages that style of play.

The same group plays completely different when the system is Savage Worlds or even D6. The systems themselves have a strong impact on how players go about doing things.

Some players will roleplay no matter what and some will powergame no matter what, but the vast majority of players fall somewhere in the middle. For those in the middle, the system *does* encourage a certain style of play.

In my experience, the style encouraged by d20 is typified by lack of seriousness, low-attention span, limited roleplaying and powergaming.