Posts Tagged by affirmation
| March 29, 2012 | Posted by Scott Martin |
I’ve read a number of interesting posts this week about Mass Effect 3, how very right it got its gameplay–and how its ending just didn’t match. Shamus Young, who used to write DM of the Rings, wrote a few posts analyzing issues from the game’s ending. If you’re playing the game, the next linked post leads to posts with massive spoilers. Click carefully. In Mass Effect 3 Ending Controversy, he suggests that there are three things that people expect from endings–not all three from every…
| March 22, 2010 | Posted by Walt Ciechanowski |
Phil’s article made me think about my own GM evaluations over the years. While I’ve always been pretty good at self-criticism, it took me quite a while to realize that, when canvassing players, I was usually looking for affirmation, not criticism. Let’s face it; as a GM you put in a lot more time and effort than the average player. You’re responsible for bringing an adventure to the table (in many cases also providing that table) and running it for several hours. This can mean…
