As a healer, is it my job to DPS? A new perspective.

[Feyona]

If you think game design is oppressive, you need to make suggestion about game changes, not argue about meta gameplay or player treatment. Those are seperate issues.



This is exactly opposite of what I'm saying. You're free to do whatever you want in the game, but because you're unable to conceptually comprehend the difference between that and theoretical meta, you're not understanding me. The meta doesn't change no matter what you think or do in game. It only changes when game design and abilities change. We can't just lump all things together and apply the same arguments to them

I already have made suggestion in multipal threads of how it should be changed. The designers dont enforce the meta, the community does and thats why Im saying to the community what I find wrong with it. I amended my post It was not you I was referring to, anything else? Oh yes you cant measure enjoyment or pressure they are feelings, but do matter very much on a game and its popularity. Plus these discussions here were never intended to be just theorhetical ones. There are so many diverse discussions on here from all different perspectives but we are all talking about the same game. And whatever angle you come from, everyone's opinion is valid and I dont dismiss your theories Im talking about the application of it and how it effects the game experience for people. I will say though that even if im not highly siklled on game there is nothing wrong with my brain or ability to understand concepts. Actually there is nothing wrong with theory it the way people use it that matters. Same as theory in accademic subjects there are strict rules of how its applied in order to protect people from those abusing their position. Interesting or not my first thought will be if Im happy or others are happy with it. If you work with others there should always be negotiation of what the other is comfortable with, where some would rather just exclude people not following their 'rules' I dont really think its the way to help everyone to enjoy themselves. How many people do you think these rules exclude? I bet its quite alot , thats also whats wrong with high expectations of people at end game and perhaps why people leave the game. Im not professing to know all facts and figures but Im thinking of leaving the game because of it.