Post by Keith on May 24, 2007 22:08:37 GMT -8
Though I do not play table-top role playing games such as Wheel of Time, Dungeons & Dragons, or Rifts, I had seen enough of those games to know the impact of video RPGs over table-top RPGs. It a sense it seems to be an even trade. Video RPGs are different than table-top RPGs are due to the fact that the former is mainly one player unless its an mass multiplayer online RPG(MMORPG) while table-top RPGs require actual physical interaction. Meaning a bunch of people sitting around a table.
Though MMORPGs still do not provide any physical interaction unless you were in a room with a LAN set up. I can say that Video RPGs won't be replacing table-top RPGs anytime soon. The gameplay mechanics are completely different for both types of RPGs from what I saw. I used to hang out at this local comic book shop before the owner sold it off to head out to North Carolina. They sold comics but you were able to just hang out there. We'd play card games such as Magic The Gathering. At night time, people would come and play the table-top RPGs. Table-top RPGs are usually played late at night from what I saw.
But there is a notable effect I've seen. The makers of the video RPGs made deals and agreements with companies such as White Wolf to create table-top versions. With the coming of video RPGs, there's the possiblity of table-top RPGs based off of those games. That's basically how I see it. Table-top RPGs require a board, actual play pieces, dice, pen, and paper. It takes more critical thinking with table-top RPGs than video RPGs where you have either a mouse or a joypad. It's about the only effect that I have seen with both types of RPGs.
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Though MMORPGs still do not provide any physical interaction unless you were in a room with a LAN set up. I can say that Video RPGs won't be replacing table-top RPGs anytime soon. The gameplay mechanics are completely different for both types of RPGs from what I saw. I used to hang out at this local comic book shop before the owner sold it off to head out to North Carolina. They sold comics but you were able to just hang out there. We'd play card games such as Magic The Gathering. At night time, people would come and play the table-top RPGs. Table-top RPGs are usually played late at night from what I saw.
But there is a notable effect I've seen. The makers of the video RPGs made deals and agreements with companies such as White Wolf to create table-top versions. With the coming of video RPGs, there's the possiblity of table-top RPGs based off of those games. That's basically how I see it. Table-top RPGs require a board, actual play pieces, dice, pen, and paper. It takes more critical thinking with table-top RPGs than video RPGs where you have either a mouse or a joypad. It's about the only effect that I have seen with both types of RPGs.
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