Posted by orpheus on May 30, 2002 at 06:16:07:
In Reply to: Re: Combat vs Non-Combat posted by Stained Glass on May 30, 2002 at 04:37:36:
I do think there has to be a balence though. Stories where its only 'plot' and little action don't always work either. This is not to say that you need Princess Bride level combat. Usually I gloss over combat as much as possible, but it is included.
IC posts are another matter. They are a part of the list story. Read them or don't, but that's not bad.
: My two cents on the issue.
: Posts about weapons and fighting tactics bore me. Most of the time I skim over them as I'm personaly not interested in them. Similarily, posts about killing monsters eventually get dull unless something interesting happens. And interesting does not mean 'bigger monsters'- when something happens that changes the character completely. I'm not against combat in posts- but I feel it doesn't help it much.
: The obvious thing to remember here is that we all have different tastes and different styles. What is interesting to us affects how we write. I hate writing anything with combat in it because I quickly run out of things to say. I end up writing 'then I punched X zombie. Then I shot Y zombie' which is just as boring to write as it is to read. The only trouble is the list does come from a roleplay game- which are usually combat-orientated. Even my own gaming group has trouble moving away from the 'Shoot first, ask questions later' attitude they gained through D&D games.
: But they are getting there.