by Izareth » Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:37 pm
It sounds to me like the fighting at Rag that gets the most praise is the semi-simple themes.
Hear me out!
The Battle of 5 armies, Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, etc. are the battles I hear the most about. As we tend to be about the fighting, I think that these would be ideas that we can look into. Anything else ends up splitting on unit lines, and attitudes do get involved.
I think the themed battles let people drop pretense and bravado and just fight. That's why people rave about those battles blowing them away. Because they are set down in the middle of a hopeless city overrun by monsters, or a windswept plain with armies seeking treasure. It takes more of the real life away and makes the fighting about fantasy and fun. Not "I know I'm better than that guy!!"
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