Valky
Arcane
The decline is real.
Sometimes it's the only legit way to see an Altmer High Mage being gangbanged by orc rape trains.Degenerate? Choosin Elf at character creation, also heretical an sick.
It's when the designer expects you to "have fun" in a very specific and constricted way he has envisioned, but fails to sufficiently restrict and railroad you, and you manage to do something he didn't want you to do and worst of it all, enjoy it.
Example: you are told "hurry and save the puppy, before the wolves eat him", you agree, go grind on dragons for 5 game years, then pick up the puppy and return it to the grateful owner. Every time you do that, Sawyer weeps and cuts his hands.
I.e. "degenerate gameplay" = best gameplay. And more often than not, THE gameplay.
Not sure if I agree.
not fun.
reloading failed skillchecks, grinding, exploiting AI, hauling items between dungeon levels in roguelikes, resting/pre-buffing in IE games
But for some, especially if you have some kind of completionist OCD it will steer how you play just because you want that achievement. I must admit I have been there a couple of times. Less of an issue now though since my brain finally realized that it is a pointless thing and ruins RPGs especially.
IN GAME
What do you want to do?
|Rob - Kill - Rape - Tie - Put in a Sack|
Thoughts on the matter?
For everything that exist, there will be a codexer not liking it. (and not just video games)