Re: Announcing: Fyleet, Crobe, Sangraal

[Nat Lanza <magus@cs.cmu.edu>]

pmt6jrp@gps.leeds.ac.uk (J R Partington) writes:

> Again you are missing the point---my fault for not explaining well
> enough. One last try:

No, I'm not misunderstanding you. I simply disagree with
you. Surprisingly enough, there is a difference.

Perhaps you're missing my point.

> It is hardly a big restriction on your saving rights if the following
> happens (and only for the purposes of this particular puzzle):

I'm not talking about any sort of "saving rights". I'm talking about
convenience. If I decide to stop playing a game, I'd like to be able
to stop and save at any point. It's annoying to have to fiddle around
for a while to get somewhere where the author has decided that it's
okay for me to save. Save restrictions won't make it impossible for me 
to play, and I'm perfectly capable of playing games with them. I
simply don't like them.

>  If you haven't the stamina to play for 5 minutes
> without saving, then perhaps you should take up something less
> strenuous, like sitting in a deckchair.

This has nothing to do with stamina, but thank you for being insulting 
anyway. I appreciated the thought. Too many people these days simply
assume that those who disagree with them have differing
opinions. Nobody seems to have the courage to state that those who
disagree must have something wrong with them anymore. It's quite a
tragedy.

Look, I'll say it again. I am perfectly capable of playing games with
save restrictions. I have played and enjoyed such games. However, save 
restrictions annoy me, and I would rather play games that do not have
them. You disagree; that's fine. Some have stated that these games
were designed for hardcore puzzle freaks. This is also fine. I'm not stating
that _no one_ should like save restrictions, as I really can't dictate 
anyone else's opinion. All I can do is state my own.


--nat

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