A good reason not to have dragons, trolls, fairies, etc.

[Sangwa]

Ah! It was a consequence of originality anyway (even if the \"well applied\" part wasn\'t there)! So I wasn\'t too far off in the first place.

[zanzibar]

Originally posted by Sangwa
Ah! It was a consequence of originality anyway (even if the \"well applied\" part wasn\'t there)! So I wasn\'t too far off in the first place.

You said in no uncertain terms, \"the latter are consequences [of originality]\".  This is not true.  It is entirely possibly to be original and boring at the same time.  My point is that originality for its own sake isn\'t good enough.

[Sangwa]

*blinks*
Ok... Then let me rephrase it:

\"Originality\" isn\'t a good enough reason to stay away from typical mythological creatures.

[...]

And that\'s what I think the real benefit is. Colour, imagination, player interaction, newness, maybe even surprise and wonder. It\'s not just to be different - it\'s to create a better experience for people playing the game.

I think the latter are consequences of a successful previous.

It might have been a good reason as well, if those who created the game actually had that in mind when choosing to be original Or... successfully original. (though I doubt people would choose to have sucky originality)

PS:

You said in no uncertain terms

I said \"I think...\" That means I did think it was that way, but that I wasn\'t as certain as to actually say \"I\'m sure...\" xD
I guess I was right not to be completly certain, since my thought actually needed development. At least from your perspective.

[derwoodly]

Well, alright then! now I understand.

When ever I am in a bind and can not remember if a certain item does or does not exist in the world of PS then all I have to do is put the word \'mythilogical\' in front of the item.

Barkeep: \" How ya like today\'s brew of the \'ol fallin down\'!

Me: \"dis gret, last time I felt this way, I ust got kicked in da head by a me mythicological mule\"!