Quote Originally Posted by VeloZer0 View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
So it would be helpful (and fun) if you could finish the form.
But there's the rub, how can I classify what does and does not constitute an important element to an RPG when I don't even feel I understand what the genre entails? I just know what I like and don't like in a game, genres are what other people come up with. Not trying to be difficult, and it sounds like a fun exercise, but I really don't know how I would go about trying to define the genre.
It's not about defining the genre for other people, it's about defining it to you. This is why I broke it down to elements to make it easier for people to pick what they like and throw out the rest. It doesn't matter if people agree with your definition, to be honest RPGs as a genre is an incredibly vague concept nowadays anyway so don't worry, you're over-thinking this.