Just like Diablo II gear… (Destiny)

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Friday, August 01, 2014, 16:04 (3767 days ago) @ Cody Miller

If you are in it for the math, why are you playing with a piece of hardware and software that gives you auditory and visual feedback? Go play with a spreadsheet if you find that fun. But if you DO find that fun to the exclusion of the enjoyment of the game aesthetics, ask yourself why you are playing a video game at all. The immersion is the primary benefit to the video game over other media.

You are talking in black and white again. Enjoying the math of a game does not mean you don't enjoy the aesthetics of a game, you can actually like a balance of both. Removing math completely from calculations a player has to make in a game would actually disappoint a lot of people that enjoy metagames. On the other hand making a game with nothing but math would also disappoint a lot of people. Balance is key. Some people do enjoy the math and calculations in more complex games, like Eve Online for example. Those people aren't wrong, and they obviously don't play it because they are unaware that Microsoft Excel already exists.