I do necessarily see it as a negative (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 17:14 (3459 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Think of all the games that are part of the history of the art. How are you supposed to appreciate that by watching videos or listening to audio? Games are meant to be played.

And some games are intended to be played with others and require a baseline number of people playing in order to replicate the experience as it was, which is what you seem intent on preserving. I'm sympathetic to your view, but some experiences can't be preserved. Elements of them can be captured and described, but the original experience is gone forever. Anyone can watch the last episode of M.A.S.H. at anytime on Netflix, but it won't be the same as watching it live with friends in the basement of a dorm room on 2/28/83.