
Originally Posted by
CrawlFromThePit
There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about the gigantic difference between "better" and "more fun" so I'm gonna make this post to explain how they are the difference between subjectivity and objectivity.
Someone tells you it's better to eat an apple than to eat a celery.
You say you prefer the taste of celery.
That's fine, it's what you prefer. That's the subjectivity.
An apple still has more nutrient, it's a objectively a better food than celery even if you prefer the taste of celery.
Now let's put that in the context of rotation.
Someone tells you retail rotations are better than classic rotations.
You say you have more fun with classic rotations.
That's fine, it's what you prefer. That's the subjectivity.
Retail rotations have more intricacies, synergy, diversity and player engagement, that's objectively better even if you prefer the simplicity of classic rotations.
Notice in my previous posts I never made any mention of retail rotations being more FUN, "better" and "fun" are 2 entirely different things. You can have your fun with anything you want. I'm not saying you should stop enjoying classic rotations. I'm not even saying that I think classic rotations are less fun. All of those are subjective, because appreciation (fun) is subjective. The technical aspects that make retail rotations better, however, are not subjective.
I'm saying that when you consider the technical aspects of game design that make a rotation better, then you can understand which one is better, YOU MAY STILL NOT ENJOY THE BETTER ROTATION, BECAUSE BETTER DOES NOT MEAN MORE FUN TO YOU (just like more fun to you does not mean it's better, quality is unrelated to appreciation). This applies to basically everything. There's plenty of things in life that I enjoy even while understanding they are not better than the other thing, that's the duality between subjectivity and objectivity. Everything in the world has 2 states for each person, one is the natural reality of things (objectivity) and the other is that person's perspective of things (subjectivity). These 2 states can coexist in perfect harmony even if they are opposite, they can also be the same either through ignorance or knowledge of the subject.