Originally Posted by TheMadGamer
….They do not have a strong narrative and they really do require player-made roleplaying to inject 'soul' into the game….

I think this is a major and oft-missed point. Since Arena, these games, more than any others I have played, encourage & reward in game LARPing if you will. Unfortunately this is not something everyone can do, and for them, they must take the games at their face value. Which isn't necessarily bad, but is definitely a different experience.