Originally Posted by Sorcha Ravenlock 
Now, having said that, the reason why I like my combat fast, is because to me, combat is not the most important part to an RPG. I want that over with rather quickly, so I can go on to the important things.
Interesting point of view. I've never ever seen it this way - although now I must say it sounds purely logical to me.
Me, I'm an "Explorer" - style kind of player. *Most* fun I have with an RPG is simply
exploring ! Only after that everything else comes (And dialogues have a great part in that, because they make a game immersive, imho).
Originally Posted by JemyM 
Random Encounter games tend to tick me off the same way.
That is what made me stop Wizardry 8 in the end. It became just too much of it.