Originally Posted by Squeek
The rant against combat in RPG…

It's not. It's not a rant against combat in RPGs, it's a rant asking for something *in addition to* combat.

But without conflict, there's no drama…

First, killing them things can hardly be described as drama. Second, conflicts can be resolved in different ways. Police negotiators exist for a reason.

But instead of de-emphasizing or trivializing combat, it should be relished and savored. Like sex in a good romantic-comedy, it should be infrequent. It should be rare because it's valuable.

No arguing here.