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Roleplaying is a way to play a game. Any game. I think a better definition is one that says: 'a game is more of a roleplaying game the easier it makes it for the player to submerse themselves in the game.' Maybe the spectrum should be 'strategy games' to 'roleplaying games' where checkers is a strategy game, just focused on winning, and WOW or D&D is a roleplaying game, focused on telling a story with the characters.

You can always pretend that in checkers you are the the checkers, but it's not (generally) as much fun as logically thinking out your next move (and your opponents). and in wow you can play to get the most experience the quickest or most guarenteed way but that's not (generally) as much fun as organzing a band of raiders who only have a chance at defeating the dragon.

So, I would say that game balance does matter. It's on a sliding scale. The more strategic a game is, the more balance matters. (somehow chess, which is highly unbalanced (one player goes first! with the otherside getting no compensation (except knowledge of move 1?)) is still a very strategic game).
	Roleplaying is a way to play a game. Any game. I think a better definition is one that says: 'a game is more of a roleplaying game the easier it makes it for the player to submerse themselves in the game.' Maybe the spectrum should be 'strategy games' to 'roleplaying games' where checkers is a strategy game, just focused on winning, and WOW or D&D is a roleplaying game, focused on telling a story with the characters.

	You can always pretend that in checkers you are the the checkers, but it's not (generally) as much fun as logically thinking out your next move (and your opponents). and in wow you can play to get the most experience the quickest or most guarenteed way but that's not (generally) as much fun as organzing a band of raiders who only have a chance at defeating the dragon.

	So, I would say that game balance does matter. It's on a sliding scale. The more strategic a game is, the more balance matters. (somehow chess, which is highly unbalanced (one player goes first! with the otherside getting no compensation (except knowledge of move 1?)) is still a very strategic game).