Trying something new ...

[Tiempko]

You seem to be near to following a style of play that some of us over at Landroval call "total immersion".

My radars are turned off. I walk (unless something in the world gives me a reason to run). I never teleport - teleportation has not been invented. I pack light and only restock my provisions at a vault. I adventure in first person so I see only what my character sees. (As a hobbit, I have discovered a lot of annoyingly tall grass.)

With these changes, I have - more than once - jumped out of my skin when a warg or goblin came at me from behind. If you see my characters walking across the landscape, you will notice them constantly looking around, turning from side to side, and finding vantage points they can climb on to survey the landscape. I have also learned to listen - sound tells me of things I cannot see.

It is also relevant to note that we adventure at level - 5. For example, the quests at Adso's Camp are Level 17 quests. So, we went there when our level cap was 12 and spent a couple of weeks helping Adso out. We adventured through Goblin Town at Level 40, and will be doing all of the Shadows of Angmar end-game content (Carn Dum, Urugarth, Helegrod, the Rift, etc.) at Level 45.

On the Landroval forums, you will find threads for "Club Éclair" (currently level 40), "Second Servings" (currently Level 13). You will also find some Total Immersion stories by Brucha such as Frecwain's Folly. (Brucha solos using full immersion rules and writes up his adventures).

On your own Laurelin server, Club Slowtro follows the same model - currently at level 30 (I believe), and adventuring in the trollshaws.

These are but some examples.

You are correct - it is not everyone's cup of tea. I can well understand how it would drive some people to distraction. But, I think it is an option that some who would enjoy it overlook.