Magic and technology

Ajain · 2004-11-02T01:53:26

I'm tired of games like this so I'm writing a little mini-thread to either bring me to the other side so I won't lose sleep on how badly I think this fits or to put rest to it... Things to think about when creating/reviewing a game with both technology and magicHow would magic and technology fit into a fantasy world at once? There is no reason for both. If there were a way to levitate around town then why have carts? If there were a way to build buildings and use a lifting spell for other tasks then why develop the wheel or pully? It is human nature to strive for the best way to do something and make all other ways obsolete. If you are going for a world where magic does become obselete and becomes used again then why de-volve the level of whatever technology was replaced by magic in? In other words: if you already have cars that are superior to magic then why bother re-learning magic? If you are going to have a world where there would be technology that could replace magic to a certain level but not with all the bells and whistels then it still won't make sense. For example: cars move forward and back and levitation moves forward, back, up, down, left, and right...but if that is the case why would the world even develop cars in the first place? I am very confused on how someone could justify using technology and magic in a game...please explain... -Ajain