He certainly changed through the course of The Hobbit . Writers have the experience necessary to avoid many pitfalls the inexperienced fall in when telling a story. For example, I mentioned the Dungeons and Dragons movie earlier so let s tear that apart and examine it. Remember, leveling is a mechanic to demonstrate growth in a game because of a mechanic in traditional storytelling, not the other way around. These are mistakes that an experienced writer would hopefully have not made.
Writers also understand how to develop characters.
Everyone knows real people so it is often surprising that even non-writers when attempting character development fall so short so often. When your characters speak, it should be natural. If these are the mistakes made in a movie, imagine what are made in games. What follows are examples of bad RPGs followed by examples of good RPGs. I and Diablo II are listed here because so many think that they are RPGs when in fact they are not.