I'll say this- a player who doesn't use his aspects isn't really playing fate... the thing I fell in love with about fate was the fact that your actual character- your persona and not just your stats- make it onto your character sheet in a meaningful way... that story affects mechanics as much, in fact, more than the other way around.
Quite so! I mean, how sucky is it that with a Strength of 20+ you still don't have much say over what you are really good at or not (other than being a mule). With FATE, you can create a cool aspect and use it whenever you get the chance.
I've seen a lot of systems, but I honestly think that FATE gives the most flexibility to players. White Wolf has Willpower to spend, Legend of the Five Rings has Void Points, Star Wars uses Force Points, D20 Modern Action Points, but none allow the players to create aspects on scenes like FATE! Yay, FATE!
