thecasualoblivion
First Post
You know what? It does have a bearing on me. If 4e is D&D, it means WotC has shifted an element of my identity away from me that I've had for 30 years: my identity as a player of the AD&D line enthusiastic about new materials. Now, they've made a game that no longer fits the line the way the others did, they've seduced players away from me with their online character building tool, they've made it harder for me to find players of the editions of D&D I like best.
So don't tell me that people like me can't express how we feel about 4e on a board for gamers because you have a different opinion of 4e. You're right, we can't both be right about 4e. And, from my perspective, you're wrong. But I'm not going to hound you every time you say something nice about 4e. I'm not going to accuse you of trolling because you say that 4e is the best edition of D&D in your opinion. I'm not going to accuse you of starting trouble because I don't believe 4e is a good edition of D&D at all and your statement is clearly designed to insult my game of choice. Why is it I don't receive the same courtesy?
Life sucks, does that make it right to crap on someone elses hobby? If the fact that me and people like me enjoy and play 4E as D&D hurts you, I think thats more a you problem than any fault with me. You also miss my point. If I say that I like 4E, I'm not talking about you or your game. If you say that 4E isn't D&D, you are talking about me and my game. Now, if I say that 3.5E is an unwieldy mess that falls apart under any sort of stress, with balance issues that ruin the game, I am talking crap on somebodys game. I've made that statement many times, and I mean it. When I make an agressive statement of opinion however, I don't expect people of the opposite opinion to stay quiet and not argue with me.
If you want to make an aggressive and opinionated statement(saying that 4E isn't D&D would certainly qualify as such), thats all well and good. God knows I have. You shouldn't complain when people respond in the same manner though, or claim that you have the right to complain without response.
Also, we go back to the context issue. There really isn't an anti-3E(or anti-1E/2E/whatever) edition war going on. As you say, the older editions are just getting pushed aside by circumstances. There is however, an anti-4E Edition war that has been running hot and cold for years now, and posting angry, aggressive, opinionated statements is going to fan the flames of such, whether you intend to or not.
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