Thurbane
First Post
A question for discussion: does the rules heavy nature of 3/3.5E lend itself to constant rules lawyering and bickering more so than earlier editions did?
It's my belief than 3/3.5E has tried to pin down a lot more things with specific rules than earlier editions, which often left things "up to the DMs discretion" without setting a concrete rule in place. For sure there were always bones of contention regarding rules in 1E & 2E, but I believe never to the degree of the current rule set.
Is it because 3/3.5E is so rules intensive by it's very nature that leads to these disputes?
Is it that gamers today are less trusting of their DMs to make fair decisions, and want everything to be "letter of the law"?
Is it because nowadays we are more used to electronic RPGs where everything is hard coded as YES or NO with no room for MAYBE?
Is it because the current ruleset puts more emphasis on grid based combat and less on roleplaying than earlier editions?
Do some people just enjoy debating rules for the sake of the debate itself?
I'll add that I'm not saying that more debate is neccessarily a bad thing, and also that despite initial reservations about 1 year ago I really do enjoy the current edition.
Thoughts?
It's my belief than 3/3.5E has tried to pin down a lot more things with specific rules than earlier editions, which often left things "up to the DMs discretion" without setting a concrete rule in place. For sure there were always bones of contention regarding rules in 1E & 2E, but I believe never to the degree of the current rule set.
Is it because 3/3.5E is so rules intensive by it's very nature that leads to these disputes?
Is it that gamers today are less trusting of their DMs to make fair decisions, and want everything to be "letter of the law"?
Is it because nowadays we are more used to electronic RPGs where everything is hard coded as YES or NO with no room for MAYBE?
Is it because the current ruleset puts more emphasis on grid based combat and less on roleplaying than earlier editions?
Do some people just enjoy debating rules for the sake of the debate itself?
I'll add that I'm not saying that more debate is neccessarily a bad thing, and also that despite initial reservations about 1 year ago I really do enjoy the current edition.
Thoughts?