It seems to me that quoting RAW is a new trend amongst newer players. Sure, the term "rules lawyer" didn't just spring up recently, but it just seems like the ratio is skewed towards newer players being more likely to use RAW to justify some sort of obviously unintentional loop hole in the system.
There seems to me to be less inclination to tinker or create or interpret RAW in order to come to a reasonable, sensible, satisfactory and balanced conclusion. This, to me, has been part and parcel of RPG's ever since I started playing them.
I know there is a lot of discussion here about interpreting RAW, there is also a lot of tinkering, etc. however I'm talking about ratio's rather than this board in particular, which encourages people of a creative bent to post moreso than it does those who care less.
Am I seeing things that aren't there? Is this just the grognard in me wanting to lash out at everyone stomping on my lawn? Or are newer players less inclined to question the rules and more inclined to abuse them?
There seems to me to be less inclination to tinker or create or interpret RAW in order to come to a reasonable, sensible, satisfactory and balanced conclusion. This, to me, has been part and parcel of RPG's ever since I started playing them.
I know there is a lot of discussion here about interpreting RAW, there is also a lot of tinkering, etc. however I'm talking about ratio's rather than this board in particular, which encourages people of a creative bent to post moreso than it does those who care less.
Am I seeing things that aren't there? Is this just the grognard in me wanting to lash out at everyone stomping on my lawn? Or are newer players less inclined to question the rules and more inclined to abuse them?