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With Respect to the Door and Expectations....The REAL Reason 5e Can't Unite the Base
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<blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 5976864" data-attributes="member: 32536"><p>The flaw with your (rather insulting) line of thinking and analogy is that there is no reason whatsoever for people to "share". I don't see any advantage in compromising on a ruleset for a game like D&D. It doesn't help <em>me</em> if the game works better for people who like overpowered wizards and poor tactical play (as an example). Yes, it's selfish, but that is exactly what consumers should be. The only party who has a vested interest in having the different groups of fans get along is WotC, not any of those fans.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I gain from a unified D&D base the ability to play the game with people I probably wouldn't want to play with anyways. I don't want to play an old school styled game, and I don't want to play with people who think balance is bad, so what possible reason should I have for "sharing"? I'll continue to ask for the game I want, since that's my right as a consumer. I probably won't get what I want, but I'm prepared for that.</p><p></p><p>Other RPG companies will create products I'll want if WotC doesn't, and different companies will create products for the other fanbases if WotC gives me the game I do want. This isn't a situation where we are forced to play the same game, so there is no need for compromise. We're adults paying money to buy a product, not children squabbling over toys given to us by a parent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwinBahamut, post: 5976864, member: 32536"] The flaw with your (rather insulting) line of thinking and analogy is that there is no reason whatsoever for people to "share". I don't see any advantage in compromising on a ruleset for a game like D&D. It doesn't help [i]me[/i] if the game works better for people who like overpowered wizards and poor tactical play (as an example). Yes, it's selfish, but that is exactly what consumers should be. The only party who has a vested interest in having the different groups of fans get along is WotC, not any of those fans. The only thing I gain from a unified D&D base the ability to play the game with people I probably wouldn't want to play with anyways. I don't want to play an old school styled game, and I don't want to play with people who think balance is bad, so what possible reason should I have for "sharing"? I'll continue to ask for the game I want, since that's my right as a consumer. I probably won't get what I want, but I'm prepared for that. Other RPG companies will create products I'll want if WotC doesn't, and different companies will create products for the other fanbases if WotC gives me the game I do want. This isn't a situation where we are forced to play the same game, so there is no need for compromise. We're adults paying money to buy a product, not children squabbling over toys given to us by a parent. [/QUOTE]
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