Herremann the Wise
First Post
I can understand where you are coming from here with your thread. But limiting commentary to positives is not going to solve the edition war problem. People should be able to say that they like or dislike something, so long as they don't use such comments to frame an attack; for example I don't like x because it purely caters to dumb people. Any time somebody feels inclined to use or imply the terms "us" or "them" rather than "we", it is a sure sign that they have lost sight of the big picture of our wonderful hobby.You could talk about not liking surges or 3e multiclassing and why, but my contention is that you could convey the same information in a more positive manner by talking about why you like the old HP system, or how you might like the concept of surges and what changes you might make and why you would enjoy those changes or how you not having multiclassing improves the game for you, or the reasons you liked a different version of multiclassing or what changes you might make to 3e style multiclassing and why that would improve you enjoyment, et c., et c., et c.
What really causes the edition wars however (which your original post kind of omits) is the defensive behaviour. We should all be able to accept that somebody doesn't like (or even hates) something that we do like. It's not because they are doing it wrong. It's certainly not because their dumb. We just simply need to accept that other gamers are entitled to have different preferences. We don't need to go into bat for something. We don't need to don the defensive shields. Far better just to let it go. Don't think you have the right to try and change other peoples minds - it simply does not work. I suppose it just comes down to respect and according it to the posters here who love the same hobby you do.
Best Regards
Herremann the Wise