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lowkey13
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One more time.
Person A says. "I won't fly because flying is dangerous! It terrifies me."
Person B say, "Actually, flying is safer than driving. Therefore, the reason you don't like flying is because of the PRIMACY OF LITTLE BAGS OF AIRPLANE NUTS, since that's the only real difference."
Person A walks away, shaking their head.
Does this make sense now?
(And this is before getting into a conversation as to whether "same-y" is an objective fact, or a matter of subjective opinion)
Actually, I don't think that's useful. That is the bane of understanding.
Why? Imagine you're thinking of a product in any other field - from a Rolex watch, to a Jaguar car; there are certain aspects and commonalities that Rolex will share with Patek Phillip watches (and other watches), and that Jaguars will share with other luxury cars; in fact, you'd be hard pressed to find a single "thing" (other than the branding) that always differentiates them.
But what you should find is a continuity over time, and a cluster of similarities. But those similarities may be shared by other brands.
That's why it's not just any one thing, either in opposition to other brands, or in lineage with prior brands, but a cluster of commonalities.
With D&D being the first and influencing so many rpg's (as well as spawning a boatload of retro clones) I'd argue the only thing I can think of is the IP?? But even that has changed from edition to edition.
Yep. Unformat the powers, rewrite them so each one is written out in prose like other dnd editions and other games, convert keywords into the things they are shorthand for where it can reasonably be done, and you’ve got the same game with a completely different look and feel.
I mean, I’ve never seen any 4e hater complain that the Battle Master Fighter’s maneuvers are “samey”.
sigh
One more time.
Person A says. "I won't fly because flying is dangerous! It terrifies me."
Person B say, "Actually, flying is safer than driving. Therefore, the reason you don't like flying is because of the PRIMACY OF LITTLE BAGS OF AIRPLANE NUTS, since that's the only real difference."
Person A walks away, shaking their head.
Does this make sense now?
(And this is before getting into a conversation as to whether "same-y" is an objective fact, or a matter of subjective opinion)