overgeeked
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So Twilight is one of the highest quality book ever written. Got it.
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Parmandur
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It has qualities that hits the right spot for a lot of folks, absolutely. They might be torrid spots, but the hit is palpable, clearly. Really goes to prove my point.
Much more cleanly than I would have done. Bravo!
overgeeked
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If you say so. I think it shows that even a horrid thing can be popular and garner lots of sales. It's a clear indication that sales do not equal quality.
Oh I hate it and know it's completely off the chain bonkers insane. My gripe with it is that it provides a clear & concise example of WotC writig the rules in a way that don't treat the GM like someone playing d&d just because they aren't playing the role of a "player". We could list off a huge number of things that pose a similar dilemma where Wotc all but outright says "whatcha gonna do, punk" to the GM with areas of the rules tuned so far far away from lethality & risk that I've seen more than one player at more than one table actively attempt to get their character killed, try hard at it... and fail badly. Those failures are often attributable to rules areas frequently met with "well you could redesign encounters or reshape your campaign like so" to throw it back on the DM & defend the rule
It doesn't help matters that a general lack of complete variant/optional rules for those areas , lack of meaningful advice empowering gm's , & downright hostile attitude AL directs towards the idea that "killer GMs" are a frequent & deliberate issue of griefing type behavior common in 5e if not for all those rules fighting back against it.
I don't need to be confused by a bonkers rule or consistently slanted rules that force the GM to be the evil mean guy that changed the rules with completely new ones made up on their own so bob could die in order to be livid on some level that wotc forces the GM to do that so bob can blame the GM for bad houserules after ignoring the GM pointing out how his character knows that charging the front gates of the bad guy's fortress is a terrible plan that will probably absolutely result in his death or worse.
Parmandur
Book-Friend, he/him
It is horrible at being a "good book," which believe me as someone who got a BA in English hurts. But it is very good at hitting the emotional sweet spot for a lot of people. For the intended purpose of the author, Twilight is damn near perfect. Same with it's fan fiction spin-off, Fifty Shades of Grey.
I think you put things well; without using the word "elitist" (which is usually what is really going on), people often offer up examples of why X (in mass culture) is an example of how quality doesn't lead to sales; perhaps, instead, the real examination should be why their preferences are not shared by others?
Of course, what always happens is that when it is their favored property, they will resort to that same offer of proof- "SCOREBOARD." There is something especially disheartening about someone who, on the one hand, discounts anything that is popular because, you know, only stupid people read Twilight, watch COPS, and listen to Coldplay ...
But in the very same breath, complain about the elitist Academy Awards and how dare they give Oscars to these stupid movies no one watches, instead of Marvel Presents the Avengers Part VIII: Thanos's Jazz Hands.
Wait- did I say disheartening? I meant humorous. You know, like super funny.
One-handed reading?
Parmandur
Book-Friend, he/him
Mental stimulation.
Oh, yes! I read it, and first I thought it was boring. Then I was a little mentally stimulated. Then a little more mentally stimulated. Then I was mentally stimulated. Then I was really mentally stimulated. Then I was, like, really really mentally stimulated. Then I was SO MENTALLY STIMULATED!
Then I was bored again.
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