The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[CleverNickName]

I could do without threadcrapping.

"Hey everyone! I wrote a new (thing), and I'd like to get some feedback on how to make it better. What do you think?"
#1: "Looks like it could be fun! I'd change that one bit here..."
#2: "Not my cup of tea, but thanks for making something new!"
#3: "Cool idea, nice work! I think it would work just fine the way it is."
#4: "People are still talking about (thing)s? Everyone knows that (thing)s are terrible, and people who use them are also terrible. Basically you just wasted everyone's time, I hope you're satisfied."

That fourth guy really gets on my nerves.

 

[Umbran]

Yeah, the Hero Complex is super annoying. "No, you're not the savior of D&D, no one asked you to be that, and D&D isn't under attack." Tilting at windmills combined with a smidge of narcissism. It's extremely annoying.

The psychology that is frequently behind such is one of those "if not careful, we are prisoners of our limbic system" things. It can happen to anyone when we aren't being watchful for it.

While the outward behavior is one of confidence, and being a hero to save the game, the reality is often different. It is often less that they think D&D is under attack, and they are the chosen heroes, and more that they themselves are under attack - their approach to the game is part of their identity, so when something comes up that calls for the approach to be questioned, the emotional reaction is as if they themselves are being questioned. The bravado and hero stance is a bit of bravado in the face of having their own validity questioned.

This drives a lot of the internet, and is a lot of the reason why evidence and logic often don't have a lot of impact.

 

[Ryujin]

Yeah, the Hero Complex is super annoying. "No, you're not the savior of D&D, no one asked you to be that, and D&D isn't under attack." Tilting at windmills combined with a smidge of narcissism. It's extremely annoying.

It's like with the Edition Wars. I've played every version of D&D that's been released, right back to the Basic, and you know what's better? Playing D&D, instead of not playing D&D.

 

[J.Quondam]

Yeah, the Hero Complex is super annoying. "No, you're not the savior of D&D, no one asked you to be that, and D&D isn't under attack." Tilting at windmills combined with a smidge of narcissism. It's extremely annoying.

A "smidge"? You're being a little charitable, aren't you?

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

It's like with the Edition Wars. I've played every version of D&D that's been released, right back to the Basic, and you know what's better? Playing D&D, instead of not playing D&D.

Yeah. But instead of the battle of different editions of D&D (and Pathfinder), it's a battle between different playstyles (often with some sort of false dichotomy, like Roleplayers versus Powergamers, Survival Campaigns/Dungeon Crawling versus Character-Centric plots, DM-Driven Narratives versus Player-Driven Narratives, and so on). The only type of wrong fun is fun that comes at the expense of other people. As long as everyone is having fun with the game they're at, and they aren't hurting/taking advantage of anyone else, they're playing D&D correctly. It really shouldn't be that hard to get, but it is, apparently.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

A "smidge"? You're being a little charitable, aren't you?

Guilty as charged.

 

[Ryujin]

Yeah. But instead of the battle of different editions of D&D (and Pathfinder), it's a battle between different playstyles (often with some sort of false dichotomy, like Roleplayers versus Powergamers, Survival/Dungeon Crawling versus Character-Centric plots, DM-Driven Narratives versus Player-Driven Narratives, and so on). The only type of wrong fun is fun that comes at the expense of other people. As long as everyone is having fun with the game they're at, and they aren't hurting/taking advantage of anyone else, they're playing D&D correctly. It really shouldn't be that hard to get, but it is, apparently.

"But I'm just playing my character!" - Gary, "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising"

 

[darjr]

Ope!

 

[darjr]

The silly thing is they could have started a thread all about how they like to play the game and not been a thread capper and probably would have had people happily join in. Which would have helped their “cause” instead of making it look all the worse.

 

[Cadence]

It makes me sad that you've seemingly played with more really awful players and DMs than every single in person gamer I know has combined.