OK, but none of that in any way contradicts what I suggested.
D&D General Playstyle vs Mechanics
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You just said "It's everybody's 2nd favorite" using different words. Which I disagree with.
No, I presented 2nd favourite as a minimum position, and implied that for other people it actually is their favourite.
hawkeyefan
Legend
Holy shnikeys, @Oofta. Take a breather. You're getting mad about a turn of phrase that was clearly not meant literally. People have explained what was meant... if you want to continue to read it in the way you've interpreted it, despite clarification from others, that's on you.
As for the OP... I'm not sure if there's as strong a distinction between "playstyle" and what the mechanics produce. I would think that for the most part, the mechanics of a game are going to produce a playstyle. If they allow for multiple playstyles, it sounds like the mechanics are very loose.
But I suppose it depends on what we mean when we say "playstyle". I mean, it's a word I've used, but I don't know if I would divorce it from mechanics like this.
As for the OP... I'm not sure if there's as strong a distinction between "playstyle" and what the mechanics produce. I would think that for the most part, the mechanics of a game are going to produce a playstyle. If they allow for multiple playstyles, it sounds like the mechanics are very loose.
But I suppose it depends on what we mean when we say "playstyle". I mean, it's a word I've used, but I don't know if I would divorce it from mechanics like this.
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
That's what I got out of it.
We know.
Why is it that when people disagree with someone else's opinion, that person is accused of "getting mad"?
If you don't mean something, why do people repeatedly state it? If it's not literally true then it must be said to mean or at least imply something else for the people that use the phrase.
hawkeyefan
Legend
Why is it that when people disagree with someone else's opinion, that person is accused of "getting mad"?
If you don't mean something, why do people repeatedly state it? If it's not literally true then it must be said to mean or at least imply something else for the people that use the phrase.
People have explained what they meant.
Language is not always literal. Like @soviet pointed out with your use of dog whistle. It's plainly false that language can be a dog whistle... so why use such a phrase?
We use phrases like that, and language in general, to convey ideas. You didn't follow what was meant by the "D&D is everyone's second favorite game" comments... but people have since clarified. You can onboard that information and let everyone get back to whatever actual discussion can be salvaged... or you can continue to rail against something that's already been explained, and complain about having to repeat yourself while you're at it.
Better to just drop it, right?
Lanefan
Victoria Rules
It certainly was in days of old, but since roughly 2012 (or whenever it was that WotC stopped going) it seems to have become Paizo's playground at least in terms of appearances.
That said, that there were more 5e games this year than everything else put together is no surprise at all, as that kinda mirrors the what-gets-played stats from places like roll20. And a lot of it also stems from what people are willing to DM; if nobody wants to DM a 2e game, for example, then there ain't gonna be any.
