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So what? This is the attitude that I don’t understand. You know, most people don’t stake out their preferred edition of the game as some territory to defend and expand. They don’t stand at attention under a banner that says “X Edition: convert or be flamed”. Most people like and play “D&D”. The...

I started with BD&D, played AD&D1 for ~15 years, dabbled in AD&D2, then dropped the game. D&D3, with its back to its roots feel, brought me back to D&D. * * * If you go through and pay attention to names, you'll find that there is only about 6 people regularly and persistently starting the...

When someone comes and pees in our sandbox, pointing out that other sandboxes have deficate, drug needles, and fire ants doesn't make me more accepting of the pee. Quasqueton

I feel the need to stand up for MerricB. In that linked-to thread, he was insulted, directly, by name. MerricB is the most well-mannered, nicest, thorough, and honest (intellectually and other) poster on this forum. His knowledge and understanding of the rules for both D&D3 and AD&D1 are...

It's also interesting to note who hasn't posted anything in this thread. Seems some folks only come to this forum to complain or argue. Quasqueton

From your point of view (as aircraft enthusiasts), do you see anything offensive or insulting about the analogy? None of the planes I showed for the various editions/eras are considered failures or bad designs. In fact, most of them were considered among the best of their era. If offense or...

It's age. Brain cells leak. Quasqueton

Very nice. I've been looking for a few more of these guys, but Christmas seems to have wiped them off the shelves. I'm kind of disappointed that there apparently is no game to go with the stats on the bases. Maybe I can come up with some kind of game using them. Quasqueton

OK. Then 90% of edition wars [here] are between AD&D1 and D&D3? Quasqueton

Is it just me, or is it a fact: All Edition Wars are fought over/between D&D3 and AD&D1. Are there ever fights between D&D3 and BD&D? Between D&D3 and AD&D2? Between AD&D1 and AD&D2? Between AD&D1 and BD&D? Between BD&D and OD&D? Between AD&D1 and OD&D? Why is this? Quasqueton

What do you like about D&D compared to other RPGs? [I don’t mean what you love about role-playing games, or gaming in general. Like, “I like getting together with my friends.”] Levels – I like the marked advancement. Hit Points – I like “seeing” the “battle damage”. I like the whittling down...

Do both. Demon-liches in planes: Quasqueton

Barnstorming was mostly a pre-WWII (AD&D1-comparison) activity. But let's see if I can make the analogy work. Barnstorming with AD&D1: Barnstorming with C&C: C&C tries to give the AD&D1 experience with more modern "technology". Yes? The analogy would work better with B/ED&D ->...

Other: All of the above. They are all D&D, to me. Quasqueton

"This has a flaw," does NOT equal "This is a bad thing and I hate it and you are stupid for liking it." "I like this," does NOT equal "I hate that and you are stupid for liking it." "This is an evolved form," does NOT mean "that is ugly, stupid, and worthless, and so are you." "That is the...

For the record: The gold text posts were not from "Quasqueton". Check the by line at the bottom of the messages. The gold posts were examples of responses we see here, but that I've never heard/read in plane enthusiasts discussions. D&D sucks! No edition was as good as Rolemaster. --...

Yeah, the prop-driven planes like the Skyraider were better for dogfights than the jets. They thought that just shooving in jet engines and strapping on missiles would make a better airplane. They lost the actual skill of dogfighting when they moved out of the prop-crafts. The Vietnam era F-4s...

The Raptor is called "cutting edge" for the top brass to have something to brag about in the latest era. It is such a dismal failure as an actual war machine. (I won't even call it a war "bird" -- it's more like a war brick.) The P-51 Mustang has proved itself in actual battle, and with proper...

Just because screws (and more to be thorough) need to be checked after each flight doesn't mean the screws are a weakness. All plane parts should be checked after a flight, for all planes in all eras. They weren't deligent in earlier eras, and many planes fell out of the sky for the poor...

No, it is an easily deniable myth. Technology has improved, but just because you dump a bunch of electronics into a plane doesn't mean the aircraft is improved. -- Seat of the Pants