D&D 4E 4E = BadWrongFun

[Umbran]

Have there? Not being snarky, it's an honest question.

There has been misbehavior on both sides of the fence. How folks react hasn't been strongly correlated to which side they're on.

In general, people wind up with the impression that reactions that wouldn't be considered cool if you were talking face-to-face are okay online. The anonymity, impersonality, the distance from the reactions - all these things make the internet a place to vent with less control than you'd use, say, at a party in someone else's living room.

Which is why we have mods.

 

[Doug McCrae]

But I'm afraid I don't agree with this*. As far as I can see, people have the right to not like the idea of 4e, and I would have thought they have the right to say so (subject to mod oversight, of course). Similarly, where they don't like any given choice in the development of 4e, I would have thought they have the right to say that, too.

Criticism of specific aspects of 4e is a good thing. Expressing opposition to the whole idea of 4e in this sub-forum is, in my view, not acceptable.

 

[Shadeydm]

Fine I will out myself as a mod snitch although I am sure like everything else posted it will be over analized and picked apart. Here is one example and no I am not going to go back and repost everything i have reported/snitched on.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mallus
I see you know as much about art as you do about gaming.

See you in three days.

You know the Rules, folks. Please follow them. It's fine if you don't agree with someone's ideas or opinions, but taking a personal shot at them isn't appropriate.

 

[Doug McCrae]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mallus
I see you know as much about art as you do about gaming.

This was in response to someone who came on to a board that is mostly populated by fans of 3e and described 3e as pornography. It was an over the top response, against board rules, but not without provocation.

Also is calling someone ignorant as bad as saying their eyes should be poked out? I should also point out that not only did Derren not receive a 3-day ban, he wasn't even warned.

 

[Shadeydm]

Criticism of specific aspects of 4e is a good thing. Expressing opposition to the whole idea of 4e in this sub-forum is, in my view, not acceptable.

Well that sounds quite different from this...

On these boards people absolutely should not have the same right to be negative about D&D as they do to be positive. This is a board for people who actually like D&D.

or this...

So you see some people being happy, getting excited over a new product and you think to yourself, "I know what would improve this discussion. A big heaping pile of negativity."?

Lets not forget the rose colored glasses post...

The most extreme post I've seen in favour of 4e has been along the lines of "I'm really looking forward to 4e. It's very exciting."

 

[delericho]

Criticism of specific aspects of 4e is a good thing. Expressing opposition to the whole idea of 4e in this sub-forum is, in my view, not acceptable.

Fair enough. My mileage varies, despite my nominally being in the pro-4e camp. However, it's no big issue for me either way.

 

[Geron Raveneye]

Guys...stop it, before some mod comes along and closes a potential flamewar before it spreads to the rest of the forum. Please?

 

[Nebulous]

Besides, even if 3.5 were totally unsupported, we now have about 50 issues of Dungeon; the Shackled City, Age of Worms, Savage Tide and War of the Crimson Sky Adventure Paths, and will have at least one more from Pathfinder; several "Expedition to..." books; and dozens of other adventure modules. Don't we already have enough for years, if not decades of continued play?

I was about to say the same thing. There are probably 10 outstanding massive 3.5 adventures, many of which are epic 1-20 level behemoths that could take a year to play through. A dedicated group of 3.5 players wouldn't really be suffering from lack of content.

More than likely, they'll even catch wind of some 4e changes they feel like adapting to their game.

 

[Shadeydm]

Sorry, I am honestly not trying to flame anyone, I am just defending the rights of my fellow gamers to post thier opinions even if they they aren't in agreement with what we know about 4E or what the direction of the game seems to be.

 

[Fifth Element]

In general, people wind up with the impression that reactions that wouldn't be considered cool if you were talking face-to-face are okay online. The anonymity, impersonality, the distance from the reactions - all these things make the internet a place to vent with less control than you'd use, say, at a party in someone else's living room.

Indeed.

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