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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gothmog" data-source="post: 4624300" data-attributes="member: 317">Yes, it absolutely is a better way of putting it.  I'm what you call a system monkey- I look at a system, dissect it, tear it apart, and try to understand the inner workings of it.  Maybe its the scientist in me (I'm a professor of neuroscience), but I like to take things down to their component level, and understand the fundamentals and theory, then put it back together again.  That gives me a solid foundation to understand a system, its strengths, and its limitations.  I did this for FIVE YEARS with 3.x, and I have a very good grasp on the system, what it is good at, and what its limitations are.  While all humans have emotional attachments to certain ideas or theories, I based most of my analysis of 3.x on actual play, and on an analytical level because that is the way my mind works, and what I've been trained to do in my job.  So when I say 3.x didn't get the job done for us, its been after careful analysis and trial- not some half-assed attempt at trying the system or trying to bait trolls.  From what I've seen here, many of the other folks who enjoy 4e had a similar experience to my own, and fully udnerstand what 3.x is and how it plays, but we find 4e to be a superior game for our groups and playstyles.  3.x might be a better system for your games, and thats cool- I won't insult you or try to keep you from playing it.In the past, I've seen you comment that 4e is like D&D "tee ball", and generally be condescending and rude to 4e fans.  Is there really a need to be so condescending towards people who don't share your opinions?  Its just a game after all- play whatever you like.</blockquote>

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