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Message: <blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 6252338" data-attributes="member: 3192">The whole hobby is full of dissension right now and extraordinary levels of self-assuredness.To put it simply: for 30+ years RPGs were almost exclusively pattern recognition games with the D&D game being first among all of those. Then everything was turned on its head and everyone was told RPGs and role playing in particular were storytelling. Neither are absolute certainties. This isn't a reality where a small group of individuals attempted to bring a new manner of gaming in the world. It's one where all manners of gaming have been reassigned to a single, irrevocable, inescapable variety of game. And, of course, there's an inevitable counter-revolution. There is truly deplorable and self-righteous behavior online and in person by individuals regardless of their preferences. It doesn't matter what flag you're waving.I've read a lot of RPG.net, OSR blogs and boards, and storygames.com and other storygamer theory hangouts. Each has its unreflective, nasty individuals not capable or not choosing to see their hurtful behaviors upon others simply because they don't believe the same as they do.ENWorld more than any other site I know of is actually diverse. It has many, many kinds of gamers who play a lot of different games. We aren't nasty here. It may only appear so because we aren't as homogenous as so many other sites. There is actual learning going on here even amongst the disagreements. Listening. Caring. Friendships even. I don't want the RPG world to be as unbelievably close-minded as it has become either. So insular and shut off to any opposing ideas. I would like us to celebrate story and pattern recognition RPGs as well as any other kind anyone else cares to bring forth. I think we should be proud we are as different in our thinking, games, and play as we are.</blockquote>

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