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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ripzerai" data-source="post: 3712562" data-attributes="member: 38324">Who said anything about hate?I think perhaps some people think calling the virtual tabletop an MMORPG is a criticism of some kind. It wasn't intended that way. I'm just trying to use a common word to describe a common experience. I don't have any opinion on 4e or D&D Insider. It sounds like both will be fine things. I don't have any opinion on City of Heroes or World of Warcraft, either.The only "unreasonable hate" I've seen is the visceral reaction I've gotten from suggesting we might compare the two. If MMORPGs aren't bad things, why would it be bad to compare it with another, similar medium?The language we use to describe new technologies is still in flux, and I'm still trying to work out what terms we should use to describe things. MMORPG seems like a reasonable enough word to apply to virtual tabletop play, since it is, indeed, a massively (although it remains to be seen how many subscribers WotC will get) multiplayer online roleplaying game. I've yet to see a persuasive reason that it isn't.</blockquote>