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<blockquote data-quote="shoak1" data-source="post: 6939244" data-attributes="member: 54380">The heavy bias in these forums toward purist rpg mentality comes thru rather heavy and consistently.&nbsp; Normally it doesn't bother me, but sometimes it does, because balance is a huge issue to a power gamer, and any attempt at a meaningful discussion to fix a problem gets swarmed by a deluge of rpgers saying &quot;the DM is responsible for balance - just add monsters&quot; or &quot;the problem is you're too combat-centric - so quit whining and just fix it at your table&quot; or &quot;why try to analyze it?&nbsp; D and D has too many moving parts&quot; or &quot;Math?&nbsp; poppycock - math is subjective&quot;&quot;Gee I don't see a problem - in fact we rarely even use that feat (because we spend our time in more meaningful non-combat situations)&quot;So when EVERY time there is a balance issue posted or every time a new DM asks about a particular problem, he gets inundated by that stuff, its rather aggravating.&nbsp; If someone posts he perceives a balance/exploit problem, its a pretty good indicator he's got some power gaming in him, so why do we need posts telling us math is subjective, or the DM's wand can fix anything?&nbsp; Do you really think its helpful?&nbsp; It's like we cant even discuss balance problems or issues with the game without being reminded we just don't get it, that the DM's wand can fix everything.&nbsp; And yeah, when this happens ad nauseum, it resembles dismissiveness of our playstyle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shoak1, post: 6939244, member: 54380"] The heavy bias in these forums toward purist rpg mentality comes thru rather heavy and consistently. Normally it doesn't bother me, but sometimes it does, because balance is a huge issue to a power gamer, and any attempt at a meaningful discussion to fix a problem gets swarmed by a deluge of rpgers saying "the DM is responsible for balance - just add monsters" or "the problem is you're too combat-centric - so quit whining and just fix it at your table" or "why try to analyze it? D and D has too many moving parts" or "Math? poppycock - math is subjective" "Gee I don't see a problem - in fact we rarely even use that feat (because we spend our time in more meaningful non-combat situations)" So when EVERY time there is a balance issue posted or every time a new DM asks about a particular problem, he gets inundated by that stuff, its rather aggravating. If someone posts he perceives a balance/exploit problem, its a pretty good indicator he's got some power gaming in him, so why do we need posts telling us math is subjective, or the DM's wand can fix anything? Do you really think its helpful? It's like we cant even discuss balance problems or issues with the game without being reminded we just don't get it, that the DM's wand can fix everything. And yeah, when this happens ad nauseum, it resembles dismissiveness of our playstyle. [/QUOTE]

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