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<blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 9491142" data-attributes="member: 67296">I think it's a big mistake to equal &quot;wanting less complex rules&quot; with &quot;casual gaming&quot;.You can be a hard-core gamer and want simpler rules. As a matter a fact, the more experienced the gamer, the more they know what they like, and &quot;liking simpler rules&quot; is a legitimate preference.D&amp;D has a lot of stuff. I know what I want from D&amp;D; the rest is just noise. Not garbage - it's good stuff, I can objectively see that - but it's stuff I know i don't need. I can ignore the noise, and I even have a high tolerance for it. However, eliminating this noise is a welcomed relief and I find i enjoy my hobby better that way. I'll tolerate the noise if it means that my good friends enjoy their hobby better this way, but honestly, I'd rather do without.It's not because I'm not good at math.It's not because I have poor memory.It's not because I have only so much mental room for complex rules.It's not because I have poor imagination.It's not because I'm stuck in my old ways.It's not because I lack experience. It's actually quite the opposite.[edit] I should also add; &quot;what I want from D&amp;D&quot; changes from campaign form campaign, so I'm glad that D&amp;D has it all. I can pick and choose without having to swap systems and look for another game because of the inevitable &quot;obviously, D&amp;D is not for me&quot;. D&amp;D is obviously well-made for me, down to the fact that things can easily be added and removed from the game. It's brilliant in its customization potential really.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Laurefindel, post: 9491142, member: 67296"] I think it's a big mistake to equal "wanting less complex rules" with "casual gaming". You can be a hard-core gamer and want simpler rules. As a matter a fact, the more experienced the gamer, the more they know what they like, and "liking simpler rules" is a legitimate preference. D&D has a lot of stuff. I know what I want from D&D; the rest is just noise. Not garbage - it's good stuff, I can objectively see that - but it's stuff I know i don't need. I can ignore the noise, and I even have a high tolerance for it. However, eliminating this noise is a welcomed relief and I find i enjoy my hobby better that way. I'll tolerate the noise if it means that my good friends enjoy their hobby better this way, but honestly, I'd rather do without. It's not because I'm not good at math. It's not because I have poor memory. It's not because I have only so much mental room for complex rules. It's not because I have poor imagination. It's not because I'm stuck in my old ways. It's not because I lack experience. It's actually quite the opposite. [edit] I should also add; "what I want from D&D" changes from campaign form campaign, so I'm glad that D&D has it all. I can pick and choose without having to swap systems and look for another game because of the inevitable "obviously, D&D is not for me". D&D is obviously well-made for me, down to the fact that things can easily be added and removed from the game. It's brilliant in its customization potential really. [/QUOTE]

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