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<blockquote data-quote="SableWyvern" data-source="post: 9333952" data-attributes="member: 1008"><p>The problem I have with people preaching "play more games" is the lack of honesty about it.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>People have a responsibility to the hobby or the industry to ensure it remains strong and that a wide range of games are produced and creators are supported.</em> No, I have a responsibility to the other people at my table, maybe, but I do not have a responsibility to the community, or the industry, or any given creator. I don't want the industry to collapse, but if it did so tomorrow, my gaming would go on uninterrupted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>People only stick with one game because they don't realise what they are missing.</em> <em>They would have more fun if they weren't ignorant of what is out there, or afraid to step out of their comfort zone.</em> In some specific cases, this is probably true, but as a general truism it is completely baseless. Believing it does let people feel superior to the ignorant masses, though.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>If more people were willing to try a wider range of games, then creators would be more likely to create more games that <strong>I</strong> like, and it would be easier for <strong>me </strong>to find players to play the games <strong>I</strong> like.</em> This is a valid reason, and seems to be at the root of what this is really all about, but admitting what are ultimately selfish motivations isn't going to convince random strangers (who are most likely completely happy with what they're doing) to start playing and supporting more games.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SableWyvern, post: 9333952, member: 1008"] The problem I have with people preaching "play more games" is the lack of honesty about it. [LIST] [*][I]People have a responsibility to the hobby or the industry to ensure it remains strong and that a wide range of games are produced and creators are supported.[/I] No, I have a responsibility to the other people at my table, maybe, but I do not have a responsibility to the community, or the industry, or any given creator. I don't want the industry to collapse, but if it did so tomorrow, my gaming would go on uninterrupted. [*][I]People only stick with one game because they don't realise what they are missing.[/I] [I]They would have more fun if they weren't ignorant of what is out there, or afraid to step out of their comfort zone.[/I] In some specific cases, this is probably true, but as a general truism it is completely baseless. Believing it does let people feel superior to the ignorant masses, though. [*][I]If more people were willing to try a wider range of games, then creators would be more likely to create more games that [B]I[/B] like, and it would be easier for [B]me [/B]to find players to play the games [B]I[/B] like.[/I] This is a valid reason, and seems to be at the root of what this is really all about, but admitting what are ultimately selfish motivations isn't going to convince random strangers (who are most likely completely happy with what they're doing) to start playing and supporting more games. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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