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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6321333" data-attributes="member: 177">Earthquakes are catastrophic.&nbsp; Typhoons, tornadoes, and electing Justin Beiber to high office would be catastrophic.A game design choice?&nbsp; Um, no.&nbsp; Hyperbolic language isn't your friend.Two problems with that statement.&nbsp; First and foremost - one game does not &quot;invalidate&quot; another.&nbsp; Football does not &quot;invalidate&quot; soccer.&nbsp; You may not be able to play both games on the same field at the same time, but that doesn't mean one or the other is invalid.Second:&nbsp; The word of the day is &quot;compromise&quot;.&nbsp; The only thing preventing reconciliation is the player's hyper-picky, stubborn nature.&nbsp; You do realize that this is not a new situation, right?&nbsp; Pathfinder has been supporting the 3e ruleset for some years now.&nbsp; So, groups already have to decide if they want 3e-ish or 4e-ish play.&nbsp; The world has not suffered catastrophe for having to have that discussion at tables.Probably the same way they could have done for the past few years, while they had the Pathfinder Society and Living Forgotten Realms supporting 3e/Pathfinder and 4e, respectively.Friction?&nbsp; Because I can't have someone at a nearby table playing a different game from me?&nbsp; Really?&nbsp; I usually avoid sarcasm, but I do you know how silly that sounds?Joe: &quot;Tom, I've been your friend for years, but it really chaps my dingoes that you're playing a different game under the same roof as I am!&quot;Tom: &quot;Yes, Joe, I know what you mean.&nbsp; Your game invalidates mine!&nbsp; Our game differences cannot be reconciled. So, I will have to slap you around with a limp trout! *thwapslap!*&quot;Joe: &quot;Fine, then!&nbsp; I have a whiffle bat here!&nbsp; *boonk!*&quot;Both: *thwapslap!*&nbsp; *boonk!* *thwapslap!*&nbsp; *boonk!*If you can't compromise about how you want to pretend to be elves, you look more foolish than people pretending to be elves!Tables have had to have that discussion since the very first house-rule was written, since the second RPG ever hit the market.&nbsp; We have been doing this for decades already, and the world has not stopped turning.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6321333, member: 177"] Earthquakes are catastrophic. Typhoons, tornadoes, and electing Justin Beiber to high office would be catastrophic. A game design choice? Um, no. Hyperbolic language isn't your friend. Two problems with that statement. First and foremost - one game does not "invalidate" another. Football does not "invalidate" soccer. You may not be able to play both games on the same field at the same time, but that doesn't mean one or the other is invalid. Second: The word of the day is "compromise". The only thing preventing reconciliation is the player's hyper-picky, stubborn nature. You do realize that this is not a new situation, right? Pathfinder has been supporting the 3e ruleset for some years now. So, groups already have to decide if they want 3e-ish or 4e-ish play. The world has not suffered catastrophe for having to have that discussion at tables. Probably the same way they could have done for the past few years, while they had the Pathfinder Society and Living Forgotten Realms supporting 3e/Pathfinder and 4e, respectively. Friction? Because I can't have someone at a nearby table playing a different game from me? Really? I usually avoid sarcasm, but I do you know how silly that sounds? Joe: "Tom, I've been your friend for years, but it really chaps my dingoes that you're playing a different game under the same roof as I am!" Tom: "Yes, Joe, I know what you mean. Your game invalidates mine! Our game differences cannot be reconciled. So, I will have to slap you around with a limp trout! [I]*thwapslap!*[/I]" Joe: "Fine, then! I have a whiffle bat here! [I]*boonk!*[/I]" Both: [I]*thwapslap!* *boonk!* *thwapslap!* *boonk!*[/I] If you can't compromise about how you want to pretend to be elves, you look more foolish than people pretending to be elves! Tables have had to have that discussion since the very first house-rule was written, since the second RPG ever hit the market. We have been doing this for decades already, and the world has not stopped turning. [/QUOTE]

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