Disdain for new fantasy

[Ruin Explorer]

Give me an actual definition of "crap". Aside from you not liking it.

And all I am "doing to you" is stating the fact that you dont get to decide what is or isnt "crap", for anyone other than yourself.

When you answer my other posts I may deign to, until then his highness is too busy polishing his nails.

You are quite definately being rude and telling my opinion is meaningless, though

Back to the nail-filing!

 

[Merlion]

.You have a problem in that you can't accept that something you like could be "crap".

No. I have a problem accepting the notion that a piece of art being "crap" is anything other than a subjective personal opinion.


If I like something, and you think of it as crap, which of us is right?


Neither. Because it is neither. Its art, and therefore, subjective.

 

[Merlion]

When you answer my other posts I may deign to, until then his highness is too busy polishing his nails.

You are quite definately being rude and telling my opinion is meaningless, though

Back to the nail-filing!

Ok. I am not going to do this again, especially if your going to resort to simple insults. Adding to ignore list.

 

[Raven Crowking]

I dont know why it would need to be proven. Its self evident. Until the last time I had this same discussion on these same boards, everyone I'd ever encountered used art as THE EXAMPLE of subjectivity, as oposed to objectivity.

If you want to discuss the philosophy of this with me, email me at ravencrowking at hotmail dot com or start a thread for it here. Suffice to say, you and I operate with a different philosophy of metaphysics.

RC

 

[Thurbane]

I wonder how many people are setting up a false dichotomy with regard to anime and D&D. The whole conversation isn't necessarily between the camps of "I love anime and what more of that style of action and D&D" and "I hate anime and keep anything to do with it away from D&D". How about the camp that generally likes Japanese animation, and yet still thinks that its aesthetic doesn't really make a good fit with D&D? By way of a metaphor, I love curry, but that doesn't mean I think curry ice-cream is a good idea.

Excellent point.

I agree, I really do like some anime (Akira, Jin Roh, Ninja Scroll, Spriggan etc.), but I think the themes and flavors of that genre don't mesh especially well with what I think of as D&D. To me*, D&D will always be Tolkien, Howard, Lieber, Vance etc...

*i.e. this is an opinion only, nothing more.

 

[Merlion]

I wonder how many people are setting up a false dichotomy with regard to anime and D&D. The whole conversation isn't necessarily between the camps of "I love anime and what more of that style of action and D&D" and "I hate anime and keep anything to do with it away from D&D". How about the camp that generally likes Japanese animation, and yet still thinks that its aesthetic doesn't really make a good fit with D&D? By way of a metaphor, I love curry, but that doesn't mean I think curry ice-cream is a good idea.

Excellent point.

I agree, I really do like some anime (Akira, Jin Roh, Ninja Scroll, Spriggan etc.), but I think the themes and flavors of that genre don't mesh especially well with what I think of as D&D. To me*, D&D will always be Tolkien, Howard, Lieber, Vance etc...

*i.e. this is an opinion only, nothing more.

~breathes the breath of fresh air generated by an actual opinion acknowledged as such~

Personally, I dont really know where people get this whole anime influence on D&D thing. D&D is, and as far as what we know from 4e goes, will continue to be Tolkien, Howard, Lieber and the like.

The simple fact that both anime and D&D have characters that can do wildly superhuman things...thats just sort of an artifact of fantasy/sci fi/etc type stuff it seems

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Ok. I am not going to do this again, especially if your going to resort to simple insults. Adding to ignore list.

His highness refers to me, and in no way have I insulted you, so good luck with that

 

[Clavis]

But artists themselves are usually a poor and drunken (at best) lot, prone to mooching and violent rages... at the least the ones I like, at any rate.

Something to think about, eh?

 

[Desdichado]

It's okay

I don't actually care whether you're disposed to or not, but if you keep telling me I can't call things crap, especially WoW, I will defend myself!

You're confusing you with someone else. I never said you can't.

I think it's a somewhat foolish thing to do, though. The rather sweeping generalization and elitist dismissal. But, hey, knock yerself out. It's not like I haven't done the same thing plenty of times myself.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

You're confusing you with someone else.

This has to be my new .sig. I think you're right btw.