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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6060053" data-attributes="member: 22779">Honest question.&nbsp; Who's judging you?&nbsp; Is it your players?&nbsp; People in the FLGS where you run games?&nbsp; Online people?&nbsp; Because, AFAIC, unless it's the people you game with, who cares?&nbsp; This has gone on since pretty much Day 1.&nbsp; Do you play AD&amp;D?&nbsp; Then everyone else looks down their noses at you because you aren't playing a real &quot;roleplaying&quot; game.&nbsp; Edition wars?&nbsp; Again, unless it's your players, who cares?I think this is partly due to a couple of things.&nbsp; One, transparency of rules.&nbsp; Starting in 3e, the rules for D&amp;D became a whole lot less obscure.&nbsp; Almost all the resolution mechanics are now in the PHB instead of the DMG.&nbsp; So, you get players who actually KNOW the rules, rather than everyone just assuming that the DM knows what the heck he's talking about.&nbsp; The second thing is that characters have become a heck of a lot more complex over the years.&nbsp; Compare a Basic D&amp;D 1st level fighter to an Expert D&amp;D 8th level fighter.&nbsp; Other than HP and THAC0, nothing has changed on that character sheet.&nbsp; Well, equipment of course, but, as far as mechanics go, there's no difference between those characters.&nbsp; Move up to 3e and 4e and there are very, very significant differences between those two characters.&nbsp; Mechanically, a 1st level 3e fighter and an 8th level 3e fighter are very different and quite possibly play entirely differently.&nbsp; Same goes for 4e.&nbsp; So, yeah, it makes sense that players are going to pay more attention to their character sheet.Not sure if this is a bad thing or not to be honest.No thanks.&nbsp; If I wanted to read more racist, misogynistic and offensive literature, I'd head out to the local neo-Nazi bookstore.&nbsp; Most of the literature that inspired the hobby makes me want to wash my eyeballs with bleach after reading it.&nbsp; Howard?&nbsp; Lovecraft?&nbsp; Burroughs?&nbsp; No thanks.&nbsp; It's hard enough to get non-white middle class young men into the hobby.&nbsp; Emphasizing literature that is derogatory towards pretty much everyone is not how I want the hobby to grow.&nbsp; What's stopping you?&nbsp; Given the proliferation of online gaming options, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from playing any game you want right now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6060053, member: 22779"] Honest question. Who's judging you? Is it your players? People in the FLGS where you run games? Online people? Because, AFAIC, unless it's the people you game with, who cares? This has gone on since pretty much Day 1. Do you play AD&D? Then everyone else looks down their noses at you because you aren't playing a real "roleplaying" game. Edition wars? Again, unless it's your players, who cares? I think this is partly due to a couple of things. One, transparency of rules. Starting in 3e, the rules for D&D became a whole lot less obscure. Almost all the resolution mechanics are now in the PHB instead of the DMG. So, you get players who actually KNOW the rules, rather than everyone just assuming that the DM knows what the heck he's talking about. The second thing is that characters have become a heck of a lot more complex over the years. Compare a Basic D&D 1st level fighter to an Expert D&D 8th level fighter. Other than HP and THAC0, nothing has changed on that character sheet. Well, equipment of course, but, as far as mechanics go, there's no difference between those characters. Move up to 3e and 4e and there are very, very significant differences between those two characters. Mechanically, a 1st level 3e fighter and an 8th level 3e fighter are very different and quite possibly play entirely differently. Same goes for 4e. So, yeah, it makes sense that players are going to pay more attention to their character sheet. Not sure if this is a bad thing or not to be honest. No thanks. If I wanted to read more racist, misogynistic and offensive literature, I'd head out to the local neo-Nazi bookstore. Most of the literature that inspired the hobby makes me want to wash my eyeballs with bleach after reading it. Howard? Lovecraft? Burroughs? No thanks. It's hard enough to get non-white middle class young men into the hobby. Emphasizing literature that is derogatory towards pretty much everyone is not how I want the hobby to grow. What's stopping you? Given the proliferation of online gaming options, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from playing any game you want right now. [/QUOTE]

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