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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 5977726" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>Well, I'm not asking for brand loyalty. Nor am I even trying to encourage people to buy the game. Or even to play it.</p><p></p><p>All I'm saying is, since we're part of a shared community of gamers, I think it's bad for the hobby as a whole if people try to tear down 5e before it's even out. If you care enough about D&D as a concept, brand, or nostalgic memory to consider playing 5e, give it a fair shake, and if you see some news you don't think bodes well, try to express that without being rancorous or negative. Recognize it's a beta right now, and don't rush to form an opinion, because if enough people do that, there'll just be more bitterness and acrimony and claims that "edition warring killed 5e before it had a chance." And the hobby as a whole will suffer.</p><p></p><p>And, if you <em>don't</em> care enough about D&D as a concept, brand, or nostalgic memory to even consider playing 5e, . . . then definitely please refrain from attacking the game. I've seen a few people on this subforum who have said they have no interest in 5e, yet who still give highly negative critiques. That's like if I, who never plans to read DC Comics, started complaining about how Superman isn't Spider-Man.</p><p></p><p>I'm not asking for brand loyalty. I'm asking for people not to tear something down before it's finished. If you don't give a damn about standing behind the game, please at least don't try to step in front of it and knock it down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 5977726, member: 63"] Well, I'm not asking for brand loyalty. Nor am I even trying to encourage people to buy the game. Or even to play it. All I'm saying is, since we're part of a shared community of gamers, I think it's bad for the hobby as a whole if people try to tear down 5e before it's even out. If you care enough about D&D as a concept, brand, or nostalgic memory to consider playing 5e, give it a fair shake, and if you see some news you don't think bodes well, try to express that without being rancorous or negative. Recognize it's a beta right now, and don't rush to form an opinion, because if enough people do that, there'll just be more bitterness and acrimony and claims that "edition warring killed 5e before it had a chance." And the hobby as a whole will suffer. And, if you [i]don't[/i] care enough about D&D as a concept, brand, or nostalgic memory to even consider playing 5e, . . . then definitely please refrain from attacking the game. I've seen a few people on this subforum who have said they have no interest in 5e, yet who still give highly negative critiques. That's like if I, who never plans to read DC Comics, started complaining about how Superman isn't Spider-Man. I'm not asking for brand loyalty. I'm asking for people not to tear something down before it's finished. If you don't give a damn about standing behind the game, please at least don't try to step in front of it and knock it down. [/QUOTE]
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