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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 6794206" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>I don't doubt that mirrors other players' experiences, too. The overall takeaway, I think, is that <em>defaults matter</em> (even when they shouldn't really matter that much, since D&D is, ostensibly, a game about telling the stories YOU want to tell). The Default Effect is in full swing within D&D. Opt In vs. Opt Out is something that still affects a LOT of tables. The publishers of D&D have the complex job of determining what "default" is, when given options that aren't necessarily better or worse, but a trade-off. </p><p></p><p></p><p>It's less individual players that the perception of what the game is pushing. I think WotC had mentioned at one point that in the DDI data, with all of 4e's diverse racial choices, that elves and dwarves and humans and halfling still dominated, so I don't think there were many folks out there who were like I REALLY WANT TO PLAY A DRAGONBORN and just would not take a simple "no" for an answer.</p><p></p><p>It was more like the game itself - the people writing and publishing it - kept saying "Hey, don't you really want to play a dragonborn? I MEAN LOOK! Here's one! They're cool. Here's another! So awesome. Here's a BOOK about 'em! We've spent a lot of time on them! See that guy on the cover? So neat. You should probably play one!" To someone with zero interest in dragonborn, and who didn't have to put up with them a few years ago, that might just be a mental load they feel like they don't need, and I could see how that can be annoying, at lest to the same level as people annoyed by 3e's dungeonpunk look or 5e's little-footed halflings (and then perhaps inflated by the Edition War). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think it's unfortunate that you hesitate! The more people that come out and ask for stuff to be included in the game that they're interested in, the easier it'll be for others. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> They might say "no," but you never know until you try! And if you're cool with presuming "no," I don't imagine getting told "no" will be much worse - it could only be better!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 6794206, member: 2067"] I don't doubt that mirrors other players' experiences, too. The overall takeaway, I think, is that [I]defaults matter[/I] (even when they shouldn't really matter that much, since D&D is, ostensibly, a game about telling the stories YOU want to tell). The Default Effect is in full swing within D&D. Opt In vs. Opt Out is something that still affects a LOT of tables. The publishers of D&D have the complex job of determining what "default" is, when given options that aren't necessarily better or worse, but a trade-off. It's less individual players that the perception of what the game is pushing. I think WotC had mentioned at one point that in the DDI data, with all of 4e's diverse racial choices, that elves and dwarves and humans and halfling still dominated, so I don't think there were many folks out there who were like I REALLY WANT TO PLAY A DRAGONBORN and just would not take a simple "no" for an answer. It was more like the game itself - the people writing and publishing it - kept saying "Hey, don't you really want to play a dragonborn? I MEAN LOOK! Here's one! They're cool. Here's another! So awesome. Here's a BOOK about 'em! We've spent a lot of time on them! See that guy on the cover? So neat. You should probably play one!" To someone with zero interest in dragonborn, and who didn't have to put up with them a few years ago, that might just be a mental load they feel like they don't need, and I could see how that can be annoying, at lest to the same level as people annoyed by 3e's dungeonpunk look or 5e's little-footed halflings (and then perhaps inflated by the Edition War). I think it's unfortunate that you hesitate! The more people that come out and ask for stuff to be included in the game that they're interested in, the easier it'll be for others. :) They might say "no," but you never know until you try! And if you're cool with presuming "no," I don't imagine getting told "no" will be much worse - it could only be better! [/QUOTE]
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