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<blockquote data-quote="ourchair" data-source="post: 5270156" data-attributes="member: 85362">I think that's a pretty condescending generalization about kids in general. You underestimate the savvy and flexibility of the youth.I grew up as a teen in the early 90s in a Third World Asian republic where most of my peers played Magic: The Gathering and Nintendo and had no experience of &quot;I hit it with a sword,&quot; as well as any meaningful amount of experience with 1e/2e/3e D&amp;D and I seem to have adjusted to it just fine thank you very much.Also, while the combat powers of 4e are designed to reflect the over the top theatrics of today's fantasy such as &quot;shield-kiting&quot; and &quot;dwarf-tossing,&quot; I've learned that many gamers with more experience and playtime than I have been fully capable of replicating this kind of dementedness without the 4e mechanics.Saying that because kids grew up with a certain kind of fantasy (LOTR, anime, MMORPGs) means that they've received an education that closes them off to an entirely different style of play is like saying kids who grew up with comic books are incapable of learning how to read without pictures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ourchair, post: 5270156, member: 85362"] I think that's a pretty condescending generalization about kids in general. You underestimate the savvy and flexibility of the youth. I grew up as a teen in the early 90s in a Third World Asian republic where most of my peers played Magic: The Gathering and Nintendo and had no experience of "I hit it with a sword," as well as any meaningful amount of experience with 1e/2e/3e D&D and I seem to have adjusted to it just fine thank you very much. Also, while the combat powers of 4e are designed to reflect the over the top theatrics of today's fantasy such as "shield-kiting" and "dwarf-tossing," I've learned that many gamers with more experience and playtime than I have been fully capable of replicating this kind of dementedness without the 4e mechanics. Saying that because kids grew up with a certain kind of fantasy (LOTR, anime, MMORPGs) means that they've received an education that closes them off to an entirely different style of play is like saying kids who grew up with comic books are incapable of learning how to read without pictures. [/QUOTE]

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