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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 6197967" data-attributes="member: 5143">I agree.&nbsp; People mostly play the games they play because they like them.&nbsp; I don't think that's exactly news.Though, I certainly did run and play 3.5e for about 2 years after I discovered I didn't like the dynamic simply because it was the best option at the time.&nbsp; I wasn't going to convince anyone to go back to 2e.&nbsp; There was no other version of D&amp;D out(since it was before 4e came out).&nbsp; We instead played 3.5e as the best choice we had.&nbsp; I'm sure there were actually 10 or 20 RPGs that would have suited me better.&nbsp; However, there was no way our group would agree to play any of them unanimously.&nbsp; We thought it was more important to play with our friends than play the system that was perfect for our tastes.Plus, you eventually develop house rules and &quot;rules of thumb&quot; to get around the things you don't like in a system.I think peer pressure and momentum has a LOT to do with what games people play.&nbsp; A large number of players have only ever played one or two RPGs in their entire life.&nbsp; Quite a few players of 3.5e and PF got into the game because one of their friends said &quot;I'm going to run a game, you want to play.&nbsp; Trust me, you'll love it!&quot;&nbsp; When you've never experienced another option, it's easy to overlook issues with the game.Plus, 3.5e and PF both work fairly well in a certain, narrow, subset of play.&nbsp; As long as you stay below 10th level, you likely don't experience too many issues.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 6197967, member: 5143"] I agree. People mostly play the games they play because they like them. I don't think that's exactly news. Though, I certainly did run and play 3.5e for about 2 years after I discovered I didn't like the dynamic simply because it was the best option at the time. I wasn't going to convince anyone to go back to 2e. There was no other version of D&D out(since it was before 4e came out). We instead played 3.5e as the best choice we had. I'm sure there were actually 10 or 20 RPGs that would have suited me better. However, there was no way our group would agree to play any of them unanimously. We thought it was more important to play with our friends than play the system that was perfect for our tastes. Plus, you eventually develop house rules and "rules of thumb" to get around the things you don't like in a system. I think peer pressure and momentum has a LOT to do with what games people play. A large number of players have only ever played one or two RPGs in their entire life. Quite a few players of 3.5e and PF got into the game because one of their friends said "I'm going to run a game, you want to play. Trust me, you'll love it!" When you've never experienced another option, it's easy to overlook issues with the game. Plus, 3.5e and PF both work fairly well in a certain, narrow, subset of play. As long as you stay below 10th level, you likely don't experience too many issues. [/QUOTE]

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