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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Shey" data-source="post: 8529589" data-attributes="member: 7026617"><p>Without going into all the details, I'm 64 and have been gaming since 1975 and OD&D. I bailed out of it after about 3-4 years for other games, didn't go back until the 3e era, then mostly bailed out of D&D again. D&D isn't, on the whole, structured the way I want an RPG to be (I don't find either classes or levels a good way to manage characters).</p><p></p><p>Regarding various controversies, I think there's legitimate reason to confront most all of them, but I also think some of the objections are set in bases that are bottomless pits once you start following them down. That doesn't mean they aren't worth pursuing, it just means that at some point in the process you're liable to lose me, and not, I think, because I'm an old fart or a grognard (though I'm both).</p><p></p><p>On the whole, I think games have iterated toward better design over time, though not without loss of some things I think had some value along the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Shey, post: 8529589, member: 7026617"] Without going into all the details, I'm 64 and have been gaming since 1975 and OD&D. I bailed out of it after about 3-4 years for other games, didn't go back until the 3e era, then mostly bailed out of D&D again. D&D isn't, on the whole, structured the way I want an RPG to be (I don't find either classes or levels a good way to manage characters). Regarding various controversies, I think there's legitimate reason to confront most all of them, but I also think some of the objections are set in bases that are bottomless pits once you start following them down. That doesn't mean they aren't worth pursuing, it just means that at some point in the process you're liable to lose me, and not, I think, because I'm an old fart or a grognard (though I'm both). On the whole, I think games have iterated toward better design over time, though not without loss of some things I think had some value along the way. [/QUOTE]
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