D&D 5E (2014) Game Design and Pizza Analogies

[Minigiant]

Next needs to be more like chicken breast anyway. It can be made with a lot of seasonings, styles, and sides to match most people. But it is not steak. If you go the the House of Chicken and order steak, expect bad steak IF you get any.

 

[Nikosandros]

I'm just glad that in Italy we get individual pizzas and I don't have to argue with my friends about what to eat...

 

[Obryn]

Can we please refrain from taking potshots at people who have been moderated? Thanks, much.

I didn't mean it as a potshot, but it looks like it came out that way. Sorry 'bout that.

 

[Storminator]

Limiting the pizza toppings to what everyone will eat is a great comparison to an individual gaming group. D&D Next is more like the entire pizza industry. Limiting the toppings available to the entire industry would be a terrible mistake.

Also, pepperoni is for people that don't know about linguica.

PS

 

[Halivar]

I like pizza, but I don't eat the pizza bones. What edition should I play???

 

[Jester David]

Why spend your time talking about something you despise? Moreover, why spend your time being rude to people who have no notable input into the process to make you hate it less?

Sadly, you could apply this same comment to music, films, sports, debates on science versus creationism, and pretty much all of human activity...

If we set aside confirmation bias (the tendency to see things that support our personal preferences, and gloss over things that do not), and I think you'll find it is pretty even.

It could also be my formerly frequenting the WotC forums, which would produce a very different (and arguably biased) sampling. 5e detractors are a bit more mixed here.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

As long as we can all agree that you don't eat D&D Next with a knife and fork!

You keep your hands off my knife & fork!

 

[Umbran]

Sadly, you could apply this same comment to music, films, sports...

Yep. It isn't a gamer thing, it is a human thing - the general tendency to try to make yourself (or your favorite things) seem better by tearing down someone else. I agree, it is kind of sad. We could do more to try to minimize it.

 

[Umbran]

You keep your hands off my knife & fork!

Does using my chopsticks to steal your knife and fork count? What if they're cool lightsaber chopsticks?

 

[Derren]

There was once a pizza baker who made a lot of different pizzas and many people came to his restaurant because some of his creations were what they wanted. In fact he was so successful that many other bakers copied his designs.
But among his customers were a group of frat boys who always loudly complained that the baking took to long as they only wanted very simple pizzas with only one topping which are easy to make, but the baker was often busy making unusual and complex pizzas for his other customers who wanted them. And because he spend most of the time in the kitchen he could not hear and see the many satisfied customers. He only heard the loud complains of the frat boys.
When the time came to revise his menu he remembered all the complains the most and only added simple pizzas which are quick to make. The frat boys were happy, but many other customers missed their favorite pizza and went to one of the restaurants which had copied them. After some time while running the numbers the baker realized that he did not earn enough money any more so he revised his menu again. And this time, to not make the same mistake, he handed out a survey to his customers so that he is sure to make what they want.
Alas, the only people visiting his restaurant any more were the frat boys who all filled out the survey. And when one of his previous customers comes because of nostalgia reasons and comments on the findings of the survey which the baker made public the frat boys stand together and demand that one should respect the will of the majority as this is only fair.