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<blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 7751419" data-attributes="member: 6698278"><p>I think the article was thought provoking and that was it's only intended purpose. Not to whack on the field of psychology but even if written by a highly trained Ph.D psychologist you could find another who'd frame it an entirely different way. Just chew up the meat and spit out the bones.</p><p></p><p>Personally, meaning in my opinion, I believe people like to have their own decisions affirmed. So if they choose a game, team, or edition, they want to have that decision affirmed. Thus they sometimes go to battle to defend things related to that choice. On the other hand, it is sometimes hard to distinguish between that and just a preference which you defend when it's attacked because you enjoy good debate and it's fun.</p><p></p><p>I know what I like and to me it's people's preferences for various things in gaming help me to find the players I want. When someone expresses an opinion their potential as a future player in my games either goes up or goes down (when it matters of course). Do I feel superior in my choices? No. Do I know I like my choices and dislike being told my way is a bad way? Yes. </p><p></p><p>Again in my opinion, Pathfinder is trying to be AD&D to Hasbro's D&D. That may be a good thing. There is another angle though and that is wuxia creeping into mundane classes and non-magical healing which I don't like at all. So both D&D and Pathfinder could screw up in making a game FOR ME. At my age it doesn't matter. Gygax has let it out of the bag. We can just write/modify our own game stealing what works from others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emerikol, post: 7751419, member: 6698278"] I think the article was thought provoking and that was it's only intended purpose. Not to whack on the field of psychology but even if written by a highly trained Ph.D psychologist you could find another who'd frame it an entirely different way. Just chew up the meat and spit out the bones. Personally, meaning in my opinion, I believe people like to have their own decisions affirmed. So if they choose a game, team, or edition, they want to have that decision affirmed. Thus they sometimes go to battle to defend things related to that choice. On the other hand, it is sometimes hard to distinguish between that and just a preference which you defend when it's attacked because you enjoy good debate and it's fun. I know what I like and to me it's people's preferences for various things in gaming help me to find the players I want. When someone expresses an opinion their potential as a future player in my games either goes up or goes down (when it matters of course). Do I feel superior in my choices? No. Do I know I like my choices and dislike being told my way is a bad way? Yes. Again in my opinion, Pathfinder is trying to be AD&D to Hasbro's D&D. That may be a good thing. There is another angle though and that is wuxia creeping into mundane classes and non-magical healing which I don't like at all. So both D&D and Pathfinder could screw up in making a game FOR ME. At my age it doesn't matter. Gygax has let it out of the bag. We can just write/modify our own game stealing what works from others. [/QUOTE]
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