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<blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 5073700" data-attributes="member: 67338">I think you are on the right track, but your blame is slightly off...&nbsp; &nbsp; back in the 80's and 90's there were jerks who said things like &quot;That isn't good enough,&quot; or &quot;Why are you playing a suboptimal character on MY team&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; BUT they were exceptions... meanwhile everyone considered them jerks and just kept going, even people who agreed with it but would not say it. Now que the interwebs (and yes the MMOs) where you are not friends with everyone, there is a much less social contract...and you can say what ever you want.&nbsp; &nbsp; MMOs and 4e are just showing that people are less considerat of others...just look at the thread title, it isn't &quot;How do I politely say I think you need help&quot; It says &quot;Your character sucks&quot;I will say this, I do not build characters by math alone, I do not use spreadsheets to increase my characters, and I don't go out of my way to build the best X in the game... I design a character and build it as I go. I follow themes, and personality... and sometimes that means I am less then the optimal build... but I always bring something to the table...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMforPowergamers, post: 5073700, member: 67338"] I think you are on the right track, but your blame is slightly off... back in the 80's and 90's there were jerks who said things like "That isn't good enough," or "Why are you playing a suboptimal character on MY team" BUT they were exceptions... meanwhile everyone considered them jerks and just kept going, even people who agreed with it but would not say it. Now que the interwebs (and yes the MMOs) where you are not friends with everyone, there is a much less social contract...and you can say what ever you want. MMOs and 4e are just showing that people are less considerat of others...just look at the thread title, it isn't "How do I politely say I think you need help" It says "Your character sucks" I will say this, I do not build characters by math alone, I do not use spreadsheets to increase my characters, and I don't go out of my way to build the best X in the game... I design a character and build it as I go. I follow themes, and personality... and sometimes that means I am less then the optimal build... but I always bring something to the table... [/QUOTE]

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