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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4875342" data-attributes="member: 22779">As was mentioned on the previous page, the entire point of this poll was based on Ariosto's claim that mega-dungeon play was the &quot;norm&quot; or the &quot;usual&quot; or the &quot;most common&quot; (take your pick of definition) way of playing back in the day.I don't care when you started, because that wasn't a factor in Ariosto's statements.&nbsp; His statement was that in AD&amp;D play, the mega-dungeon was the standard, and not only that, it was the INTENDED method of play according to the books.This poll shows that the first part is completely false.&nbsp; The mega-dungeon was not the standard in AD&amp;D play.&nbsp; It doesn't matter if someone played 1 mega dungeon and then 9 years of serials.&nbsp; The &quot;mostly&quot; part of the question covers that.If, in your opinion, your experience goes with any option other than &quot;mostly mega dungeon play&quot; then Ariosto's point is demonstrably false.Of course, his second point of intent is a bit trickier.&nbsp; To me, if he's right, then that means the developers of AD&amp;D were completely oblivious to how the game was actually going to be played.&nbsp; I mean, right now, we're still at less than 10% of players using mega-dungeons as a standard of play.If the intent of 1e D&amp;D was to play mega-dungeons, as Ariosto asserts, then the writers were woefully ignorant of reality.To me, I'd rather think it was that Ariosto has simply overlaid his experience on history.Oh, and btw, BryonD, one last time, please tone back the antagonism.&nbsp; I'm asking politely.&nbsp; If you don't like my threads, just put me on ignore and don't worry about them.&nbsp; If you have an actual point to make, please make it.&nbsp; Implying, yet again, that I am guilty of violence against my wife is hardly appropriate behavior.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 4875342, member: 22779"] As was mentioned on the previous page, the entire point of this poll was based on Ariosto's claim that mega-dungeon play was the "norm" or the "usual" or the "most common" (take your pick of definition) way of playing back in the day. I don't care when you started, because that wasn't a factor in Ariosto's statements. His statement was that in AD&D play, the mega-dungeon was the standard, and not only that, it was the INTENDED method of play according to the books. This poll shows that the first part is completely false. The mega-dungeon was not the standard in AD&D play. It doesn't matter if someone played 1 mega dungeon and then 9 years of serials. The "mostly" part of the question covers that. If, in your opinion, your experience goes with any option other than "mostly mega dungeon play" then Ariosto's point is demonstrably false. Of course, his second point of intent is a bit trickier. To me, if he's right, then that means the developers of AD&D were completely oblivious to how the game was actually going to be played. I mean, right now, we're still at less than 10% of players using mega-dungeons as a standard of play. If the intent of 1e D&D was to play mega-dungeons, as Ariosto asserts, then the writers were woefully ignorant of reality. To me, I'd rather think it was that Ariosto has simply overlaid his experience on history. Oh, and btw, BryonD, one last time, please tone back the antagonism. I'm asking politely. If you don't like my threads, just put me on ignore and don't worry about them. If you have an actual point to make, please make it. Implying, yet again, that I am guilty of violence against my wife is hardly appropriate behavior. [/QUOTE]

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