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<blockquote data-quote="fanboy2000" data-source="post: 4778943" data-attributes="member: 19998"><p>You guys really need to come over to the personal taste side of things. It's so much fun over here when you realize that "a great many of the truths we cling to depend on a certain point of view." </p><p></p><p>I mean, think about it. What's the most logical thing to do with a game? Have fun. When a rule is ambiguous or has room for interpretation, what's the logical thing to do? Use the interpretation that is the most fun. This could be the interpretation that is the most fair, the most challenging, the most funny, or the one that solves the most irregularities. What an individual finds fun is subjective. For example, if someone has no problem with healing in 4e, they have no need to adopt an interpretation that resolves the problem.</p><p></p><p>If I can come-up with non-magical explainations for a martial power you think is magic, I have no <em>logical</em> need adopt your point of view because I have my non-magical explanation. In fact, adopting your point of view may impair my ability to have fun, particularly if I try to argue it to may players. That would be illogical.</p><p></p><p>Those of us on the personal preference side of things have so much fun. It's great when you see how other people come to their version of fun.</p><p></p><p>Come, on. I know you two are wavering. Your thinking "you know, if it is all personal preference, then I can discuss things so much more easily with people." Gone are the bad feelings from mis-read posts. Gone is the weirdness from "well of course you can do it like that, if that's how you have fun, but...."</p><p></p><p>It smells like nirvana over on this side. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fanboy2000, post: 4778943, member: 19998"] You guys really need to come over to the personal taste side of things. It's so much fun over here when you realize that "a great many of the truths we cling to depend on a certain point of view." I mean, think about it. What's the most logical thing to do with a game? Have fun. When a rule is ambiguous or has room for interpretation, what's the logical thing to do? Use the interpretation that is the most fun. This could be the interpretation that is the most fair, the most challenging, the most funny, or the one that solves the most irregularities. What an individual finds fun is subjective. For example, if someone has no problem with healing in 4e, they have no need to adopt an interpretation that resolves the problem. If I can come-up with non-magical explainations for a martial power you think is magic, I have no [I]logical[/I] need adopt your point of view because I have my non-magical explanation. In fact, adopting your point of view may impair my ability to have fun, particularly if I try to argue it to may players. That would be illogical. Those of us on the personal preference side of things have so much fun. It's great when you see how other people come to their version of fun. Come, on. I know you two are wavering. Your thinking "you know, if it is all personal preference, then I can discuss things so much more easily with people." Gone are the bad feelings from mis-read posts. Gone is the weirdness from "well of course you can do it like that, if that's how you have fun, but...." It smells like nirvana over on this side. :D [/QUOTE]
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