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<blockquote data-quote="Micah Sweet" data-source="post: 9168696" data-attributes="member: 6747251">I do not care how popular or influential WotC's version of D&amp;D is.&nbsp; It is irrelevant to any discussion of quality or my playstyle preferences. And any game designer can enforce boundaries.&nbsp; That's what game rules are for.&nbsp; They enforce boundaries, and ideally inform us of intended playstyles.&nbsp; The more clear those boundaries and playstyle suggestions are, the better that game is, generally speaking, for those who have that preference. Making your game &quot;for everyone&quot; just muddies the waters and ensures that no one gets what they want.&nbsp; Its a good philosophy for maximizing sales (WotC's overriding goal far beyond anything else), but not good for making the best game you can.&nbsp; I prefer every game designer try to make the best game they can, and market to those who would find fun in playing such games.&nbsp; If you do a good job at design and marketing, a reasonable degree of profit will come, and you can continue making the game you presumably want to make.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Micah Sweet, post: 9168696, member: 6747251"] I [I]do not[/I] care how popular or influential WotC's version of D&D is. It is irrelevant to any discussion of quality or my playstyle preferences. And any game designer can enforce boundaries. That's what game rules are for. They enforce boundaries, and ideally inform us of intended playstyles. The more clear those boundaries and playstyle suggestions are, the better that game is, generally speaking, for those who have that preference. Making your game "for everyone" just muddies the waters and ensures that no one gets what they want. Its a good philosophy for maximizing sales (WotC's overriding goal far beyond anything else), but not good for making the best game you can. I prefer every game designer try to make the best game they can, and market to those who would find fun in playing such games. If you do a good job at design and marketing, a [I]reasonable[/I] degree of profit will come, and you can continue making the game you presumably want to make. [/QUOTE]

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