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<blockquote data-quote="nsruf" data-source="post: 354720" data-attributes="member: 872"><p>I am not going to evaluate the thread on the Harn forum, because I don't have time and inclination to read it, so I don't know the full story. But I try to answer your question from my POV:</p><p></p><p>1. Generalizing that "D&D players are childish and immature" is obviously rubbish, as is generalizing about people in any fashion. This does not mean that there aren't people I would consider childish or immature or do not enjoy gaming with (sometimes it is hard to differentiate<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />), but this is hardly surprising. Oh, and from my personal experience, there are very few of this lot populating these here boards<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So I think we can safely discard this statement as "noise".</p><p></p><p>2. The game itself might contain some ideas that are naive or simplistic. But this is a matter of personal taste. Myself, I dislike the alignment system, in particular if combined with the various spells that detect or affect alignment directly. I just don't like the logical and ethical implications of it. But as I happen to like most other aspects/mechanics of the game, I houserule the issue away. Why somebody should feel the need to denounce the game as "childish and immature" because of such issues is beyond me - either decide that you can fix it or give up playing it.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line: yes, D&D can be childish and immature, but not more so than the people playing it want it to be...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nsruf, post: 354720, member: 872"] I am not going to evaluate the thread on the Harn forum, because I don't have time and inclination to read it, so I don't know the full story. But I try to answer your question from my POV: 1. Generalizing that "D&D players are childish and immature" is obviously rubbish, as is generalizing about people in any fashion. This does not mean that there aren't people I would consider childish or immature or do not enjoy gaming with (sometimes it is hard to differentiate;)), but this is hardly surprising. Oh, and from my personal experience, there are very few of this lot populating these here boards:) So I think we can safely discard this statement as "noise". 2. The game itself might contain some ideas that are naive or simplistic. But this is a matter of personal taste. Myself, I dislike the alignment system, in particular if combined with the various spells that detect or affect alignment directly. I just don't like the logical and ethical implications of it. But as I happen to like most other aspects/mechanics of the game, I houserule the issue away. Why somebody should feel the need to denounce the game as "childish and immature" because of such issues is beyond me - either decide that you can fix it or give up playing it. Bottom line: yes, D&D can be childish and immature, but not more so than the people playing it want it to be... [/QUOTE]
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