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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herremann the Wise" data-source="post: 5502508" data-attributes="member: 11300">Incorrect. It would of made me think "don't do that, strongly advocating and beating the Pathfinder drum is not going to help a single jot and could only alienate 4e players who may have been encouraged to try it". My "posturing" was in response to both the content and tenor of the partisan post that I quoted and your initial "pile-on" post that blindly assumed that Samurai was just relying on folks turning up and that was why he was having trouble keeping Encounters going. I am only responding to what you have posted and considering that I'm edition neutral, I would hesitate to title that "posturing".<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm    :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" />Just "some" of the players playing it huh? I think that is the primary problem I have with your post - the rest I just disagree with.There's no point mincing your words in an obfuscatory cloud of qualifications; it's six of one, half a dozen of the other. It's like gravy on roast beef or maple syrup on pancakes. They BOTH taste good. Encounters should be about getting people to try something that's fun, not an opportunity for partisan comparison against other systems. WotC made this marketing mistake when introducing 4e and there is little to be gained in repeating it.Incorrect. You were "advocating" a particularly partisan approach; I was "suggesting" a more inclusive approach that would hopefully not alienate potential players or isolate the poor DM trying to organise it. I see significant differences between our two approaches. Lost in all of this is the unfortunate thing that Samurai has not sat on his bum with Encounters but has actively and repeatedly tried to get Encounters happening and literally needs just one more player turning up to keep the ball rolling. That must be very frustrating.My suggestion then is not to send out matter-of-fact-not-meant-to-be-nice-some-Pathfinder-players-are-sheep volleys in the first place. It does nothing to assist and can only ever lead to further division in a hobby that really doesn't need it.Best RegardsHerremann the Wise</blockquote>

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