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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 5825370" data-attributes="member: 10479">I can hardly even begin to point out all of the problems with the thinking behind this assertion.&nbsp; He's washing his hands of the responsibility for how he is about to marginalize and mischaracterize a huge group of people who have a plethora of, sometimes unrelated, problems with high level gaming in D&amp;D (often not in other systems).&nbsp; He's already tried to marginalize people who suggest limiting the level with a clever first paragraph that neatly sidesteps the obvious answer.&nbsp; Don't make a game the same way except that it stops at a given level of supposed breakdown, make a game of fewer levels that packs all of the good stuff into the levels it has.I know, I know, they need to sell lots of books and having lots of levels seems like a natural solution to that corporate mandate.&nbsp; Couple that with the Spinal Tap Amp Effect: if the dial goes up to eleven certain people will be believe that is meaningful.&nbsp; Apparently for D&amp;D, it's easier to change the numbers around the dial than to address what those numbers mean.&nbsp; I think some folks at WotC need to get their head out of their amp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 5825370, member: 10479"] I can hardly even begin to point out all of the problems with the thinking behind this assertion. He's washing his hands of the responsibility for how he is about to marginalize and mischaracterize a huge group of people who have a plethora of, sometimes unrelated, problems with high level gaming in D&D (often not in other systems). He's already tried to marginalize people who suggest limiting the level with a clever first paragraph that neatly sidesteps the obvious answer. Don't make a game the same way except that it stops at a given level of supposed breakdown, make a game of fewer levels that packs all of the good stuff into the levels it has. I know, I know, they need to sell lots of books and having lots of levels seems like a natural solution to that corporate mandate. Couple that with the Spinal Tap Amp Effect: if the dial goes up to eleven certain people will be believe that is meaningful. Apparently for D&D, it's easier to change the numbers around the dial than to address what those numbers mean. I think some folks at WotC need to get their head out of their amp. [/QUOTE]

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