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<blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 362712" data-attributes="member: 6398">Re: Re: Re: Re: 3e is too fast for meAside from the fact that I was in that demographic (way back when), I guess I can kinda agree...&nbsp; Assuming that is the demographic.I have to say, ever since 3E came out, I've questioned exactly which gamers they surveyed and which gamers they got for playtesting.What Damon said I too stand by; They've set a number both arbitrary and false, thus forever altering the direction of the game.&nbsp; I have an intern at work that saw me fiddling with my website, and he asked me about it.&nbsp; While claiming to be an avid RPG enthusiast, it took nearly an hour to explain some of the simplest differences between pen-and-paper and Baldur's Gate.After three hours, he was absolutely amazed; He didn't know such a game was possible.He's becoming more enthusiastic, and while I've pointed him towards books that are more in-line with the style of game I run (Black Company, the original Conans, Dune, etc.), I'm hesitant to ask him to join my table for feat of just that sort of mentality and the damage it can cause to my game.Hands Damon a Kleenex.Don't worry...&nbsp; It only effects your game if you let it.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bendris Noulg, post: 362712, member: 6398"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Re: 3e is too fast for me[/b] Aside from the fact that I [i]was[/i] in that demographic (way back when), I guess I can kinda agree... Assuming that [i]is[/i] the demographic. I have to say, ever since 3E came out, I've questioned exactly [i]which[/i] gamers they surveyed and [i]which[/i] gamers they got for playtesting. What Damon said I too stand by; They've set a number both arbitrary and false, thus forever altering the direction of the game. I have an intern at work that saw me fiddling with my website, and he asked me about it. While claiming to be an avid RPG enthusiast, it took nearly an hour to explain some of the simplest differences between pen-and-paper and Baldur's Gate. After three hours, he was absolutely amazed; He didn't know such a game was [i]possible[/i]. He's becoming more enthusiastic, and while I've pointed him towards books that are more in-line with the style of game I run (Black Company, the original Conans, Dune, etc.), I'm hesitant to ask him to join my table for feat of just that sort of mentality and the damage it can cause to my game. [i]Hands Damon a Kleenex.[/i] Don't worry... It only effects your game if you let it.;) [/QUOTE]

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