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<blockquote data-quote="Acolyte of Zothique" data-source="post: 7803947" data-attributes="member: 6852701"><p>Are you saying that you think the above description is an example of what happens in Critical Role? I watch CR and I don't believe - apart from using Dwarven Forge terrain - that this is representative of CR <em>at all.</em></p><p></p><p>For that matter I find the whole concept of being demotivated to play D&D because of watching a livestream game to be ludicrous. If you were interested enough in playing/running D&D in the first place and you don't enjoy the livestream then <em>stop watching the livestream; </em>put it aside and focus on what you want to do. Exercise some willpower and don't let some form of social media portraying an atypical example of the game put you off. Sweet Lord. Is this a millennial thing because I've noticed this kind of social media influence affecting player agency before amongst a certain age group. Do what you want to do, ignore social media if it does not meet your needs/expectations. Done.</p><p></p><p>For my part, I enjoy the thespian tone to Critical Role. I don't run my games like Matt Mercer, our DMing styles are different, but I enjoy it for what it is - entertainment. There are other D&D streams I enjoy and others I don't - I no longer watch the streams I don't like.</p><p></p><p>By the way, being mad at Paizo is just the latest example of edition churn angst - been there, bought the T shirt with many games. It's happened before and it will happen again. If people don't like PF2E then stick with PF1E. Of course, in my experience, the real problem is that players want to - usually - play the latest thing because they have easy access to the rules and because of the hype around the New Shiny. Then the angst is real. This is why I'm so damn grateful that D&D 5E is so stable and appears to be around for some time.</p><p></p><p>You can be mad at Paizo/'insert RPG publisher here' but in the end you either get with the new or stick with the old for as long as possible/quit the game. Being mad doesn't make any difference and is a waste of energy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acolyte of Zothique, post: 7803947, member: 6852701"] Are you saying that you think the above description is an example of what happens in Critical Role? I watch CR and I don't believe - apart from using Dwarven Forge terrain - that this is representative of CR [I]at all.[/I] For that matter I find the whole concept of being demotivated to play D&D because of watching a livestream game to be ludicrous. If you were interested enough in playing/running D&D in the first place and you don't enjoy the livestream then [I]stop watching the livestream; [/I]put it aside and focus on what you want to do. Exercise some willpower and don't let some form of social media portraying an atypical example of the game put you off. Sweet Lord. Is this a millennial thing because I've noticed this kind of social media influence affecting player agency before amongst a certain age group. Do what you want to do, ignore social media if it does not meet your needs/expectations. Done. For my part, I enjoy the thespian tone to Critical Role. I don't run my games like Matt Mercer, our DMing styles are different, but I enjoy it for what it is - entertainment. There are other D&D streams I enjoy and others I don't - I no longer watch the streams I don't like. By the way, being mad at Paizo is just the latest example of edition churn angst - been there, bought the T shirt with many games. It's happened before and it will happen again. If people don't like PF2E then stick with PF1E. Of course, in my experience, the real problem is that players want to - usually - play the latest thing because they have easy access to the rules and because of the hype around the New Shiny. Then the angst is real. This is why I'm so damn grateful that D&D 5E is so stable and appears to be around for some time. You can be mad at Paizo/'insert RPG publisher here' but in the end you either get with the new or stick with the old for as long as possible/quit the game. Being mad doesn't make any difference and is a waste of energy. [/QUOTE]
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