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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AaronOfBarbaria" data-source="post: 6911234" data-attributes="member: 6701872">That isn't magically prevented by longer answers which, again, have no guarantee of being less vague. People will argue about the rules even if the designers specifically and clearly tell them their stance is wrong. All that changes is whether the complaint is "these answers are vague" or "these designers don't know what is good for the game"The tweet in question reads as explicit to me, thanks to context provided by the asked question. There really isn't any other meaning to be taken from the words Crawford used than that the wording is deliberate when a spell says "creature" instead of some other word that might be more broadly applicable.Others might insist the answer is vague, but I expect that is just because they do not like the answer so they choose not to accept it.That explanation is also something that isn't actually needed, no matter how much someone might like to have it - they can play the game as-is without it (I do, haven't even bothered to consider why spells work they way they do), or provide their own explanation which will be more suitable to them and their group than anything WotC could hope to provide.It's not just "better than nothing", it's better than it has ever been.But then, I consider the fact that forums in which designers discuss the game with the fans invariably include people insulting the designers and/or arguing with them over their own rules (because they don't like the answer given, and are trying to convince the designer to make the answer they would like official) to be a massive stroke in the "against" column - so I don't see your example of Paizo (where I have personally seen the behaviors I mention here) as being better off in any way than the WotC contact via social media situation.Yes, I know that people might be offensive and argumentative at 140 characters a pop - but it takes them a lot more effort and is a lot easier to ignore without just ignoring everything, and because most people are using social media for reasons outside of talking about gaming, there is more perceived disincentive to being a jerk because it's not just the gaming portion of your life that will see how you choose to behave.But sure, there theoretically could be some better situation than the current - literally best we've ever had - situation, so let's all be smarmy and dismissive like the post that started me in on this topic and pretend it's not unreasonable.</blockquote>

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