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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saracenus" data-source="post: 5479842" data-attributes="member: 47839">HolyMan,Some of what I posted in my previous entry was not directed at you specifically. I started by answering your questions and it then expanded into something larger that I have been thinking about for over a year.So, I am sorry that the full weight of my post was attached to your name. Perhaps it would have been better to have split them in two.On to developing my theme...I really struggled with the tribalization of the D&D community at the release of 4e. It was quickly becoming Lord of the Flies. I actually stopped posting on several web forums (and I have never returned since) because every time I tried to share something interesting or positive about my edition preference with others it degenerated into gamer nerd rage at it's worst.It felt like the chorus from Joss Whedon's musical commentary for Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog:We're gonna pick pickPick pick pick it apart.Open it up to find theTick tick tick of a heart.A heart, broken.I had many a soul searching conversation with a few gamer friends that I had tremendous respect for. Those conversations eventually led me to stop worrying about defending "my game" and I went out and just did it. I organized locally, I made sure mail lists I ran were calm resources for gamers of all stripes to share, and I reconnected with folks playing D&D at the table. Mostly as a DM and sometimes as a player.I am not perfect. I get angry at WotC (I have not met many who haven't at some point). Despite my gripes I  ultimately I got involved so I could contribute something positive at the end of the day. In return I get to see folks smile and have fun. Even me.And that is why I am talking about it now, I have seen a "road to Rome" and it has nothing to do with the edition I am playing, it is the act of playing the game itself.</blockquote>

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