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<blockquote data-quote="AlViking" data-source="post: 9582902" data-attributes="member: 6906980">If Cattle &amp; Cowboys had become the dominant game people would just be complaining about that instead.&nbsp; I think it was pretty inevitable that there would be one TTRPG with broad based appeal and I don't see the point of complaining about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; As far as I know they've never taken anti-competitive measures such as buying out companies for the purpose of shutting them down like many big corporations do, they've just sustained their dominance largely by producing a game that a lot of people want to play.&nbsp; If you aren't one of those people the good news is that there are still plenty of alternatives and with online play more options than ever to find people to play with.I don't have a problem with different opinions and constructive criticism.&nbsp; Sometimes that's going to include comparing to other games or editions and of course there will always be things people don't like about just about anything. I can compare issues with 4e and 5e and say why I prefer one over the other. I can talk about issues that 3e had and explain why I prefer the 5e approach.But then there's the constant drumbeat of &quot;game bad&quot; with nothing constructive added. Want to talk about how your games are too easy? We'll give some details and maybe someone will have suggestions. Say that the game isn't specifically designed for your tastes and that it's the fault of the game or just throw out generic meaningless statements of how a game having sustained popularity is somehow a personal affront and I'm going to disagree</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlViking, post: 9582902, member: 6906980"] If Cattle & Cowboys had become the dominant game people would just be complaining about that instead. I think it was pretty inevitable that there would be one TTRPG with broad based appeal and I don't see the point of complaining about it. As far as I know they've never taken anti-competitive measures such as buying out companies for the purpose of shutting them down like many big corporations do, they've just sustained their dominance largely by producing a game that a lot of people want to play. If you aren't one of those people the good news is that there are still plenty of alternatives and with online play more options than ever to find people to play with. I don't have a problem with different opinions and constructive criticism. Sometimes that's going to include comparing to other games or editions and of course there will always be things people don't like about just about anything. I can compare issues with 4e and 5e and say why I prefer one over the other. I can talk about issues that 3e had and explain why I prefer the 5e approach. But then there's the constant drumbeat of "game bad" with nothing constructive added. Want to talk about how your games are too easy? We'll give some details and maybe someone will have suggestions. Say that the game isn't specifically designed for your tastes and that it's the fault of the game or just throw out generic meaningless statements of how a game having sustained popularity is somehow a personal affront and I'm going to disagree [/QUOTE]

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