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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 8664454" data-attributes="member: 7006">It is so unfortunate... and this has always been the biggest thing which made me question things-- why do people put so much stock in IP?&nbsp; So much of themselves in the brand?I guess I can understand it intellectually to a certain extent... but emotionally I really am hard-pressed to grasp why and how so many people put what goes on with the brand onto themselves?&nbsp; That they tie their own stakes of what they do and play into what they are given by the rights-holder of the name 'Dungeons &amp; Dragons'?&nbsp; I just don't get it.&nbsp; I really don't.There have been like 7+ versions of some type of &quot;Dungeons &amp; Dragons&quot; over the close to 50 years.&nbsp; Every one has had similarities, but also great differences.&nbsp; None of these games have been the same.&nbsp; And there have been so many hundreds of thousands of differences over the entire length of these 50 years and 7+ games called &quot;D&amp;D&quot; that I just can't understand how people still tie their sense of self into so many of these individual bits that they almost find it to be a personal affront when they get changed down the line.&nbsp; It's just...&nbsp; it's inconceivable to me.Dungeons &amp; Dragons isn't a thing.&nbsp; It's a name.&nbsp; That's all it is.&nbsp; A name that has been put onto 7+ different games.&nbsp; And if you like one of those games more than another... that's great!&nbsp; You are so lucky to have found it!&nbsp; Enjoy your time playing that game!&nbsp; Play that one you like and not the others you don't!&nbsp; There's NOTHING wrong with that and even the designers have tried to make that point clear over the years-- they don't care which version of D&amp;D you play... they just want you to play something.&nbsp; So play that what makes you happiest, even if it isn't what the &quot;current&quot; version is, or the one that more other people are playing.&nbsp; Because none of that is important.But for the love of all things healthy... please don't link your sense of self to just the name and the brand.&nbsp; Because that's when you end up feeling &quot;betrayed&quot; and &quot;abandoned&quot; when the newest versions of the game with that name come out and aren't the ones you want to play.&nbsp; Let yourself go.&nbsp; Let the name go.&nbsp; Play the GAME you want... not the BRAND.&nbsp; Because you can't control what happens with the BRAND, all you can control is your happiness playing that one specific game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 8664454, member: 7006"] It is so unfortunate... and this has always been the biggest thing which made me question things-- why do people put so much stock in IP? So much of themselves in the brand? I guess I can understand it intellectually to a certain extent... but emotionally I really am hard-pressed to grasp why and how so many people put what goes on with the brand onto themselves? That they tie their own stakes of what they do and play into what they are given by the rights-holder of the name 'Dungeons & Dragons'? I just don't get it. I really don't. There have been like 7+ versions of some type of "Dungeons & Dragons" over the close to 50 years. Every one has had similarities, but also great differences. None of these games have been the same. And there have been so many hundreds of thousands of differences over the entire length of these 50 years and 7+ games called "D&D" that I just can't understand how people still tie their sense of self into so many of these individual bits that they almost find it to be a personal affront when they get changed down the line. It's just... it's inconceivable to me. Dungeons & Dragons isn't a thing. It's a name. That's all it is. A name that has been put onto 7+ different games. And if you like one of those games more than another... that's great! You are so lucky to have found it! Enjoy your time playing that game! Play that one you like and not the others you don't! There's NOTHING wrong with that and even the designers have tried to make that point clear over the years-- they don't care which version of D&D you play... they just want you to play [I]something[/I]. So play that what makes you happiest, even if it isn't what the "current" version is, or the one that more other people are playing. Because none of that is important. But for the love of all things healthy... please don't link your sense of self to just the name and the brand. Because that's when you end up feeling "betrayed" and "abandoned" when the newest versions of the game with that name come out and [I]aren't[/I] the ones you want to play. Let yourself go. Let the name go. Play the GAME you want... not the BRAND. Because you can't control what happens with the BRAND, all you can control is your happiness playing that one specific game. [/QUOTE]

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