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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 9645303" data-attributes="member: 85555">In my experience people are very open to trying new games, if it isn't presented in a way that feels like an attack on what they are already playing. It is very easy to criticize D&amp;D. But the fact is most people play D&amp;D (or some version of D&amp;D even it is Pathfinder). Comparative criticism can be helpful (for example if someone is giving me an overview of what different games do well, and don't do well, in order to genuinely help me find a system for what I want to do, that is useful). But a lot of comparative critique threads, are also advocacy threads for a given system, and it just isn't a great way to sell someone on something. Also these criticisms sometimes get taken to a personal level (it isn't simply that the person in question finds D&amp;D inadequate but it sometimes veers into territory where people who play D&amp;D are going to feel personally attacked or like they are being called less intelligent). I would love for more people to play non-D&amp;D games. None of the games I make are D&amp;D. But in my experience it is a lot easier to get people to try your game, if they don't feel like they are being put on the defensive about a system they are currently happy with. My attitude is, lots of people like D&amp;D and there is nothing wrong with that. And don't get me wrong. I came of age in the 90s, when it was the norm to play different systems all the time. There were typically at least 5 systems my groups were actively engaged with and we were always looking for new ones. I am particularly nostalgic for that approach to playing games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 9645303, member: 85555"] In my experience people are very open to trying new games, if it isn't presented in a way that feels like an attack on what they are already playing. It is very easy to criticize D&D. But the fact is most people play D&D (or some version of D&D even it is Pathfinder). Comparative criticism can be helpful (for example if someone is giving me an overview of what different games do well, and don't do well, in order to genuinely help me find a system for what I want to do, that is useful). But a lot of comparative critique threads, are also advocacy threads for a given system, and it just isn't a great way to sell someone on something. Also these criticisms sometimes get taken to a personal level (it isn't simply that the person in question finds D&D inadequate but it sometimes veers into territory where people who play D&D are going to feel personally attacked or like they are being called less intelligent). I would love for more people to play non-D&D games. None of the games I make are D&D. But in my experience it is a lot easier to get people to try your game, if they don't feel like they are being put on the defensive about a system they are currently happy with. My attitude is, lots of people like D&D and there is nothing wrong with that. And don't get me wrong. I came of age in the 90s, when it was the norm to play different systems all the time. There were typically at least 5 systems my groups were actively engaged with and we were always looking for new ones. I am particularly nostalgic for that approach to playing games. [/QUOTE]

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