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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 9525154" data-attributes="member: 205">And that strand of playstyle that became the Hickman revolution, and was dominant by the release of 2e, existed in the  player base since the first spread of the game.None of that is surprising.  Different styles exist across every type of game (and every type of storytelling medium) because people start with different preferences, and apply those preferences to the activity in front of them. Mechanics evolve to match intrinsic preferences for different playstyles.  And when you have something totemic or singular (like D&D was in that time period, and arguably still is), groups with differing and often contradictory preferences will fight over it; that leaves the mechanics partially supporting many playstyles.</blockquote>