[Rant] Am I the only one to be tired of extreme opinions related to RPGs?

[Ranger REG]

Seems to me like people believe opinions related to RPGs and fantasy are all the more "cool" or "valid" the more extreme they appear. "This is so unbelievably cool. That is so sucky I can't even throw it up."

Enough already! Extreme opinions are just not credible to me. Am I the only one to believe that?

You mean like being in a room full of kindergartens learning their ABCs rather than in a room full of educated people who avoid using childish words like "sucky"?

 

[Turjan]

You mean like being in a room full of kindergartens learning their ABCs rather than in a room full of educated people who avoid using childish words like "sucky"?

You should probably answer something like "He used "sucky", hahaha!". Unfortunately, this would be against the forum rules .

 

[Nightfall]

Seems to me like people believe opinions related to RPGs and fantasy are all the more "cool" or "valid" the more extreme they appear. "This is so unbelievably cool. That is so sucky I can't even throw it up."

Enough already! Extreme opinions are just not credible to me. Am I the only one to believe that?

So I'm not allowed to be the Pimp of the Scarred Lands any more Od?

 

[Shoon]

Nightfall,

Chimpanzees like to gather under the full moon to conduct dark, eldritch rituals, by which they summon their angry hooting god.

[Paraphrased by Pielorinho: this post was so far outside of forum rules that it wasn't funny.]

 

[Nightfall]

Nightfall,

Chimpanzees like to gather under the full moon to conduct dark, eldritch rituals, by which they summon their angry hooting god.

Thanks Dad!

 

[rounser]

Enough already! Extreme opinions are just not credible to me. Am I the only one to believe that?

If you're arguing something, it's difficult not to appear to have an extreme viewpoint, even if in reality it's just an "I prefer, but there's room for maneuvering around that...".

For example, the irony of your thread is that your viewpoint appears to be extreme in and of itself, simply by stating it in the emotional, non-negotiable, validate-my-views way you have.

 

[Turjan]

So I'm not allowed to be the Pimp of the Scarred Lands any more Od?

I wonder how many people would notice if you suddenly stopped. Just saying .

 

[Odhanan]

I'd suggest to (i) ignore that kind of threads and/or (ii) spend some time away from the messageboard. Works wonders .

These are good advice. Thank you!

Ya, I'm just thankful rants are not extreme opinions making them okay...

LOL yes, well. Like Turjan said: just take it or leave it.

Now see? that was an honest review.
(...) Compare it to (...)

These are good explanatory examples of the kind of behaviour I'm talking about.

Further, I'm referring to the whole fight of guys who like this versus that, and "if you like this, you ought to loathe that". Example? "You like C&C, you ought to hate D&D's rules. You like Gary's style of modules and AD&D? You ought to hate Third Edition. You're a fan of the character immersion/drama, dungeon crawling ought to suck. You just can't like both nor live and let live." You have to choose a side.

Or the whole method of flaming a game and then pretending that's just a personal opinion. "You know, I think [this game] is really made for retarded/immature/pretentious people. I'm much more happy with [that game] which doesn't take people for morons, you know. But hey, that's just my opinion you know, I'm not trying to force my tastes on you." ... Excuse me?!

So I'm not allowed to be the Pimp of the Scarred Lands any more Od?

LOL well, I may be on an idealistic rant here, but I know my limits!

Seriously though, I read you say that this or that product "sucked", but I've never read you writing this down without at least explaining yourself and most importantly keeping the tone polite, respectful, even friendly towards other people who don't have the same opinions. I think that's the whole problem I have with the behaviour. That's the idea that if somebody has a different opinion, then it's okay to flame, be disrespectful and make loads of insinuations.

 

[Mycanid]

S'okay Od ... sometimes people state things the way they do because they are kinda "listening to themselves" or "articulating things mid-rant" or such wise. For some people to express things that way is a normal mode of communication that they have learned and ... sometimes it helps them out. (Sometimes, mind you. Only sometimes.)

If it bothers you just don't pay attention to it much and go on to other things.

 

[airwalkrr]

Enough already! Extreme opinions are just not credible to me. Am I the only one to believe that?

I think it is safe to say that a majority of gamers who post here are Americans, and Americans have this really nasty tendency of exaggerating everything they say, giving standing ovations when they are not deserved, cheering for things that shouldn't be cheered for, and sounding extremely opinionated when it isn't warranted.