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<blockquote data-quote="Micah Sweet" data-source="post: 9249655" data-attributes="member: 6747251">I'll answer your last question first.&nbsp; Someone posted that they had a hard time getting answers about PBtA games that lacked a certain &quot;holier than thou&quot; and perhaps elitist attitude (not their exact words).&nbsp; I thought they had a point and posted to support them, then got drawn in when the playstyle's defenders leapt into the fray.&nbsp; Since I like debate and playing devil's advocate, I stuck around.Regarding your request for more detail on my PBtA experiences, which I note you seem to doubt (is it that hard to accept other people might not enjoy what you enjoy?), I will admit all three were pretty brief.&nbsp; I enjoyed Monster of the Week solely because I like the genre a lot (big fan of the stories it's inspired by) and I like my friends.&nbsp; Never liked the system.&nbsp; I played an Antiquarian (I think), or in any case the Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer archetype, my favorite role in most stories.&nbsp; Free roleplay as this character was far more fun to me than interacting with the system.&nbsp; I would play again, but only because I liked my character, the genre, and my companions.&nbsp; System had nothing to do with the fun I had.The other two experiences were longer ago, with different people.&nbsp; I like the post-apocalyptic genre quite a bit (that's why I joined that group in the first place), but to my and some other player's perspectives, the system kept getting in the way.&nbsp; People would keep their eyes glued to their playbooks, looking for moves to make and ways to get mechanical advantage.&nbsp; I left after three sessions and decided to watch the original Clash of the Titans on cable instead (my roommate was the GM so we were playing in the garage).My Dungeon World experience was even briefer (I think just one session), but much the same.&nbsp; It had the added drawback of running up against my expectations as a decades-long D&amp;D player, and unlearning those lessons wasn't worth playing a game in the same genre I'm comfortable with in another style.&nbsp; I think I played a fighter-type there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Micah Sweet, post: 9249655, member: 6747251"] I'll answer your last question first. Someone posted that they had a hard time getting answers about PBtA games that lacked a certain "holier than thou" and perhaps elitist attitude (not their exact words). I thought they had a point and posted to support them, then got drawn in when the playstyle's defenders leapt into the fray. Since I like debate and playing devil's advocate, I stuck around. Regarding your request for more detail on my PBtA experiences, which I note you seem to doubt (is it that hard to accept other people might not enjoy what you enjoy?), I will admit all three were pretty brief. I enjoyed Monster of the Week solely because I like the genre a lot (big fan of the stories it's inspired by) and I like my friends. Never liked the system. I played an Antiquarian (I think), or in any case the Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer archetype, my favorite role in most stories. Free roleplay as this character was far more fun to me than interacting with the system. I would play again, but only because I liked my character, the genre, and my companions. System had nothing to do with the fun I had. The other two experiences were longer ago, with different people. I like the post-apocalyptic genre quite a bit (that's why I joined that group in the first place), but to my and some other player's perspectives, the system kept getting in the way. People would keep their eyes glued to their playbooks, looking for moves to make and ways to get mechanical advantage. I left after three sessions and decided to watch the original Clash of the Titans on cable instead (my roommate was the GM so we were playing in the garage). My Dungeon World experience was even briefer (I think just one session), but much the same. It had the added drawback of running up against my expectations as a decades-long D&D player, and unlearning those lessons wasn't worth playing a game in the same genre I'm comfortable with in another style. I think I played a fighter-type there. [/QUOTE]

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