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<blockquote data-quote="Lurch" data-source="post: 1596762" data-attributes="member: 4961"><p>Feh. :\ </p><p></p><p>I'll give credit where credit is due for coming up with the groundbreaking concepts, but truth be told, the Old Man & I haven't seen eye to eye on many issues since. In fact, it seems lately every time ol' Gary opens his mouth, my respect for him dips a little lower. He's not a god, he's not a king, he's just a guy -- a guy who came up with a terrific idea for a game 30 years ago, but has apparently not evolved along with it. In fact, IIRC it was Gary himself who once upon a time applied the term "grognard" to the type of close-minded, fear-of-change outlook he's currently displaying (but then, he's always been something of a control freak IMO). Granted, he has some right to be embittered due to certain business dealings not going his way over the years, but honestly -- if he's THAT torqued off at d20, the OGL, and the current styles/preferences of gamers in general, why doesn't he just graciously step down/aside or whatever and let the rest of us continue on our merry way while he juggles THAC0's, cardboard dice-chits and other cumbersome relics of gaming's past?</p><p></p><p>Or, to quote a certain well-known musician:</p><p></p><p>"Come mothers and fathers</p><p>Throughout the land</p><p>And don't criticize</p><p>What you can't understand</p><p>Your sons and your daughters</p><p>Are beyond your command</p><p>Your old road is</p><p>Rapidly agin'.</p><p>Please get out of the new one</p><p>If you can't lend your hand</p><p>For the times they are a-changin'."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lurch, post: 1596762, member: 4961"] Feh. :\ I'll give credit where credit is due for coming up with the groundbreaking concepts, but truth be told, the Old Man & I haven't seen eye to eye on many issues since. In fact, it seems lately every time ol' Gary opens his mouth, my respect for him dips a little lower. He's not a god, he's not a king, he's just a guy -- a guy who came up with a terrific idea for a game 30 years ago, but has apparently not evolved along with it. In fact, IIRC it was Gary himself who once upon a time applied the term "grognard" to the type of close-minded, fear-of-change outlook he's currently displaying (but then, he's always been something of a control freak IMO). Granted, he has some right to be embittered due to certain business dealings not going his way over the years, but honestly -- if he's THAT torqued off at d20, the OGL, and the current styles/preferences of gamers in general, why doesn't he just graciously step down/aside or whatever and let the rest of us continue on our merry way while he juggles THAC0's, cardboard dice-chits and other cumbersome relics of gaming's past? Or, to quote a certain well-known musician: "Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin'. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'." [/QUOTE]
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