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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seankreynolds" data-source="post: 1805244" data-attributes="member: 3029">Let me point out that in the recent "Morrus rant" thread, I'm the guy who said that ENworld visitors are among the best-informed gamers out there.Unfortunately, ENworlders aren't the entire gaming population, or even a simple majority. There are people out there who assume that if it's in a printed book, it must be good.I did not intend any insult to gamers. There's a LOT going on behind the scenes in the d20 rules, and many people don't care enough to learn all (or even any) of that. I know what I do because I was there when they were working on 3E D&D, I participated in discussions and argued points with Jonathan Tweet, whose desk was right next to mine. I'm trying to use my knowledge and experience to help people understand the game better so they can make their games better. If you disagree with my assessment of how something should work, that's fine (I certainly have my reasons for my opinions about the rules, but you're still fully within your rights to disagree about how you want to run your game or what materials you want to use in it and why). And if you choose to not buy anything by me because of my policital leanings, atheism/agnosticism, left-handedness, vegetarianism, or my ideas on what is "right" for core d20 design, you of course have that right, too.If you already understand the game very well, you don't need the small parts of my products that explain certain things to you. Good for you! Enjoy the rest of the book, or don't buy it.Nobody is dumb here. Ignorance does not equal stupidity. Pointing out someone's ignorance isn't mean-spirited. Telling someone they're about to walk into an open manhole is the right thing to do. Maybe they know they're about to take that long step and are already planning on jumping over it. Maybe they want to walk around underground for a while. Maybe they're about to stop walking. But it doesn't mean that pointing out the hole is there is mean or insulting.Folks, I had a really bad day today, capped off with a public altercation with a stranger that left me feeling very depressed. Yes, I'm blunt, but I don't make a point of insulting people for not knowing something. Please don't ascribe cruel motives to what I've said; that's not my motivation at all. Honestly, I want people to be able to pick good game products and know why they perceive them to be good; that helps gamers, helps games, and helps game companies by removing competitions for valuable shelf space.</blockquote>

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