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<blockquote data-quote="Kristian Serrano" data-source="post: 4118632" data-attributes="member: 13046">There's one component of the &quot;it's just a game&quot; concept that's missing from this thread. We're not talking about something that's as simple and cheap to pick up as a deck of playing cards or Uno. RPGs typically involve complex comprehensive rules that require an immense amount of time and effort to learn and understand. Many players are limited in time and focus and are reluctant to reinvest their time and money into something new. Not everyone is gun ho about learning and purchasing a wide range of RPGs with different rules.Having said all of that, there's no excuse for anyone to bash anyone else's decision to use one system over another, but I can understand why those who have made the investment in one game system would be disappointed in a company's decision to publish a game for one system vs. another. Paizo fans invested in v3.5 might be frustrated if Paizo published for 4e. Paizo fans&nbsp; who want to invest in 4e for the sake of future inclusion might be disappointed in Paizo's decision to create a v3.75 system based on v3.5.Ultimately, though, there's no reason for any sort of aggressive behavior from anyone, because in that scope, it is in fact just a game of make-believe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kristian Serrano, post: 4118632, member: 13046"] There's one component of the "it's just a game" concept that's missing from this thread. We're not talking about something that's as simple and cheap to pick up as a deck of playing cards or Uno. RPGs typically involve complex comprehensive rules that require an immense amount of time and effort to learn and understand. Many players are limited in time and focus and are reluctant to reinvest their time and money into something new. Not everyone is gun ho about learning and purchasing a wide range of RPGs with different rules. Having said all of that, there's no excuse for anyone to bash anyone else's decision to use one system over another, but I can understand why those who have made the investment in one game system would be disappointed in a company's decision to publish a game for one system vs. another. Paizo fans invested in v3.5 might be frustrated if Paizo published for 4e. Paizo fans who want to invest in 4e for the sake of future inclusion might be disappointed in Paizo's decision to create a v3.75 system based on v3.5. Ultimately, though, there's no reason for any sort of aggressive behavior from anyone, because in that scope, it is in fact j[I]ust a game of make-believe[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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