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<blockquote data-quote="Panda-s1" data-source="post: 7804970" data-attributes="member: 59554"><p>I'm saying you're overestimating how much people who play D&D will look into its history. The people who do look into the history of D&D almost always themselves play D&D, but not everyone who plays D&D looks into its history. I don't understand how this is confusing.</p><p></p><p>Also, just because Arneson's name comes up in the history of D&D doesn't mean people understand what he did. Again you only need to pay attention to pop culture to be told that Gary Gygax invented D&D.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not really, I mean you're basically saying the only reason Gygax didn't credit Arneson was to get more money, which to be fair is consistent with his business model, but also belies his history of not giving credit to the people whose ideas he used in D&D. This happens a lot, but the fact he made an entirely new version of D&D that was "so different" that he didn't feel the need to credit its one other sole creator but still call it Dungeons & Dragons is still pretty bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Panda-s1, post: 7804970, member: 59554"] I'm saying you're overestimating how much people who play D&D will look into its history. The people who do look into the history of D&D almost always themselves play D&D, but not everyone who plays D&D looks into its history. I don't understand how this is confusing. Also, just because Arneson's name comes up in the history of D&D doesn't mean people understand what he did. Again you only need to pay attention to pop culture to be told that Gary Gygax invented D&D. Not really, I mean you're basically saying the only reason Gygax didn't credit Arneson was to get more money, which to be fair is consistent with his business model, but also belies his history of not giving credit to the people whose ideas he used in D&D. This happens a lot, but the fact he made an entirely new version of D&D that was "so different" that he didn't feel the need to credit its one other sole creator but still call it Dungeons & Dragons is still pretty bad. [/QUOTE]
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