The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

1. Making new editions instead of just reprinting AD&D over and over again.

And for people that think this might be an exaggeration, it definitely isn't.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

There's something to be said for having friends you CAN play competitive games with, particular of the "inevitable betrayal" sort

That's not "friend". The word you're looking for is "coworkers".

 

[darjr]

I’m not going back to twitter to find the “WotC is evil, they should have gotten some retired artist to do all the art” stuff again.

 

[CleverNickName]

I’m not going back to twitter to find the “WotC is evil, they should have gotten some retired artist to do all the art” stuff again.

Nor should you.
Those were dark days.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

In principle, yes.

In practice ... I don't much like who I am when I'm playing those sorts of games,

Same here. I greatly prefer coop games these days when it comes to boardgames.

 

[trappedslider]

From what I have gathered on Reddit and within these forums, Wizards of the Coast is guilty of a whole litany of crimes, including but not limited to:

1. Making new editions instead of just reprinting AD&D over and over again.
2. Not being TSR, as if that were a bad thing
3. Not asking me, D&D's truest and oldest fan, for my vital input on anything. Not even once. I was standing here the whole time, too. I could have saved them so much time and avoided so many mistakes, but they never even asked me. Why, oh why, didn't they just ask me?
4. Inviting the "wrong people" to play MY game.
5. Not hiring Larry Elmore, Jeff Easley, and Clyde Caldwell to do the artwork
6. Offering delicious pineapple as a pizza topping
7. Not using THAC0, not requiring us to roll 3d6 in order, and otherwise updating the rules (see #3, above)
8. Having the audacity to publish Magic: the Gathering
9. Having the audacity to be popular and -gasp! mainstream.
10. Being successful in a challenging industry, unlike my beloved TSR
11. Updating D&D for the internet age
12. Updating D&D for younger generations
13. Not turning back the clock to the 1980s and letting me relive my teenage years
14. Making me feel old
15. Being cooler than TSR
16. Being cooler than me

I'm sure there are more, but these are the biggest ones that I've seen.

You left out Publishing Ebberron instead of "other settings submitted"

 

[CleverNickName]

You left out Publishing Ebberron instead of "other settings submitted"

Oooooo...that's a big one.

17. Publishing Eberron instead of my clearly superior homebrew setting (that was really just another adaptation of someone else's IP)

 

[Gradine]

Look, there are people who hate Eberron, and there are people who are right

 

[J.Quondam]

Social media, blogs, streaming, niche 'news' media... They should just rename the whole mess "the Bitternet."

 

[billd91]

If a certain thread about godly behavior is any indication, there are people who will be blowing their minds over Order of the Stick's snarl storyline.