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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 3633064" data-attributes="member: 18280"><p>(1) You are correct, the people using the 'Magic Wal-Mart' term want connotative meaning. And it is, as I said long ago (and so many denied), this connotative meaning that is being railed against, rather than the descriptive value of the term. "Thou shalt not dis magic sales." "Thou shalt not dis Pokemounts." Etc.</p><p></p><p>(2) The term Magic Walmart may dis a <em>part of some games</em> not 3.5 itself.</p><p></p><p>(3) The way that the Core Rules are written can easily lead one to believe that some things are the default which, given best reading, are not.</p><p></p><p>(4) There are plenty of things in the default to dis without exaggerating anything. The easiest example is the skyrocket from 1st to 20th inherent in "Adventure Path" style play.</p><p></p><p>(5) Even if one disses the entire game (and most of these people we're talking about <em>play</em> the game, so that isn't too likely IMHO), it is still a game. Being distainful of a game mechanic, or of a game system, is not the same thing as dissing people. Pokemount I will cheerfully use. 3etard I will not (don't even like using it as an example). There is a difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 3633064, member: 18280"] (1) You are correct, the people using the 'Magic Wal-Mart' term want connotative meaning. And it is, as I said long ago (and so many denied), this connotative meaning that is being railed against, rather than the descriptive value of the term. "Thou shalt not dis magic sales." "Thou shalt not dis Pokemounts." Etc. (2) The term Magic Walmart may dis a [i]part of some games[/i] not 3.5 itself. (3) The way that the Core Rules are written can easily lead one to believe that some things are the default which, given best reading, are not. (4) There are plenty of things in the default to dis without exaggerating anything. The easiest example is the skyrocket from 1st to 20th inherent in "Adventure Path" style play. (5) Even if one disses the entire game (and most of these people we're talking about [i]play[/i] the game, so that isn't too likely IMHO), it is still a game. Being distainful of a game mechanic, or of a game system, is not the same thing as dissing people. Pokemount I will cheerfully use. 3etard I will not (don't even like using it as an example). There is a difference. [/QUOTE]
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