D&D 5E Toxicity in the Fandom

[pemerton]

Fundamentally people didn't like 4E

This seems like some fairly silly edition-war nonsense, given the sales on 4E.

I thought the implication was fairly obvious: those RPGers who like 4e are not people!

 

[beancounter]

Oh, I do so love the 'you're just too thin-skinned to take obviously good-natured abuse' position.

Obviously there is a difference between a one time misunderstanding and persistent toxic behavior.

 

[beancounter]

Also, there is the issue with people claiming offense as an underhanded way of shutting down a viewpoint they disagree with.

See also echo chamber.

 

[payn]

Also, there is the issue with people claiming offense as an underhanded way of shutting down a viewpoint they disagree with.

See also echo chamber.

How do you know they are being disingenuous?

 

[Vaalingrade]

I thought the implication was fairly obvious: those RPGers who like 4e are not people!

Let's be fair.

We're only not people at a fundamental level.

 

[James Gasik]

I thought the implication was fairly obvious: those RPGers who like 4e are not people!

I liked 4e (not at first, but by the time it was terminated, I was sad about it). Now I've lost my personhood!

Have I become a Vestige?

 

[Mind of tempest]

I liked 4e (not at first, but by the time it was terminated, I was sad about it). Now I've lost my personhood!

Have I become a Vestige?

give no one know what this even is in practical terms possibly?

 

[James Gasik]

give no one know what this even is in practical terms possibly?

Great! Now find me a Binder, I have cool powers to dispense as I claw my way back to existence!

 

[beancounter]

How do you know they are being disingenuous?

It's a judgement call, but I would say frequency and intensity are good indicators.

Yes, different people have different tolerances/sensitivities, but sometimes you just have to wonder.

 

[payn]

It's a judgement call, but I would say frequency and intensity are good indicators.

Yes, different people have different tolerances/sensitivities, but sometimes you just have to wonder.

In my experience, if its really not a big deal, and only one or two people have issue, the discussion goes on. I don't wonder when somebody tells me they are offended by something. I just believe them.