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<blockquote data-quote="Tequila Sunrise" data-source="post: 4941012" data-attributes="member: 40398"><p>As I have yet to see a single in-person alignment debate or issue, I can't help but assume that those who dislike alignment are either a vocal minority or perhaps everyone who I've never gamed with. Every time the issue comes up online, I am amazed at the amount of angst directed at alignment. It's obvious that most of these gamers are either rebelling against players who take alignment way too seriously, or take alignment much too seriously themselves. Which is unfortunate, because alignment is the one and only part of 4e that I <em>almost</em> feel is dumbed down. Not because 4e has only five alignments -- I never had much use for anything beyond Good, Neutral/Unaligned and Evil -- but because alignment apparently requires more maturity than a number of us gamers possess.</p><p></p><p>I do like alignment, and I do consider it a D&D hallmark, but in every edition there have been totally bogus rules attached to it. Mostly I mean class alignment restrictions in any form, but also the mercurial and sometimes slapstick definitions throughout editions.</p><p></p><p>I guess to appreciate alignment, you have to be willing to ultimately accept the DM's personal view, just like any other rules call. I understand morality can be a touchy subject, but it's not like the DM is trying to be your rabbi/priest/whoever to impose his morality on <em>you</em>; he's just making a judgment call for the sake of playing a game of make-believe.</p><p></p><p>PS: I don't get the continued popularity of 'What alignment is Character X?' discussions. Don't people get by now how subjective alignment is? Same deal as 'What class is Character X?'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tequila Sunrise, post: 4941012, member: 40398"] As I have yet to see a single in-person alignment debate or issue, I can't help but assume that those who dislike alignment are either a vocal minority or perhaps everyone who I've never gamed with. Every time the issue comes up online, I am amazed at the amount of angst directed at alignment. It's obvious that most of these gamers are either rebelling against players who take alignment way too seriously, or take alignment much too seriously themselves. Which is unfortunate, because alignment is the one and only part of 4e that I [i]almost[/i] feel is dumbed down. Not because 4e has only five alignments -- I never had much use for anything beyond Good, Neutral/Unaligned and Evil -- but because alignment apparently requires more maturity than a number of us gamers possess. I do like alignment, and I do consider it a D&D hallmark, but in every edition there have been totally bogus rules attached to it. Mostly I mean class alignment restrictions in any form, but also the mercurial and sometimes slapstick definitions throughout editions. I guess to appreciate alignment, you have to be willing to ultimately accept the DM's personal view, just like any other rules call. I understand morality can be a touchy subject, but it's not like the DM is trying to be your rabbi/priest/whoever to impose his morality on [i]you[/i]; he's just making a judgment call for the sake of playing a game of make-believe. PS: I don't get the continued popularity of 'What alignment is Character X?' discussions. Don't people get by now how subjective alignment is? Same deal as 'What class is Character X?' [/QUOTE]
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