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<blockquote data-quote="Thaumaturge" data-source="post: 6327611" data-attributes="member: 1927">On an interesting note: in the Tome Show podcast that came out yesterday, Mearls said (my paraphrase) they learned from the playtest that most people aren't married to a particular style or edition. People have preferences, but they can enjoy games that are (to use your metaphor) a mixed breed. Obviously, this isn't universal, but that understanding of their data is likely why 5B is what it is. This is the midpoint that most of the silent majority will play and enjoy. They expect.Yeah. Because it changes the scenario. I really believe there will be people who only play 5B, so I think their experience should be considered also. You appeared to be considering them. Now you aren't. I wouldn't have pointed out the discrepancy if you'd used your new wording. Your new phrase presents a different player who is making a different choice. Now I can feel sorry for him. Until the PH(B) releases, anyway. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Thaumaturge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thaumaturge, post: 6327611, member: 1927"] On an interesting note: in the Tome Show podcast that came out yesterday, Mearls said (my paraphrase) they learned from the playtest that [I]most[/I] people aren't married to a particular style or edition. People have preferences, but they can enjoy games that are (to use your metaphor) a mixed breed. Obviously, this isn't universal, but that understanding of their data is likely why 5B is what it is. This is the midpoint that most of the silent majority will play and enjoy. They expect. Yeah. Because it changes the scenario. I really believe there will be people who only play 5B, so I think their experience should be considered also. You appeared to be considering them. Now you aren't. I wouldn't have pointed out the discrepancy if you'd used your new wording. Your new phrase presents a different player who is making a different choice. Now I can feel sorry for him. Until the PH(B) releases, anyway. :) Thaumaturge. [/QUOTE]

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