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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9611897" data-attributes="member: 4534">I could have gone the rest of my life without ever knowing Snarfticles were a thing.&nbsp; The Pepsi Challenge continued well into the late 1980s.&nbsp; I went on a trip to Wet 'n Wild (a chain of water parks) in Garland, Texas where I participated in the challenge.&nbsp; If I picked Pepsi then I received a prize (chips, candy, something like that), but if I picked Coca-Cola I received nothing.&nbsp; I don't know if the tests in the 70s or early 80s were like that, but I can't imagine Pepsi was using or even collecting the data from the campaign in the late 80s.&nbsp; I'm gonna stop you right there.&nbsp; The taste matters.&nbsp; If you serve me Pepsi when I ask for a Coke I'm going to notice the difference immediately.&nbsp; My father was one of those weirdos who didn't care if he drank Coke or Pepsi.&nbsp; When he came home with Pepsi once I was mortified, asking what possessed him to do such a thing.&nbsp; When he told me it was ten cents cheaper than Coke I told him I had plenty of dimes in my room.&nbsp; I agree with this.&nbsp; D&amp;D needs to provide a certain experience for me and the reason I opted out of 4th edition is because the game no longer provided me with that experience.&nbsp; While I'm not opposed to change, 5th edition is not the same as AD&amp;D which is not the same as the 1974 D&amp;D, I do sometimes think to myself, &quot;Why are you playing D&amp;D?&quot; when I hear some proposals.&nbsp; While no game is above criticism, not all is equally valid, and I find it odd that anyone would complain that D&amp;D isn't good at emulating every form of fantasy.&nbsp; That's not what it was designed for.&nbsp; D&amp;D is kind of it's own animal when it comes to fantasy.&nbsp; It's like complaining my Porsche 911 isn't as good at hauling hay as my Chevy Silverado.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9611897, member: 4534"] I could have gone the rest of my life without ever knowing Snarfticles were a thing. The Pepsi Challenge continued well into the late 1980s. I went on a trip to Wet 'n Wild (a chain of water parks) in Garland, Texas where I participated in the challenge. If I picked Pepsi then I received a prize (chips, candy, something like that), but if I picked Coca-Cola I received nothing. I don't know if the tests in the 70s or early 80s were like that, but I can't imagine Pepsi was using or even collecting the data from the campaign in the late 80s. I'm gonna stop you right there. The taste matters. If you serve me Pepsi when I ask for a Coke I'm going to notice the difference immediately. My father was one of those weirdos who didn't care if he drank Coke or Pepsi. When he came home with Pepsi once I was mortified, asking what possessed him to do such a thing. When he told me it was ten cents cheaper than Coke I told him I had plenty of dimes in my room. I agree with this. D&D needs to provide a certain experience for me and the reason I opted out of 4th edition is because the game no longer provided me with that experience. While I'm not opposed to change, 5th edition is not the same as AD&D which is not the same as the 1974 D&D, I do sometimes think to myself, "Why are you playing D&D?" when I hear some proposals. While no game is above criticism, not all is equally valid, and I find it odd that anyone would complain that D&D isn't good at emulating every form of fantasy. That's not what it was designed for. D&D is kind of it's own animal when it comes to fantasy. It's like complaining my Porsche 911 isn't as good at hauling hay as my Chevy Silverado. [/QUOTE]

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