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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 5136478" data-attributes="member: 2205">I certainly haven't read every OSR themed blog, but most of the ones I have read were more to the tune of &quot;I played 2e, and 3e, and looked at 4e, and then realized that what I really wanted was to get back to basics.&quot;&nbsp; Or folks who got out of gaming entirely and then came back to 1e.&nbsp; Or some variation on that theme.I have no doubt that what you're referring to has happened plenty.&nbsp; But I doubt that the majority of OSR folks started with old-school games now, or have played OD&amp;D campaign continuously, or whatever. No.&nbsp; Is that supposed to be insulting or something?&nbsp; Should I feel offended?&nbsp; Even if I played 4e, I mean?If that's what I'm supposed to understand, what I&quot;m getting from it is that OSR-themed folks who get offended by &quot;accusations&quot; of nostalgia are a bunch of hypersensitive crybabies.&nbsp; Since I'm assuming that's not what you're attempting to convey, maybe you can come up with a better example?EDIT: Y'know what?&nbsp; Scratch that.&nbsp; That was a bit needlessly obtuse for no good reason other than I was feeling pissy.&nbsp; OK, yeah, that is a bit condescending.&nbsp; I still am surprised by the reaction to it, though.Plus the counter example is hampered by the fact that 4e isn't really that new anymore.&nbsp; That must be one heckuva shine.&nbsp; Again; not that I play 4e or anything, because I've actually managed to avoid it almost completely.&nbsp; But, anyway...I see your point, I guess.&nbsp; It just fails to completely convey to me the apparent depth of the insult that many people demonstrably feel when being told that they're nostalgic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 5136478, member: 2205"] I certainly haven't read [I]every[/I] OSR themed blog, but most of the ones I have read were more to the tune of "I played 2e, and 3e, and looked at 4e, and then realized that what I really wanted was to get back to basics." Or folks who got out of gaming entirely and then came back to 1e. Or some variation on that theme. I have no doubt that what you're referring to has happened plenty. But I doubt that the majority of OSR folks started with old-school games [I]now[/I], or have played OD&D campaign continuously, or whatever. No. Is that supposed to be insulting or something? Should I feel offended? Even if I played 4e, I mean? If that's what I'm supposed to understand, what I"m getting from it is that OSR-themed folks who get offended by "accusations" of nostalgia are a bunch of hypersensitive crybabies. Since I'm assuming that's not what you're attempting to convey, maybe you can come up with a better example? EDIT: Y'know what? Scratch that. That was a bit needlessly obtuse for no good reason other than I was feeling pissy. OK, yeah, that is a bit condescending. I still am surprised by the reaction to it, though. Plus the counter example is hampered by the fact that 4e isn't really [I]that[/I] new anymore. That must be one heckuva shine. Again; not that I play 4e or anything, because I've actually managed to avoid it almost completely. But, anyway... I see your point, I guess. It just fails to completely convey to me the apparent depth of the insult that many people demonstrably feel when being told that they're nostalgic. [/QUOTE]

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