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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6287644" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Come on Celebrim.&nbsp; The passive-aggressive, pejorative use of the term as an indictment of a playstyle as shallow and lacking in sophistication is clear and present.&nbsp; The overt indictment of folks who use xp at any pace determined to be accelerated is simultaneously used to deride people for lack of patience and wanting their cake and wanting it NOW (as children).&nbsp; They don't appreciate the process or the aspect of the past-time that is equal parts artful aesthetic.&nbsp; They only (or at least primarily) are interested in the proportion that is the &quot;conveyer belt of fun (NOW)&quot; part of the leisure activity.&nbsp; Hence, their tastes are immature or unrefined.&nbsp; From there it is a minor bit of (biased) extrapolation or (reckless) correlation to dismiss the system(s) they play or mechanics they prefer.That isn't assuming motives.&nbsp; It is fundamental.&nbsp; &quot;The Handbook for RPG Warring&quot; is premised upon it.&nbsp; I hope we can dispense with any ignorance of that reality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 6287644, member: 6696971"] Come on Celebrim. The passive-aggressive, pejorative use of the term as an indictment of a playstyle as shallow and lacking in sophistication is clear and present. The overt indictment of folks who use xp at any pace determined to be accelerated is simultaneously used to deride people for lack of patience and wanting their cake and wanting it NOW (as children). They don't appreciate the process or the aspect of the past-time that is equal parts artful aesthetic. They only (or at least primarily) are interested in the proportion that is the "conveyer belt of fun (NOW)" part of the leisure activity. Hence, their tastes are immature or unrefined. From there it is a minor bit of (biased) extrapolation or (reckless) correlation to dismiss the system(s) they play or mechanics they prefer. That isn't assuming motives. It is fundamental. "The Handbook for RPG Warring" is premised upon it. I hope we can dispense with any ignorance of that reality. [/QUOTE]

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