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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8096486" data-attributes="member: 16814">One, you have no evidence to back up the claim that people not interested in psionics voted, although it's easy to assume at least some did, the quantities are unknown to you or me.&nbsp; Let's not state conjecture as fact.Two, even if someone is uninterested in psionics, that doesn't render their opinion moot.&nbsp; They are still customers of 5e, and so have a vested interest in all design choices.&nbsp; I'm mildly interested in psionics (and have been playing for decades and recall 1e and 2e psionics well -- okay, 2e psionics well and 1e dimly).&nbsp; However, I'm also a GM who has players that are interested in psionics, so I have interest in what design choices are made because they'll impact me at the table.&nbsp; I might have zero interest, or hate psionics, in which case I still have a valid interest in responding to polls on psionics because my voice is still that of a customer.&nbsp; This entire argument, that only psionics fans should be allowed a vote is fraught with gatekeeping of the True Fans Only kind.&nbsp; And, who gets to define fans of psionics?&nbsp; How much fan do I have to be to be allowed a say?I'd suggest, then, that you try a game that isn't the biggest, most popular game on the market, because that game will be catered to the widest audience possible, so your pet systems are unlikely to show up.&nbsp; Homebrew, or look into OSR, you'll be happier if you want to play a game that isn't widely popular.&nbsp; I suggest branching way out, but I think that it's you that might be too conservative to really get into something like Apocalypse World.&nbsp; I could be wrong, and would be thrilled to find out I was.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8096486, member: 16814"] One, you have no evidence to back up the claim that people not interested in psionics voted, although it's easy to assume at least some did, the quantities are unknown to you or me. Let's not state conjecture as fact. Two, even if someone is uninterested in psionics, that doesn't render their opinion moot. They are still customers of 5e, and so have a vested interest in all design choices. I'm mildly interested in psionics (and have been playing for decades and recall 1e and 2e psionics well -- okay, 2e psionics well and 1e dimly). However, I'm also a GM who has players that are interested in psionics, so I have interest in what design choices are made because they'll impact me at the table. I might have zero interest, or hate psionics, in which case I still have a valid interest in responding to polls on psionics because my voice is still that of a customer. This entire argument, that only psionics fans should be allowed a vote is fraught with gatekeeping of the True Fans Only kind. And, who gets to define fans of psionics? How much fan do I have to be to be allowed a say? I'd suggest, then, that you try a game that isn't the biggest, most popular game on the market, because that game will be catered to the widest audience possible, so your pet systems are unlikely to show up. Homebrew, or look into OSR, you'll be happier if you want to play a game that isn't widely popular. I suggest branching way out, but I think that it's you that might be too conservative to really get into something like Apocalypse World. I could be wrong, and would be thrilled to find out I was. [/QUOTE]

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