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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 4593839" data-attributes="member: 59506">So, let me make sure I have this straight. "The house is the ruleset"...so, the house is the 3E ruleset (or whatever ruleset you prefer). With you so far. "...and terminology and systems are the furniture"...so, terminology and systems of 3E (or any ruleset you prefer) are the furniture. Okay, still with you. However, this is where it doesn't make sense to me. WoTC didn't go in to your house (3E or any other preferred system) and rearrange the furniture (terminology and systems of 3E or any ruleset you prefer), in any manner, including an unacceptable manner. That is of course, unless you are referring to other 3E supplements, such as Book of Nine Swords or it's equivalent. What WoTC did is build a new house (the 4E ruleset), that kind of has the same basic framework and style as your house (the 3E ruleset or any ruleset you prefer), but added on some pillars to the entrance, and a big, gawdy bay window, and nothing but Ikea furniture<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />. But, since they were designing the house, it was completely within their perogative to design it, and furnish it (terminology and systems), the way they liked. Now, when I, others, and I'm assuming you, drive down RPG Street (NW<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />), and see the houses at the addresses of 3E and 4E, we think the house at 3E is more aesthetically pleasing. The house at 4E is just too modern/overstated/ostentatious/rustic/simple (...insert adjective of choice). And that is a completely valid, fair and personally subjective opinion. But, your allegory seems to be saying that the guys building the new house at 4E, came next door into your home and rearanged all of the furniture. Or worse, they came next door to your home one day, and completely remodelled it while you were away at work. And that would definitely suck if it happened. However, the house at 3E is still there, unchanged, unmodified, same as it always was and always will be. That is unless you decide to remodel it yourself.  So, I guess I still don't get it.  edit-P.S.: I think my house at 3E is way cooler than that house at 4E. The house at 4E still has stickers on the windows, and the yard still has that patchy sod look with anemic little saplings and bushes for landscaping. My house at 3E has landscaping that's all grown in and perfectly manicured (but still looks natural), an awesome white picket fence, and the backyard has the most awesome custom tree house in an old oak tree and a custom built wood deck and brick barbecue pit. Yeah, way cooler than the house at 4E.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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