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When did WotC D&D "Jump the Shark"?
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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5540302" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Yeah, which just illustrates how useless anecdotes really are. I don't pretend they really tell us anything. BryonD OTOH seems to think they're less than worthless. I suspect it mostly has to do with individual attitudes and what people are looking for in games. I'm very easy-going and frankly probably just filter out people I don't care to deal with, like rule system zealots. I've also been gaming in the same area since the early 80's, so I already know more-or-less all the people I need to interact with and naturally they're compatible with my preferences. </p><p></p><p>I also think it is a pushback thing. When you're going around with a chip on your shoulder for one or another game system, you will get fairly sharp responses. Even though I'll play anything, if you come to me telling me how great PF is and it is the only thing to play and blah blah blah, you'll probably get a reaction of 'stick it'. Thus I see the whole 'divide' thing as basically something people bring to the picnic themselves. I could sit in a room full of gamers and have them all playing 4e without a comment. BryonD OTOH might get a lot of 'shove off, we don't like your pet game'. Not saying that's true, or that it is a bad thing, but how you approach people has a huge effect on how they react.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5540302, member: 82106"] Yeah, which just illustrates how useless anecdotes really are. I don't pretend they really tell us anything. BryonD OTOH seems to think they're less than worthless. I suspect it mostly has to do with individual attitudes and what people are looking for in games. I'm very easy-going and frankly probably just filter out people I don't care to deal with, like rule system zealots. I've also been gaming in the same area since the early 80's, so I already know more-or-less all the people I need to interact with and naturally they're compatible with my preferences. I also think it is a pushback thing. When you're going around with a chip on your shoulder for one or another game system, you will get fairly sharp responses. Even though I'll play anything, if you come to me telling me how great PF is and it is the only thing to play and blah blah blah, you'll probably get a reaction of 'stick it'. Thus I see the whole 'divide' thing as basically something people bring to the picnic themselves. I could sit in a room full of gamers and have them all playing 4e without a comment. BryonD OTOH might get a lot of 'shove off, we don't like your pet game'. Not saying that's true, or that it is a bad thing, but how you approach people has a huge effect on how they react. [/QUOTE]
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