D&D 5E Why 5e? Bringing Back the Cheesecake Factory!

[Parmandur]

Wait ... they have Cheescake?

I never knew that. Either I am so full from the giant appetizers and entrees to think about dessert, or we've already been tossed because of Derek. DEREK!!!!!

We've gone there specifically and only just to pick up cheesecakes for events.

 

[bedir than]

I asked them nicely to make me smarter, but no dice.

They gave you a 100 page book to read and you didn't get smarter?

 

[roguish]

I could keep going on, but the idea generally holds. 5e isn't the best game in any given aspect; I would argue that there are other, better TTRPGs out there for many uses (and I'd even say that in terms of pure "D&D" some people might prefer other editions, or even clones). But when it comes to disparate groups of people getting together and finding that sweet spot of play, I am envious of the way that 5e always seems to be good enough for a critical mass of people to play.

That's all VERY on point, but I think there needs to be some agreement within the group too, because some things are mutually exclusive. If I don't do Theatre of the Mind combat, and Derek doesn't do grid combat, we can't have fun together. We can still enjoy the same edition, but we have to be on different tables to do so.

 

[KYRON45]

You had me at cheesecake.

 

[MGibster]

And that, in a nutshell, is the appeal of 5e. 5e is the Cheesecake Factory of TTRPGs.

Isn't this just lowest common denomenator?

 

[Parmandur]

Isn't this just lowest common denomenator?

No, the lowest common denominator is Little Cesar's or White Castle.

 

[jmartkdr2]

Isn't this just lowest common denomenator?

No, that would be calling it the Denny's of ttrpgs.

 

[Deset Gled]

No, the lowest common denominator is Little Cesar's or White Castle.

Hey. Let's not go taking our anger out on an honored establishment like White Castle.

 

[MGibster]

No, the lowest common denominator is Little Cesar's or White Castle.

The LCD usually refers to the least quality option that everyone involved will accept rather than whatis the worse overall. I'm of the opinion that D&D isn't the Cheesecake Factory of gaming it's Ruth Chris Steakhouse. People pick D&D because they like D&D. For many gamers, the majority I'd wager, D&D is their first choice not their second.

 

[Parmandur]

The LCD usually refers to the least quality option that everyone involved will accept rather than whatis the worse overall. I'm of the opinion that D&D isn't the Cheesecake Factory of gaming it's Ruth Chris Steakhouse. People pick D&D because they like D&D. For many gamers, the majority I'd wager, D&D is their first choice not their second.

But the analogy wasn't D&D beesus other RPGs, it was 5E versus other D&D. Still, you are right, it would be a lot of people's first choice. But so would Cheesecake Factory.