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<blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 9033400" data-attributes="member: 16586">It's because they have spent years playing games that do not meet their interest sets, often believing they'll never have the sorts of experiences they crave (which many people tell them are either impossible or selfish), might even consider leaving the hobby entirely or just giving up on ever getting the sort of play they want. Do you have any idea of how frustrating that experience can be?Imagine if the tables were reversed. If for years all the gaming tables you had access to were games like Dungeon World and you didn't even know the sort of world building / exploration centered play was possible, but then you found it just when you were ready to give up on the hobby. Except even then you were made to feel like you were unwelcome within it.It's kind of like that.It's certainly not revelatory experience, but it is kind of like ... Finally!<img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYmIzY2QzY2I0ZWQyOTIxOTdhNWNlNjhhMjU1NjFjNmZiN2IyYjgxNSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZzX2dpZklkJmN0PWc/jVStxzak9yk2Q/giphy.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />I mean if you want to take offense that people were frustrated or unhappy with their trad game experience or find it elitist for them to share their own preferences and experiences go ahead brother.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Campbell, post: 9033400, member: 16586"] It's because they have spent years playing games that do not meet their interest sets, often believing they'll never have the sorts of experiences they crave (which many people tell them are either impossible or selfish), might even consider leaving the hobby entirely or just giving up on ever getting the sort of play they want. Do you have any idea of how frustrating that experience can be? Imagine if the tables were reversed. If for years all the gaming tables you had access to were games like Dungeon World and you didn't even know the sort of world building / exploration centered play was possible, but then you found it just when you were ready to give up on the hobby. Except even then you were made to feel like you were unwelcome within it. It's kind of like that. It's certainly not revelatory experience, but it is kind of like .[B].. Finally! [IMG]https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYmIzY2QzY2I0ZWQyOTIxOTdhNWNlNjhhMjU1NjFjNmZiN2IyYjgxNSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZzX2dpZklkJmN0PWc/jVStxzak9yk2Q/giphy.gif[/IMG] [/B] I mean if you want to take offense that people were frustrated or unhappy with their trad game experience or find it elitist for them to share their own preferences and experiences go ahead brother. [/QUOTE]

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