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<blockquote data-quote="Mythmere1" data-source="post: 1994685" data-attributes="member: 26563">I'm with JoshuaDyal.&nbsp; After playing lots of systems and liking many, I've tended to settle into one - Castles &amp; Crusades.I've liked CoC (original versions' what I played), Deadlands d20 (I think I would have liked the original better, but oh well), T20, and, of course, D&amp;D in all its incarnations.I think I settled into C&amp;C based on genre, and prefer it over D&amp;D 3E because it's a simpler system that allows more time for roleplaying.I think that's the reason why older gamers have a preferred system, although it doesn't explain the hostility.I think the hostility comes from the disjunct between the different TYPES of gamers not understanding other modes of play.&nbsp; From edition wars to all the other topics that engender flame wars, hostility seems to come from the clash of gaming priorities.Also from the fact that without facial expressions, the written language usually comes across more harshly than intended by the writer.&nbsp; Hence smilies.&nbsp;<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mythmere1, post: 1994685, member: 26563"] I'm with JoshuaDyal. After playing lots of systems and liking many, I've tended to settle into one - Castles & Crusades. I've liked CoC (original versions' what I played), Deadlands d20 (I think I would have liked the original better, but oh well), T20, and, of course, D&D in all its incarnations. I think I settled into C&C based on genre, and prefer it over D&D 3E because it's a simpler system that allows more time for roleplaying. I think that's the reason why older gamers have a preferred system, although it doesn't explain the hostility. I think the hostility comes from the disjunct between the different TYPES of gamers not understanding other modes of play. From edition wars to all the other topics that engender flame wars, hostility seems to come from the clash of gaming priorities. Also from the fact that without facial expressions, the written language usually comes across more harshly than intended by the writer. Hence smilies. :) :) :) :) :) [/QUOTE]

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