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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4056663" data-attributes="member: 2067">It's not objective, and it's not falsifiable. It's an opinion statement, and it's presented as if it's something &quot;everyone knows.&quot;Not everyone knows it. Plenty of people don't have these issues that WotC so graciously has decided to &quot;fix.&quot; When they say &quot;it sucks,&quot; it can really sound like they're saying &quot;It's bad, and if you like it, you have bad taste, because what's REALLY good is what's coming up in a few months!&quot;If they said something more objective -- like &quot;The grapple rules are pretty complex, and we're going to simplify them,&quot; it may go over better. It's more specific, it gives us more information, and it allows us to use our own judgment about whether or not we're interested in their fix. &quot;Ah, I've got no problem with the complexity, I don't need that!&quot; or &quot;Ah! That's been annoying me for so long! I'm glad they made it simpler!&quot;Saying &quot;These rules are bad and we will make them better,&quot; isn't saying much, and it isn't an opinion everyone shares. Those two things are a deadly combination: if you're saying something people are going to dispute, ground it in concrete information. If you're giving your opinion only, don't state it categorically.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 4056663, member: 2067"] It's not objective, and it's not falsifiable. It's an opinion statement, and it's presented as if it's something "everyone knows." Not everyone knows it. Plenty of people don't have these issues that WotC so graciously has decided to "fix." When they say "it sucks," it can really sound like they're saying "It's bad, and if you like it, you have bad taste, because what's REALLY good is what's coming up in a few months!" If they said something more objective -- like "The grapple rules are pretty complex, and we're going to simplify them," it may go over better. It's more specific, it gives us more information, and it allows us to use our own judgment about whether or not we're interested in their fix. "Ah, I've got no problem with the complexity, I don't need that!" or "Ah! That's been annoying me for so long! I'm glad they made it simpler!" Saying "These rules are bad and we will make them better," isn't saying much, and it isn't an opinion everyone shares. Those two things are a deadly combination: if you're saying something people are going to dispute, ground it in concrete information. If you're giving your opinion only, don't state it categorically. [/QUOTE]

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