Blood & Bones
Explorer
... And in ten years we'll all be saying "Hey, we all had weird ideas about D&D in the early 2010's. Now roll your d30 - it's time to create your new character for 7th edition D&D.
Will the real Mike Mearls please stand up?
- Thread starter Libramarian
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... And in ten years we'll all be saying "Hey, we all had weird ideas about D&D in the early 2010's. Now roll your d30 - it's time to create your new character for 7th edition D&D.
ExploderWizard
Hero
#1) Opinions change. Views on a variety of topics can shift over the course of time for any number of reasons
#2) Full time game designers actually make their living doing what most of us goof around with as a hobby. Its much easier to be unwavering and honest about what you like and don't like when the subject matter doesn't play a role in paying your rent or feeding your family.
#3) This is why IMHO some of the very best gaming products are made by hobbyists who want to share their stuff with fellow gamers rather than corporate product cranked out to turn a profit.
#2) Full time game designers actually make their living doing what most of us goof around with as a hobby. Its much easier to be unwavering and honest about what you like and don't like when the subject matter doesn't play a role in paying your rent or feeding your family.
#3) This is why IMHO some of the very best gaming products are made by hobbyists who want to share their stuff with fellow gamers rather than corporate product cranked out to turn a profit.
hamstertamer
First Post
It seems kinda obvious that Mike Mearls does not like classic D&D very much. He's a different breed of Role-player and he helped create the latest "new D&Ds". He is now under pressure to save the D&D franchise and so he compromise his vision (and pretend to like stuff he probable hates).
It's neither disturbing nor cynical.
It's no weirder than the fact 7 years ago I was really enjoying running 3e and now I'm really enjoying running AD&D --and I can sing both their praises and point out their faults.
Or that 20 years ago I was playing/running a lot of AD&D/2e while admiring, but playing relatively little Champions/HERO.
FYI... I don't think too much of KotB, either.
I wouldn't. I imagine the chat would go something like this, "I changed my mind. I'm interested in different things right now". The end.
Or you could just evaluate the things he's currently saying and see what you think of them.
Piratecat
Sesquipedalian
I don't think you're in a position to speak for Mearls. One of our rules here is to not ascribe intentions to other members, and that's what you're doing here. Please don't.
If it makes you feel any better, I've known Mearls for over 15 years and he likes classic D&D just fine. That was really clear back when we were playtesting Iron Heroes. I can also sympathize a little. The funniest thing I have ever written on EN World, maybe in my entire life, was a thread to Nemmerle on the old boards where I got to mock Fiend Folio monsters and illustrations. I happen to love the FF, but anyone reading that thread would have trouble believing it. Eh - loving something means you recognize its warts and accept it anyways.
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Seven years ago I thought that building monsters by the same rules as PCs was a good idea. Now it drives me crazy. Opinions change over time.
Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
Could be worse, you could imagine doing him comedy.
Mustrum "Fozzie is a comedy genius compared to imaginary comedian mike" Ridcully
How would that be any worse than the majority of Rap released today?
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