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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7769114" data-attributes="member: 177">Much of his point was made with the &quot;grey goo&quot; quote.&nbsp; It sets a tone that is... unwelcoming to anyone who happens to enjoy other styles of gaming.&nbsp; The rest of it seems poorly researched, as there are other folks around here and elsewhere who seem to have thought more deeply (and I'd say more evenhandedly) about this subject, and the author seems ignorant of that.&nbsp; The author probably should have gotten himself up to speed on the state of scholarship and theory (such as it may be, it is better than his) before starting to write.&nbsp; His use of loaded terms and factually incorrect absolute statements do not strengthen his arguments.Maybe some discussion with *current* designers of games would have been helpful, too.&nbsp; And, to answer his final question - No particular gamer has to like all kinds of games.&nbsp; But, around here, we do ask people to limit the time they spend trash-talking styles they don't like, or how often they tear down things other people love to make their own favorites look good.Overall, this is a disappointing series.&nbsp; I would hope for better from this place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7769114, member: 177"] Much of his point was made with the "grey goo" quote. It sets a tone that is... unwelcoming to anyone who happens to enjoy other styles of gaming. The rest of it seems poorly researched, as there are other folks around here and elsewhere who seem to have thought more deeply (and I'd say more evenhandedly) about this subject, and the author seems ignorant of that. The author probably should have gotten himself up to speed on the state of scholarship and theory (such as it may be, it is better than his) before starting to write. His use of loaded terms and factually incorrect absolute statements do not strengthen his arguments. Maybe some discussion with *current* designers of games would have been helpful, too. And, to answer his final question - No particular gamer has to like all kinds of games. But, around here, we do ask people to limit the time they spend trash-talking styles they don't like, or how often they tear down things other people love to make their own favorites look good. Overall, this is a disappointing series. I would hope for better from this place. [/QUOTE]

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