I'm getting rather tired of grumpy grognards* and the crap they peddle. The latest straw was
this. The good sir James Mishler made a graph with bad stuff on one end, good stuff on the other, put D&D 4 in the bad end and put it up on the Internets for the two people who thought it was funny to laugh at.
So, kind reader, I humbly submit this:
(I mean,
at least Mishler's original graph was remotely intelligent.)
*) With no slight intended to the many grognards who just play their favourite game and shut up. Your edition is still associated with the Hoff, of course.
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http://www.critical-hits.com/2008/07/17/stop-having-fun-my-game-is-better-than-your-game/
I'm perversely (pun intended) interested in the intersection of awesome/suck and win/blow.
I myself am curious about the intersection of Awesome and Suck. Possibly Baywatch? That would incorporate the Hoff.
Your title reminds me of a rant I wrote about MMO's a couple years ago titled "YOUR GAMES SUCK! (AND YOU CAN TOO!)" I'm guessing there's two types of gamers...Those who play to enjoy, and those who enjoy making others miserable.
I find it's better just to ignore people who do those types of posts than it is to "call them out." If you call them out and they answer the call, they'll just show up at your blog to talk to you personally about how much they hate the stuff you like. Not much accomplished there.
There are two types of people in any hobby.
Those who do it because they enjoy it, and those who want to be part of a clique or "in crowd" (any "in crowd"). Those in the second group feel the need to better define how "in crowd" they are by mocking the "losers"
In RPG's I find this funny because thats how most people view gamers VS non-gamers and many of us endured that at one point.
That said i see nothing wrong with discussing what new editions of games are good and not-good at handling.
I love mexican food, and everyone is free to eat whatever types of food they like. But I don't like Chinese food and there is nothing wrong with spelling out why. Once I start saying that I don't like Chinese food because "I have a sense of taste" and how people who like it are losers..then Im just trying to show off to my "friends".
Would you marry me? We'd have to go to Canada or Vermont or something, but I've got some vacation days saved up!
You know, there's this old saw about people in glass houses. You might want to consider it a little, given that last jab of yours in your footnote. The neckbeard contingent of grognard-dom is too big for its britches, but you do yourself no favours by slinging a bit of mud yourself.
This from someone who has gotten so sick of hearing the people on "her side" (ha!), that it's killing her interest in the games she's always played.
(Of course, I might just be so sick of the stones flying back and forth, my sense of humour is impaired. Distinct possibility, that.)
From an old school grognard I tell you: Awesome graph!
Too bad the game YOU like sucks.
Wyatt: You're probably right, but once a month or so, I just can't help myself. It's not quite a full moon, so I'm not sure why this is.
Wickedmurph/Dave the Game: Baywatch is a good pick. Would the Win/Blow corner be They're taking the hobbits to Isengard? It's got both Ian McKellen (by association) and bad music.
Rev. Lazaro/Zzarchov: Some people take the hobby too seriously. We're all pretending to be elves, after all.
taichara: I may have to admit that comparing older editions to Hasselhoff was rude. We're all pretending to be elv... wait, I already said that.
Dyson Logos/Brett Day: Hehe.
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