Subj : Re: Tabletop war and roleplaying games
To   : Margaerynne
From : Commodore Clifford
Date : Sat May 06 2023 14:45:50

On 05 May 23  22:54:09 Margaerynne wrote...

MM>  I wonder if D&D hasn't shifted too far in the social direction,
MM> though! There's so much buzz around  etiquette, culture, and
MM> standards in the D&D community, and it sometimes makes me wonder if
MM> we're  not pushing out the antisocial geeks who were here first.
MM> 
MM>   Granted, I'm about as boring and normal as they come, so I'm
MM> definitely part of the problem.
MM> 
MM>   I wish I was cool enough to have a weird, off-putting dnd character
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To which Commodore Clifford replies...

I think part of it was due to how they pushed game stores to really adopt
the in store play.  Before, you organized your own group, usually in your
own home.  If you were playing in the store, it was pretty much the same
thing, just in a public building.

But when they went to standardizing the experience and opening it to all,
now you're essentially creating a situation where you never know who is
going to be at the table.  Now you need to have all that etiquette,
culture, standards and all that.

Before, if someone disagreed or was "offended".  Well, you don't invite
that person back.  Now, you're kinda stuck with them.

It's actually why I quit going to the weekday gaming sessions at the
local store.  There was this one guy... The guy who figured out how to do
the double wield heavy crossbow that can fire every round, but still
points out every little rules mistake that each player makes to the
detriment of his own party (even when the DM says "no, it's fine, I'll
allow it" he is still arguing and won't stand down until the DM agrees
with him).

What's worse, he didn't even have transportation... he was being brought
by another HS kid who was kinda guilted by the parentals into bringing
him.  That poor kid was always apologizing for bringing the kid who was
ruining everyone.

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