New Posts For Thread: Shift in attitude a possible insurmountable rift?http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29427105/Shift_in_attitude_a_possible_insurmountable_riftI am not very active on the forums but I am sure this has been discussed. I have been playing D&D since the late 70's and every incarnation of the rules. In my experience there has been a major yet subtle shift in attitude toward the game as a whole.It's all WotC's fault if you're looking for someone to blame. It's not the players playing 4e's fault. Many enjoy the current incarnation and have no desire to play the older version because 4e was their first and they like it. Or it's not their fhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29427105/Shift_in_attitude_a_possible_insurmountable_rift?post_id=526105689#526105689It's all WotC's fault if you're looking for someone to blame. It's not the players playing 4e's fault. Many enjoy the current incarnation and have no desire to play the older version because 4e was their first and they like it. Or it's not their fThu, 15 Nov 2012 20:23:25 -0600I think it's a cultural shift. In bygone days, the idea of having overcoming challenges was in and of itself a welcome idea. The shift has been toward a way of thinking that if something presents a challenge, then it is broken. I don't mean the mechahttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29427105/Shift_in_attitude_a_possible_insurmountable_rift?post_id=526103071#526103071I think it's a cultural shift. In bygone days, the idea of having overcoming challenges was in and of itself a welcome idea. The shift has been toward a way of thinking that if something presents a challenge, then it is broken. I don't mean the mechaThu, 15 Nov 2012 17:35:59 -0600I certainly do, since I started with it. OTOH, if I pick up a 1st ed T&T or Villains and Vigilantes book, it'll have about as much emotional impact on me as a lawnmower repair manual, because I never so much as glanced at them back in the day.What yohttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29427105/Shift_in_attitude_a_possible_insurmountable_rift?post_id=525410725#525410725I certainly do, since I started with it. OTOH, if I pick up a 1st ed T&T or Villains and Vigilantes book, it'll have about as much emotional impact on me as a lawnmower repair manual, because I never so much as glanced at them back in the day.What yoWed, 24 Oct 2012 01:25:47 -0500And that does little to explain how people can tell what band it is simply by "feel." Same is true for poetry. People can tell which poet or author wrote a passage without ever having seen it. Hell, the other day I heard a song by some female singhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29427105/Shift_in_attitude_a_possible_insurmountable_rift?post_id=525409437#525409437And that does little to explain how people can tell what band it is simply by "feel." Same is true for poetry. People can tell which poet or author wrote a passage without ever having seen it. Hell, the other day I heard a song by some female singTue, 23 Oct 2012 23:13:40 -0500Here is the thing though, if D&D doesn't have a spirit and their is no identifiable thing that makes D&D... D&D. How do you proceed with a new version of the game without alieniating your audiance? How do you create a new encarnation of D&D and enshttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29427105/Shift_in_attitude_a_possible_insurmountable_rift?post_id=525183859#525183859Here is the thing though, if D&D doesn't have a spirit and their is no identifiable thing that makes D&D... D&D. How do you proceed with a new version of the game without alieniating your audiance? How do you create a new encarnation of D&D and ensWed, 17 Oct 2012 03:09:50 -0500