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Dec 17, 2009 -- 1:12PM, Wavester wrote:

Dec 17, 2009 -- 12:33PM, Dakhran wrote:

Dec 17, 2009 -- 11:43AM, Wavester wrote:

People need to calm down and stop acting like somebody came into their house and turned their PS3 into an Atari or their 55 inch widescreen into an old wooden box tv with no remote. It's a game.

Okay, delurking to address this condescending statement...

Sure it's a game.  A game that we invest time and money into.  A game that for many of us represents the only time we can have a social gathering with friends outside of work and family obligations.  And when rules changes make your perfectly valid, non-cheesy character suddenly illegal to play in any LFR game, you can no longer play in any official LFR group with your friends.  Many of our group's players drive for over an hour each way just to show up for a game, which would be less likely if they knew they couldn't even join in the fun.

It's less like someone turned your widescreen/PS3 into an Atari on B&W TV, and more that they stole the whole entertainment system, then locked you in your house all weekend long.

I'm still waiting patiently for clarification on the LFR impact of the rules updates myself, but the condescending "chill, it's just a game" attitude I find to be rather offensive.

Lots of people spend lots of  time and money.
Lots of people have this as one of their only or at least favorite social gatherings
Lots of people drive an hour or more to game

I'm all those things myself. I actually have a character affected by some of the changes now and in the past. Didn't bug me. It's a game and they'll work themselves out eventually.

I highly doubt people are driving hours with entire groups of illegal characters and groups are locking them out for it. Even if this is so, even if things are just so messed up everybody is just illegal and cannot play, then play something else. I'll take Settlers of Catan while doing bad Python quotes for $600 Alex. The point is to play and have fun. If things are a little out of whack right now then shift gears until things sort out.

Call it condescending or whatever but if errata to a game has you that worked up then ya you need to work something out.

If having fun with friends is totally ruined because of errata to a game then ya you need to work that out.

I don't think it is looking down on anybody but more of choosing not to be that emotionally tied up with a game/hobby. I refuse to let something that is entertainment have that much control over me. Nor do I accept others who have allowed it to be that for them to dictate to me or others what is and is not fair or fun.

Now I don't expect this to change anybodys opinion. I only posted because I saw a friend unfairly attacked imo. Nothing in the rules of the world state that people cannot find me offensive, condescending, or overly and unfairly tall (the bald part most will agree is totally fair and I justly deserve it).

Dave C

Wow, really Dave?  People raise complaints about the handling of rather important issues and this is how you react to that?  I mean, really?

I've never been to one of your shows, but now I'm pretty sure I never want to.  What if, God forbid, I felt it necessary to complain to you about something I found to be unacceptable?  From what you've written here, you'd apparently berate me for being too emotionally tied up in a game, and tell me to go work something out myself.

It's entirely possible for something of relative unimportance, like a game, to be handled in a way that is unacceptable and that needs to be corrected.  It's perfectly legitimate to complain to the people in charge so that they can take corrective action.  It doesn't seem like you comprehend this.