I never see knock down drag out D&D fights.
Derek Stanley
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> On Feb 5, 2016, at 13:15, [Traveller_TNE] <> wrote:
>
> On 5 Feb 2016 at 8:56, [Traveller_TNE] wrote:
> >
> > What I have absolutely never understood about our "hobby" is the level
> > of fanaticism that seems to appear. I've got all of the editions of
> > Traveller and I mix and match the pieces that work for me and ignore
> > the ones that don't. I'd like to think this is a balanced perspective
> > on a "game" that is meant to be an enjoyable experience for the
> > participants.
> >
> > I've been around long enough to have seen the flamewars over any
> > number of different topics, and it's just utterly juvenile behavior to
> > me. I realize that there are those individuals who have adopted a
> > particular version of Traveller as a "religion" and in typical fashion
> > are intolerant of those who don't share their "beliefs." That sort of
> > behavior is just not acceptable for children, let alone adults.
> >
> > In short, if a game has become your reality then you have a problem
> > bordering on outright addiction and you need to get a life and learn
> > to respect the opinions and perspectives of others without spiraling
> > down into some petty, childish rant about a non-real situation.
> >
> > Intolerance and hate are for small-minded people. I'd like to hope
> > that we can all be better than that.
> >
> > But...
> >
> > Your Mileage May Vary...
>
> It's common behaviour for people when it comes to hobbies. There is only one correct
> scale for a model railway, and so on.
>
>
Derek Stanley
Sent from my iPhone...
> On Feb 5, 2016, at 13:15, [Traveller_TNE] <> wrote:
>
> On 5 Feb 2016 at 8:56, [Traveller_TNE] wrote:
> >
> > What I have absolutely never understood about our "hobby" is the level
> > of fanaticism that seems to appear. I've got all of the editions of
> > Traveller and I mix and match the pieces that work for me and ignore
> > the ones that don't. I'd like to think this is a balanced perspective
> > on a "game" that is meant to be an enjoyable experience for the
> > participants.
> >
> > I've been around long enough to have seen the flamewars over any
> > number of different topics, and it's just utterly juvenile behavior to
> > me. I realize that there are those individuals who have adopted a
> > particular version of Traveller as a "religion" and in typical fashion
> > are intolerant of those who don't share their "beliefs." That sort of
> > behavior is just not acceptable for children, let alone adults.
> >
> > In short, if a game has become your reality then you have a problem
> > bordering on outright addiction and you need to get a life and learn
> > to respect the opinions and perspectives of others without spiraling
> > down into some petty, childish rant about a non-real situation.
> >
> > Intolerance and hate are for small-minded people. I'd like to hope
> > that we can all be better than that.
> >
> > But...
> >
> > Your Mileage May Vary...
>
> It's common behaviour for people when it comes to hobbies. There is only one correct
> scale for a model railway, and so on.
>
>