No, what you are saying here is what is complete b.s. Pre-gen characters have always been shortcuts for new players in D&D. The very idea of D&D has always been about creating and playing your own character. But I do agree: nothing's worth discussing or debating with you.
Pregen characters have always existed. They have been played by new players and old players alike. I've played DnD in various incarnations throughout the decades, since the 1980s. I've witnessed it numerous times, and I've often played pregenerated characters myself, sometimes at conventions.
This is a simple fact. It's not an argument.
It's not bad fun to enjoy playing a pregen, and it doesn't violate what DnD has always been about... because DnD has demonstrably always been about playing characters, whether those characters were pregenerated or self-made.
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I understand it's not your preference. But there's a difference between you having a personal preference and you telling us that DnD is all about your personal preference to the exclusion of anyone else's.
In other words, you're not an authority on what DnD is all about. You're just an authority on what DnD is about to you, and there's nothing wrong with that.
