Not gonna continue to quote. Too long.
First, JandK, I did not bring up being a DM in this thread. YOU said, "We've all been DMs, you know. It's not an earned title. In my experience, the best DMs are usually the ones who think things through and come to interesting, out-of-the-box conclusions about things, as opposed to ones who jump on the bandwagon of the most obvious, arbitrary, and unbendable idea."
Then even at that point, never used it as a basis for my opinions. YOU are the one implying such things. I even said I've had plenty of good and bad sessions. I don't pretend to be some Supreme DM who knows everything. By Heavens, no. But I may bring up being a DM from time to time because I have experience with such things. I'm not just some RPG noob who knows nothing about how to run RPG sessions successfully. I'm not just making stuff up. I've tested things. I'm not doing what you have often accused me of, just whipping things out my butt.
I will quote this, however.
I'm not being rude to anyone. I'm being rational and supporting my points, which I believe may have caused you to react defensively. It's not rude to say I disagree with you or think the points you're making are bad. That's just part of a discussion. I honestly think the real problem you're having is that I'm winning the debate, consistently.
In fact, there's substantial evidence that others have been rude to me, outright mocking me in some posts.
I reacted defensively because you were being offensive. Equal but opposite reaction. If other people are also reacting that way and think you're being rude, maybe it's not just me. Maybe it might just be you. It is true that disagreeing is not rude, but you do not just disagree. You attack and wage war as if we are enemies. You accuse people of things they did not do, like accusing me of bringing some sort of imagined "I'm a DM" authority into this conversation. You call things we say irrational simply because you don't see our point of view even though we're all seeing the same point of view, and you are the only person against it,, and you keep thinking you are winning in a non-existent debate that only you are creating in your own mind.
We are not your enemies here. We are not out to destroy the game. We don't hate it. We're making SUGGESTIONS to make it better because we LIKE the game. We're not doing this for our health. Whether you agree with our suggestions or not, it doesn't actually matter one bit. You aren't Larian, and I don't need to win some debate with you because whether I win or lose it DOESN'T MATTER. You ain't making the decisions. We suggest. They decide. You fighting with people over this stuff doesn't determine whether they will or will not implement it. We're not debating some hot political topic where people's lives will be decided by the end result.
So please stop acting like we're trying to steal your greatest treasure away from you. I agree with the OP. You don't. No need to be so hostile and act all like it's you or us.
