For those that haven't seen it and are interested. Since it seems at least part of the goal is to draw in new players this seemed relevant. For Hero, rpg.net is New York city.
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Septuple Millennial Master
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For those that haven't seen it and are interested. Since it seems at least part of the goal is to draw in new players this seemed relevant. For Hero, rpg.net is New York city.
"If it can make it there, it can make it anywhere."
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I stopped reading after the 4th error in the first post.
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From my cursory examination the gist of that thread seems to be "I don't play Hero because I have no idea about even the most basic aspects of it."
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I don't blame you. I've been actively avoiding the thread until this point but I thought some useful insight might be gleaned from it.Originally Posted by Derek Hiemforth
I stopped reading after the 4th error in the first post.
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You know, its a wonderful thing I've never registered over at rpg.net. I consider it a good rule for general internet purposes: never register for a community where, upon skimming, you find that your immediate reaction is an overall diminished respect for humanity in general.
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Yeah, it's right up there with the old "I don't play D&D because they use real satanic rituals in the game" crap.I stopped reading after the 4th error in the first post.
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Exactly. I use Hero because it allows me to do rituals to the otherworldly embodiment of evil of my choice, not confining me to pre-generated Dark Lords.Yeah, it's right up there with the old "I don't play D&D because they use real satanic rituals in the game" crap.
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Repped. Sadly, that is so very, very true.
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FWIW, it's hit 14 pages. Any publicity is good publicity, as they say.
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To be fair, there have been some reasonable comments and useful observations on that thread, and IMO some of the objections and concerns raised are worth considering. It's just as misleading to generalize RPGnetters as ignorant grognards, as it is to generalize HEROphiles as math-obsessed snobs.
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True. However for me at least the signal to noise ratio is just too poor to make it worth my time.To be fair, there have been some reasonable comments and useful observations on that thread, and IMO some of the objections and concerns raised are worth considering. It's just as misleading to generalize RPGnetters as ignorant grognards, as it is to generalize HEROphiles as math-obsessed snobs.
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Yes, it's relevant, and it illustrates what an uphill battle bringing in new players would be. The misconceptions are astounding. ("Just quadruple the points and you wouldn't need 1/4 modifiers.")
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Does that mean I can get superpowers if I play HERO? Hope hope hope.Yeah, it's right up there with the old "I don't play D&D because they use real satanic rituals in the game" crap.
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I would never characterize RPGnetters as grognards, far from it, they are ignorant new age gamers (rules lite, storyteller, cards instead of dice gamers).To be fair, there have been some reasonable comments and useful observations on that thread, and IMO some of the objections and concerns raised are worth considering. It's just as misleading to generalize RPGnetters as ignorant grognards, as it is to generalize HEROphiles as math-obsessed snobs.
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Septuple Millennial Master
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or Jenga towers. Lets not forget Jenga towers.I would never characterize RPGnetters as grognards, far from it, they are ignorant new age gamers (rules lite, storyteller, cards instead of dice gamers).
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