While I've agreed with some of what Vaxalon has said elsewhere, I have to disagree with the sentiment here.
While none of my articles were targetted by Vaxalon, I could see where one could argue that I might come across as pretentious. And maybe, on some level, they are.
But...so what?
If somebody has had great success playing RPG's with no dice...and they think it's the best way to play the game and they want to share it with the rest of us...then, yeah, they'd better write an article where they think their style of play is "better." Otherwise, I won't listen...and I won't try.
If the dude says..."man, we played a game with no dice...it was cool"...then I'm not sold. If he writes a 1000 word article and goes into depth about all the fun he had and how it was much better than the old games he used to play, I'm more inclined to listen and give it a shot myself.
And even if I totally disagree with him...at least he's offering up something that invites conversation. I disagreed with the article that suggested playing at Level One was better...but I'm glad the guy wrote it and I thought some valid points were made.
And I have to wonder...why write a short "article" complaing about other articles. Why not just write your version of a good article? Show us what you're thinking about.
After all, isn't it kind of pretentious to slam the work of other writers without having offered something yourself? You're slamming people for stating that their opinions are better...and in the process, implying that your approach is better than theirs...that their articles would be better reads if they followed your "guidelines."
All right, I'll bite...
While I've agreed with some of what Vaxalon has said elsewhere, I have to disagree with the sentiment here.
While none of my articles were targetted by Vaxalon, I could see where one could argue that I might come across as pretentious. And maybe, on some level, they are.
But...so what?
If somebody has had great success playing RPG's with no dice...and they think it's the best way to play the game and they want to share it with the rest of us...then, yeah, they'd better write an article where they think their style of play is "better." Otherwise, I won't listen...and I won't try.
If the dude says..."man, we played a game with no dice...it was cool"...then I'm not sold. If he writes a 1000 word article and goes into depth about all the fun he had and how it was much better than the old games he used to play, I'm more inclined to listen and give it a shot myself.
And even if I totally disagree with him...at least he's offering up something that invites conversation. I disagreed with the article that suggested playing at Level One was better...but I'm glad the guy wrote it and I thought some valid points were made.
And I have to wonder...why write a short "article" complaing about other articles. Why not just write your version of a good article? Show us what you're thinking about.
After all, isn't it kind of pretentious to slam the work of other writers without having offered something yourself? You're slamming people for stating that their opinions are better...and in the process, implying that your approach is better than theirs...that their articles would be better reads if they followed your "guidelines."
What is it you're wanting to read, anyway?