Stamets@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 1 month agoA lesson so many need to learnlemmy.worldimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageA lesson so many need to learnlemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.network · 1 month agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago If you lead with “Thing you like is actually bad” Why would you assume the critiques are of things they like? 5e has plenty of widely recognized flaws. To get through to people, find common ground and build off that. Often, simply catering to people’s priors means never leaving their comfort zone.
minus-squareKichae@wanderingadventure.partylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSute, but the thing they like is “D&D”, and D&D isn’t just a game anymore, it’s an identity signifier. Pointing people to other games before establishing yourself as firmly not attacking their identity is going to trigger a fight.
Why would you assume the critiques are of things they like? 5e has plenty of widely recognized flaws.
Often, simply catering to people’s priors means never leaving their comfort zone.
Sute, but the thing they like is “D&D”, and D&D isn’t just a game anymore, it’s an identity signifier. Pointing people to other games before establishing yourself as firmly not attacking their identity is going to trigger a fight.