Transformers: Now with pronouns!

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[–]ClassroomPast6178 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It’s a power play, it’s all about forcing publishers to do as they say and once they’ve done that and the publisher has debased their product sufficiently the crybullies move on to the next “issue” leaving a ruined game/tv show/film/franchise/novel in their wake.

As someone who grew up in the 80s playing ADnD 2nd edition, amongst other games, we just adapted the rules to our group style of play (and limited budgets meant we couldn’t run out and buy all the supplements so we had to be picky as the ones we bought).

There was zero reason for anyone to complain about “races” or whatever shit they were complaining about, because they could just add/subtract that to/from their game themselves and everyone would be happy. But it was never about that, it was about forcing the publisher to make changes because they could.

I mean, do you need rules to have gay characters? Does troonery make sense in a world containing magical transformations including magical sex changes (the funniest cursed item, in my 1980s schoolboy opinion)?

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

And of course you hit the nail on the head. You can just make your own rules since it's a game. And it doesn't matter.

Is what I'd say if I was an idiot. Are you crazy? You think you can make your own rules? My god? What's gonna happen when the kids think they can just stick a portable hole in a bag of holding and just pretend there's nothing wrong with that. My god! You are a menace!

[–]ClassroomPast6178 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I wonder if it’s partly to do with the fact that kids for the past twenty or so years have had less and less time where they weren’t being “managed” by adults, teachers and helicopter parents.

They need an authority figure to tell them how to play.

There used to be a game called MERP (middle-earth roleplaying game) which had tables and charts for everything - you’re a hobbit camping in The Shire and you need to take a shit, roll 2D10 and consult chart 23 to see what happens!

My friends who loved Tolkien suffered through that game until someone, not me, pointed out that they could just play with ADnD rules in the Middle Earth setting. So we did and had a lot more fun.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There's probably some of that, I'm a bit skeptical though, I think you're better off letting the kids go off and manage their own shit but I think you're always gonna have some kids that wait for others to tell them what to do and others that will just take charge regardless.

I'm of course frustrated by some of the idiocy I see younger people display but I'm surprised by their lack of idiocy fairly often as well, depends on the person. I've definitely taken to being an old grump towards them when they are stupid though.

These days it's kids and telephone phobia that grinds my gears. "Oh no the website for this shop doesn't have an E-mail only a phone number what do'

Wow what a pickle! I guess the best thing to do is just assume a fetal position until death takes you. Better than than making a phone call.