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Re: What difficultly level do you play one?

From Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, alt.slack, talk.bizarre
Subject Re: What difficultly level do you play one?
Date 2024-07-15 15:10 -0500
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Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:19:42 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Here I'll weigh in.
>>
>> But kids' marketing sucked. Look at the D&D cartoon series. You meet both
>> Tiamat and Lloth in the first season. Tiamat shows up in the first
>> episode! The way it was marketed to children affected a generation of
>> players. Those players only sometimes matured out of that sort of game.
> 
> That marketing is a very interesting point I hadn't considered,
> although I wouldn't entirely blame it on kids. But TSR (and, really,
> any marketing agency worth its salt) wanted to focus on the exciting
> bits of their products: in D&D's case, the big battles, the horrific
> monsters, the glittering loot. They aren't what actually make the game
> fun (IMHO, YMMV, OTLAMA) but they're eye-catching. It's the sizzle to
> the steak. You see mighty-hewed barbarians slicing through a dragon's
> neck and being rewarded chests of gold and jewels and think, "Hey,
> what's that all about? That looks interesting!" You pick up the books
> and play.


Yeah, but Tiamat is the toughest monster out there...  Save some for the 
rest of the ditsy twaddle cartoon.  It's like meeting God on your 5th 
birthday.

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What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-07 10:23 +0100
  Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-07 08:02 -0400
    Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-07 13:50 +0000
    Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-07 10:19 -0400
    Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-07 12:51 -0500
    Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-08 21:26 +0100
      Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-10 08:51 -0400
        Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-15 12:54 +0100
  Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-07-07 08:15 -0700
    Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-07 13:28 -0400
      Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-07 14:17 -0400
        Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> - 2024-07-08 10:33 -0400
        Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-08 15:41 -0400
          Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-10 08:55 -0400
            Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-24 08:24 -0700
              Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-24 17:54 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-24 19:01 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-29 01:20 +0000
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-29 09:14 -0400
      Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-08 21:38 +0100
      Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-10 06:14 -0500
        Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-10 09:04 -0400
          Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-10 17:29 -0400
    Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-08 21:46 +0100
      Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-09 12:27 -0400
        Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-10 09:28 +0100
          Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-10 06:22 -0500
            Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-10 17:40 -0400
            Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-11 09:31 +0100
              Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-11 11:23 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-13 09:45 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-13 11:43 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-07-13 09:02 -0700
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-15 10:22 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-14 10:15 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-14 14:15 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-07-14 13:24 -0700
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-14 16:35 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-15 12:51 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-07-15 07:47 -0700
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-15 10:39 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-19 10:07 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-19 14:50 +0000
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-08-01 12:09 +0300
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-08-01 12:58 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-15 11:48 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-15 12:28 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-15 10:31 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-19 10:14 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-15 10:19 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-15 15:43 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-15 15:10 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-16 08:47 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-16 12:50 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-16 15:49 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-16 18:24 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-17 16:00 +0000
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-17 12:47 -0500
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-19 14:50 +0000
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-17 09:28 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-17 11:14 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-18 09:33 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-24 08:52 -0700
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-24 21:25 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2024-07-24 21:48 -0700
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-07-25 08:39 +0100
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-17 10:24 -0500
            Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-24 08:36 -0700
        Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-10 06:15 -0500
          Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-10 09:17 -0400
            Re: What difficultly level do you play one? rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Ross Ridge) - 2024-07-10 14:43 +0000
              Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-10 12:28 -0400
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          Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-10 13:50 +0000
            Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-10 12:34 -0400
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                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-13 14:09 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-13 21:20 +0000
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-07-14 07:54 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-14 16:40 +0000
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-14 14:23 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-16 15:10 +0000
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-07-16 13:07 -0400
                Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-17 15:50 +0000
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            Re: What difficultly level do you play one? rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Ross Ridge) - 2024-07-25 14:22 +0000
  Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-07 08:48 -0700
    Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-10 06:24 -0500
      Re: What difficultly level do you play one? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-10 13:50 +0000
      Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-24 09:06 -0700
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  Re: What difficultly level do you play one? Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2024-07-09 19:00 -0500
  Re: What difficultly level do you play one? rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Ross Ridge) - 2024-07-10 14:27 +0000
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