![]() ![]() But that doesn’t disguise the fact that there’s an underlying attack. The posters on Enworld are making light of this fact, and therein is the humor – they’ve co-opted the attack on Mearls and made it into a joke. But why is there a joke about Mike Mearls ruining things? There is, after all, no thread that says “Chris Pramas (designer of the Dragon Age RPG) ruined everything.” The joke only exists because there are lots of people who do believe Mike Mearls (or others associated with D&D 4th Edition) ruined everything. Let’s start with point (d): The “Mike Mearls ruined everything” thread on Enworld. that we don’t understand that the “Mike Mearls ruined everything” thread is a joke.Ĭonsidering all of the outcry, it seems a worthwhile exercise to provide some explanation, lest someone start an “Alexander Macris ruined everything” thread.that we have editorialized to slant Mike Mearls’ views.that we are taking for granted that D&D is in a “death spiral”.that we “have an axe to grind” against Wizards.Among the concerns raised repeatedly have been: I’m not sure if I’m pleased or bothered by the volume of response, but I have read them all and noticed a few recurring items. The recent interview The Escapist conducted with Mike Mearls, D&D Manager for Wizards of the Coast, has provoked a remarkable amount of controversy, with threads on Penny Arcade’s forums and a monstrous 34-page thread on RPG.net. ![]()
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