>when your rules read more like a cease and desist order rather than a game
>>98284404this is what happens if you don't gatekeep rules lawyers, WAACfags, munchkins, and those with 0 reading comprehension.
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>>98284413Kek I am the ultimate rules lawyer. I'm an insurance agent and have to memorize policies word for word for when I am talking to clients. By comparison memorizing 40k rules is baby mode.
>>98284438How do you feel about ripping people off for a living?
>>98284551*shrug*Everyone has a grift
>>98284404The distinction between "you" and "your character" should be obvious in a TTRPG anyway; being a roleplaying game intrinsically means you are not your character.
>>98284551If I can convince someone they need a $250k life insurance policy its not my problem if they don't die. I work for scotiabank and a large number of my clients are upper class people in the Caribbean. My job basically boils down to calling existing customers an offering them new policies. Scotiabank is very big in the caribbean because most people there trust it more than the local banks.
>>98284438Do you have crippling agp? If so, hi Benjamin
>>98284598Scotiabank is also known as "Estafabank" aka "ScamBank", the only difference with local banks is that you can bitch and moan to someone that might do something, not but because they trust the bank.
>>98284606I am a troon! But I'm not the person you think I am.
>when GW forgets to add the [CONDOM] keyword to the bull datasheet so you just spend all your CP on Plan B stratagems until the next FAQ
>>98284425Has to be satire right? Out of curiosity which game is this (if any)
>>98284438This is the American equivalent of a German coming home from a day at the warehouse and playing Forklift Simulator to unwind.
>>98284815I'd guess MtG. Which honestly makes it ok because the comprehensive rules aren't meant to be used to play, teach the game or even be actually read as a whole. They are meant as a reference document for judges to consult in the case of really complicated or not intuitive interaction. In this case Magic has a lot of effects that take control or copy abilities and effects, so it needs to explain for example what happens if I copy an ability an opponent is using that says you (does it affect the opponent twice or my copy has effect on me?)
>>98284598>its not my problem>BRRRRRRT
>>98284404Nothing wrong with more clarity. In fact, clear rules are good. Obviously, they're talking about rules within the book, not every time an NPC uses the word or what have you.
>>98284404Here, fixed it for everyone.
>>98284598>its not my problem if they don't dieWhat kind of insurance are you selling, you necromancer?
>>98284919Yeah MtG seems like a solid guess and in that sense it works because it’s not a prequisite to playing the game; it’s only there if the need arises for a specific interaction. Not to mention, scooping a card game or getting wiped early is a lot less feelsbad than spending 2 hours on a wargame with the same result, mainly because of how it doesn’t take literal months to prepare an army. Just pick up your cards shuffle and go again.
>>98284404who are you talking to?
>>98284404Only rule OP needs.
>>98285380Please provide the FAQ from GW that defines what you’re means or I simply cannot proceed without taking the most obtuse interpretation.
>>98285288Matt Ward
>>98285090Precision is not the same as clarity.
>>98284815>>98284919>>98285177Mtg, current comp rules.The comprehensive rules are written with the premise that every interaction between two players who are not trying to cheat *should* be resolvable without arbitration. I.e. there is a "correct" interpretation of every rules situation. This requires an insanely detailed rules set.The 40k rules by contrast have always been full of ambiguity and is reliant on arbitration and faqs, or even better two players who value sportsmanship over winning. The original rule set explicitly called for a game master. Being a little less ambiguous isn't bad, but it seems like 40k have copied the style, but not the premise. 40k is still often ambiguous, but now they are really wordy as well.
>>98285554>remember how much I appreciate the nature of the MTG comprehensive rules>then remember what MTG has become in the past few yearsIt hurts.
>>98284792>so you just spend all your CPReported to the feds in case you kept some.
>>98285631It's precisely because of the strength and flexibility of the rules platform and the quality of the game that's produced as a result that the rot could get this deep without killing the game outright.
>>98285119Based, saved
>>98285631yeah mtg is an excellently designed game, i might not like some specific aspects of the rules but it runs like clockworksthe direction it went in is so sad
>>98285119Wtf is "owned poster"
>>98285631A crazy addictive base mechanic, a very well developed set of rules, a setting that focuses on world building over individual heroes... and currently it's designs that break with long standing conventions, crazy imbalanced cards in every set and sets that focus on 3rd party heroes and minimal world building... I'm in the process of selling my collection >>98286515You would know if you were posting 20 years ago, it was the fashion at the time.
>>98286717I'm so tired of seeing the things that I grew up getting ass fucked.I really wish that I was autistic enough to enjoy model trains, they do not seem to have people going out of their way to make their hobby into shit.
>>98284576Tell that to ~80% of modern ttrpg players. Vast majority under 40 year olds I've had the displeasure to play with play self-inserts with zero compartmentalizing between character and player thoughts and values. Many don't even try to frame their actions as someone with cultural upbringing within the setting.
>>98287011Even having the same thoughts and values as your character doesn't make oneself one's own character, though.
>>98287011Not sure if I'm just getting old or younger generations a truly retarded.Its like dealing with my grandpa and a landmine at the same time.Will the kid just get mad and do nothing like a boomer? or will he start sobbing and then proceed to cancel the company, because he didn't know to zip a file or send an old email within a new email and got extremely upset that someone told him how to do it instead of trusting the tik tok or AI instructions that are clearly not working.People being dumb or just missing thing is part of life, but when their actions are so stupid on a regular bases that you start to wonder if they are actually retard or if they are intentionally trying to ragebait you, gets old fast.
>>98284819Lmao realised I've done this a few times booting up Rule the Waves after a 15 hour shift on the boat
>>98284438Look everyone! Its an actual thief. Who is proud of being a complete scumbag!
>>98284404Rules and text on games should be worded as shortly as possible with zero structure or uniformity between other rules within it's system leaving alot of ambiguity. There shall be no issues over minor wording technicalities because there is no strict rules tied to certain words and all effects will do exactly as common sense dictates they should rather than what some lawyer fag can twist it into meaning. If there is a disagreement the judge bases their call on which is acting like less of a faggot.
>>98287506Collaborative writing isn't gameplay.Fuck off to >>>/qst/ if you hate games so much.
> if you want to worship a god of death, consult your Dungeon Master.KIDS play this game!
>>98286975They did during the 90s when Burlington Northern etc. sued everyone into the ground for selling livery decals without paying licensing fees. The reason the hobby is so much smaller today besides changing tastes is that it exists in a state of post ass-fuck.Also you'd have to deal with all your favorite railcars either getting stuck with a shitty blobby model meant be sold as part of a Christmas set for 8 year olds or spend $300 for a brass etched set you're in constant paranoia of fucking up as you're building and painting it.t. Dad is really into model trains and has been since the 1960s.
>>98287340>Its an actual thief. Who is proud of being a complete scumbag!Many such cases. Nobles still exist too, you know.
>>98284598>Canadian bank scamming people in the carib
>>98284438I know this is a lie because no insurance agent I've ever interacted with knew the details of the policies they were selling, and if they did they would avoid admitting them.
>>98287763>death is le evilthat's stupid, that's like calling the wind evil because it blew off your hat on a windy day.
