This is presicely my point on the Title Subject!
Which means nothing until you get the full context.
Now on to the other issues ...
To answer that, we have two different answers:
Kythri, you are correct, but usually the people just want to voice their opinions and be frank about it.
Sadly enough, a very few thinks "being frank" means "insult others".
There is a difference between being frank and insulting.
Like you perhaps just did. :cool:
Well, i respect Pundit by now, but i can't always handle his videos, or his rants, but he seem like a cool guy in general despite that.
That sounds like your the problem and not RPGPundit.
I have to admit, as i am typing this, i have not yet watched the video ... so why am i even typing this?
Good question. I for one would like to watch a video and get the full context before running my mouth.
Because you are wondering why people like me are commenting while we haven't watched, and as such, you're addressing me, and i will answer:
Pundit, like everyone else, has flaws, but i like his ideals, and some of his ideas, but in this case, my response is because I DO NOT LIKE UNDULY SHITFLINGING OVER MY HEAD !
FROM EITHER SIDE !
But how do you know your going to get shitfling if you don't bother watching the video?
More importantly are you insulting RPGPundit? No. So are you really being addressed here? Not at all. In fact you have no skin in this conversation.
Now to the other side of the explanation for "hating Pundit":
jhkim, because of the free speech stance, i do say Pundit actually DO deserve a bit more respect than he seem to give storygamers, 4ed fans and so.
The reason?
Because of said free speech, THEY CAN RESPOND TO HIM ON HERE ... as long as they remember to not derail any of the topics more than they usually gets derailed anyway
Or, in other words: He do show them more respect in reality than his rants implies.
This I can agree with. Actions are louder than words. The fact that RPGPundit made a site for free speech makes him are far kinder man than most other forum owners. Are they polite? Sure, but figuratively speaking they still have a gun to your head.
I'm a fan of Old WoD and several iterations of the "Storytelling system" ... And Pundit has said before that he do count it as an rpg-system to my knowledge ... has something changed?
No. Not to my knowledge.
No, I agree with pundit in that "Storygames" are different from rpgs, and the difference is mechanics rather than direct appearance. It is a development that may result in rpgs getting better routines, yes, but they in themselves are different, and perhaps even have to be.
But i do not think they will replace rpgs as such.
I agree.
A rpg will not use meta points in order to bribe the player to make his character fail just so the story can be more interesting.
Why?
Who here actually wants to fail? Seriously question. Who here actually wants to fail? Judging by the crickets I would say no one. Failure sucks and can come with consequences that make your life worst so naturally people avoid it.
Well guess what your player character doesn't want. You guessed it. Your player character doesn't want to fail. So when you take that meta point bribe the game no longer becomes a rpg, but a story game because you just broke immersion. You went out of your character's head and actively worked against the best interest of your character for a story that the group may like.
Congrats, You are just as ignorant as Pundit, but in the other direction, it seems.
Actually worst. RPGPundit was doing categories. He never wanted to get rid of story games. This guy on the other hand wants to leave all the "grognards" to rot and die.