[UA] UA the Miniatures Combat Game (Was Re: Bitterness)

[David M Jacobs]

At 07:31 AM 13/04/02 +1000, Patrick O'Duffy wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David M Jacobs" <dmjacobs at zipworld.com.au>
>To: <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>
>
>Well, I s'pose you could've called it "Mere Anarchy".  On the downside, we
>probably wouldn't have the same level of intellectual discourse on the ML;
>on the upside, you probably could've raked in bundles of cash from the
>Albino Fleabag market.  #%o)
>
>     How do you know that there isn't crossover between UA players and White
>Wolf players?
>     Oh, of course. Because anyone who likes "Albino Fleabag" games wouldn't
>be smart or cool enough to like UA.
>     Come on, man - what purpose does this kind of bullshit elitism serve?

I would like to apologise to anyone on the list who may have been offended 
by my comments.  It was not my intention to do so.  However, I would like 
to point the following things out:

* There's an emoticon at the end; it is smiling; hence, it is intended as a 
joke.

* I'm an expatriate Canberran, and (for better or worse) have a habit which 
is not uncommon in those who grew up there: I reserve the right to 
good-naturedly dump shit on anything and everything, including myself, my 
friends and even things that I like.  What can I say?  We're weird like that.

* That said, I actually do like the WoD games overall; the system is fairly 
simple and transparent, and the background interesting.  I love Dark Ages, 
but hate Werewolf, Hunter and a few other bits and pieces (WoD: Gypsies 
comes to mind).  All in all, though, it would be fair to say that I'm fond 
of WoD.

* I'm sure that everyone on the list is aware of the stereotypes of WoD 
(especially Vampire) players: that they're either munchkins with a case of 
"small game syndrome", or angst-ridden goths who can't tell the difference 
between roleplaying a character and wholesale histrionics.  I don't 
consider myself to fall into either category, nor do I expect that most do.

Again, I would like to state that I meant no offence, and my comments were 
intended as a joke.

And you might want to get that sore point looked at.  #%o)


David M Jacobs
dmjacobs at zipworld.com.au
http://www.zipworld.com.au/~dmjacobs/
ICQ UIN: 17027598

"'Kevin,' David interrupted, 'what the Germans should have done
was show the Russians a dead cat and ask them to explain it.'

"'That would have stopped the Soviet offensive right there,' I said.
"Zhukov would still be trying to account for the cat's death.'"

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