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Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« on: July 28, 2014, 06:05:25 PM »
Link.

As long as it's books they own, they're well within their right, buuuuut...

Kinda creepy, if you ask me.

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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2014, 06:10:28 PM »
It is a fairly dramatic statement.  Kind of Jimi Hendrix, but y'know, like bitter and geeky.

I'm not all that creeped out by it; I guess game books burned by a few individuals doesn't quite trigger my Nazi vibe. 

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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2014, 06:16:23 PM »
Eh, I just remember a lot of crazy venom gamers held towards 4th Edition and its fans that kind of taints the occasion in my eyes.

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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2014, 06:25:01 PM »
Eh, I just remember a lot of crazy venom gamers held towards 4th Edition and its fans that kind of taints the occasion in my eyes.
That's what I associate it with, yeah. It's not like the Nazis were the only ones who ever burned books (not that other book burnings were any better).
That gargoyle is cool, though.
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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2014, 12:04:58 AM »
Yup, h4ters gonna hate. :rolleyes

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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2014, 03:21:21 PM »
hmm ...

That statue is interesting , but c'mon.
Burning Books is stupid.

I would'a bought the collection for the price of shipping.
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I bet he gets flamed for this.
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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2014, 06:05:53 AM »
Given that he apparently did some sort of testimonial about how the great and holy D&D had returned to them, banishing the evil mechanics to the four winds, i'd expect he wants nothing less.

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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2014, 05:53:52 PM »
(not that other book burnings were any better)
Burning Books is stupid.

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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2014, 06:10:40 PM »
Don't remind me.
Some people are -- at least -- making real art sculptures out of old books.

It's kinda weird (I'm a good judge of weird, eh?)
that people shell out piles of $$ for things they don't use at all.
And then pitch them anyways.
 :fu you people.
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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2014, 02:42:04 PM »
I know one guy who uses his 4e books to prop up his couch in case of a flood.
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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2014, 08:56:09 PM »
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Re: Gamers celebrate advent of 5th Edition by burning 4E books
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2014, 01:20:44 AM »
There's a huge difference between burning books in order to suppress the ideas within, burning books as a symbol of protest, and burning books out of necessity. The first is appalling, the second is free speech, and the third is tragic.
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