I agree KTowner
on what you say but I also do take offense when people "bait" you into conversation by saying things which are critical of a style of play. I have always wondered, "What is that the critque wants?" Do he/she want you to play their style of play and that's it? The criticism of a style such as the Shootout style is harsh instead of focusing on your own style of play and showing people what excites YOU about what you do.
I don't need a cheerleader to tell anyone of the Shootout style. I tell people this is what it is. You are more than welcome to be a part of it but if you don't, I understand. I will continue to sing the praises of the Shootout style because I know the joy it gives people who play it.
But some guys criticize it, saying "Monopoly, unreal, stupid, etc". Some are condensing, saying they are the only ones who know football and are simulating football. To me, that does not matter because what we've got here is miniature football. Brainless, heartless, plastic athletes who will do whatever you tell them to (or at least try).
But there's no need to be condensing or try to bait people into conversations that have raged on for many years just to try to stimulate rhetoric. Talk about what you do. If you are having a tournament, the worst thing you can do is come on here and slam another tournament or person's style of play. You will never get the numbers you want.
All I can tell people is that we will continue to play the game (and it is a game) with dice, with stadiums, with custom figures, with throwing QBs, and anything else that adds to the excitement of our experience. And I will always wonder, "Just what is it you want from me or the football community as a whole?"
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