Level seven gags change things only if we grow to count on them, which in my book is a huge mistake. I must strongly agree with what has already been said here.
Let me give you an example - my 8 year old son comes to CCG runs. He has a 66 laff toon with maxed throw (and squirt, since last night), safe, aoogah, pixie dust. Working LOM to get his lure. I first let him go on CCG runs with me so I could supervise his play, which, as you might imagine, is that of a typical 8 year old (imagine THAT!). He is now comfortable going without me and I am comfortable letting him. It took me a lot of time to convince him that LLKR was the way to play with CCG and why (for his own protection as much as anything else). He is conditioned to not even bring sound to a CCG run (I did not order this - he came to that conclusion on his own). He is so conditioned to that, he didn't bring any to the P&P run last night. I forgot to tell him to bring what he wanted
. My point is that he is a LLKR guy! When others veer from this strategy it is terribly confusing for him! I tried to tell him to also follow the bigger toons but when they go off all willy nilly (in his eyes) it throws the entire thing into a shambles for him. Do you have children? If not, you may not understand how this could be. You may be thinking, well, he should not go in VP then. WHY NOT?? It's a kids' game! He is a CCGer. I don't know if he knows there ARE other ways to go to VP. If he wants to go he asks me when the next run is. He is NOT going to be able to process different methods of strategy - and it is unfair for us to ask him to!
By the way - he is old enough to understand the little comments made by other toons. So when someone asks if he's new here, or says "hello?" he knows they are not being friendly, and it hurts him. That's one reason I get up on this soapbox so often, and will continue to. At least MY son has a mom who will explain things to him. Think before you hurt a child in a CHILD'S GAME!!!
On the flip side, while he knows and mostly appreciates LLKR, he also has a typical 8 year old tendency to do the unexpected. He may kill the level one in the middle without even thinkig about it. He adores his new wedding cake and geyser and wants to use them. So sorry, but I am not going to dictate his every move in a kids' game. And to label either one of us griefers for that is ludicrous.
It seems that lately we're being asked to remember particular individual preferences for an awful lot of toons! Sorry, while I care very deeply about everyone getting through the battle, I just can't do that - and I am WILLING to at least try. I personally find your words overly harsh and if you stick by them would say they are extremely offensive. I plan to stick to LLKR so I am purposefully griefing in your book? No, thank you! This is not what I'm looking for! And people wonder why the VP has lost so much of its charm for so many.
Edit: I just noticed your heading. Blinders? I think not.
