D&D fans have "weak personality"

[Happydude]

heh...i think the people who do play D&D have a greater imagination, and therefore can see a larger picture during a fight/war/whatever. they will be able to come up with better strategies than the people who don't play because they are used to "fighting" in the game and must come up with strats in order to defeat their enemies.*


i think it's really stupid, but on the other hand better for the soldiers becuase they won't be put in as much risk as others due to them not having very important positions.



*NOTE: i do not play, i am merely speculating.

[Stonecutter]

“They're detached from reality and suscepitble to influence,” the army says.

That's military speak for "They can actually think for themselves and, thus make bad soldiers."


I never got into D&D myself, but it looks fun.

[Typhoid]

I played D&D once, Just so I could shut up Andrew when he said "Dont make fun of it if you havent tried it"


So I tried it.

It went swimmingly.


I ended up stabbing my own people with a Scythe.


And now he cant tell me to shut up when I make fun of it.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

That's military speak for "They can actually think for themselves and, thus make bad soldiers."


I never got into D&D myself, but it looks fun.

I was just about to say the exact same thing. When soldiers can make their own decisions they become dangerous.

And it is a lot of fun, I've been playing it off and on for five years or so.

[Professor S]

Actually when soldiers make their own decisions they DO become dangerous to their fellow soldiers. Soldiers need to be able to take orders and follow them to the letter. Doing so saves lives; their own and others.

As for the reason why D&D players are frowned upon, I think it has more to do with the lack of social skills, and a physique that is the direct result of little to no excercise and a strict diet of Cheetos and Mountain Dew.

After all, if you were stuck in a foxhole under enemy fire, would you rather have a massive muscle bound steak-head who lives for physical violence next to you, or some dude who is going to roll some multi-sided dice to determine how much damage he's going to do to Abdul the Terrorist with his Terrorist Slating Knife (which has +12 against Terrorists)?




/me wonders who will be the first to name what I've referenced several times in this post.

[Blackmane]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

* The Strangler wonders who will be the first to name what I've referenced several times in this post.

what? reference?

[Stonecutter]

Edit: Deadale wives did the origional, maybe you're thinking of the 8 bit theater parody, which can be seen here

The Dead Alewives did do the original, and the 8-bit theater version is the same one with an animation quite brilliantly put on top of it.

EDIT: Stonecutter, I'm sorry but I meant to hit "quote" but hit "edit" by accident and didn't realize until I was finished. - The Strangler

[Happydude]

that's funny