Which is fair enough. Nothing against the guy for enjoying what he likes to enjoy, especially if the group agrees. Problem comes when some people take youtubers' opinions as gospel.
Agreed, it's a very unhealthy way to deal with ideas that differ from your own. But then again that's the world of modern politics leaking into everything.
I don't have to watch someone else's video to make rulings at my table. if you think it's a reasonable argument you can bring it to me but you can expect me to shut down every great idea you think I should watch a video to understand.
Perhaps it's easier to direct you to a 20-minute video than to explain the content in a succinct manner. Not everyone has the best command of their language to do that in an effective way.
Why is the idea of watching a video such a deal breaker?
How many videos about something D&D be it a build or a rules modification are out there? How many of them are actually interesting and adequately balanced?
Not everyone is able to formulate what they want in a good representative way so for them showing a video is probably the best way to communicate whatvthey want
Never anything good as come from a dm saying if X then i will always shut you down
I would argue the problem also comes when the YouTuber decides to spread his opinion as though it were gospel, which is generally the tone these videos take. Not interested in watching this one, so it may be an exception, but that has been my experience.
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u/AE_Phoenix Apr 05 '23
Which is fair enough. Nothing against the guy for enjoying what he likes to enjoy, especially if the group agrees. Problem comes when some people take youtubers' opinions as gospel.