Posts from [ANOTHER FLAME WAR] Are dragons overpowered or not? Auto-translated

So, is this war? Good, keep turning our cozy pub into a battlefield.

So, you think that everything should follow the established rules, without showing any imagination and constantly referring to the original source? If all of humanity thought like you, we would be sitting around a campfire eating another mammoth. New ideas and perspectives, good or bad, drive and develop. Doing the same thing over and over is boring. And a sexy elf in mithril thongs +10 will at least provide some amusement. Besides, as they say, you can find a few pearls in a pile of manure. If you are so concerned about this problem, read the theory of evolution and apply it to modern fantasy. Bad ideas will eventually die out and be forgotten. And good ones will enrich world culture.

If this is a reasonable and objective refutation, then I'm a crocodile. Since we're talking about mythology, let's consider the mythology of different peoples.

Who is standing still? We are providing examples that do not fit into your point of view. You reject them with indignation in the style of "this cannot be, because this cannot be, I don't want it, and there is no place for it in my theory." And that's been half the topic already. Have we denied the fact that there are dragons as you describe them? Point it out.

The key word is "holy war." Who started it – me or you?

Or do you think I'm so bad that I can ban you for no reason? Well, you know, judging a person without knowing them is not a sign of good manners and objectivity. Before attacking me, you should have read at least some of my posts to get an overall picture. As for me, I almost always try to learn more about a person first.

Of course, it's awkward. We sit around and chat quietly, have duels with word-slinging and banhammers, relax as much as we can, and then you show up and start talking with the most serious attitude a person is capable of. And when there is an attempt to involve you in our entertaining style of chatting, you immediately adopt an even more serious, sometimes aggressive attitude, discouraging any desire to continue the conversation.

However, this style allows you to discuss serious topics without serious arguments.

I'm not arguing, such people exist. It's not very good to create things based on this principle. But no one has canceled the flight of creative fantasy. And what's wrong with a section for people who want to create something new?

And these, and those, and those over there, and even those, besides, there are others. It's just how it was translated, and that's how it became. The Russians, for example, call the country Germany, and not Deutschland, and the people who live there are called Germans. Next time, specify which gnomes you mean.

By the way, here are a couple more examples of good dragons.
Akatosh – the dragon god of time, the king of the gods from the TES universe.

Well, what can you expect from a person who is not able to defend their point of view? Only a retreat and the last "anyway, I'm d'Artagnan, and you..."

P.S. There will always be someone who jumps into the discussion with their pointless comment, like "haha, I'm going to get popcorn!!"

Of course, it's awkward. We're just chilling, having some lighthearted banter, engaging in duels with witty remarks and banhammers, relaxing as much as we can, and then you show up and start talking with the most serious tone a person is capable of. And when there's an attempt to draw you into our entertaining style of banter, you immediately adopt an even more serious, sometimes aggressive, demeanor, discouraging any further conversation.

MorningIf you're used to an immature style of conversation, and any other style makes you uncomfortable, then I have bad news for you.

And again with that categorical tone. Yes, apparently I should have added a smiley or ")" at the end of the phrase to give it a sarcastic-joking tone noticeable to the naked eye.

Views on science — they drive and develop it. Churning out identical "Original" crafts to cater to an undiscriminating herd for personal enrichment — that's a hard no. Simultaneously corrupting and distorting the original sources.

We didn't deny it. But you accused me of being narrow-minded and lacking perspective, ignoring what I had said about your own point of view several posts earlier.

Obviously — the thread creator.

Oh, holy and offended innocence, yet in every post threatening to ban everyone, scold them, and telling people what to do, justifying it all to yourself and others with a pseudo-joking tone and periodically whitewashing yourself with words — "I'm actually a good person."
It's just that not everyone likes such jokes, got it? Especially ones that are so repetitive and identical that they've even gotten on my nerves. And after all that — that same offended innocence, right? That feeling of absolute and unfairly slandered spiritual purity?
Meanwhile — the moderator position usually attracts scumbags or starry-eyed types. And a truly effective moderator belongs to the first type of people, whether deep down internally or outwardly visible to others.
And if you've created such an impression of yourself before a stranger — me — that can only be changed by a direct refutation like "don't worry, I'm good" — then something's been done wrong.

If you're used to an infantile style of conversation, and any other style makes you uncomfortable, then I have bad news for you.

I don't see anything wrong with "serious flame wars."

It's bad because of perversions, monstrous perversions.

It's become a disgusting practice. And anyone familiar with the English language clenches their fists in helpless rage when they see how localizers twist things, translating dwarves as "гномы", gnomes as "коротышки", "тангары", and god knows what else.

Exactly. That is — the terminal stage. Fortunately, still considered by many to be something bad. And here, I don't need another lecture on freedom of imagination, because this entire series is garbage.

What else can you expect from someone unable to defend their point of view? Only a bailout and a final "I'm still d'Artagnan, and you all..."

P.S. There's always someone who jumps into a discussion with a meaningless comment, like "hehe, get some popcorn!!" or, as in this case, a picture. What is it — a lack of manners? A desire to draw attention to oneself? Or some kind of prophetic "putting the overzealous nerds in their place"?

So, what about dragons? Let's vote, should they be included or not? I'm personally for it. They're good, cute creatures. They become attached to their owner and can't detach for a long time. They're indispensable in battle. In short, I'm all for it!

By the way, Olga, dragons are inconvenient in battle because they're huge, it's very awkward to wield them, but that little one, from Koshy's screenshot, can be thrown)