Originally Posted by
Talakeal
I can try, the problem is, from my perspective, your statement is so obviously false its like trying to prove that 1 doesn't equal 2. Furthermore, its really hard to actually provide evidence someone will accept online.
I have been running playtests for decades, and I have plenty of data, but without actually being able to invite you to witness / participate those playtests, you are likely to dismiss it as anecdotes.
I can show you mathematical proofs, like that if you want a werewolf with 5s in all his physical stats you will require more XP to do so if you start at 3/3/4 than if you start at 5/4/1, or that an AD&D party where a mage invests in strength based non-weapon proficiences and a fighter who invests in intelligence based proficiencies is mathematically less likely to be able to succeed at a random assortment of tests, but you can just dismiss that as someone "playing the game wrong".
I can show you people who have proved that a 3.5 cleric or druid can do everything a fighter can and more, or the "same game test" where they tried to mathematically quantify the powers of various characters, but you will likely (and rightly) dismiss that as a flawed system.
I can show you scientific studies on cross-training in the work place that lay out the dangers of over-specialization and over-generalization, but you can just say that those principles don't apply to RPGs.
So, before I can down to digging, can you please tell me exactly what claim I am trying to prove and what sort of evidence you will accept?
I am not seeing where he states that it is only his opinion, but even so that doesn't change the quality of his evidence.